I took some dialogues from "Bloodlines" and "What's eating Gilber Grissom?" explaining the change of MO in Serials and that memorable line in "Inside the box", you know the "Thank you for being here." J

And… I added some PureJoy honey on this, yeah, im a PureJoy shipper, if you dont like it… i am so sorry.

AND thanks again for all your reviews, i REALLY appreciate them.


Chapter III

The White hall seemed endles, he hurried himself, some part of him needed so desperate to hold her, to tell her everything is going to be okay, that there's no Tood Coombs outside to hurt her anymore. He went straight to the front desk.

"Excuse me… Catherine Willows?"

"Are you a relative or…"

"Mr Grissom!" He turned around to find the petit woman with big blue eyes.

"Excuse me…" He excused from the nurse who nodded.

"Lily… Im really sorry."

"Just tell me you got the guy…" The plea coming from the woman, made Grissom's heart wince.

"We did. Im just sorry we didnt get on time…"

"I cannot belive this happened to my daughter."

Truth to be told, Grissom didnt know what to say, he's never been good on demostrainig emotions, or even saying them.

"I guess we should hope for the best from now on…"

"I know. Why dont you just go to see her… she was sleeping, but i guess she must be awake by now, go in there, i bet Catherine would like to see you."

"Thanks Lily."

Grissom entered the room, inmediatly resting his eyes on Catherine, she was still sleeping, at least he was glad she was having that sort of peace. He spotted the horrible marks Coombs had left all over her beautiful face and swallowed hard. Maybe this was the time he'd wake from that terrible nightmare he was having, this couldnt be happing to Catherine, her strong parter and best friend for over 15 years. The sigh of her figure laying there disturbed him. But minutes later of staring, Catherine slowly open her eyes, just to catch the sight of him at the door.

"Hi." she gave him a sly smiled.

"Hi." Grissom didnt know what to do next… what if she didnt want him to get closer? rape victims are usually alarmed by a male presence.

"How are you feeling…?" He found the stupidity in his words.

"I… I've been better."

She drew in a deep breath, letting it out in a shaky sigh as she tried to think of the best way to phrase her question.

"And… How is he?"

"He confessed about those other crimes?" asked Catherine, trying to hold back the tears this caused her.

Grissom felt a little shocked abouut her sudden change of subject and the bluntness she was demostraiting.

"I guess he didnt have a choice. But what made him confess was an unusual circunstance…"

Catherine gave him a puzzeled look, then he went on.

"He's a chimera. Head of a lion, body of a goat, tail of a dragon. He's a genetic anomaly."

"What's that? What do you mean?" She asked still confused.

"Well… One person, two completely different sets of DNA. Sometimes fraternal twins, two separately fertilized eggs, develop into only one person. In effect, one twin dies in embryo, but its DNA survives in the other. That's why the DNA from his buccal swab matched his hair but not his semen." Explained all to her.

"So he had two strains of DNA in his body." Said Catherine.

"Yeah, and the DNA in his semen, was evidently from his dead twin brother."

"Who found about this unique condition?" Asked Catherine not knowing if she really want to hear about the details.

"Nick… right after Todd was shot, he was asked to removed his clothes, Nick noticed it while taking picture of his enjuries."

"But why he didnt just… killed me right there…?" Catherine was afraid to ask, but tried her best to handle it. Maybe her whole charade as a tough woman was too much to bare.

"I dont know… Serials have been known to change their signatures because they have fear of being caught... interruption... or it could just be an act of escalation… "

Catherine turned her sight to the roof above her, she was showing no emotions, too weird for Grissom, sure Catherine was a strong woman, but maybe this a very confusing way to react

"Catherine… Im sorry, i dont know how…"

"Please Gil, just don't go there…." Catherine was now holding back the tears, a sudden change.

"I cant help but to feel responsable for this, if i'd just had listened to you…"

"Gil, stop…" Catherine couldn't face the pity in Grissom, this was absolutely not his fault. And he seem to be lost, there was nothing stopping him from keep talking.

"I can't Catherine, is just that this wouldn't had happened…"

"I SAID STOP!" Catherine couldnt help but lether tears fall freely. "There was nothing you could do to prevent this, he just got what he wanted." Catherine cried a little harder. By this time, Grissom was by her side, holding her hand, wich didn't seem to perturb the beautiful woman.

"I dont want anyone to feel sorry for me… Yeah, maybe he's got away the first time, but now i know that maybe i helped to catch this guy, and belive it or not, it conforts me… I know it's stupid, this man just took what he wanted from me, but im not letting him get me… i will not let him…" Maybe this was getting at her more tan she ever want to. Emotionally, she was a wreck., for the past 3 hours she lived in a daze, but not she's getting back to reality, and she knew she was going to need help. But she was not going to open up to everyone…

"Im here with you Catherine…" Grissom captured her between his arms, letting her know that maybe he failed her the first time, but he was now convinced that in any way he was going to let her get hurt. He couldnt help to feel destroyed inside, this was Catherine he was talking about, his Catherine. He'd been loving her since the day they met and he always felt responsable for her, even when she got Eddie, he looked out for her.

She had never been felt so safe that in Grissom's arms. She tried to catch her breath. She managed to do so.

"Thank you…. For being here."