Chapter 2.
Catherine pulled out her cell phone and speed dialled the lab, " I can't get a signal. Sara try yours". Sara tried her cell too but again no signal. " Ok lets just put this into context here, we're in a house-a mansion, that should have 2 dead bodies in it, cops swarming all over and us processing the place. Instead we have a big empty mansion with no cops, as yet we haven't had chance to find any bodies and the entire place just went into lock down, we have no way of contacting the outside world or them us and some jerk is playing mind games". Catherine shone her torch in sara's face, " Well thankyou for the rundown of stating the obvious but i had noticed all that. We need to find a way outta here." Sara shone her torch back at Catherine, " I'm stating the obvious! I know we have to find a way out of here, would you care to suggest how since all the exits are sealed off!". At that point the lights came on, the two Csi's looked around. " You'd think two intelligent women like yourselves would know how to switch on the lights". Catherine and Sara looked at eachother, "Well you didn't think of either" said Sara. Catherine took out her gun and Sara copied, " So what exactly are you playing at here? I'm starting to lose patience and i hate being messed about!" Catherine shouted out, not entirely sure where she was meant to be talking.
The voice boomed out again, bouncing off the walls. " Catherine Willows, just as sassy as i expected you to be. The one that likes male attention so very much but couldn't keep Eddie outta the gutter could you nor could you keep your father alive, how heartbreaking that must have been for you, seeing him gunned down like that, dying in your arms." Sara looked at Catherine, who was in a stated of shock an confusion. Whoever this guy was, why did he know so much about Catherines personal life. " Oh i don't believe this, we're in this situation because of her personal life!" Sara snapped. "What the hell's that suppose to mean!" Catherine snapped back, "Well you do have a habit of dragging our team into your personal conflictions, and this just takes the biscuit!" Sara replied. Catherine looked as though she was about to strike the younger Csi, " Sara i don't think now is the time to start an argument, and where the hell do you get off talking to me like that", Sara sniped, " Hit a nerve?", Catherine was about to snap back when the voice spoke again, " As much as i would like to see a catfight, i thought now would be a good time to tell you that each and every room in this house is rigged to a high explosive device and any attempt to leave the place via any means will break the connection and trip the explosives, kinda like fairy lights- when one goes out they all go out. I think i'm going to enjoy this ladies".
Catherine and Sara stood stock still and glared at eachother, Sara was the first to break the silence, " Okay, so er, what do you make of that then?", Catherine had no idea, except to say, " We're in trouble".
Back at the lab Brass was talking to Grissom when his phone rang. " Brass", "Put your phone on speaker Detective Brass, and don't argue, unless you want me to kill Csi's Willows & Sidle". Grissom sawthe grave look on Jim's face, " Jim?". Brass Told Grissom to listen to the phone call. " Hello gentlemen, i have your Csi's at my mansion with no way of escape, the place is rigged with enough explosive to take out half the mountain side and beyond. Any attempt to get in or out of the building will result in a forfiet for your girls. If they make more than 3 mistakes in the little game i'm about to begin with them, the explosives will triggered and your girls will have no more than 3 seconds before the big boom happens. Exciting huh, ciao". With that the line went dead. Grissom looked at Brass, "I'll call everyone in".
Back at the mansion Catherine and Sara were still stood in the lobby. " Hey girls! Let the games begin!", the voice boomed. It was then the two Csi's turned towards the dining area, the door began to open and a clawing noice was heard...then a low roar. " Something tells me thats not a house cat, it didn't mi-aow" Sara said to Catherine as the pair backed away from the door, it was then a large black paw curled around the bottom of the door. Catherine and Sara stood motionless, "Oh my god" Catherine said.