Warrick Brown
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| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation character | |
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 Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown |
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| Warrick Brown | |
| Birthdate | October 10, 1970 |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Status | unknown |
| Job | CSI |
| Rank | CSI Level 3 |
| Position | Night shift CSI |
| Seasons | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Portrayed by | Gary Dourdan |
| First appearance | The Pilot |
| Last appearance | ??? |
Warrick Brown (October 10, 1970 - is a fictional character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The character is played by Gary Dourdan.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Warrick was born and raised in Las Vegas. As of season 7, Warrick has never met his father. His mother died when he was seven, leaving Warrick in the care of his maternal grandmother, affectionately referred to as Grams. He grew up in a strict household, and that meant he kept his position as a casino runner (someone who jots down sports bets and runs between casinos to place those bets) a secret from his grandmother.
Before finding his way to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and its CSI unit, Warrick worked as a runner throughout his teenage years. He put himself through college working as a taxi driver, a bell captain at the Sahara, selling helicopter rides over the Grand Canyon, and a grave digger.
Early in the series, Warrick had a severe gambling problem, even admitting to Sara Sidle that he is a card counter, one that even started to cross into his professional career. In the pilot episode Warrick left a crime scene, leaving a new CSI, Holly Gribbs, without backup so he could place a bet on a team for a judge. The perpetrator of the crime Holly and Warrick were investigating returned to the scene and shot Holly, who later died as a result of her wounds. Their supervisor, Gil Grissom was supposed to fire Warrick for this, but having already lost one CSI, he did not want to lose another.
Brown can move just as easily through the Clark County courthouse as he can through the Sportsbook at the Hard Rock. To let off steam, he DJs at clubs run by his friends and writes his own songs. Spending his whole life in the city means Warrick knows at least one person in most bars, clubs, and hotels there. He's connected, and he uses those connections to move between his worlds. He dated a lot of women in his early twenties, but the first time he fell in love, the woman broke his heart. As a result he became more cautious with his love life.
Warrick maintains a good friendship with fellow CSI Nick Stokes. Warrick is extremely upset when Nick is kidnapped and buried alive in the Season 5 finale ("Grave Danger"), as he felt it should have been him to volunteer for the assignment in which Nick was kidnapped (they flipped a coin to see who would take which assignment that evening). Warrick pushed the team as hard as he could when investigating Nick's disappearance, not knowing what he would do if he was unable to save his friend.
After dating a woman named Tina for a short time, he proposed and quickly married her in Season 6. When he announced this, many of his co-workers were surprised, including a somewhat dismayed Catherine Willows. Nearing the Season 6 finale ("Bang-Bang"), Warrick's marriage seemed to have become rocky, but after a scene when Tina's supposed infidelity was shown to be her planning a party for Warrick, in a casino nonetheless, nothing more of the marriage has been shown. Through the mid-point of Season 7, Warrick still wears his wedding band, which would suggest that he and Tina have worked through their differences. In the Season 7 episode Leapin' Lizards he commented that his marriage to Tina might have worked out better if Tina was also a crime scene investigator and better understood the demands of his job. During the second episode of Season 8, Warrick mentions to Catherine that he had divorced his wife.
[edit] Season 8 finale
In the season 8 finale ("For Gedda"), Warrick is arrested for the murder of mafia boss Lou Gedda. Earlier in the season, Warrick became involved with a woman connected with Gedda. After she was killed, Warrick became a prime suspect in her murder; he then took it upon himself to investigate Gedda, as the department and the crime lab had no reason to pursue charges against him. Subsequently, rumors began that Gedda had a mole in the LVPD. Gedda phones Warrick to inform him that he's "ready to talk," which ultimately proves to be a setup, in which Warrick is framed for Gedda's murder by his mole. The night shift crew is kept from the case, which is processed by Conrad Ecklie and the day shift crew. Grissom, though, requests that Ecklie allow them to process the raw evidence after the day shift crew has had their turn, in order to draw their own conclusions. Doing so, Grissom's team discovers an alternate suspect for the mole, leading the LVPD to not press charges against Warrick.
After Warrick's release, Grissom's team eats at a local diner to celebrate his acquittal. Once Greg, Grissom, and Catherine leave, Nick asks if he wants to go for a beer, but Warrick says he'll pass. As he heads to the back alley and gets into his parked car, Undersheriff McKeen approaches to congratulate him on his release; Warrick reminds him that Gedda's mole is still out there. The Undersheriff says, "You never give up, that's what makes you a great CSI, ." Brandishing a gun, he shoots Warrick in the neck and chest. The Undersheriff cleans the gun of his prints, drops it in the car, and walks away. After his departure, Warrick slumps with his fate left unclear to the viewer. However, Carol Mendelsohn has stated Warrick will appear in Season 9 and "..not just in flashbacks." [1]
[edit] References
- ^ http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Jorja/800040233
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