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CSI Episode Aftermath: 48 Hours to Life

posted 10 years ago by Nephlim14
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This is a question reserved to all the die hard fans of CSI. Though I am not much of a fan, I have seen a few episodes from the series, and I haven't exactly been okay with the endings. This is cause they don't completely elaborate on the victim or suspect's fate. SO I am shouting out to anyone who has seen the episode to ask what they personally think should/could/would happen, going by the standards of real life, to the suspects/victims of the episode.

The third episode I wanted to ask about was "48 Hours to Life". Does anyone have any guesses what could/will happen to Tobey Hollins, after the end scene? Could he get released from prison after killing his cellmate? Will he be able to go back to his life after his ordeal? Will he be able to sue Tripp for coercing a confession? Or is he screwed in the end? Please reply with whatever possible aftermaths you can think of.

[–] exe_malaga93 10 years ago

Tobey is mentioned in "Tipping Point" (Season 7 episode 11) by a reformed gang leader who actually wants to help with the case, and who at that point was just released from prison.

The guy mentions that during his time on jail there was "a kid who killed a guy in his cell and nobody else cared about his innocence, but there was this cop who didn't look at it that way. And proved it was self defense". He then says "That cop was you, Lieutenant. That's why I came to you.", to which Horatio says "Tobey Hollins". The suspect says "That was him. You gave him justice. So do you still see it that way?"

So by the dialogue, we could assume that Tobey decided "to tell the truth", and that he was later proven innocent, and in result, released from prison. All thanks to Horatio. Nothing more about his life after that is known, but now that you mention it, I would've wanted him to sue Frank, and I even like Frank, but he was kind of a jerk in that episode (script's fault, I suppose).

I suppose that at the time of the events in that episode, he has most of his life reordered, but some of the trauma could be still haunting him.