CSI: CRIME LADY'S VENGEANCE

CHAPTER 1

My next CSI story; Catherine faces problems when an old enemy returns and Lindsey is caught in the crossfire, part of my series featuring Ed, takes place after the game CSI: Fatal Conspiracy.

Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or it's characters.

LINDSEY POV

I was working at home, Ed had taken Sharon out to a doctor's appointment for her eyesight. Ed had wanted me to come with them but I had a paper for college due and I wanted to finish it, so I was working on it now. It was late evening and I had put it off long enough so I had to work on it now. Recently Ed and I had moved to a new home, a semi detached house rather than the apartment we had stayed in until recently. I finally finished and stood up and stretched, thank God that was over, I put it away in my bag which I left next to the door. Ed and I were both at college now, we went when Sharon was at day-care, Ed was studying politics in hopes of being a diplomat and I was studying to be a nurse. I checked my watch and wondered when Ed and Sharon would get back, just then I heard a knock at the door. I hurried to answer it, I knew it wasn't my husband and daughter as Ed had his keys with him, it was two police officers. I was surprised, what were they doing here? I noticed, judging by their uniforms they must be rookies, they were both Mexican males with short black hair, one had a thick moustache but the other was clean shaven. The clean shaven one spoke.

"Excuse me ma'am, are you Lindsey Kennedy?"
"Yeah...What's going on?"

"May we come in?"

"Sure".

I stepped back and let them, closing the door behind them. We walked through to the kitchen, I turned to them and asked.

"What's going on?"

The one with the moustache answered.

"We need you to come with us".

"What".

Just then he grabbed for me, I jumped back and then realized what was bothering me, the uniforms were fake, good fakes, no wonder it had taken me so long to spot them.

"You guys aren't police officers".

The one with the moustache glared.

"Yeah, now just shut up and come with us!"

He tried to grab me again but I dodged out of the way and tried to run out, I was hoping to get to my neighbours house. The clean shaven man however grabbed me, I struggled against him.

"Let me go!"

The man with the moustache then yelled out.

"Raul, hold her still for God sake".

Raul then managed to pin my arms and stop me from getting away, he then called to his partner.

"Arnesto, now!"

The man called Arnesto then appeared in front of me, before I could say or do anything he forced an unusual smelling rag over my mouth and nose. I immediately felt drowsy and despite my efforts I couldn't get free, I soon passed out.

When I recovered I found I couldn't see anything, I panicked and then realized I had been blindfolded, I struggled to remove it, but couldn't as my arms had been tied to the arms of a chair, my legs were tied to the front legs of the chair. What was going on, I tried to call out but found that a strip of tape had been stuck over my mouth, just then I heard a voice, female with a Mexican accent.

"Ah good, she's awake. Raul, remove her blindfold, take off her gag too".

I heard footsteps and suddenly the blindfold was ripped off, so was the tape over my mouth. I finally saw Arnesto and Raul, wearing more casual attire and the woman who had spoken. She was tall for a woman and I could tell her physical strength was considerable too. She was obviously Mexican, she had a few facial scars and, due to her open neck shirt I noticed a tattoo of a dragon on her left collarbone. Her clothing was also casual, like her subordinates, I knew she was in charge here. Her black hair was streaked with grey, her black eyes were cruel. The woman smirked and spoke.

"Lindsey Kennedy, formerly Lindsey Willows, how nice to meet you".

I stared at her in shock, she knew my name and even knew who I was before I was married.

"Who are you?"

"I am sure you've heard of me, my dear...Beatriz Salazar".

I froze, now I was afraid, Beatriz Salazar, the female drug lord who Mom managed to catch, dismantle her empire and send her to jail. She had escaped while en route to prison and had disappeared for months, I knew now why she was back, she wanted revenge on Mom.

"I have some unfinished business with your mother, you are the perfect form of leverage...How's your husband and darling daughter".

I stared, she knew about Ed and Lindsey, but how, seeing my shock she laughed. Her laugh was cold and humourless, she then explained.

"Don't be surprised my dear, I have eyes everywhere, I own police, judges, politicians, F.B.I. agents, I can reach anybody".

"If you hurt them I'll..."

I was cut off by Arnesto forcing another strip of tape over my mouth, Salazar laughed again and turned away.

"I'll need you in a minute, just wait. Raul, the phone".

Raul handed her a cell phone, she began dialling a number. I was shaking now, it was bad enough that she had kidnapped me and was holding me hostage, but if she did anything to Ed and Sharon I wouldn't be able to live with myself.

CATHERINE POV

I was driving to Lindsey's house, I was currently off-shift so I decided to see how she was doing, along with Ed and Sharon. I finally arrived, got out my car and walked over to the door. I knocked and found to my surprise it was unlocked. I opened the door and went in, I noticed then that the kitchen was a mess, chairs tipped up, all the obvious signs of a struggle, what happened. Just then my phone rang, I picked it up, unknown number, who the hell was this, I answered.

"Hello?"

"It's been a long time Ms. Willows, or is it Mrs. Stokes now?"

I froze as I recognized the voice, it couldn't be.

"You..."
"Yes, I'm back".

It was, my blood ran cold as my worst fears were confirmed...It was Beatriz Salazar.

End of chapter, Lindsey has been kidnapped and is now hostage to Beatriz Salazar, the female drug kingpin from CSI: Fatal Conspiracy, Salazar is now calling Catherine, the one who brought down Salazar's drug empire, what will happen next, wait and see? Hope you enjoyed this chapter, read and review please.