Chapter 21: Jenny's debut
Although the focus of the whole country is on 911, people always need entertainment, and CBS, also known as the 'old man's station', has no shortage of audiences, especially CBS's crime dramas, which have always been quality assurance, so their popularity is very high. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", which was launched in 2000, is a new drama that performs quite well, attracting more than 20 million viewers in the first season, and the ratings can reach more than 10 points, firmly entrenched in the hegemony of Monday, in terms of Chen Zhen's previous impression, this data will not decline for various reasons until after the tenth season, but even so, the basic level is still there.
The second season, which has just begun, is in the most golden period in the history of the development of the series, and is scheduled at eight o'clock on Monday - this is the status of the leading drama, plus it is the first episode to return, and the number of viewers is theoretically a small increase compared with the previous season. Whether it's the loyal viewers of the last season, the new viewers who have been brought in because of the publicity and DVDs, the ineffective viewers who are just chatting around with the TV on, or the executives of CBS, who are all on CBS at 8 p.m. on Monday, they all tune in to CBS and watch the just-returned "CSI: CSI: CSI".
At the beginning of the story, it is a brief synopsis and character introduction, and then it switches to the lively song and dance scene, which is the famous Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas, in order to attract popularity, the casino sprinkled a lot of money, and invited the popular actress Huanita Casson to sing for a year, and now it is the climax stage of the concert, the audience screams, applause, and from the vista can be seen, Huanita is walking around, constantly interacting with the audience.
A few quick camera switches made this information clear, and smashed a lot of bright special effects laid out by the budget - the stage effects and even the audience in the audience are synthesized through special effects, and due to the relationship between the money, it is fine and high-end - It also makes many audiences shine, although they have not yet shown their faces, but Huanita, who is walking around on stage, has attracted the attention of some young female audiences.
"It can't be a cameo from a big-name singer, right?"
"It looks quite starry, but I haven't heard a TV report before, so I went to Yahoo to check it. "
A search on Yahoo certainly won't be fruitful. As soon as the camera turned, several costume assistants hurriedly ran to the costume room with a long skirt while talking, and it was known from the conversation that Huanita's next dress to be changed was unexpectedly bloomed, and now there are still five minutes left to do a quick sewing.
Compared with the glamorous front desk, the dressing room in the background is very messy, the costume designer doesn't know where to go, the costume assistant is anxious to find the needle and thread, holding the long skirt and running back, after running a few steps, she suddenly paused, and her eyes slowly moved down - it turned out that the hem of the black evening dress was dragging the ground, and I don't know when, it was already covered with moisture.
"What the hell!" the assistant couldn't help but curse, she picked up the hem of her skirt and tried to press the moisture out with her hands. However, when she touched the corner of her skirt, her face slowly changed. The camera also came in disguise - it turned out that from the costume room, there was a long blood trail all the way, and there were very messy bloody footprints.
The camera switches again, and the clothing room has become the scene of the detection, and behind a screen, several members of the CSI team are quickly taking pictures and marking the scene. Tall and handsome, Nick remembers the life of the deceased, "Judy Watts, 36 years old, divorced, childless, professional costume artist, who has worked for the team of Vanita Kathon for more than ten years. "
The investigation process began, and due to her busy schedule and ample alibi at the time of the crime, she was not on the inquiry list at first. However, after investigation, CSI discovered that the victim was last seen the night before, when the costume assistant went to pick up the clothes, only to see her figure behind the screen, and found a cart full of Canita's clothes at the door.
Soon, the medical examiner found new evidence, pushed the time of the death of the deceased Judy forward by more than twenty hours, and found Canita's hair on the collar of the deceased, and she immediately became one of the suspects. At this time, she was in Los Angeles for the awards gala, so Nick was ordered to go to Los Angeles and immediately take her under control.
Led several Los Angeles cops, Nick didn't alarm anyone, quietly came to the guest sitting area of the awards ceremony, and politely nodded Canita's shoulder, "Canita Kathon?"
Vanita looked back.
She is very beautiful.
This sentence is enough to cover the intention of this shot, but the audience in front of the TV receives a more comprehensive information, under the bizarre stage lighting, and the guests in suits, leather shoes and sideburns, Canita's whole face seems to be glowing, blonde hair, blue eyes, and red lips are combined into a classic Hollywood beauty configuration, but the beauty of these facial features is not all.
is not like the so-called star in the general series, it is often difficult to give people the convincing power of 'this is really a star', Huanita Kasson's temperament is too star, in front of the camera, she naturally shows a lazy sense of domination, and even some traces of the golden age of Hollywood, that kind of leisurely and elegant temperament, and unpretentious sexy, all make her instant appearance, to achieve a real amazing effect.
She didn't seem surprised by the arrival of the police, and instead of showing the slightest nervousness or panic, she put on a rather seductive posture and said in a low voice, "Yes?"
Neither Nick nor the cops spoke - it was clear that they had been completely overshadowed by Vanita's beauty.
Huanita glanced at everyone a few times, especially interested in Nick, and looked at it for a while, then she smiled at Nick and asked with a clear goal, "Yes?"
Nick's Adam's apple visibly moved, and it was evident that he was trying to find his reserve and sanity, "You, you're suspected of murdering Judy Watts, Miss Bell, I'm afraid you'll have to come with us." "
At this time, the major stars on the sidelines showed concerned expressions, and the cameraman aimed at the camera here, and Huanita spread her hands at her male partner, making a troubled gesture beautifully, and then stood up cooperatively, and Nick immediately motioned for several police officers to follow Huanita in order to control her actions.
The photographer was already carrying the camera, constantly reversing in front of Canita to shoot close-ups, and Vanita walked calmly, not covering her face, but said to Nick, "Officer, if you don't mind, can you switch to my right?"
Nick stared at her in confusion and didn't say yes right away, and Canita smiled and her eyes rolled, "My face looks better from the left." "
Her calm attitude immediately aroused bursts of chuckles in front of the screen, and the emotions of many viewers were mobilized: This is a difficult suspect, it seems that there is a good show to watch in this episode.
At the same time, since the appearance of Huanita, many young audiences, including young men and women, have been taken aback - compared to their parents, they are the most sensitive group to pop entertainment, many girls are entertainment talents, and celebrities in the film and television song circle are like treasures. But none of them knew this stunningly beautiful and extremely dazzling 'Huanita Casson'.
Of course, American teenagers don't know what it means to be "dazzling" or "superstar", and all they can feel is their strong interest in the character of Huanita Casson, and the actress, and some viewers who are more vulnerable to it are already rejoicing - fortunately, tonight's episode was recorded, so that after the broadcast is over, they can rewatch this part of Canita again and again. That kind of amazing feeling of turning your head rarely appears even in big productions, but I didn't expect CSI to find such a beautiful guest actor in this episode, and it was so well-made!
"Jon, which star is this?" said many of the parents were interested, "she's so pretty, we can rent some of her movies and see them." "
"I don't know, Mom," the girl was a little frustrated, "I've searched it a few times, and no one knows who she is, so let's look at the end credits later." "
Ordinary viewers can only do this, as for agents, film and television companies, their methods are more direct, and now the CBS TV staff is busy on several phones, all of them are accidentally seen in the relevant people of the show to ask 'Huanita Carson'.
"There's something magical about this girl, it seems to be able to turn low-level cheap sets into sparkling. "Veteran fans and movie fans have to be more professional in their comments, and their BBS posts have appeared, "CSI201, Huanita Kathon, who is she?"
On the screen, the episode continues, and the CSI team analyzes Judy's death process in the laboratory, believing that she should have been stabbed to death in a hut by someone she knew, and struggled to fight back before dying, injuring the killer. And because of a bruise on her shoulder and her hair on the deceased's body, the suspicion has risen greatly, but there is still a lack of valid evidence, as well as possible motives. CSI's team members took turns questioning Huanita, repeatedly using interrogation techniques to no avail. With a detached attitude and conclusive testimony, Huanita seems to be very prepared for her arrest, and she is often anti-client during interrogations, molesting Nick, who is mainly responsible for interrogating her. Her words and actions seemed to exude sexuality, and Nick was clearly affected, but his suspicions were also growing.
"Answer me," after another cross-examination to no avail, Nick lost control of his emotions and slammed the table, "Why did your hair appear on the deceased's body?" "
Juanita's lawyer immediately protested, and Grayson, the leader of the CSI team, entered the house to replace Nick. Nick glanced at Huanita unwillingly, turned to leave the interrogation room, and Huanita's eyes followed him all the way out of the room, and as if she could see through a one-way mirror, she looked at Nick who entered the observation room at the back of the interrogation room.
She smiled confidently, as if to tell everyone: she did kill someone, but she was confident that she did it cleanly so that others could not get the evidence.
"Looks like we're in trouble. Behind the mirror, team member Wallrick whispered, "This is the kind of prisoner I hate the most." "
This sentence is the end of the first half of the episode, and after a burst of music, the interset ad begins.
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Some viewers went away to go to the bathroom, some viewers were busy with other things, but there were also many viewers who began to discuss, and searched for the actress of Huanita Casson, and some viewers who were more fortunate even called the TV station directly, but unfortunately, the on-duty phone could not give them an answer. In several discussion boards that fans often log into, such as IMDB's CSI section, dozens of people have followed the discussion thread about 'Huanita Kathon', and people are very curious about this actor who suddenly appeared, with mature acting skills, strong aura, and good looks, and several extreme fans even think that 'she has raised the style of this episode'.
However, in the second half of the episode, these Xinke fans were somewhat disappointed, because no conclusive evidence had been obtained, Huanita left the police station after the detention period expired, and Nick led several colleagues to raid her home and the rest room of Caesars Palace, the scene of the crime, but found nothing. The judge refused to sign any more inquest orders, and Huanita was fine for the time being — which also meant that her role had been reduced after her brief appearance. The next performance time was given to the leading actors.
After rigorous reasoning and investigation of the deceased's account, the Panel deduced that the deceased had blackmailed Huanita, but the extortion information disappeared along with the murder weapon of the deceased, and only irregular transfer records proved that Huanita had certain economic dealings with the deceased. But because she was a costume designer for many years, the judge did not accept this evidence. Seeing that the case was about to be closed due to lack of evidence, Nick came to Caesar's Palace with the last hope to trick the clues from Canita, which is the scene Jenny performed during the audition.
"May I come in?" Nick knocked on the door.
"Please come in. Juanita's lazy voice came out. The audience in front of the TV is in good spirits - viewers who are familiar with the rhythm of the TV series can imagine that this should be the last turning point of this episode, maybe Huanita will show her flaws at this moment, or maybe, she will be one of the few murderers in CSI who can escape.
If that's the case, she'll be CSI's second unharmed and unproven murderer, the last one being a woman, who appeared in the twenty-first episodes of the first season, and other than that, almost none of the criminals CSI has to deal with will escape their detection. Such special treatment seems to be very suitable for a 'special' murderer like Huanita.
"I'm here to congratulate you. Nick said, leaning against the door with his hands folded, "I heard that you're red now, and the whole country is talking about that murder, I think that's a good thing for you." "
"Good for me?" said Huanita, repeating slowly, her eyes wandering affectionately over Nick's face, her voice softening. The audience couldn't help but sense that she was making a wordless invitation to Nick, "Tell me, how can this be a good thing for me? Because the homicide is famous, it makes my PR crazy? Do you know PR? Public relations." "
Juanita has been teasing Nick in showbiz jargon, but there is always something flirtatious about it. And Nick always didn't respond in a puzzled way, and it's the same now, he said seriously, "Celebrities never get too much attention, and that's what you told me the day you were arrested." "
Anita's expression changed, she gave Nick a blank look, and turned her head to touch up her makeup.
Nick pulls out the evidence bag, which contains the victim's gloves, which are stained with blood. "You know what it is. "
Huanita looked at Nick in the mirror, her tone cold and bored, "This is Judy's glove, what do you want to illustrate?—— isn't this still in the picture you showed me?"
"Yes, it's Judy's gloves, she was wearing them when she died, in the garment room a hundred yards away. She had been fatally stabbed, and in a panic she covered the wound, which was covered in her blood. But we couldn't find the first scene, the range of blood in the costume room was too small, there was no splash mark, and the killer dragged her from the first scene to the costume room. Then the blood was washed and it was clean, and we found no evidence. Nick said slowly, his eyes fixed on Huanita, and Huanita was unmoved, her momentum completely overpowering Nick.
Nick added, "We searched your break room and there was no bloodstain reaction. "
Vanita finally lost her patience and rolled her eyes at herself, "You're delaying my time, officer, I'm going to have a very important interview right now." VOGUE, YOU KNOW? V-O-G-U-E. "
Nick smiled calmly, as if everything was under control, he suddenly grasped the initiative on the field, and began to approach Huanita step by step, "Let me share a theory with you, Ms. Casson, hypothetically, it was you who killed Judy, because I said, Judy threatened you with some of your past, hypothetically, you have erased all traces, we all know, coincidentally, your room was scrubbed with bleach by a cleaner after the murder - at your request." Bleach is enough to destroy the remaining blood stains, preventing us from extracting valid samples. Let's say, so far, we haven't had your proof of presence. At the moment, it seems that this hypothetical you, with the support of a powerful team of lawyers, are enough to escape the punishment of the law, right? We can't find the right evidence to prove your motives, and we don't have enough evidence to prove that you are at the first scene, and we can't even find the first scene... So, does this mean that you are enough to get away with this hypothesis?"
This dangerous conversation seemed to interest Huanita, and she smiled cautiously, "Assumingly, it seems to be so?"
"Yet, Ms. Huanita," said Nick unhurriedly and confidently, "I have come today to share with you the good news that Judy is not alone in her blood at the first scene. We have already deduced that this is an acquaintance who committed the crime, and it happened suddenly, and Judy tried her best to fight the murderer after being stabbed, and it is likely that the murderer left some scars on his body. "
Canita involuntarily looked at a scar on her shoulder with Nick, which was an important reason why Canita was listed as a suspect before.
Nick was already quite close to Vaneta and pressed her against the back of the chair, "and this is a pair of cashmere gloves with tear marks on the back of its hands, which proves that the killer ripped her gloves during the fight with Judy." According to our simulated murder process, Judy quickly lost the ability to resist after a rapid loss of blood, and in the process of kneeling she tried to find some support, but in the end she was unsuccessful, and instead was left with a few bruises on the rough wall, so there were scars on the palms and fingertips, you see - obvious damage. And this pair of torn wool gloves left us with a crucial and valuable clue in the process - wool fibers. At the first scene, she left evidence enough to convict, wool fibers with blood. "
Juanita's face finally changed slightly, as if she had completely lost the initiative, and with Nick's strong confidence, she involuntarily glanced at a rough decorative wall.
Nick's eyes lit up, and he walked to the wall, turned on his flashlight, and carefully examined the wall—
However, he found nothing, and the walls were very clean and there were no traces.
When he looked up in frustration, Huanita had already started to touch up her makeup again, and the two met in the mirror, and Huanita smiled gracefully at him, full of smugness and cunning, poisonous but charming. She got up and approached Nick, reaching for the bag, which Nick hid behind her. Huanita continued to raise her hand, caressing Nick's cheek, and took another step closer, almost dropping a kiss on his lips, but when she was about to touch Nick's lips, she smiled and calmly stepped away.
There was a loud sigh in front of the TV, and many girls had their hearts in their eyes, admiring Canita's style, while the male audience couldn't help but put themselves in the shoes of Nick, as if they were the ones who were seduced by Canita's power.
"Her Chi is too strong. Jon couldn't help but admire. "Mom, haven't you really seen her in the TV series? Could it be that you watched it but didn't remember. "
She doesn't watch as much drama as her mother, who is a housewife, but Jon's mother asks rhetorically, "Why do you always think I have a bad memory, are you sure you really didn't find her on the Internet?"
This question is repeated in many viewers, and on the TV, Nick follows forward, as if trying to keep her kiss, but quickly forces himself to give up, his eyes showing pent-up excitement, but Huanita reins her interest in Nick and politely says, "I said, I have a very important interview." You have my search clearance, officer, please. "
In Nick's reluctant expression, Huanita smiled mysteriously, turned around and left the dressing room, and when she passed the cleaning car parked at the door, she looked at the large cleaning bucket on the car, and unconsciously touched the scar on her shoulder - her wound matched the logo on the clean handlebar.
A few quick cuts in the scenes, where Huanita arrives at the door after the murder and drags into the cleaning car, her feet go limp, and she hits the handlebars, ignoring her aching arms, stuffs the body into a large bucket, pours ice cubes, and then puts on a cleaner's uniform, puts on a hat, and hums a song to push the car to the clothing room. It was shortly after the concert, and there was so much backstage that no one would give the cleaners a second look.
After arriving at the clothing room, Huanita set up the scene, took out the costumes and lined them up in order, and finally pushed the cleaning cart back to the lounge, locked herself in the lounge, carefully wiped the first scene with bleach, and pulled out the fibers left by the gloves with sharp eyes. Then, casually changing into fine clothes, stepping out of the lounge, driving to the dock, boarding the yacht and mingling with the dignitaries.
As she leaned on the railing alone, Huanita calmly reached into her dinner bag, pulled out the murder weapon, and threw it into the sea... Then, with a calm smile, she turned back to the reception and took a glass of wine from the waiter.
As if she had seen a camera, she half-raised her head, smiled smugly and cheerfully at the camera, and raised her wine glass.
The voiceover sounded up, and it was what Huanita said before: anyone can become a star, as long as you have enough courage and enough practice, and the most important thing is that you must be careful enough, everything in this world, as long as you are careful enough, can be perfect.
At this point, the scene suddenly goes dark, and the ending song sounds. This episode leaves the audience with a lot of questions: what did Canita get blackmailed for? Why did she feel no guilt about killing? Will Nick give up the investigation? Is this the first time Canita has killed someone? Why is she so familiar? Is it really the same as she said, she has practiced many times before?
Of course, and most importantly, who is this beautiful star, and what films has she starred in? She doesn't look like a newcomer to the entertainment industry, but she really hasn't seen her face anywhere else.
The end credits, which used to be garbage time, have now attracted the attention of many people, many of whom are afraid of missing the quick switch, so they stare intently at the screen until the line "Canita Carson: Jennifer Jefferson" appears, and then they breathe a sigh of relief and immediately go to look it up.
Inside Beverly Hills, Lillian happily threw up her hands and exclaimed, "I'm so proud of you!
Jim also applauded vigorously: Lillian was on vacation today, and she invited Jim over for dinner and watched Jenny's screen debut with them.
"It's really fantastic. Jim didn't hesitate to praise him, "I'm so discerning, my dear, the whole world is going to hate me now! Believe me, the whole of Hollywood is going to want you, but they can only lament that they're too late, because Jim Devoe has already signed you off!"
Jenny didn't bother to correct Jim's mistaken claim: the agent she signed was Cesare. She stared at the TV, confused and unhappy, "Wait—they mistyped my name! It's Jenny, not Jennifer." "
"Oh. Jim calmed down from his excitement and glanced at Jenny, "It's not a mistake... It was Cesare's confession. From now on, your official name won't be Jenny, Jane, it's Jennifer. "
"Why?" Lillian said confusedly, "Sure, the two names just don't spell the same thing, but—"
She frowned suddenly, "Is it related to Bell?"
- Jennifer Bell, a young girl who currently enjoys first-line treatment, is also a former client who has just 'broken up' with Cesare.
Note: 1 It is a famous tradition for casinos to invite singers to sing, Celine Dion and Britney have both sung in Las Vegas, and Britney is in the current tense~
2 The content of this episode is my fiction, and you may think that the plot is not very exciting, but this is normal, and the normal level of crime dramas on public stations is like this... It can't be as ups and downs as the movie. In particular, CSI wins with technical details, and it won't be very good in terms of story.