▁his ▁team ▁can ▁just ▁figure ▁out ▁the ▁connections , ▁then ▁they ▁can ▁solve ▁the ▁crime . ▁Only ▁once ▁does ▁he ▁state ▁otherwise , ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁L inds ay ▁Mon roe ▁are ▁called ▁to ▁a ▁cor pse ▁sitting ▁on ▁a ▁Central ▁Park ▁ben ch , ▁whose ▁death ▁at ▁first ▁seems ▁in exp lic able ▁to ▁L inds ay . ▁Mac ▁proceed s ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁by ▁saying , ▁" Don ' t ▁quote ▁me ▁on ▁this , ▁L inds ay , ▁but ▁sometimes ... [ l ifts ▁the ▁man ' s ▁sever ed ▁head ] ▁not ▁everything ' s ▁connected ." ▁ ▁While ▁Mac ▁typically ▁displays ▁a ▁som ber ▁and ▁serious ▁de mean or , ▁he ▁does ▁have ▁a ▁l ighter ▁side ; ▁he ▁te ases ▁Sh eld on ▁Haw kes ▁in ▁episode ▁ 2 . 0 2 ▁" Gr and ▁Mur der ▁at ▁Central ▁Station ", ▁by ▁telling ▁the ▁young ▁C SI , ▁who ▁is ▁taking ▁a ▁quick ▁l unch ▁break , ▁that ▁" e ating ▁is ▁f rown ed ▁upon ", ▁and ▁when ▁Haw kes ▁asks ▁to ▁borrow ▁a ▁little ▁girl ' s ▁ted dy ▁bear ( Fran k lin ) ▁because ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁evidence ▁on ▁him , ▁Mac ▁j okes ▁" So ▁did ▁Franklin ▁tell ▁you ▁anything , ▁or ▁did ▁he ▁lawyer ▁up ? ". ▁Later ▁in ▁Season ▁ 2 , ▁L inds ay ▁Mon roe ▁disco vers ▁that ▁he ▁plays ▁bass ▁guitar ▁in ▁a ▁jazz ▁club ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁off - d ut y .