5 days before Christmas:
Catherine and Greg are working together on a robbery-gone-mad case. "How many cases like this did we have this past week?" asked Greg. "I don't know, I lost count" Cath replied
"Christmas is really the favorite season of all, especially robberies". Greg smiled and said "I love Christmas", "I bet you do" she said and they smiled at each other.
"I got your page, what have you got?" asked Catherine to Hodges. "First of all I would like to make things clear here" he said.
"Ok"
"Why am I not included in your exchange of gifts?" he asked. "That's because it's just for CSIs only" she said.
Hodges looking at her and waiting for her to say more, "And we all know that you lab people also have your own exchange of gifts, right." "Yes" he said, "So, what's the problem?" she asked.
"The problem is that I'm not included in your exchange gift, why?" he replied. "Because I already said it, ours is different from yours. CSI…lab" she explains. Hodges not answering is still looking at her "Wait…you want to join in our exchange of gifts?" Cath asked. "Uhm…well..I…" Hodges stuttering for an answer. "Don't tell me you've been kicked out of the group, that's why you want to join us?" she asked.
"No…of course not! That is never gonna happen especially because I'm the leader here. It's just that…it's just that after Wendy left I made a lot of thinking. And that thinking made me decide to join your club" he said. Catherine with a confused face "Our club?" she asked. "Yes. The CSI", that's the time when Catherine gets what he wants to say. "Oh…so you think you're one of us, the CSI". "Yes…I am a CSI. You think I'm not?" he asked.
Catherine is unprepared for his question is thinking a good answer for that, "Well…no..no…no Hodges. You're right, you are a CSI." Hodges smiled "But only at the lab" she continues. Hodges who becomes disappointed on what Catherine said. "What? I am a CSI. I go to the field whenever you need me, right. I also collect evidence and process them too, like you do." Hodges exclaimed. "Yeah, but Hodges…that doesn't mean that you are now a true CSI. You know there's a process before becoming a CSI." Cath said.
"Yeah, like I did" Greg answered from behind and walks in to Hodges and drape his arms around him. "You know Hodges. Things like that you can't get easily…you have to work hard for it. And when I say hard…really hard" Greg said. "Well, I'm a hard-worker" said Hodges. "We know, that's why we're going to you for the evidence. So, what do you got from us?" Cath said. "Haha..Nice segue" Hodges said. He started explaining the evidence that he processed.
Before leaving Cath said to him "You know if you really want to be like one of us, you can file it to Ecklie. And who knows, like you said you're a hard-worker, maybe next year you'll be included in our exchange of gifts." and she winked. "Good luck, man" Greg said and pats his back. Hodges sighed after they left.
Brass called Catherine because they got the guy and now he's for interrogation. Catherine decided just to watch the interrogation by Brass. Greg came in and watches it with her.
"An old man was killed, and you're saying it's not you?" Brass said. "Well..I..uhmm..I..yes, it's not me" the suspect said. "Look buddy, my CSI processed the whole crime scene and there's only one print that matches all the prints they collected from every corner of that place. Even the murder weapon, the vase has that print. And that print is from you! And now you're telling me that the killer is not you?" said Brass who is now starting to be angry.
The suspect just shook his head, "Look, do I look like I was born yesterday huh? Do I?" Brass is now getting on his nerves, "Tell me how come your print was all over everywhere and that you didn't kill that old man?"
"Brass, is really good at this" Greg said, Cath smiled.
"Well..yeah..yeah..I was there..but I didn't killed that old man, ok. It was an accident. I was there to just get some things then suddenly the old man just showed up from behind. And I freaked out, I grabbed anything that I could and was about to escape but it's too late because he grabbed the vase I'm holding..and then we struggled..then..I hit him..I mean, accidentally hit him. And then he fell, and then I scrammed." explained the suspect.
"And you didn't even check if he's still alive or not?" Brass asked. "What for? I mean, I'm a thief…not a doctor." reasoning of the suspect.
"Oh God" Cath said, shaking her head. "Not a doctor? Right." Greg said. "And because of that kind of person, a lot of people are hating Christmas. Good thing, I'm not one of those." Greg continues.
Cath smiled and she remembers that she doesn't have any idea what gift Greg wants for Christmas so she asked "What do you want for Christmas by the way?"
"Uhmm..hmmm..world peace?" Greg replied.
"Haha..funny. Seriously Greg" Cath said. "Well, there's a lot on my Christmas wish." He said. "Can you give me one?" she said.
"A sports car, specifically the Audi R8" he replied. "Right..something even Santa can't give you." Cath said, Greg laughed.
Catherine who think that asking Greg of what he wants for Christmas will become obvious that he's the one she picked for their exchange of gifts, so she divert it into something that will not be that obvious "What do you think Sara want for Christmas?" she asked.
"I don't know...maybe, Grissom?" he answered. Cath smiled, "Why are you asking?" Greg asked.
"Nothing I just want to know" she answered. Suddenly, that made Greg thinks that she's asking because of the exchange gift.
"Wait a minute..don't tell me you picked Sara for our exchange gift?" Greg asked wondering because that can't happen because she got Sara.
Catherine just looked at him and said "I better go, I have something to finish at the lab" and she walks out leaving Greg confused.