Catherine had turned in only a couple of hours ago when she heard a knock at the door. Assuming it was a door to door salesman or something of the sort, she rolled over and ignored it. Knock, knock, knock…. "Cath, are you awake! I need to speak to you, I don't know where else to go."
Cath shot up, that was Sara's voice, she was sure of it. She made her way down the hall towards the front door, pulling on her robe as she went. Opening the door she saw Sara, hair dripping from the midday storm raging outside, and eyes red from crying. "My God, Sara, what is the matter? You look like shit!"
"I had to speak to you, someone…. I don't have anyone else here, oh god…. I don't know what to do." Her shoulders shook as she started to cry uncontrollably. Catherine moved out to the stoop and put her arm around her shoulder and guided her to her lounge room.
"Sara honey, what is the matter, what has happened?" She gently patted down her hair waiting for her sobs to subside. Leaving her on the couch she went in and put on the kettle to make her a cup of tea. By the time she had made it, Sara had clamed down a little and was looking around the room. Catherine had never seen her look so lost. At the moment if Lindsay had been on the couch she would have been hard pressed to decide who looked younger. "Do you think you can tell me what happened?"
Sara nodded and said, "I think he wants to kill me."
"Who wants to kill you? Your boyfriend?" Sara nodded. Cath new Sara had started seeing someone a couple of months ago but Sara had been very reluctant to talk about it. She had said she didn't want to jinx it by talking about something that she was so excited about. "Why honey, what happened? Did he hit you?" Catherine could feel her blood start to boil. After being married to Eddie so long she knew what it was like to be beaten, and how hard it was to walk away when you loved them.
"Not exactly… well sort of… he didn't hit me but pushed me around and ….. oh god…." A fresh round of tears spilt from her red rimmed eyes. Between sobbs, " he held a gun to my head."
Catherine sat there dumb founded. What sort of creep was this guy. Hitting a woman was disturbing enough, but to hold a gun to her head was unforgivable!
"MY GOD! Tell me you called the police." She watched Sara shake her head, no. "Sara, sweety, you have to press charges. You can't let creeps like that run around. He should be behind bars."
"I have no proof, I have no bruises. He would walk and I can't imagine what he would do then. I can't get away from him, I see him everyday. I am so scared."
Catherine knew how hard it was to get a conviction on an abuse case when there was no physical evidence. She also knew she had to convince Sara to leave this creep and coming to Catherine's house was a step in the right direction. "Well you can stay here until we sort out what you can do. Just remember Sara, we are all here for you, Grissom, Nick, everyone. We all love you and will protect you no matter what"
With this Sara burst into a new round of tears. "There is something I haven't told you… My boyfriend…."
Catherine waited but she when no further, "Yes, your boyfriend ….. what?"
"It's Nick."
Cath shot up, that was Sara's voice, she was sure of it. She made her way down the hall towards the front door, pulling on her robe as she went. Opening the door she saw Sara, hair dripping from the midday storm raging outside, and eyes red from crying. "My God, Sara, what is the matter? You look like shit!"
"I had to speak to you, someone…. I don't have anyone else here, oh god…. I don't know what to do." Her shoulders shook as she started to cry uncontrollably. Catherine moved out to the stoop and put her arm around her shoulder and guided her to her lounge room.
"Sara honey, what is the matter, what has happened?" She gently patted down her hair waiting for her sobs to subside. Leaving her on the couch she went in and put on the kettle to make her a cup of tea. By the time she had made it, Sara had clamed down a little and was looking around the room. Catherine had never seen her look so lost. At the moment if Lindsay had been on the couch she would have been hard pressed to decide who looked younger. "Do you think you can tell me what happened?"
Sara nodded and said, "I think he wants to kill me."
"Who wants to kill you? Your boyfriend?" Sara nodded. Cath new Sara had started seeing someone a couple of months ago but Sara had been very reluctant to talk about it. She had said she didn't want to jinx it by talking about something that she was so excited about. "Why honey, what happened? Did he hit you?" Catherine could feel her blood start to boil. After being married to Eddie so long she knew what it was like to be beaten, and how hard it was to walk away when you loved them.
"Not exactly… well sort of… he didn't hit me but pushed me around and ….. oh god…." A fresh round of tears spilt from her red rimmed eyes. Between sobbs, " he held a gun to my head."
Catherine sat there dumb founded. What sort of creep was this guy. Hitting a woman was disturbing enough, but to hold a gun to her head was unforgivable!
"MY GOD! Tell me you called the police." She watched Sara shake her head, no. "Sara, sweety, you have to press charges. You can't let creeps like that run around. He should be behind bars."
"I have no proof, I have no bruises. He would walk and I can't imagine what he would do then. I can't get away from him, I see him everyday. I am so scared."
Catherine knew how hard it was to get a conviction on an abuse case when there was no physical evidence. She also knew she had to convince Sara to leave this creep and coming to Catherine's house was a step in the right direction. "Well you can stay here until we sort out what you can do. Just remember Sara, we are all here for you, Grissom, Nick, everyone. We all love you and will protect you no matter what"
With this Sara burst into a new round of tears. "There is something I haven't told you… My boyfriend…."
Catherine waited but she when no further, "Yes, your boyfriend ….. what?"
"It's Nick."