Tara Price
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Dr. Tara Price is a fictional character
on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami
, portrayed by actress Megalyn Echikunwoke
.
, who appeared only in the season 6 finale). Tara's first job was to examine the body of a burnt man on a beach. Eric
later met her in the lab and thought she was cute, which he discussed with Natalia.
She became part of the main opening cast credits in the season 7 episode Bombshell (705).
In the episode Cheating Death (707), Eric and Ryan
switched out the body of a victim for a fake dummy, and attach it to a wire. When Tara walked in, Eric lift the body up through a remote in the observation deck. Tara, not seeing Eric, thinks the body is moving on its own and freaks out. She yells at Eric when he reveals the prank, and later snaps at Ryan when she takes their crime scene photos to recreate the body's original position to determine the weapon used. Calleigh
helps Tara recreate the body position, and reassures her that it's not personal, that they just like to play a prank on the newbie. She informs Tara of when Ryan was new and Calleigh and Eric sent him to his first autopsy, only to find a severed head.
In Divorce Party (717) Tara joined the team to investigate a homicide where the victim was hung from a gazebo. While working the crime scene, the architecture collapsed, resulting in Tara injuring her shoulder. Later that day, Horatio convinced Tara to hire his son, Kyle, as an intern in the morgue to protect him from the erratic behavior of his mother, Julia Winston. A bottle of oxycodone
subsequently went missing from a car accident victim. Julia was instantly accused of stealing them, even by Kyle, as she is seen visiting him on his first day. At the end of the episode, Tara was seen putting the pills into her pocket. In a later episode, Kyle witnesses her popping a pill into her mouth while examining a body- he confronts her about it and she defensively replies, "I don't have to explain myself to you, Kyle." In Collateral Damage when a homemade grenade goes off in autopsy, she frantically tries to pick up the pills (which fell out of her pocket during the blast). Ryan notices this, and he suspects she's hooked. He tells her to "kick it" because he "won't be able to cover for her next time."
However, she wasn't able to "kick it". In Dissolved (724) Wolfe catches her pocketing pills again and again he urges her to come forward. She refused and Ryan reminds her what would happen if he caught her again. After more false assurances by her, Wolfe calls and tells Horatio about her problem. Horatio and Ryan get a search warrant for her workplace locker, where they discover a bag of pill bottles containing multiple prescriptions for oxycodone stolen from morgue intake. Ryan goes to the morgue and he matches the prescription names to the corpse's tags. Dr. Price sees him do this and their eyes lock. Before either of them could say anything, Julia Winston, suffering a psychotic break, fires a shot and demands her son come with her. Later, after the shooting is resolved with no casualties, Ryan tells Dr. Price in the autopsy room that they are wanted by Internal Affairs, supposedly to get their depositions after the shooting in the morgue by an off-her-medication Winston. However, both know (but it is unstated by either) that it is in reference to Dr. Price directly. As she leaves the morgue, she turns and looks back into the room, knowing she will never be back. Meeting with IAB Sgt. Rick Stetler, she is told what they know, including the framing of Julia Winston which precipitated the chain of events that lead to the shooting by her. Dr. Price is arrested for felony theft, burglary and tampering with evidence. As she gets up and is handcuffed she says to Wolfe "Ryan?", desperate for help. In both regret and resignation, he says to her "I gave you every opportunity, Tara." As the police take her into custody in her blue scrubs, Eric Delko and Wolfe watch her go. As she is led into the elevator, Tara looks at both of them in both a plea for help and shame, alternately making and avoiding eye contact as the elevator door shuts.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, portrayed by actress Megalyn Echikunwoke
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke is an American actress and model.-Early life:Echikunwoke was born on May 28, 1983, in Spokane, Washington, but she was raised on a Navajo Native American Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. She is the daughter of a Nigerian-Igbo father and a German/Scots-Irish American mother...
.
Character's background
Tara first appeared in the second episode of season 7, Won't Get Fueled Again, as the replacement for murdered coroner Shannon Higgins (the original replacement for the departed Alexx WoodsAlexx Woods
Alexx Woods is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by actress Khandi Alexander.- Character's background :...
, who appeared only in the season 6 finale). Tara's first job was to examine the body of a burnt man on a beach. Eric
Eric Delko
Detective Eric Delko is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Adam Rodríguez.- Background :...
later met her in the lab and thought she was cute, which he discussed with Natalia.
She became part of the main opening cast credits in the season 7 episode Bombshell (705).
In the episode Cheating Death (707), Eric and Ryan
Ryan Wolfe
Detective Ryan Wolfe is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Jonathan Togo.-Background:Ryan Wolfe, a former patrol officer, is hired after veteran CSI Tim Speedle is killed on the job. He has a strong background in science, having majored in chemistry at Boston...
switched out the body of a victim for a fake dummy, and attach it to a wire. When Tara walked in, Eric lift the body up through a remote in the observation deck. Tara, not seeing Eric, thinks the body is moving on its own and freaks out. She yells at Eric when he reveals the prank, and later snaps at Ryan when she takes their crime scene photos to recreate the body's original position to determine the weapon used. Calleigh
Calleigh Duquesne
Detective Calleigh Duquesne is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Emily Procter.- Background :Calleigh is a ballistics specialist originally from Louisiana. She is fluent in Spanish and has a bachelor's degree in physics from Tulane University...
helps Tara recreate the body position, and reassures her that it's not personal, that they just like to play a prank on the newbie. She informs Tara of when Ryan was new and Calleigh and Eric sent him to his first autopsy, only to find a severed head.
In Divorce Party (717) Tara joined the team to investigate a homicide where the victim was hung from a gazebo. While working the crime scene, the architecture collapsed, resulting in Tara injuring her shoulder. Later that day, Horatio convinced Tara to hire his son, Kyle, as an intern in the morgue to protect him from the erratic behavior of his mother, Julia Winston. A bottle of oxycodone
Oxycodone
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt to improve on the existing opioids: morphine, diacetylmorphine , and codeine.Oxycodone oral medications are generally...
subsequently went missing from a car accident victim. Julia was instantly accused of stealing them, even by Kyle, as she is seen visiting him on his first day. At the end of the episode, Tara was seen putting the pills into her pocket. In a later episode, Kyle witnesses her popping a pill into her mouth while examining a body- he confronts her about it and she defensively replies, "I don't have to explain myself to you, Kyle." In Collateral Damage when a homemade grenade goes off in autopsy, she frantically tries to pick up the pills (which fell out of her pocket during the blast). Ryan notices this, and he suspects she's hooked. He tells her to "kick it" because he "won't be able to cover for her next time."
However, she wasn't able to "kick it". In Dissolved (724) Wolfe catches her pocketing pills again and again he urges her to come forward. She refused and Ryan reminds her what would happen if he caught her again. After more false assurances by her, Wolfe calls and tells Horatio about her problem. Horatio and Ryan get a search warrant for her workplace locker, where they discover a bag of pill bottles containing multiple prescriptions for oxycodone stolen from morgue intake. Ryan goes to the morgue and he matches the prescription names to the corpse's tags. Dr. Price sees him do this and their eyes lock. Before either of them could say anything, Julia Winston, suffering a psychotic break, fires a shot and demands her son come with her. Later, after the shooting is resolved with no casualties, Ryan tells Dr. Price in the autopsy room that they are wanted by Internal Affairs, supposedly to get their depositions after the shooting in the morgue by an off-her-medication Winston. However, both know (but it is unstated by either) that it is in reference to Dr. Price directly. As she leaves the morgue, she turns and looks back into the room, knowing she will never be back. Meeting with IAB Sgt. Rick Stetler, she is told what they know, including the framing of Julia Winston which precipitated the chain of events that lead to the shooting by her. Dr. Price is arrested for felony theft, burglary and tampering with evidence. As she gets up and is handcuffed she says to Wolfe "Ryan?", desperate for help. In both regret and resignation, he says to her "I gave you every opportunity, Tara." As the police take her into custody in her blue scrubs, Eric Delko and Wolfe watch her go. As she is led into the elevator, Tara looks at both of them in both a plea for help and shame, alternately making and avoiding eye contact as the elevator door shuts.