Chapter 10.
Catherine and Sara looked at eachother for a split second, both stunned, then Sara fell to the floor.
Staring at the screen, having difficulty processing what they had just seen, the team continued watching the horror before them. " Jim, get over here-Now. Ellie just shot Sara", with that Grisom hungup, eyes transfixed on the screen.
Catherine, completely ignoring Ellie who still had the gun trained on them, went down to Sara, who was clutching her shoulder. " Sara, lay down sweetie", Catherine said. Catherine applied pressure to Sara's wound, Sara grunted as she did it. " Ugh, that hurts", Sara said gasping. Wincing for her, Catherine continued to press down, " I know honey but we gotta stop this bleeding or at least control it. How do you feel?", she asked.
Before Sara could answer, Ellie took a few steps closer to Catherine and put the gun to back of her head, " Get up", she said. Catherine didn't move and continued to help Sara. Becoming impatient, Ellie said once more, " Get up or i'll shoot her again".
Processing that thought, Catherine got up slowly and stepped away from Sara and then backed off from Ellie. " I don't understand any of this Ellie. Why shoot Sara?, why...how do you know Dean?". Ellie just smirked, as Dean answered Catherine's questions. " Well Jimmy jim jim isn't exactly close to his daughter is he, and Ellie knows how to have a good time...she wasn't exactly hard to persuade to help me out with my little plan of fun. I spoke to her a few times while i was still on the force. I didn't expect her to shoot Sara, although that just adds to the drama. She helps me and in return she gets as much of the white stuff she wants as well as getting back at daddy. Works all round really".
Catherine looked down again at Sara who had managed to get herself up into a sitting position. Sara merely looked at Catherine in disbelief, probably thinking the exact same thing as she was.
" You get invloved in all this for drugs and to get back at Jim? Ellie what has your dad ever done to you to deserve this". Ellie took a few steps closer to Catherine, gun still pointing in her direction. " Don't even pretend to understand what's gone on between me and my dad. I have no feelings for him at all, should've done me a favor and died when he got shot-could've got a nice bit of money from that". Catherine was concerned by the coldness of Ellie's voice, was that really her or the drugs talking.
Jim got out of the car and ran over to the team. " Gil, what's happening? Ellie's in there? She shot Sara?". Brass was confused and worried at the same time. He and Ellie were far from close but she was still his daughter, however he would never accept his daughter's behaviour today, least of all the act of shooting Sara, Brass had always thought highly of Sara and of course, she was his best friend's partner.
Grissom turned to Brass and pointed to the screens. " We don't know exactly what's happening, Ellie just appeared, they were talking then she turned the gun on Sara. Now it looks like they're talking again". Watching in as much horror as the rest of the team, Brass reached for his phone to call Catherine. " Gil, i don't know what to say. I..." Brass began. Grissom patted his friend on the back and looked at him sincerely, when Catherine answered the phone.
" Catherine put me on speakerphone", Brass asked. Catherine held the phone in front of her and put it on speakerphone, " It's your Dad", she told Ellie.
" Hey Dad, nice of you join us", Ellie said. Watching her every move on the screens, Brass attempted to talk his daughter into helping them. " Ellie, what are doing? You do know that shooting a CSI is serious, i can't help you this time, but you can help yourself. Put the gun down and help us-help yourself honey".
Ellie looked unphased by what Brass had just said, " Help myself...i already am Dad, Dean's taken good care of and i feel good, i feel good when i feel nothing". Sara was trying to get Catherine's attention while Brass and Ellie were talking. She had managed to slowly move herself closer to their guns that they had to throw down. She had a plan, she thought to herself, but it was risky. She needed Catherine to somehow distract Ellie while she made a move for the guns, although in her present state, she wouldn't be quite as fast as she would be normally. Sara caught Catherines attention and tried to tell her what she was planning by looking at the guns then back at Catherine, hoping she would catch on. Catherine understood immediatley.
Nick also picked up on what Sara was doing. He hadn't taken his eyes off her since he saw her get shot. "Jim, you gotta keep Ellie distracted, i think Sara's going for their guns", Nick whispered into Brass's ear so Ellie wouldn't over hear him in the background.
" Ellie, you gotta put that gun down, you're in deep and by doing this you're getting deeper and deeper". Ellie wasn't taking any notice, instead she was staring at Catherine. Dean was watching the whole episode unfold, he too could see what Sara was upto. Thats when he shouted out, " Hey Csi, watcha doing?". Ellie turned around fast to see Sara reaching for a gun. That's when Catherine seized the opportunity to disarm Ellie. As Ellie aimed the gun at Sara once again, Catherine flung herself at her, knocking the gun out of her hand. They fell to the floor, Ellie was feral in her attack on Catherine. The drugs had made her stronger than normal, Catherine got a clean punch in, straight across Ellie's cheek. The punch dazed her momentarily, then she came back at Catherine. The pair rolled about the floor, blow after blow came from both women. " Oh i do love a catfight!", Dean said, obviously amused by the action.
Sara managed to get to one of the guns. She turned to Catherine but she and Ellie were all over the place, she couldn't get a clean shot in. Then Catherine shot a quick kick to Ellie's midsection. She went flying backwards, that's when Sara trained the gun on her. " Now how i have a gun. Hands up on your head", Sara said. Ellie did as Sara said, then Sara passed Catherine the gun.
Greg punched the air in victory, " Yes! Go ladies, haha!" , the guys looked at him, " Hey, our girls just kicked some booty, i'm proud", Greg finished. Brass decided to talk again. " Ellie, help us now, give it up, tell us where to find Dean".
Dean began to laugh, " You people are so dumb, i mean for top Csi's and Cops with medals, you're all pretty damn stupid. Do you really think you're getting outta of this alive". Everyone was silent for a moment, then Ellie began to undo her shirt. " Put your hands back on your head", Catherine ordered but Ellie continued to take off her top. To everyone's horror Ellie had three sticks of dynamite strapped to her body. She began to laugh, a crazy laugh.
" Dean gave me this, told me it made me look pretty", Ellie smiled. Just how high was this girl. She put her hand to her belt buckle. " If I push this then we all go to a better place. I believe it's better than here. Hey Dad aren't you proud!", Ellie sneared then laughed.
Brass couldn't believe his eyes or ears. His daughter was so screwed up on drugs and the influence Dean had had on her, she was willing to blow herself and everyone else in the room up to go to a better place and exact the ultimate spite on her father.
Brass spoke up, " Catherine, you know where i'm coming from with this, you understand what i'm trying to tell you. If it comes to it, you know what to do".
Catherine understood fully, " Ellie, don't do this, don't let Dean control you, we can help you, please let us help". Ellie looked coldly at Catherine then Sara, then back to Catherine. " Dad...i'm sorry". Ellie reached for the belt buckle, just as she got to it, Catherine fired. Ellie fell to the floor. Catherine had taken a clean shot between the eyes. " Jim...", Catherine was tearful, she hadn't wanted too but it was her and Sara or definite death.
Brass, looked totally shocked, " I know, thankyou Catherine, you just saved my daughter", Jim hung up then walked off back to his car without a word to anyone.
Sara touched Catherines shoulder, " You did what you had to do", she said. Just then the door opened, as did the door leading off of that room. They looked through the door. " Ladies you have full access to every room in the house. Oh and Catherine-nice shot, thanks for killing Ellie, i couldn't have planned it better", Dean said with a wicked laugh.
" Why is he giving us access to each room?", Sara thought out loud. As they made their way through several doors, Dean told them to take the door to their right and all would be revealed. Tentatively they went through it.
" CSI Willows, CSI Sidle, enjoy yourselves. Although i don't think you're likely to make it outta this one", Dean told them. As they looked on, neither could process what they were seeing. " Catherine, what now?", Sara said. Looking at Sara, Catherine replied, " Pray".
Standing in front of them were two 5ft tall blocks of cemtex, both fused, with one large timer in the middle with one hour on it. As they looked at eachother, the timer beeped, when they looked backed the timer was counting down.