~*~Chapter Seven: The Murder~*~
Next morning Grissom and Sara waited in front of the hotel. At nine o'clock sharp, Matthew arrived.
"Good morning," Matthew said with a smile.
"Morning," Sara and Grissom replied.
"I have to pick up a colleague of mine first," Matthew told them when he drove towards the island Elephantine. On that island, the Aswan Museum was located.
Ten minutes later, Matthew parked his car. He got out of the car and walked towards one of the men.
"Have you seen Will?" he asked the man friendly.
"Didn't see him this morning Matthew," the man shrugged.
"Ok, thanks Salidh." Matthew turned around and got into the car. "Will isn't there. That's strange."
"Why is it strange?" Grissom asked curiously.
"Will is a workaholic. He's always at the museum," Matthew got a bad feeling. "I'm going to his hotel. Sorry guys," he said apologetic towards Grissom and Sara.
"We can take this trip an other time," Grissom told him and looked at Sara who nodded.
"Maybe he overslept," Matthew said to know one in particular.
"Maybe he did." Grissom tried to calm down his friend.
Five minutes later, they arrived at Old Cataract Hotel and Matthew jumped out of the car and ran into the hotel. Grissom and Sara followed him at a distant. Matthew stopped in front Will's room and knocked. Matthew noticed that the door wasn't locked.
Before Matthew touched the door handle, Grissom grasped his wrist.
"Wait," he almost yelled. Grissom grabbed his handkerchief and slowly opened the door. What he witnessed was horrid. Will was lying on the floor. His hands were bound behind his back and Grissom saw a lot of blood underneath him.
Matthew looked into the room and then turned around immediately. "O my god," he whispered and sat down quickly.
Sara looked at Grissom. "We need to call the police," he whispered to Sara.
Sara nodded and ran downstairs. Moments later she came back with a couple of men. They looked into the room and they also turned away from the sight in front them.
Grissom crouched down next to Matthew and looked at his friend. "Matthew?" he said and touched his shoulder.
Matthew looked up with red trimmed eyes. "Why?" Matthew couldn't believe his friend and colleague was dead.
"Could this have something to do with the tomb you found?" Sara asked Matthew.
Matthew's head jerked up and looked at her in horror. "Hunter and Stephen…" he said in shock.
"Where are they Matthew?" Grissom feared for their lives.
"They are at the tomb," Matthew tried to stand up. Grissom supported his friend and looked at Sara.
Sara turned to a police officer and explained the situation to him.
"Do you know where the excavation site is?" the police officer asked her but Sara shook her head.
Sara turned back to Grissom and Matthew. "Matt, where exactly is this tomb located?" Sara asked him.
"I can show you," he responded and tried to walk down the stairs. Grissom grabbed him when he saw him fall.
"Sit down Matt," Grissom ordered.
Matthew sank on the floor. Grissom knew he was in shock, but they needed to go to the site. Two more lives could be in danger.
"Matthew, where exactly is the site. Your friends lives could be in danger." Grissom knew he had to pressure Matt, otherwise they would never find them.
"I need to go with you," he finally said and tried to stand up again. Grissom and Sara supported him and they walked slowly out of the hotel towards Matthew's car.
"We will follow you?" the police officer said to Sara.
Matthew told Grissom how to drive and moments later they were on their way to the tomb.
Twenty minutes later Grissom stopped next to the tomb. Matthew insisted on going into the tomb first. He didn't want anyone to disturb the tomb.
Matthew and three police officers entered the tomb. Five minutes later, the police officers came out.
Matthew looked at the floor and saw dragging marks. He also saw that the wall, where Stephen and Hunter drilled a hole in, was gone. The only thing he saw were the hieroglyphs on the wall, he didn't see any statues. When he rounded a corner, he saw blood on the floor. Suddenly he heard a noise behind him.
He turned around and saw a man. He was dressed as…a pharaoh. Then…everything went black.
Grissom walked into the tomb and one of the officers gave him a flashlight. He thanked him and then he walked further into the tomb.
The police officers decided to go back because they didn't find anything. Sara couldn't believe her ears. Two Egyptologist were missing and they went back to the city, without an investigation.
Outside, Sara was waiting for Grissom to return. When he didn't show up she went into the tomb. Grissom looked at the drag marks on the floor.
"What did you find?" Sara asked curiously when she crouched beside him.
"Drag marks," he said and pointed at them.
Suddenly they heard a bang further into the tomb. Sara looked Grissom. "Stay behind me," he said when he walked into the direction of the sound. When they rounded a corner, they stood before a wall. "What the hell…" Grissom said. "Where's Matthew?" They looked around and noticed the blood. "Lets get out of here," Sara whispered and turned around. She saw a man dressed as a pharaoh. She saw that he had something in his hand.
Sara let out a yelp, but it was too late.
TBC…
