Chapter Two.
Isabelle had begun pacing in her cell. There was nothing else to do, and if something didn't happen soon, she would go out of her mine.
she suddenly smelled something. She stopped pacing, and took a deep sniff. Her stomach growled. The smell was heavenly, she knew that smell, it was pizza.
She heard footsteps. Horatio soon came into view.
"Hey, I could smell you before I saw you. Is that for me?" She asked.
"Of course. How are you holding up?" Horatio asked.
He slid the pizza through the bars.
She took the pizza and shook her head.
"I'm going crazy in here. I didn't kill anyone, I don't belong in a cell, like a caged animal." Isabelle said.
"I know, and we are working on it. Don't give up Isabelle, we will get you out of here." Horatio said.
She nodded.
Horatio's phone rang. A minute later, he hung up, and looked at her.
"Listen, I have to go, but don't worry, we will get you out of here." Horatio told her.
Isabelle set the pizza box on to her cot, then went over to Horatio.
"Please hurry, all I'm doing in here is thinking, thinking about any, and every, little thing." Isabelle said.
He took her hand in his.
"Eat, then try to take a nap, and we will have you out in no time." He told her.
Isabelle nodded again, then Horatio left. She sat down on her cot, and began eating the pizza Horatio had brought her. It was delicious.
She took Horatio's advice, once she finished the pizza, she tried sleeping. Sleep evaded her for a while, but she did manage to doze.
She had no idea what time it was, or how much time had passed. She suddenly heard footsteps. She looked up as Tim walked up to her cell.
"Tim." She said, getting up, and walking over to him.
"Hey Isabelle." Tim said.
"Please tell me some good news, like you're here to get me out of this god forsaken place." Isabelle said.
He put his hand on hers.
"We are working as fast as we can. Just be patient for a little while longer." Tim said.
"Tim, I don't know how much longer I can be patient in this place!" Isabelle said.
"Calm down, we have a lead. Do you remember that Medical Examiner that you busted a couple of years ago, Danielle Stone?" Tim asked.
"Yeah, she contaminated blood samples." Isabelle said.
"Well, she lost her job. She has the most motive out of everyone else. H is questioning her." Tim said.
"So, how much longer do I have to stay in here?" She asked.
"I'm not really sure, but as soon as we find something, wwe will get you out of here." Tim said.
"Please hurry, I need to ger out of here." She said.
Tim's phone rang. He answered it. After a minute he spoke.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
He hung up his phone and took something out of his pocket. He looked at her.
"I have to go. Here, April wanted me to give this to you." Tim said.
He handed her a harmonica.
"Wow, she has a sense of humor." Isabelle said, throwing it onto her cot. Tim laughed.
"Have fun. We will get you out of here as quickly as we can. Bye." Tim said.
"Thanks." Isabelle said.
Tim gave her hand a small squeeze, then turned and left. Isabelle dropped onto her cot. She put her head into her hands, and sighed.
She hated waiting.
She was sitting on her cot, counting the ceiling tiles, when she heard someone walking towards her.
"Tell me some good news." Isabelle said, not taking her eyes off of the ceiling.
"You're being released."
It wasn't who she expected. She looked over at the man standing at her cell.
"Stetler, I wasn't expecting you here. Horatio, maybe, or Eric, Tim, even Calleigh, but not you." Isabelle said.
Stetler had the guard open the cell door.
Isabelle grabbed the harmonica, got up, and walked over to Stetler.
"I'm serious, Horatio caught the real person. You are free to go." Stetler said.
Relief flooded her. She had never felt so happy, and relived, ever.
"I could kiss you Stetler!" Isabelle said.
He just looked at her.
"But I'm not going to, I'm just happy to be leaving this place. Oh, this is for you." Isabelle said, handing him the harmonica.
She moved past him, and headed for the exit.
Stetler shook his head, and followed Isabelle out. He gave her a ride to the crime lab.
Isabelle found Eric and Horatio in the break room.
"Look wh's back." Eric said, giving her a hug.
"Yeah, Stetler was kind enough to give me a ride here. I am so happy to be here right now." Isabelle said.
"We're all happy you're back. I have something for you." Horatio said.
He handed her, her gun and badge.
"Thank you." Isabelle said.
Horatio gave her a hug.
"So, where are Calleigh and Speedle?" Isabelle asked.
"Calleigh is in trace, and Speed is getting me a case file." Horatio said.
"I'm going to ga and say hi to Calleigh." Isabelle said.
She headed to trace.
Calleigh wasn't there, but April was.
"Hey, you're out." April said.
"Yeah, I just did. Do you know where Calleigh is, Horatio said she was in here." Isabelle said.
"She left about five minutes ago." April said.
"Did she say where she was going?" Isabelle asked.
"To bBallistics, I believe." April said.
"Okay, well thanks." Isabelle said, turning to leave.
"Isabelle, wait." April said.
"What?" Isabelle said, turning to look at April.
"What was it like, being accused of something you didn't do?" April asked.
"It was torture, I can't tell you enough how happy I am to be out." Isabelle said.
"At least you didn't lose your job over it." April said.
"Of course not, I didn't do it." Isabelle said.
"Yeah, well, sometimes when a person who didn't do anything, they still get fired." April said.
"What are you talking about?" Isabelle asked.
april laughed.
She had her hands behind her back as she moved towards Isabelle.
"I'm talking about Danielle Stone." April said.
"But Danielle Stone had contaminated blood samples." Isabelle said.
"No, you planted them on her." April said.
"I did no such thing! I'm an officer of the law. Why do you care about Danielle Stone?" Isabelle asked.
"Danielle Stone had lost her job, and no one would hire her. Her lab tech was fired also. How was that fair?" April demanded.
"April, what are you talkign about?" Why did you bring this up?" Isabelle asked.
April laughed.
"Are you as stupid as you look?" April said.
"What the hell Scott?!" Isabelle said.
"Shut up!" April yelled, pointing a knofe at Isabelle.
"Whoa, April put the knife down. Why don't we just talk about whatever that's on your mind?" Isabelle said.
"Stop talking! I'm sick and tired of listening to you! Because of you, I was fired!" April yelled.
"You were Stone's lab tech?" Isabelle said.
"You're just the everyday genius aren't you?" April spat.
"You set me up!" Isabelle said.
"Wow, did you figure it out all by yourself?" April taunted.
April moved closer to Isabelle. Isabelle went for her gun, but it wasn't there. She had left it at the break room, with Horatio and Eric.
April laughed.
"What's wrong, did you forget something?" April asked.
"April, just put the knife down." Isabelle said.
"I don't think so, I'm goingt o repay you for what you did to me." April said.
"I didn't do anything, but my job." Isabelle said.
"Then you don't know how to do your job then! After I'm done with you, you won't screw anyone else's life up!" April said.
"April, don't do anything stupid. Give me the knife, and you will still have a chance." Isabelle said.
April shook her head.
"No, you have to pay." April said, moving even closer.
"Don't do this April." Isabelle said.
"You have nothing! You don't have your gun, and I have a knife! What are you going to do?" April said.
"April, you are in the crime lab, you won't get away with anything, and kinning me won't solve anything either.
"It will make me feel better." April said.
"You are crazy." Isabelle said.
April lunged at Isabelle.
