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"Jaime Ray Newman has signed up to play Mac&amp;#039;s late wife on CSI: NY. The Drop Dead Diva actress will feature in a number of flashback sequences in the show&amp;#039;s eighth season premiere, according to TV Guide. The episode is intended as tribute to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and will depict the tragic death of Mac&amp;#039;s wife Claire. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re taking all of our characters back to that day,&amp;quot; explained executive producer Pam Veasey. &amp;quot;You see why Claire loved Mac, and why Mac loved her.&amp;quot; Veasey also suggested that Mac may find a new love interest later in the crime drama&amp;#039;s new season. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve had a few women in the past pursue Mac [but] we like the idea of maybe seeing Mac being the pursuer,&amp;quot; she hinted. Jaime Ray Newman&amp;#039;s previous television credits include recurring roles on Veronica Mars and Eureka, plus guest appearances on Supernatural, Criminal Minds and Leverage. CSI: NY returns to CBS on Friday, September 23 at 9/8c. &amp;gt; Cassidy Freeman to guest in CSI: New York Watch a clip from CSI: NY&amp;#039;s seventh season finale below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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