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Catherine waited all night for Lindsey to come home, but she never did. She was up all night, worried about what Simon could be doing with Lindsey right now. Her mind showed her horrifying images every time she closed her eyes, but she didn't want to believe it. She'll come back she has to, right? She said she would. But the later it got the more worried she became, and the more convinced she was that Lindsey wasn't coming home. Finally, it was about six AM when Catherine knew for sure Lindsey wasn't coming home. Catherine knew it was time to call her team, so she decided to take a trip to the lab.


Sara and Catherine arrived at the lab just before their shift had ended. They walked in, and were met with stares from all the lab techs and other CSIs in the lab. Warrick walked up to Catherine as soon as he saw her there. "Hey, Cath, how you doing?"

"Lindsey's been kidnapped. It was Simon, he took her." Catherine quickly told him.

"Woah, Catherine. How do you know this?"

"She snuck out last night, left a note saying she would be back before morning, but she hasn't come back. I know Simon took her. Warrick we have to find her. Do you have any idea what he could be doing to her right now?"

"Okay. Catherine. We're gonna find her, okay? Just stay calm, and we'll find her, I promise." Warrick said softly, and then pulled Catherine in for a hug, as she was clearly distraught. She cried in his arms, and he pulled back from the hug. "Cath." She looked up at him. "Promise me you're not going to do anything stupid. We can get Lindsey back... the right way." He said, knowing what was going through her mind. He knew she would do anything to make sure Lindsey stayed safe, no matter what the cost, and that terrified him.

"Okay." Catherine said, not really listening to him. She couldn't think about anything, but Lindsey and what she could do to ensure her daughter's safety.

"Catherine. Come on." Warrick said, and brought Catherine into the break room.


After Warrick had informed the others about what was going on, they started the search for Lindsey. The first person they brought in to talk to was, Lindsey's friend, Kaileigh. Kaileigh came with her mother with her. They were both dressed in high-end clothing, and obviously not in the mood to be in the police station. They had no idea why the police wanted to talk to them so, they had a bit of an attitude at first.

Brass came in, and pulled Kaileigh's mother into his office. Then, Nick walked in, and pulled Kaileigh into his office. "Why am I here? You can't question me without my lawyer present." She stated.

"Woah, take it easy. You're not in trouble. I just wanna talk."

"Fine. What do you want?"

"When was the last time you saw Lindsey Willows?" He asked.

"Last night. Why?"

"Where were you last night?"

"Umm, are you interrogating me? Like, what's going on?"

"We have reason to believe Lindsey was abducted last night. Now we need your help to find her. So, if you cooperate, this will be a lot easier for the both of us." Nick said, not letting it show how much this girl irritated him.

"Okay. We were at a party. It was at like her house, but nobody lived there anymore. I don't know. It was a great party."

"Did you see anything unusual that happen?"

"Well, Linds she was with some older guy. I saw him whisper something to her, then they walked out together. I tried to follow her to see where she was going, but all I saw was them both get in the backseat, then the car took off. I didn't see her after that. Did I just solve this case?"

"Not unless you can tell us where they went after that."

"I dunno. Somewhere."


Lindsey sat in the back of the car. She couldn't believe how stupid she had been. But in her defense, her mom didn't tell her Simon was still out there. Yes, Lindsey had seen Simon when he had walked into the lab, but her mom told her it was taken care of, and it would be fine. Catherine tried to make sure Lindsey wasn't worried about it, and she had done that. Lindsey wasn't at all worried that night. She thought her mom was being over protective, and all she wanted was to feel normal again. That wass why she snuck out.

Simon and his friend got out of the car, then they let Lindsey out. They didn't restrain her at all, she could've tried to run, but she didn't she was too scared, and she had no idea where she was. They walked her up to the house, and then lead her down into the basement. It was a big house, it could look nice if they took care of it, but they didn't.

Simon and his few friends they worked a lot. They owned a night club, but it wasn't like all the regular ones. This one was different, it was almost like a college party, except everything cost money. They had it right in their house almost every night. The neighbors were spaced too far apart for them to ever hear anything. Plus, two of the friends owned two of the houses next to it, and the third was a guy who went to the parties. They sold all kinds of drinks in the kitchen, and all the different kinds of drugs there as well. And if you wanted a private upstairs room, that would cost too. The girls were sold separate from the room, and there was usually one minor that was sold for ten times more money. It was basically a huge illegal operation that was run in that house, but the police never knew about it. They made loads of money every night, and since there was only a few guys running the thing they were all filthy rich.

Lindsey was locked in the basement. She turned around and saw another girl in there. "Who'd you piss off?" The girl asked. She was older, about twenty-three, and dressed in a really short and low-cut dress.

"Simon." Lindsey said quietly.

"Oh, he's a real piece of work, that one. What'd you do?"

"Well, my mom was married to him. He hit her, and my mom's a cop so, she told her friends. He got away, and found me at a party. What about you?" She asked, she didn't want to talk about herself anymore.

"Well, Richard, stupid son of a bitch. He wanted drugs, but I wouldn't give them to him. Those damn things are expensive. A few days later, I found myself here in this hell hole."

"Just because you wouldn't give him drugs?"

"Yeah. I told him he could buy his own damn drugs. He wasn't even gonna pay me for them. I was like hell no, I told him to get lost. What's your name?"

"Lindsey."

"Hey, I'm Isela."

"How long have you been here?"

"About two months. It's not too bad, after the first week you get used to it. Hell I must've lost like twenty pounds being here. Not too bad, right?" Isela said. Lindsey just looked at her, she couldn't imagine staying in that place for months to come. "Hey, let me introduce you to the rest of us."

There's more? How long have all these people been missing, and no one has found them yet? Lindsey thought, as Isela lead her further in the large basement. The basement was almost like a little house, there were different rooms, and the girls had made the place look reasonable. The guys never went down there, except when they needed a girl to satisfy a customer. What the girl's got from it, was either a clothing item, makeup, or food. All the girls met in a small room, and there was three mattresses in there. There was about seventeen girls, counting Lindsey. One girl younger than Lindsey, about nine, the minor. Now they had two. They explained all the rules to Lindsey. They gave her different clothes, and explained how they would bring people down there, and they would choose which girl they wanted. Then, in the morning, the girl would be rewarded with almost always food. They told her, "If you don't work, you don't eat."

Another girl added. "Also, if you work hard enough, he'll let you go. But that's only happen once before." That's what the girls were told, but it wasn't the slightest bit true. The other girl was caught trying to escape, and the guys told the girls a different story.

Lindsey tried to take in all this information. It was a lot for one time. She was sort of relieved she wouldn't be with Simon really at all, and he wouldn't kill her like she thought he'd do when she first saw him at her party.


Warrick, along with Grissom, Greg, and Sofia arrived at Catherine's house, and they saw what remained of the party. "Man, this thing was wild. I remember those good ole days." Warrick said, and everyone turned and looked at him. "What? Don't tell me you never went to any parties like this when you were in high school."

They processed the house thoroughly, and after they were done collecting the loads of evidence, they noticed a security camera on the other side of the street. They asked the owners if they could look at the footage from that night, and the neighbors allowed them too. They watched through the footage, and were able to get a surprisingly good look at the vehicle.

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Catherine sat alone in the lab. She had Simon's number in one hand, and her phone in the other. She slowly dialed his number. "Hey. What do I have to do to get Lindsey back?"


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