Written March 7th, 2004
I dedicate this to my friend, Victoria, who always wanted to hear the next part of the story, and to my mentor Catherine otherwise known as CAT. Thanks for all your support, Victoria, and CAT, thanks for the ideas, and the wonderful times we've had together. Hope you enjoy this.
The Killing Truth
The newest member of the night shift of the Las Vegas crime lab stood near the window of her office, watching the beautiful sunrise. She had put in a long night's work, but as always, was planning to stay for overtime. The beautiful light filled half of the sky, sending long rays into the city. She sighed at the awe of the site.
"Hey, thanks for helping me with the case, you really pulled through for me on this one." A voice came from behind her. Slightly startled, she gave a small jump and looked around. "Sorry, didn't mean to startle you", Catherine said with a small chuckle. "You, uh, wanna go out for breakfast? My treat."
Sara shook her head, "nah, thanks anyway. I think I'm gonna try to finnish that list of office supplies I need."
"You're gonna try to keep working on the case, aren't you," Catherine guessed. Sara gave her half of a smile, and looked back to catch the end of the sunrise show. Catherine came over beside her.
"It's beautiful, isn't it," Sara said. Catherine nodded.
"Well, I have to get home to Lindsay. You know, send her off to school."
"See ya." Sara replied, and soon she was alone again. The sun had finally risen fully, and so now she decided to get back to work on the case. She sat back down at her desk, as Grissom came into her office this time.
"Sara, it's a beautiful day out there. It's not that hot today. It has been a really nice summer. Anyway, you should get out there." Oh no, Sara thought. Not another lecture. "You aren't spending overtime today, are you?" She was trying to figure out how to respond to this, when her cell phone rang. She took it out of its pocket from her side and opened up the phone to its full length before putting it to her ear.
"Sidle" She answered into the phone. She talked for a few seconds to the person on the other line, thanking God for the answer to Grissom's question. When she was finished talking, she folded up her phone and put it back into the pocket.
"Apparently, I've been assigned another case. It's urgent. Grissom, could you take over mine?" Grissom sighed.
"You know I really shouldn't let you take this, but ok."
"Thanks" she replied, and with that, she was off to her next case.
