▁she ▁rep lies , ▁" So ▁can ▁you ." ▁ ▁S ara ▁Sid le ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁season , ▁there ▁were ▁hints ▁that ▁both ▁S ara ▁Sid le ▁and ▁Gr iss om ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁each ▁other ▁rom ant ically . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁cre ators ▁made ▁S ara ▁Sid le ▁while ▁thinking ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁Gr iss om , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁three ▁seasons , ▁Gr iss om ▁fl irt ed ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁female ▁characters , ▁and ▁when ▁S ara ▁asked ▁him ▁out ▁to ▁dinner , ▁he ▁rejected ▁her , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁about ▁what ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁season ▁four , ▁Gr iss om ' s ▁true ▁feelings ▁are ▁revealed ▁in ▁" But ter f lied ," ▁an ▁episode ▁that ▁cent ers ▁entirely ▁around ▁him ▁discover ing ▁his ▁sent iments ▁for ▁S ara . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁he ▁admitted ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁risk ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁her . ▁In ▁season ▁four , ▁S ara ▁apparently ▁develop s ▁a ▁drink ing ▁problem , ▁which ▁Gr iss om ▁acknowled ges ▁on ▁the ▁season ▁finale ; ▁after ▁this , ▁they ▁would ▁hardly ▁see ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁Gr iss om ▁becomes ▁interested ▁in ▁detect ive ▁Sof ia ▁Curt is . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - season ▁five , ▁S ara ▁is ▁susp ended ▁for ▁in sub ord ination ▁and ▁she ▁reve als ▁to ▁Gr iss om ▁her