Author:DJ
Disclaimer: Nope not mine.
Summary:Set after "A little murder" the episode where Catherine is attacked at a crime scene.
Rating: T
Pairing: G/C
Archive: graveshiftcsi
Feedback:Appreciated"I can do this." Catherine reassured herself, taking a deep calming breath as she entered the darkened house where a violent murder had been committed just a few short hours ago, the body already processed and taken to the morgue. She was getting better about being at crime scenes after her recent attack, but there was still the initial nervousness that made her a little more jumpy than usual.
Warrick was processing the grounds for evidence, making a plaster casting of a footprint found by the walk when Grissom arrived at the scene. "What have we got?" He asked looking around.
"DB, white female, age 26, apparently lived alone. Brutally raped and then strangled with a necktie before being eviscerated." Warrick quickly summed it up.
"Unless she was a cross dresser I'm assuming the tie belonged to the killer." Grissom stated the obvious.
"I would think so." Warrick agreed. "Cath's in there now processing the interior." He said as he began prying up the dried plaster.
"She's in there alone?" Grissom stood up as he looked towards the darkened house.
"Yeah, it is clear this time." Warrick promised, sensing the older mans concern.
"That's what they said last time, I'm going in to check on her." He said as he headed towards the house. Entering quietly, taking a moment to get his bearings, Gil could see the faint glow of a flashlight coming from further inside the interior. Walking gingerly around the overturned furniture he rounded the corner to where he could see the bedroom, Catherine turned slightly away from him as she surveyed the blood pattern before her, which was quite large considering the circumstances.
He stopped for moment, quietly watching her work. "God she was beautiful," he thought as he watched her. The way the blonde hair spilled over her shoulder, the intense concentration on her face. He was mesmerized.
Catherine was working intently, almost replaying the scene of what had been the victims last few moments of life in her head. The blood stain telling her the story of the girls final struggles, she couldn't shake the uncanny feeling however that she was being watched. Trying to remain focused on the scene she took a moment to check her sensors. Yes the hairs standing up on the back of her neck were telling her there was another presence, and very slowly she attempted to look out of her peripheral vision while appearing to look at the now forgotten scene. She could make out someone standing their quietly, feeling her pulse quicken as she started reliving her previous attack. Determined to act first this time, she started slowly unfastening her holster with her left hand, while right hand continued to dust the scene.
Realizing he had been gawking at her for far to long, Gil decided to make his presence known and took a step forward, opening his mouth to greet her. Like lightening Catherine jumped up when she saw the move and quickly fired 3 times, adrenaline rushing as she watched him fall.
TBC