Julie Finlay
| Julie "Finn" Finlay | |
|---|---|
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation character | |
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| First appearance | "Seeing Red" 12x14, February 15, 2012 |
| Last appearance | "End Game" 15x18, February 15, 2015 |
| Portrayed by | Elisabeth Shue |
| City |
Seattle Las Vegas |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Crime Scene Investigator |
| Rank | Freelance Consultant CSI Level III Assistant Supervisor Blood Spatter Specialist |
| Duration | 2012-2015 |
| Seasons | 12, 13, 14, 15 |
| Other Appearances |
CSI: Cyber (2) (archive footage) |
Julie "Finn" Finlay is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Elisabeth Shue. She made her first appearance in the 14th episode of season 12, entitled "Seeing Red", and appeared in every episode during her four seasons as a series regular. Shue made her final appearance in the season 15 finale, "The End Game", before subsequently appearing in archive footage on CSI: Cyber's "Hack E.R."
When Marg Helgenberger announced her departure after starring for 12 years as Catherine Willows, producers began to search for a new female lead for CSI. In November 2011, Leaving Las Vegas star Elisabeth Shue joined the series as Julie Finlay. On Shue's casting, executive producer Carol Mendelsohn stated, "while it’s difficult to say goodbye to a beloved character like Catherine Willows, it’s exciting to start a journey with a new CSI, especially when that character is played by Elisabeth Shue.”
Shue made her first on-screen appearance on February 15, 2012, and her final appearance in newly recorded footage on February 15, 2015, in "The End Game". Finn was later referenced in "Immortality", the series finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, while she appears uncredited in archive footage during Cyber's second season episode "Hack E.R.".
A former Seattle colleague of Director D.B. Russell, Finlay is a blood spatter specialist, or "blood whisperer". Despite being Russell's best friend, he was forced to ask for her resignation after she obtained evidence illegally to incriminate an investor suspected of killing a teenaged girl named Janet Warren. While the suspect was guilty, it did not stop him from suing Finlay, Russell, and the Seattle Police Department. While their friendship was initially strained, they reconciled this when he recruited her as a consultant (and paid her one dollar for her services) in Las Vegas.
Finlay has been married twice, divorcing both husbands. Her second husband, a Seattle Police Detective, and she maintain a friendship, though see each other rarely. She does not share Russell's love of literature, though he loaned her a copy of the book The Thin Man shortly before she was attacked.
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