Sara stalked out of the interrogation room with Catherine hot on her heels. Her anger was strikingly close to bubbling to the surface. She decided it would be a lot easier, and more entertaining to vent her frustration now, whilst there was someone (namely Catherine) to take the heat. After all Catherine already hated her.
''Cath, you're such a bitch you know that, right?''
''Excuse me, I'm not the one flirting with serial killers just to get a rise out of them am I?'' Catherine shouted back.
''No but you're the one that brought up Hank and I when I was trying to bust a confession. You and your big mouth blew my only chance!'' Sara screamed back.
Seeing the venom in Sara's eyes, Catherine knew she should back off, but the need to win out-weighed her common sense.
''What relationship? You never even jumped the guy. Remember your sob story? You were ready to let the relationship move forward, when you found out and came running to me''
At this point Sara began to lose control and began clenching her fists together.
Replying barely over a whisper, Sara countered back with ''Well at least I can go without getting laid. I remember a certain CSI who practically jumped into a suspect's pants, at a crime scene nonetheless!''
Hearing this sent Catherine over the edge, as she leapt forward to attack Sara, Ecklie walked around the corner.
Hitting Sara, square in the eye, and slapping her for good measure, Catherine was shocked when she felt someone pull her off Sara.
''Catherine what the hell do you think you're doing, you don't go around assaulting your co-workers!''
As Catherine stood, mouth wide open, trying to think of something to say, Ecklie looked toward the bleeding Sara.
Turning round Ecklie told Catherine, she was suspended for two weeks no pay, and she was to leave immediately.
Turning his attention back to Sara, he asked if she was ok, and said he would go get an ice pack, and that she could wait in his office.
Upon returning, Ecklie found Sara Sidle, known for her tough as nails attitude, sitting in his chair, lightly crying. He uncomfortably asked,
''Hey, Sidle what's wrong?''
''Nothing, it's nothing."
Walking over to her he gently placed the ice pack over her quickly swelling eye.
"I know you and Catherine don't get along very well but what caused her to attack you like that?
"We just got into an argument over the case. It's nothing." She rubbed the back of her arm over her lip and winced, noting that it must have been split.
"You know, you're not too bad when you aren't being an asshole."
"And you aren't too bad when you aren't following Grissom around like a lost puppy." He was met with the strongest glare Sara could muster with only one eye.
His only response was to grin at her, which after a moment she returned.