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Summary: a murder case hits home for catherine, and the angry son of the victim wants nothing more than to see her dead. rating just a precaution, some gc, but mostly just friendship.

Spoilers: some maybe, nothing major

Rating:PG-13 – just a precaution, nothing real bad

Pairing: gc friendship definately, maybe gcr later on

A/N : my first fic EVER. please be nice to me. im only 14. just a poor old (well, young maybe) high school student with a lot of spare time. ahs 4 eva!

r&r (pretty please? With luminol on top? )

here goes.....

Introduction

Gil Grissom rounded the corner of the L.V.P.D. Crime Lab on his way to the break room to hand out assignments when he noticed on the assignment sheet that caught his attention. Being the typical Grissom, he paused, read the sheet again, then kept going on his way to the break room.

When he arrived, he found the team already there, assembled around the table waiting for him.

"Okay. We got an extremely high profile case at the Rampart. Warrick, Greg, Nick and Sara, I want you guys to head out there now. I'll meet you there in a bit. Catherine, my office. Now."

Warrick Brown, Greg Sanders, Nick Stokes, and Sara Sidle all traded glances as they headed out of the break room and to the locker room to grab their gear, though Sara's glance consisted more of jealousy and utter confusion than mild surprise.

Back at Grissom's office, Catherine had just arrived.

"Hey Gil. So, what did Sam Braun do this time?" she asked, not overly shocked that she had not been assigned to the case seeing as what had happened with the previous cases at the Rampart.

Grissom was rather hesitant, making sure to choose his words carefully. "Actually, Sam Braun didn't do anything."

"Then why, pray tell, am I not allowed to work this case?" She absolutely hated it when Gil wouldn't tell her something important. "I mean, strictly speaking I'm connected to the Rampart through Sam and the connection ends there."

"Catherine, sit down."

"I don't want to sit down Gil. I would, however, like to know why you won't let me work this case." Catherine was so frustrated and mad by this point she swore the whole lab could hear her yelling.

Gil sighed. "Catherine, uh, I didn't really want to have to be the one to tell you this but, uh..."

Catherine gasped. "But what Gil?"

"Sam Braun was murdered."

A/N: how'd ya'll like it? (or dislike it?) please., please, please REVIEW I'll continue if I get 5 reviews- good or bad I don't really care.