CSI - Michael Keppler / Liev Schreiber

**Mio** · 01-05-2007, 09:18 PM

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Michael Keppler was born in Trenton, New Jersey in the late 1960s to two loving parents, Roberta and Herb Keppler. His mother was a housewife, his father a plumber. Keppler was their only child.

When Keppler was three years old, Herb was killed in a car accident. Keppler and his mother were forced to move in with her younger sister, a "hippie." Ellen got a job as a secretary at Bristol Meyers Squibb. She never remarried.

When Keppler was a child, his mother refused to allow Keppler to watch television. Instead, he read voraciously and played sports on the streets. He was forced to grow up fast, becoming the tough Jewish kid in an all-Irish neighborhood while at school and emerging as the "man" around the house.

In high school he was a tight end on the football team. As for music, he listened to Pink Floyd, Squeeze, R.E.M. and dabbled in Metallica. He never tried drugs but he enjoyed drinking beer out in the woods with his buddies. During his sophomore year, his aunt moved to New Mexico, leaving Keppler and his mom to manage the rent and expenses alone. To help out, Keppler got a job in a local garage and learned all about cars.

When he was a junior, Keppler met Amy, a freshman. He was smitten instantly. She was smart, gorgeous and a star athlete on the track team. It took Keppler months to find the courage to ask Amy out, even though he could have had any girl in the school.

Keppler and Amy fell in love. During his senior year, they planned to get married after she was finished with high school. He wanted them to move to Manhattan where he would become a fireman and she could raise a family. They dreamed of living in a rent-controlled apartment on the lower east side, back when those things were still possible.

Sadly, it was not to be. Amy committed suicide. Keppler's grief forced him to make some bad choices which nearly ruined his own life. But when Amy's father Frank stepped in, he became Keppler's savior and surrogate father.

Frank had lost his wife a year before losing Amy, his only daughter. The two men forged a bond in grief and love. At that point Keppler became immersed in his studies. Frank used the money he'd saved for Amy to help put Keppler through college at the prestigious SUNY Binghamton.

In college, he excelled at everything except socializing and sleep. He became plagued with nightmares. While he was well-liked by everyone, he didn't let anyone get too close. He dated here and there but it was never love. He felt dead inside. He went on to earn a Master's Degree in Chemistry from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (a CUNY school.)

Shortly after his graduation, Keppler's mother was diagnosed with bone cancer. He returned home to care for her and began his life's work as a criminalist. Once his mother died, there was nothing left for him in Trenton. He accepted a job in Philadelphia and wanted to start a new life.

While there, he met and married a pretty, if less than challenging, woman. Keppler settled into a suburban life for five years. It was quiet, it was comfortable and it was shattered completely when the pieces of his past, which he thought he'd left behind forever, came back to haunt him.

His marriage disintegrated. Nightmares led to chronic insomnia. Amidst all this, Keppler managed to lead an exemplary work life, filled with promotions and commendations. He was the envy of all his co-workers. But the secret he harbored was a painful, double-edged sword. So Keppler tried running from his past once again, this time escaping to a new job in Baltimore. It didn't take long before he got the call he feared most. Again, he left. This time he transferred to Las Vegas, where he hoped the miles would put enough distance between himself and his troubled past.

WildB · 01-06-2007, 05:14 AM

I watched the clips. I personally think they could have found someone else better to come in temporarily for Grissom. I'm not a fan of Liev. But then again maybe they do not want us to become attached to a new person.

The one clip with Nick, Rick, Greg, and Sara was interesting. I wonder what exactly happened to make them take this stand?

**Mio** · 01-06-2007, 12:02 PM

I think it had to do with the clip where Sara asks Catherine what is going on. Was that in Grissom's office where they were taping up all the windows?

Novalie-Sky · 01-06-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WildB (View Post)

The one clip with Nick, Rick, Greg, and Sara was interesting. I wonder what exactly happened to make them take this stand?

Yeah me too. Nick seemd pretty angry...I really wanna know what has happend...btw this Kepller guy is arrogant...in my opinion...he didn't answer to Catherins question and he was like "I'm the boss here" and...well his first impression on me wasn't very good /:

anonymous1 · 01-06-2007, 04:19 PM

Is it just me or does Keppler remind you of Mac on CSI:NY? Maybe it's the suit...

WildB · 01-06-2007, 07:36 PM

Yeah Keppler does seems arrogant. I know I will be glad he is only on short term.

**Mio** · 01-07-2007, 08:55 PM

Ah crap. Next week is a rerun. A new episode doesn't air until the 18th. Well at least we get to see K-Fed get the smackdown from Nick on the 11th!

Neide · 01-09-2007, 05:31 AM

OMG. a rerun? i can't wait. I need to know what's going on.
I didn't like Keppler either, but i think that it meant to be this way.
Thanks for the link

**Mio** · 01-09-2007, 12:55 PM

If you join the message board at that website, look for me and add me as a friend. My handle is forensiccriminalist

WildB · 01-09-2007, 07:28 PM

Hey I am on there too as Dizzney.

**Mio** · 01-10-2007, 07:15 AM

Episode 16 details have been released and Grissom indeed returns for this episode. CSIFiles.com pins the airdate of 15th February, but keep checking in to see when it will air exactly.

**Astra** · 01-10-2007, 06:35 PM

Off to check out that link... I just recently saw the promo for the first time...

**Mio** · 01-15-2007, 04:00 PM

Just a reminder that the next three episodes will feature Keppler.

WildB · 01-15-2007, 06:58 PM

Thank goodness not that many.

CSI:NY-4EVER · 01-16-2007, 07:38 PM

I have a feeling I will be hated for this but I don't miss Grissom. He was hogging Sara from Nick. And I'm not a big fan of bugs. I didn't see Keppler enough to know if I hate him or not, but I hope he doesn't like bugs. Sorry but I don't think he looks like Mac Taylor. I think he smiled. Mac doesn't smile a lot.