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Russell immediately went to the office where Greg was and opened the door slowly, but loud enough so that Greg knew someone was coming in.
His head looked up and Catherine looked as well to see who it was. As soon as he saw, Greg tried to wipe away any traces of tears from his face.
Russell walked over to them both and smiled. "I heard about what happened. That must have been... terrifying." He said, trying to find the right words.
Greg looked down.
"You need to talk to someone Greg, they can help you."
Greg looked up. "I am talking; I'm going to the shrink here."
"Yeah, but you're not talking to him. I went to ask how you were doing and he said you don't say a word."
Greg looked to Catherine for help but she too looked as if she was expecting an answer.
"Sorry." Was all Greg could think to say and he waited to hear what Russell was going to say back.
"You don't need to be sorry to me. But you need to talk Greg, you need help. You can talk to me or Catherine if you don't want to talk to a shrink but tell someone what's going through your head. What were you thinking earlier when you were in the elevator?" Russell questioned.
Catherine grabbed his hand and placed it in hers. "Go on." She encouraged.
Greg swallowed. "Err, I was scared." He started, but Russell nodded for him to continue, wanting more. "It reminded me of being in that car, erm; that reminded me of those people and what they did." He swallowed again, feeling a lump beginning to grow. "I felt helpless again. I just, I wanted it to just be a dream or something, and I just wanted it to end." He bowed his head. "I wanted to cry and shout, for someone to come and get me but at the same time, I didn't want to let Nick or Sara down."
"Why would you be letting them down?" Catherine asked softly.
"Because they've been through everything and they're still holding it together. Whereas I feel like I'm falling apart and I don't know what to do about it." Greg told them, his head still bowed.
Catherine smiled. "Greg, they've both had their moments where they've lost it; they just didn't let you see it. Like you right now."
Greg let out a small laugh, "No they saw, I ended up freaking out when we were in there."
"Well I think you had every right to 'freak out'. And I'm sure Nick and Sara thought that too." Russell told him with a smile.
Greg smiled back at him and Catherine. "Suppose we best go and do some work then."
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea. However, I'm not sure I'll be able to get up off the floor." Russell said with a grunt as his knees popped when he got up. "God I'm too old for that."
Catherine laughed and rubbed his back. "Come on old man, back to our case."
Russell led the way out and Catherine turned round to Greg. "You ever need me, don't hesitate to call."
Greg smiled. "Thanks, I won't."
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"There he is. How are you, man?" Nick asked with a small smile and Sara stood next to him.
"I'm alright, sorry about earlier." He apologised with a sheepish smile.
Sara smiled. "Don't worry about it. We were just heading to autopsy, you coming?"
Greg smiled. "Yeah, let's go."
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"Hey guys." Doc Robbins greeted them. He waved them over, "Come take a look at this."
"COD looks like asphyxiation. You can see here on his eyes, these purple spots, shows that he was strangled, as well as these markings around his neck."
"What does that look like to you?" Greg asked as he checked out the marks.
Nick leaned in closer. "Looks like rope or something like that, maybe a curtain tie?"
"He hasn't got many other injuries, defensive wounds on his wrists, a couple of broken ribs. He has a lot of bruising; his penis is also slightly discoloured suggesting he was groped rather hard."
Everyone in the room glanced up to Greg who kept his head down.
"Is that everything?" Sara asked.
"I think so; I've sent some samples to Hodges. I'll let you know if I happen to find anything else."
"Thanks Doc."
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"Time to have some fun, Greggo."
Greg lay on the cold, hard ground which he was dropped onto out of the trunk. "Let's get rid of these pants shall we?" The man asked who stood over Greg.
He looked up with fearful eyes as the man bent down and undid his belt, and then the button on his jeans. When his zip was pulled down too, Greg snapped and began to buck around on the floor with his hands tied behind his back getting squashed underneath his body weight.
"You know, if you just cooperate we'll get along much better."
Greg shook his head and carried on wriggling around on the floor. "You know what? I think I can manage how we are now." The man said and put his hand down Greg's underwear.
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"What's on your mind, G?" Nick asked as they walked back to the lab.
He looked up. "Nothing, just thinking about stuff."
Sara perked her eyebrow. "Stuff you want to share?"
Greg looked at her and shook his head. "No."
She smiled back and tilted her head. "Fair enough. You fancy going to grab some lunch?"
"Sure." Greg said and smiled. So he, Nick and Sara went out to the diner, with Greg still thinking about his time with his captors.
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