▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁if ▁Mac ▁will ▁live ▁or ▁die . ▁Her ▁brother ▁Stan ▁was ▁Mac ' s ▁former ▁partner , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty , ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁once ▁again ▁forced ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁can ▁mean ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁family . ▁However , ▁she ▁doesn ' t ▁run ▁away . ▁Instead , ▁she ▁stays ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁wa its , ▁and ▁she ' s ▁with ▁Mac ▁when ▁he ▁w akes ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁hour . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁pray ing ▁over ▁him , ▁and ▁she ▁sh eds ▁tears ▁of ▁joy ▁when ▁he ▁s que ez es ▁her ▁hand ▁and ▁opens ▁his ▁eyes . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁Mac ▁and ▁Christ ine ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁nice ▁addition ▁to ▁season ▁eight , ▁allowing ▁fans ▁to ▁see ▁Mac ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁light ▁as ▁he ▁makes ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁personal ▁life ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁lab . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁nin th ▁season ▁c ros so ver ▁with ▁C SI : ▁Crime ▁Sc ene ▁Investig ation ▁Christ ine ▁plans ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁restaurant ▁convention ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁and ▁Mac ▁dec ides ▁to ▁surprise ▁her ▁there . ▁In ▁" In ▁V ino ▁Ver itas ", ▁he ▁meets ▁up ▁with ▁D . B . ▁Russell ▁whom ▁he ' d ▁met ▁previously ▁at ▁a ▁for ens ics ▁convention . ▁They ▁find ▁Christ ine ' s ▁hotel ▁room ▁tr ashed ▁and ▁eventually ▁discover ▁she ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁her ▁restaurant ▁manager ▁James