Chapter 1

Stupid Paperwork

"Of course you don't understand!" Sara yelled over the phone "Go to hell Gil!" As she shut her phone closed Nick came in the room.

"What happened this time," Nick sighed not wanting to know the answer. He and about everyone else on the team has had the hardest time with Grissom this week, especially Sara.

"You want to know what he gave me this morning." Sara yelled bringing Nick out from his daydreaming. "He gave me paperwork, HIS PAPERWORK!!" Sara smashed her hands against the table, almost hitting Nick's hand.

"You're lucky that didn't hit me," Nick said chuckling.

"Sorry," Sara said as Catherine walked into the observation room and saw the look on Sara's face.

"Wow! Sara what's wrong, it looks like Grissom just gave you a decomp,"

"I wish I had of" Sara mumbled under her breath, too loud.

"Normally I don't hear people saying that they want a decomp, but I guess there is a first time for everything, come on Sara spill," Catherine said.

"Grissom gave me his paperwork, while he's at who knows where probably riding a roller coaster or playing black jack at some casino,"

"Ah!! I know how you feel I remember when he had a case out in Jackpot Nevada, and left me with a desk full of paperwork." Just then Sara's cell phone rang, she let it ring three times before Catherine said" Aren't you going to pick that up,"

"No 'cause I already know who's going to be yelling at me on the other line." Then Catherine jumped up against Sara, held her arm behind her back, slipped the phone of her belt loop and flipped it open. Grissom's voice came through loud and clear.

"Sara why… okay good you're picking up, Sara I've had enough with you, you're suspended for two weeks no pay," Catherine's mouth dropped open.

"What did I do wrong," Catherine said playing along. Grissom was too mad to notice it was Catherine's voice on the other end instead of Sara's.

"I don't know you have just been getting on my nerves lately."

"You have been getting on all of are nerves as well," Catherine said trying to sound like Sara.

"Oh and by the way Sara, I'm riding a roller coaster while you're doing my paperwork,"

"Grissom what the hell are you doing?" Catherine yelled, he finally recognized her voice.

"CATHERINE!!" Grissom yelled through the phone.


"CATHERINE!!" Grissom yelled again. Catherine snapped Sara's phone shut.

"What did he say?" Nick asked

"He said that you're suspended for two weeks no pay and when I asked him why he said he didn't know" Sara and Nick were both surprised."

"There is only one way we can destroy Gil now is if we invite Ecklie into the game,"

"Uhhh… Catherine I rather not," Sara pleaded.

"Too late," Catherine said as Ecklie walked into the room.

"What can I do for you," Conrad Ecklie said as he walked in the room.

Grissom suspended Sara for two weeks when she did nothing wrong, and when we asked him where he was he said he was riding a roller coaster. He gave Sara his paperwork!" Catherine said.

Right the point in there that really bugs me is that Gil is goofing off when he is supposed to be working."

"Figures," All the CSI's thought.

"Plus I've had a lot more complaints then you guys about Gil," He stopped for a few seconds to think, "Catherine you will be in charge for a while, and Nick and Sara will be your back up. The first thing I want you to do is get the team out of here so they don't have to see me suspend Grissom." With that Ecklie left the room. "Okay guys let's go get Greg, Warrick and Brass and let's have some breakfast," Catherine said as the all left the room.

Ecklie stomped in to Grissom's office, looking a lot madder than he really was. Grissom said "Don't you know how to knock?"

"Gil grab anything that's important in this lab and get out of it," Gil grabbed a few boxes and some bugs and walked out of his office with Ecklie trailing behind him.

The team was about to leave the lab when they saw Gil and Conrad walking up the opposite hall.

"You…you this was all your fault," Grissom snarled at Sara. Sara pretended to ignore him, but instead he came flying at her. He shoved her against the wall, when her head hit everything went black. Brass was the first one to try and shove Gil off Sara. With Ecklie's help they got Gil off her and out the door. Once Gil was out of the building, everyone rushed over to Sara, who's limp body lay on the floor.