Elisa had hoped that she would be able to get away from work early enough to stop in and see Goliath before he turned to stone for the day. Her shift should have ended an hour ago, but a raving woman had come into the precinct five minutes before she would have left the station and refused to talk to any of the men. The captain had ordered her to listen to the woman's report. Elisa had calmed her down enough to tell her story and finally convinced her to talk to the team most able to help her, but it had taken almost an hour.

Now she was stuck in Manhattan traffic and it was too late to see Goliath this morning. She was headed for home now instead. It had been a long night and her nice, warm bed was singing its siren song to her very willing ears.

A few minutes later, she had finally made it home and was fitting her keys into the front door. She stepped inside, and Cagney was pushing against her legs before she had even shut the door.

"Ok, Cagney, I get the message."

Elisa dropped her keys into the pocket of her jacket and hung it on the back of a chair. On her way up into the kitchen area she noticed the light on her answering machine blinking. She pushed the button to play the message and grabbed for a can of cat food as the recording started to play.

"Elisa," came Captain Chavez's voice from the machine, "I'm sorry that I missed you before you left. I want to thank you for sitting with our witness tonight. She had some very important information and without your patience we probably wouldn't have it now. So, thank you. I hope you have a relaxing day. See you tonight."

Elisa sighed as Cagney dug into the bowl of cat food she had just set down. At least her efforts with the woman had paid off. Now it was definitely time for some sleep! Maybe she could get up to the castle before her shift and see the guys when they woke up.