Remember
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A Jim Brass/Catherine Willows fic. based the CSI Season 4 Episode, "Feeling the Heat". I just had a feeling that when Jim was talking about the Detective back in Jersey who had an infant with Tay Sachs disease that he was really talking about himself. I also felt it could have explained his strained relationship with his ex-wife and Ellie's conception.
Catherine Willows was standing in Gil Grissom's office with the upgraded charges of the infant's death from simple child endangerment to Homicide.
Looking at her notes was her supervisor, Gil Grissom. "The parents decided to lock the baby in the hot car because they thought the baby boy also had the Tay Sachs Disease as did their first born child who died of the disease." He said as he processed the information.
"That's right. They saw some of the symptoms of the Disease and didn't even wait for their own Doctor's report to come back. They were convinced that the baby had the disease and that they were in fact performing a mercy killing. Instead the baby had been exposed to some of the pesticides that the Mother had used at work site and home garden which mimicked the Tay
Sachs disease. Well the DA wanted a conviction in this case and he's certainly getting one." Catherine said as she slapped her fists on top Grissom's desk top in frustration.
"Catherine, you need to calm down. I examined your and Brass's notes on the case. You did well in interpreting all the clues. Both of you handled yourself well in the interrogation. Why don't you go ahead and clock out and go home. "
"Thank's Gil. I think I will do that. I just wished that Lindsey was as home. I swallowed my pride and allowed Sam to pay for her to go Lady Dell's Summer Camp for girls for two weeks. She's gone up to the Mountains and away from this insufferable heat."
"Did she appreciate the injury to your pride?" Asking her fellow Scientist.
"No are you kidding, Gil. She's a young girl. She complained about how I was ripping her away from all of her friends in Las Vegas to send her to the middle of nowhere."
"I will clock out but I think I'll check on Jim. He was somewhat silent ever since he found out that the Suspects's first child had Tay Sachs. He mentioned that he knew a Detective from Jersey who had lost a child to Tay Sachs. It must have brought up painful moments for him."
"Catherine, I think you are right. Jim stated he was going over to Bert's when the shift ended. Also one fact about Jim that may not be aware. He has a habit of referring to himself in the third person when he is talking about his past. Particularly if it's painful to him."
"I'll try to remember that advice."