To Die or Not to Die
Now you can find out the results of the court case. Last chapter too.
CBS owns CSI, I only own my own mind.
Chapter 10
"Had you been drinking that night Ms Sidle?"
"No."
"Odd because I had the understanding that you had an alcohol problem."
"I enjoy a drink with colleagues occasionally, but I don't consider that a problem."
"In your past history is shows you have an arrest for DUI that mysteriously disappeared, it would seem that you are no saint Ms Sidle. In fact your past is dotted with run ins with your superiors and authority figures. You appear to have a habit of disregarding your own safety. Also you are of the opinion that you are always right. Even when you are wrong. Now with that in mind I put it to you again that had you not been restrained by CSI Willows, you could have conceivably gotten the both of you killed. Is that not so, and please don't insult my intelligence, just a yes or no answer."
Sara suddenly felt defeated, with no more defiance left in her than a dirty dishrag.
"Yes," she answered in a soft voice.
The Foster sat down looking jubilant. He had successfully damaged CSI Sidle's reputation in court, in front of witnesses.
The prosecutor stood up to cross examine Sara.
"Ms Sidle, from all the reports I have from your supervisors, which includes evaluations, all your work is done professionally and thoroughly and you have one of the highest solve rates at the crime lab. Is that not so?"
"Yes."
"You don't let your private life interfere with your job, you work long hours and from talking to your colleagues, never once have you jeopardized their lives any more than it already was, this being one example. Am I correct Ms Sidle?"
"Yes."
The prosecutor turned to the judge, "Your honour this entire last argument from Mr Foster was nothing but a smear campaign against Ms Sidle and does not pertain to this case in any way, shape or form. Ryan Maher is standing trial here, not these two CSIs."
The judge then advised the jury to ignore Mr Foster's last arguments.
Now Foster felt defeated, it was now public record but not to be taken into consideration. He couldn't help but think how much he hated Sara Sidle, but he'd have time for her later. She'd humiliated him, no one gets away with that. He had no more to say than "Defence rests your honour."
"NO, it does not." shouted out Maher. He turned to his lawyer. "You are supposed to be defending me not getting me convicted. These bitches are not sending me to prison like they did with my father."
He leapt over the desk and beat the bailiffs to Sara, both of his hands contracting around her throat and knocking them both to the floor. She brought her knee up into his groin but he was hanging onto her neck like it was a lifeline. She was seeing stars then blackness was creeping into her vision. Getting him off her was difficult as he had a death grip on her, Grissom raced forward, in front of the bailiffs and brought a heavy law book crunching onto Maher's head. He fell instantly.
"Why the hell wasn't he restrained in court?" asked a very angry Grissom, he got no reply.
Sara coughed and tried to sit up, her neck and throat throbbing.
"Oh man Griss is he dead?" she asked, her voice hoarse.
"Don't know, don't care as long as you are alright Sara."
"He's alive!" called out a bailiff who was taking Maher's pulse, "call the paramedics."
"Guess the law caught up with him then, eh Griss?" chuckled Sara, indicating the heavy book.
Grissom turned to the Judge, sitting shocked in her seat. "I apologise You Honour for interrupting the court, I didn't see that there was much choice in this instance."
"Dr Grissom, under other circumstances there would be an investigation into your actions, but since I approved Mr Frost's appeal to have the defendant without restraints, the fault must lie with me. You have no case to answer, it was purely in defence of CSI Sidle."
Maher was alive but just barely, he was transported under guard to hospital and the trial went on in absentia. The jury took just half an hour in their deliberations in finding him guilty. However he was never sentenced as his brain injury left him as a vegetable, never knowing that he was found guilty, never doing anything again except drool. He was locked away in his own mind and body, forever.
Sara was checked out at the hospital and, apart from bruising on her neck, was declared fit to resume work.
And Ecklie never did find out what Sara had said to him in sign language, which turned out to be the topic of a rather humorous conversation between her and Catherine later on.
The End
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