“I just wanted to say how brilliant I think you all are, what a great team this is, how much I respect all of you, both as co-workers and as friends. As you all know there were a few changes made a couple of months ago which initially hurt me, but ultimately ended up being a great thing. And Nicky, I was so wrong when I said that it’s been a long nineteen years here, in this lab, in this town. I mean, the truth is, it’s gone by too fast. But there comes a point in one’s life in which one feels compelled to make a change. I’ve been offered another job with the FBI and I’ve decided to take it. It’s Effective immediately. I tendered my resignation, for real this time. You are all family, which is why this is the hardest decision I’ve ever made. I mean, how could I leave this place? How could I leave all of you? But not only are you in great hands, but you are a rock solid bad-ass team of criminalists and don’t ever forget it.”

CSI, 12x12 Willows In The Wind