Chapter Seven ;
It's a Crime Scene.
Sara had her arms crossed, holding her stomach because she felt like she was going to be sick. Grissom was standing beside her, in front of her apartment. They had just been interviewed by Brass. Mrs. Brady was standing a few feet away from them, being asked questions by Jim. Sara was crying, not a lot, but a few tears had managed to fall down her face.
Catherine, Nick, Warrick and Greg were walking down the hall. They saw Sara, but wondered why Grissom was there already. All they knew was that there had been a kidnapping, of whom, they didn't know. They wondered why Sara was involved. Then Catherine noticed Sara was crying.
The four of them went up to Sara and Grissom, but Gil motioned them to follow him, and they walked a few feet away from Sara.
"What's going on, Gil?" Catherine asked.
Grissom sighed, they could see the pain in his eyes. "Sara's younger sister, Dani, was kidnapped, along with her friend Adam," he explained.
"Since when does Sara have a sister?" Nick asked, "She's never said anything about it before."
"Do you remember the Feller case? Two parents were killed and the child was kidnapped. It turned out that the child was a foster child, and Dani's real last name is Sidle. After we found that out, Sara adopted her," Grissom explained.
"Why are you already here?" Catherine asked. Grissom turned around and looked at Sara to make sure she was alright, she looked like an emotional wreck.
"Look, I have to go and… talk with Sara, can you guys process the scene, let me know if you find anything," Grissom said, stressing the word 'anything.'
"You're not processing?" Greg asked.
"No, I… I can't."
"Why?" Greg asked.
"I'm… too involved with the people involved," Gil said, and without another word, he returned to standing with Sara. Greg knew what he meant by 'too involved with the people', because he knew that Grissom and Sara were together, but he didn't know that Sara had a sister who was living with her.
The four of them walked into the apartment, and looked around, taking in their surroundings. Jim Brass entered the apartment.
"I got a print-out of the conversation with the police that Dani had before she was found. It looks like she left the phone where she was hiding when the kidnappers found her," Jim said. He handed the paper to Catherine.
There's people in my apartment, they broke in, I'm with my friend, we're hiding, but they're going to find us soon. Call my sister, her name is Sara Sidle and she is working in the crime lab.
Can you tell me where you are? Don't tell me if you think they can hear you.
Hesterland apartment building, apartment 9A
Can you tell me your name?
Dani Sidle, please call my sister, her name is Sara Sidle, she is at the crime lab.
Okay, we sent out officers, they will be there soon, just try to stay hidden as long as possible and stay calm, we will call your sister.
Okay.
-screams-
-thuds-
-screams-
Make them shut up!
I'm trying!
Get away from me!
-thuds-
-screams-
Shut up or we kill you.
-thuds-
-loud bang-
What did you do?
Do it, it'll shut him up.
-loud bang-
C'mon, hurry before the neighbors call police.
"That helps, thanks Jim," Catherine said. "So where would they hide?"
"Closet?" Greg suggested.
"What time did the call come in?" Catherine asked, turning back to Jim. Jim checked his notebook.
"At 12:42," he answered.
"Let's check the bedroom," Catherine said. Greg, Warrick, Nick and Catherine, all looked around the apartment so that they became familiar with the crime scene. They found Sara's room, and Dani's room. "Wow," Catherine said as she looked around Dani's room.
"That is a lot of butterflies," Greg commented. Catherine noticed that the closet door was open. She kneeled in front of it and looked to see if she could find a phone.
"It's not in here, Greg print the doorknob, I think the kidnappers were looking for them," Catherine said. Greg began to get out his fingerprint powder and Catherine, Nick and Warrick went into Sara's room. They noticed a laundry hamper in the corner. "Hey, wait a minute," Catherine said. She walked over to the laundry hamper and picked up a shirt with a gloved hand. "Grissom wore this yesterday."
Nick and Warrick looked at each other. "You don't think…" Nick started.
Catherine seemed to be the most affected by the evidence that had nothing to do with the case. "Look in the closet and print it, I'm going to go talk to Grissom," she said and walked out of the room.
Nick dusted the doorknob and found two partials. Warrick kneeled down and looked in the closet. He looked around, and found the phone, he took pictures of it and put it into a plastic evidence bag.
Catherine ducked under the crime scene tape and walked over to Grissom. She wasn't surprised that his arm was around her. She put her hands into her pockets.
"Hey Gil, can I ask you something?" She asked as she walked up to the two of them. Gil nodded.
"How long have you two been living together?" She asked as simply as she could.
"A year maybe," Grissom answered, also pretending as if it was no big deal and stuff like that happened every day. Catherine nodded, turned, and ducked back under the crime scene tape to continue doing her job.
Catherine walked into Sara's bedroom. "They've been living together for about a year," she said, informing Nick and Warrick. That was the last they spoke about it, they had more important things to worry about, like finding Dani and Adam.
They heard something ring, Catherine, Nick and Warrick looked at each other, it wasn't any of their phones. Catherine looked on the table beside the bed, where a cell phone was, and it was the one that was ringing.
Catherine looked at the caller ID. It read 'New Message.' Catherine picked up the phone, and Nick, Warrick and Greg, who had just entered the room crowded around her. Catherine flipped open the phone and it revealed who sent the message.
'Dani's Cell.'
