Patinkin could be sinkin

"Give me some chalk, where's some friggin' chalk, 'cause I'm gonna draw a line around this whole Goddamn studio."

CBS' "Criminal Minds" could return for a third season without Mandy Patinkin.
This week the star didn't show up for the drama's table read (an initial run-through of the script), which first was reported by E!.

Sources said that the episode had been written featuring few scenes with Patinkin, an indication that the show is preparing for a possible future without him. Rumblings about friction between Patinkin and "Minds" producers first surfaced last summer.

It is customary after the second season of a hit show for the stars to renegotiate their deals and get sizable salary bumps. CBS has been tough when it comes to negotiating with stars on its crime procedural dramas and briefly killed "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's" George Eads and Jorja Fox in 2004. Ouch