Chapter 2

Present

"I'll give you a moment Greg, I have to make a call." Grissom excused himself.

He barely heard him, shock had set in. He was a father.

3 days ago.

"What've we got here?" Grissom asked, turning his head towards Brass as he surveyed the scene.
"DB, ID shows him to be one William Hartman." Brass replied "One witness, seventeen years old. She's over by the car"
"Thanks"

Moments later Warrick, Nick and Grissom were covering the crime scene while Greg was away finishing up his shooting case a couple of miles away. Catherine had taken on the task of talking to the witness. Making her way over the the police cars she spotted her, perched on the open trunk of the vehicle.

"Excuse me?"

A nod, a faint smile at her, and a reply was what she recieved in return.

"Yes?"

"I'm Catherine Willows, with the Crime lab. Is it ok if I ask you a few questions?"

"Sure go ahead, I don't mind."

Catherine smiled. "So who are you? Name, age?"

"My names Katie Sanders, I turned 17 a few months ago." She replied, tugging her grey hoody down.

"Do you live nearby?"

"I'm at the Childrens Home a few blocks away. I walk this way usually to get away from there, I hate it. It should be closed down, the people are horrible. I still have a bruise from the last time I got into an argument with one of the workers. Theres an ice cream place just up the road, I go there most of the time."

"What did you see tonight? Anything specific you can tell us?"

Well I was walking, like normal. I couldn't take another minute at that place so I decided to head out. As I got here I heard a gunshot, and a figure came running in the opposite direction to me a few moments later. I didn't manage to get much, but he tripped after a few seconds, maybe grazed his knee. He got right back up though, and kept on running. Few moments later I saw the body and called the cops. Next thing I know your here." she told Catherine, her hair blowing into her face from the wind.

A short call to Warrick to tell him to check for any DNA a few steps up the path and Catherine was back with Katie. She felt sorry for the girl who so clearly hated where she was and couldn't help but think she reminded her of someone.

"If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been at the childrens home?"

Katie gave her a faint smile, and pushed her hair out of her eyes. "Since I was about four I guess. I never knew my dad, my mum was young when she had me, sixteen I think. They both were as far as I know. She never told him, moved here soon after she found out. Lived in California before that. She wouldn't tell me who he was either. When I was four she got hit by a drunk driver, died a few days later. I've been in care ever since. The only thing I ever had to find my dad with was my surname."

Catherine noticed how her gaze slowly drifted to her hands as she said this. She could help.

"Katie, I could try and help you find your father if you want. And I can see about checking out this childrens home. What do you say?"

Katie looked up. Her brown eyes shining and her hands twisted together. "Really" she said. "You can do that?"

Catherine smiled, and held out her hand, "Its no problem. Lets go get you sorted out."

2 days ago.

Catherine was in her kitchen with a cup of coffee. Yesterday had been an eventful day, even by her standards. After clearing it with Grissom she went to check out the home Katie had been staying in for the past few years. Dirty, and with reports of child abuse, no time was wasted in getting it closed down.

She had volunteered to have Katie while they were helping trace her family. Sipping her coffee she couldn't help but think the same thing over and over. again.

Sanders, that was her surname. That was also Gregs surname. A similar resemblence, light brown/dark blonde hair, brown eyes. Greg was from California too. Plenty of things added up.

Hearing footsteps on the stairs Catherine shook the thoughts from her head. Greg couldn't possibly be her father, surely not.

Or could he?

Its going to the past a bit now, but will return to the present soon.

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