Grissom looked at the image on the computer screen, time was almost up. The rest of the lab was still a hive of activity. Jackie was still trying to find any lead from the fingerprints they collected, Mia was in the DNA lab trying to find any evidence in the databases of any similarities between the DNA collected and any profile already in the system. The rest of the csi's were going over the evidence they had collected, probably for the forth or fifth time. Hodges was looking for trace evidence on the envelope, although he had already processed it himself and found nothing. Brass was interviewing everyone again hoping to uncover more information.
Grissom knew it was over, they were still no closer to finding where the coffin was buried. Archie had narrowed the cell phones signal down to a 42 mile radius, police were doing a search of the area but Grissom knew it would be a miracle if they found anything in time.
Grissom just sat and watched, he felt lost, he had no idea what else he could do. It was something he'd never felt before, he had always relied on his superior intellect, book learning and more than twenty years of accumulated information to solve even the hardest cases. This was something he couldn't solve and he was finding that a hard concept to accept.
When the video link had been delivered to the lab and they had all gotten over their initial shock at what they saw Grissom had gone into hyper drive. He had worked the case relentlessly, going over all the evidence himself, being present at every interview Brass had conducted and even spending a couple of hours driving around with a police officer. Nothing new had been discovered for the last 6 hours and he now knew that they would never discover what they needed in time.
As Grissom watched, Sara opened her eyes again. In the whole time they had been watching she had stayed completely calm, the only evidence she was still alive was the occasional opening and closing of her eyes. He had always known how strong she was but he couldn't believe her reactions to this situation.
He found himself getting angry again, after everything she'd been through in her life how could this bastard subject her to yet another horror.
Just as he started to get up to get another coffee he saw Sara move and he sat back down again. He saw her head turn to the side and her arm start to slide around the side of her body. As he started to wonder what was in the coffin with her she lifted up a gun. Before he could even register what was happening Sara released the safety on the gun and shot herself in the head.
Grissom woke up in a cold sweat, For a few seconds he had no idea where he was and he felt the hard beating of his heart and the terror of knowing Sara was lying dead in a grave that might never be discovered.
Then he turned his head and saw his alarm clock and it all came back to him, he'd had that damn nightmare again.
"I can't go on like this, I have to do something' Grissom muttered as he dragged his still tired body out of bed and headed for the shower.
A/N This is my first fan fic. I've had many ideas in my head and this is just one I wanted to put down. I am not a writer but am trying to do my best. Please R & R and let me know if you want me to continue.