Disclaimer: Not only do I not own anything related to CSI, I also own nothing about Jeopardy!

Chapter 3

Grissom had his doubts as he stood in line. There was about 10 minutes before they should get in. He definitely stood among the first 100 people in line who were guaranteed to take the Jeopardy! test.

Why the hell was he there? Then he thought this is the most interesting thing he had done outside of the meager routine he created since Sara left some two months ago.

He let out a sigh, and heard a "click, click" behind him that caught his attention. He turned around.

"Hi. Want a Tic Tac?" said the woman behind him.

"Ah, no thank you."

She fished a couple out of the plastic container and popped the wintergreen freshness in her mouth. "Ever taken the test before?"

"No."

She offered a pleasant enough smile. Grissom asked, "You?"

"Twice. I tell you, I just want to pass the damn thing. 50 questions you have to get at least 35 right to pass. Every question is a different category. I don't care about the personality interview you get if you pass. I just want to pass it."

She fished another couple of Tic Tacs and popped them in her mouth.

Grissom nodded and turned back around, but he felt like he was being stared at.

He turned his head slightly to notice the woman checking him out from his rear to his neck.

He then turned around again.

She turned a bit pink. "Oh, ... ummm, this is weird but have you ever been to Curacao?"

Grissom looked at her annoyed and perplexed.

She stammered. "You know, the small island in the Netherlands Antilles off the northwest coast of Venezuela? ... You look kind of familiar..."

"No," Grissom said firmly.

"Sorry," she said, but she smiled as she concentrated on fishing a couple more Tic Tacs.

Grissom turned back around and sighed. All he wanted to do was pass the damn test, too. Personality interview, huh? I guess they have to like you before you get on the show. No need to worry about whether to pass that portion of the test, he thought, as he pressed down his forensic jacket. A wicked smile crossed Grissom's face. Catherine's taken care of any thoughts of CSIs being on television.

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TBC

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Author's note: For those who don't know, William Petersen starred in "Deadly Waters" with George C. Scott and some awful actress. It was set in Curacao and there is a scene where you can see WP's butt, and, if someone is REALLY good with a Photoshop program for video tapes, you could possibly, maybe see his "Boom Chick a Wow Wow."