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Revision as of 17:37, 30 October 2005 by Jack Cox (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jim Brass (Born January 3, 1953) is a fictional character from the CBS Television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Background
Brass spent 20 years working his way up to homicide detective in New Jersey. He transferred out of Homicide and out of New Jersey 10 years ago and came to Las Vegas. He eventually came to run the CSI department, more as an administrator than as an investigator.
Biography
Brass was born into a middle-class family in Newark, New Jersey. When the riots hit in the mid-sixties, Brass was in college. Something about the injustice made him decide on a career in law enforcement. He approached his job with the zeal of a reformer, and at first Brass gained a great deal of notoriety for his tenacious investigative style. Unfortunately, tenacious investigators tend to be indiscriminate. When they see someone do something wrong, they go after the crime. Even if the criminals are cops. And that's what happened to Brass. He became a Serpico-like figure in New Jersey. He cleaned up the department and the effort cost him his marriage and what little relationship he had with his daughter. When the dust cleared, Brass headed for Second Chance City, landing at CSI. He could get his fix of the investigative process without having to expend any personal capital. His life gently slid into strip bars and J and B doubles and all was well enough until a young newbie named Holly Gribbs showed up. Her death cost Brass his job and in some ways his peace of mind. Since she died, he's been transferred back to homicide. He's not sure if he likes it, but it's familiar and it's easy, and that'll do for the short term. The long term is irrelevant for Brass, because he stopped believing in the future long ago.