Tina Paulson (CSI: NY)

Tina Paulson (Sarah Tareen) is the main villainess from "A Man a Mile," episode 1.05 of CSI: NY (airdate November 3, 2004).
== Introduction ==
Tina Paulson is the best friend and schoolmate of Hannah Recchi, whose body was found in the river. She was one of two girls, the other being Melissa Wesley, interviewed by Stella Bonasera and Aiden Burn, with both having nothing but kind things to say about Hannah. They would cross paths with Tina again when it was uncovered that Hannah was dumped near a club owned by Tina's older brother, Matt, who denied knowing Hannah until video of the two of them kissing revealed otherwise. 
Stella notices a bloody strap, with Tina stating that it was from a fox hunt that her father took both her and Hannah on in England, with Tina revealing that her father (who passed on six months before the events) chose Hannah for the honor of blooding--which had him marking Hannah with the fox's blood.
== Reveal ==
When Stella and Aiden first saw the video, they also spotted another girl walking towards them, but couldn't identify her until the episode's climax, when the other girl was revealed as Tina. Both of them also noticed that in one shot, Tina's purse was intact, but the strap was missing in the next shot, and that ended up revealing Tina as Hannah's killer.
Tina (with her lawyer present) was interrogated by Stella, who revealed Tina's motive for killing Hannah: jealousy. Tina had longed for her father to take her on his various hunting trips, and when she and Hannah went, her father chose Hannah for the blooding, making Tina envious of her friend. Her jealousy increased when she spotted Hannah kissing Matt, and it led to the maniacal villainess angrily confronting Hannah before strangling her to death with her purse strap and dumping her body in the river.
During her interrogation, the evil Tina expressed her sadistic pleasure over killing Hannah, comparing her murderous act to killing a fox. She added that she enjoyed watching the life drain out of Hannah's eyes, and afterwards, Tina was arrested (off-screen).
==Trivia==
*According to her IMDB page, this was Sarah Tareen's very first acting role. She was credited under her maiden name, Sarah Foret.
==Quotes==
*"Did your dad ever tell you bedtime stories? (Stella: "No.") Mine did...except his were real. Tracking big horn sheep in the Yukon, landing marlin off Baja, shooting bison in the Great Plains. You know what he remembered most about every kill? (Stella: "What?") There's no feeling in the world like watching the life drain out of an animal's eyes." (Tina Paulson expressing her pleasure over killing Hannah Recchi)
==Gallery==
Jealous Tina.png|Tina displaying her jealousy of Hannah
Tina Reveal.png|Tina's evil smirk during her confession
Category:2000s
Category:Brunette
Category:Callous
Category:Hero's Friend
Category:Jealous
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Makeshift Weapon
Category:Murder: Strangulation
Category:Murderer
Category:Psychotic
Category:Sadist
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested