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is drugged and abducted. Again, during breakfast with the team at a diner, Nick eyes a pretty waitress and stays behind to get her number, while
Warrick leaves. Shortly afterward, Warrick is murdered. In the season 13 episode "Play Dead", Nick refers to a girlfriend in passing when talking to his dog, Sam.
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crime lab. Nick reveals to Sara that he has gotten an offer that is too good to refuse, but it will mean walking away from the friendships he has cultivated in Las Vegas. Sara says that she will only be a car ride away and reminds him what
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that whenever Nick is with a woman, misfortune befalls someone else. For example, he has a one-night stand with Kristi, and she is murdered later that night, resulting in him being a suspect. Also, Nick and
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are apprehended by the LAPD for going beyond their jurisdiction, when Nick used his gun in attempt to apprehend
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460:"The Ultimate Nick Stokes Episode of CSI"
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717:TVshows.com
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253:George Eads
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76:Las Vegas
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751:TV Guide
711:Archived
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287:molested
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315:Spanish
306:empathy
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361:Hodges
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