Chapter 4

Lindsey and Catherine sat in the back of the car. Donald had his gun trained on the two of them while Todd drove.

"Why are you doing this to us? What did we ever do to you?" demanded Catherine.

"Your snivelling brat came to my office and disturbed me and demanded to know about that layout you did! So I told her why you did it." Donald said.

"I told Todd not to publish those photos" Catherine said angrily.

"Sorry Babe, we needed a centrefold for November" Leered Todd.

"Keep your bloody eye on the road" Donald told him and whacked him on the head.

"Yes boss" replied Todd and he resumed his concentration.

"I never gave you permission to publish them, I could sue you" Said Catherine.

"And expose your daughter to even more humiliation, what about your colleagues at work?" demanded Donald.

Catherine fell silent.

"Good you're quiet" said Donald.

They had arrived back at the magazine headquarters. Todd got out first and opened the door for Lindsey and Catherine. Lindsey got out first and before anyone could stop her or say anything she gave Todd a swift kick in the shin and ran. In the car, Catherine had slipped Lindsey her cell phone to call for help. Lindsey knew what to do and since she had been on the track team since elementary school, she could run like the wind. She out ran Todd who cursed and just watched as Lindsey disappeared down the street. Donald was pissed off that Lindsey had escaped and he decided that he was going to take it out on Catherine. Donald and Todd, on either side of Catherine escorted her to the magazine office. Desirée was waiting for them.

When Lindsey got as far away from Todd as she could, she dialled Grissom's private cell number.

"Grissom"

"My mom needs help come quick please" Lindsey babbled and was crying now.

"Calm down Lindsey, where are you?" Gil asked.

"In front of the Tangiers hotel, I got away from those goons, but they still have my mom"

Lindsey filled in Grissom about the situation that had occurred, the drive by shooting she had witnessed.

"I'll be there as soon as I can Lindsey" he told her.

"Sara, I have to go see Lindsey" he told her.

Sara rolled over to face Grissom. "Can't we finish…or begin.." she said and gave him a kiss to try to get him in the mood.

Grissom, as much as he would have loved to give in to his urges gently pushed his lover away from him. "Sara, duty calls, Lindsey is in trouble and so is Catherine."

Sara pouted and said nothing, she just got up and grabbed her clothes and stormed to the shower and slammed the door.

"I'm gonna pay for that tonight." He murmured to himself.

Grissom got dressed and jumped in his Denali and headed to the Tangiers where Lindsey waited for him. She jumped into his car and she told him everything.

"Don't worry Lindsey, things will be ok."

"They're gonna do something disgusting to my mom" Lindsey said making a face. "I saw how that place was laid out… yuck." She shuddered.

"What do you mean?"

"There was a big bed, cameras, other such items … " she said and couldn't bring her self to tell Grissom the other items she had seen"

Grissom let his imagination wander as to what could be in that room and he shuddered.

Meanwhile at the magazine lair….

Catherine woke up in the bed her head was pounding and she looked down. She was wearing only a bra and panties. She looked all around her and saw a video camera and a camera.

"What the hell happened" she demanded.

"Shut up." Donald told her.

"What do you want from me Donald?"

"You know what I want from you"

Catherine signed."Donald I don't do that anymore, I have a daughter now and a stable career"

"You're not making the money you made as a stripper girl and whatcha's gonna make from that video…."

Suddenly the door opened. Grissom & Warrick entered. At the sight of Catherine in her underthings both men blushed a little.

"What the hell are you to doing here" Donald demanded. DESIRÉE!" he screamed for his assistant.

Desirée came running with Todd behind her. "Yea boss"

"How did these two cops get in here, you were supposed to lock the door"

Desirée looked sheepish, as did Todd.

Neither Todd nor Donald had their guns so they were out numbered as far as weapons went. Both Grissom and Warrick had their guns trained on Donald.

"Catherine, you're going to be fine, you can come here and I'll give you my jacket"

Donald glared at them. "Just what the hell are you doing? This is my place of business, I am going to have to ask you to leave. Unless you have a warrant, you have no right on my property."

"Shut up asshole," snarled Warrick and he took Catherine by the hand and handed her his jacket. (she took it off his back for him because he had the gun trained on Donald.)

Training the gun on Donald with one hand, Grissom used his walkie-talkie. "Grissom here, I need the police here now, Jim Brass I need you here too to arrest these individuals here that are in some kind of porno ring" he said and gave Donald a smirk.

Behind them, Todd had slipped out of the room unbeknownst to anybody.

Grissom still had his gun on Donald and held it while Warrick lowered his so he could escort Catherine out of the lair. As he was walking her out of the lair Todd emerged.

"You ain't goin' no place you asshole" Todd and pointed the gun right at Warrick's skull.

"Move and he gets a bullet in his skull" he snarled.

Meanwhile downstairs Lindsey was getting worried. They should have been here by now. Where are they! Uncle Gil and Uncle Warrick said they'd take care of her and her mother and get them to safety. I don't want to go back up there, but what if they are in danger.

Lindsey knew what she had to do. She knew some kids at school that would be willing to help her. They were known as the bad kids, although they went to Butterfield, on the inside they were good kids, but after school, they were not so good. Every now and then especially when Catherine was out or not paying attention to her, Lindsey would sneak out and hang out with the bad kids. They were into gangs and stuff like that. They had never been arrested or anything but they were very tough.

"Kyle, I need you and the boys to come help me" she said and explained what the situation was.

"The ones that took that photo of your mother and published it even though they were not authorized?" repeated Kyle.

"Yes those are the ones" replied Lindsey.

Even though Kyle had a reputation, he also had a soft heart for Catherine Willows. Catherine and his mother both had been strippers together so Kyle understood exactly what Lindsey was going through.

"I'll gather the boys and meet you Lindsey.. where are you?"

"The Tangiers hotel. Come meet me here and I'll take you to the Lair."