Lindsay worked as a CSI for three years in Montana and finally realized her dream of moving to a big city like New York.
Her Midwestern work ethic and willingness to roll up her sleeves and tackle any job is a welcome addition to the team where she is quickly put through rookie training by Mac on their first case.
Excited and always willing to learn, Lindsay offers a fresh perspective to the lab, rarely hinting at the dark and devastating secret that originally motivated her to dedicate her life to being a CSI. She often does little experiments with science and the evidence, which has endeared her to Stella and Mac.
When she first came to New York, she was typically given all of the dirty jobs, like sifting through tiger dung and recovering evidence from a pool of lubricant.
Because of her roots, Danny affectionately calls her "Montana".
For the majority of season three, Lindsay kept Danny at arm's length while she tried to deal with the memories triggered by the secret from her past, but after the events of "Sleight Out Of Hand", she allows herself to get close to Danny, and they consummate their relationship in the season three finale, "Snow Day".
