Ronnie Lake

Veronica "Ronnie" Lake is a fictional character featured in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She is portrayed by actress Jessica Lucas.

Character Description

In the show, Lake is a forensic scientist, member of the CSI (forensics) team of Clark County, Nevada, which investigates many cases in and around the city of Las Vegas. Lake is quirky and often overzealous when it comes to her work. While her age is never said, it is implied that she just recently finished college. The character first appeared in the episode Go To Hell, from season eight.

Not much is known about the Lake family, aside from the fact that she is named for actress Veronica Lake, the Veronica Lake film Sullivan's Travels having been her father's favorite film.

In the season eight episode, Ronnie fights Sara for the right to continue an abuse case, processes the scene where a husband stabs his wife in the back, and proceeds to attack her in front of the police. This may simply be an act of compassion or a revival of memories of abuse on Ronnie's part.

Contract Negotiations

Initially, Lucas was only supposed to appear as Ronnie in four episodes, which was later raised to five. When Jorja Fox announced that she would be leaving the show mid-November; producers of CSI began discussing whether to bring Veronica on as a major cast member. A final decision is yet to be made. It is probable that Ronnie will be taken on as a full time cast member due to the fact that at the end of season eight episode, Goodbye and Good Luck, Female lead Sara Sidle was seen pulling her own name tag off of her CSI vest and replacing it with a piece of tape with the words "Good Luck" written on it. She then proceeds to place the vest in Ronnie's locker.

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