Chapter 10 Breakthrough

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CSI OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OF CBS.

SOMEWHERE IN LAS VEGAS

Romeo slowly awoke his back hurt from having to sleep on the cold hard floor, slowly he wrapped the thin blanket around his shoulders. He had a massive headache, he was also staving but worst of all he was lonely he wanted his parents but they weren't there.

The door to Romeo's left opened and out walked the man who had come in earlier, another man walked in behind him. The second man looked to be carrying a box. Fear danced in Romeo's eyes as he tried to get away from the two men.

"Well, well it looks like someone decided that it was time for him to wake up then." The first man said a sly smile crossing his lips.

"So my little friend how are we feeling today?" The man asked coming closer to Romeo the second man stayed in the shadows. He had put the box down but now had something in his hand, Romeo try as he might couldn't see what it was.

"I…I'm…I'm not your friend I don't even know who ever of you are." Romeo said in a small voice.

"Oh I don't believe that in fact I think you know one of us really well."

"I… I don't I want my mommy and daddy." Romeo said tears flowing freely from his eyes.

This time the second man spoke up. "Don't worry kid you'll get to see your parents soon enough we're just playing a game with your mommy. Now about we play a game of our own ah what ya say sound like fun?"

What type of game?" Romeo asked trying to remember where he had heard the mans voice before.

"Don't worry" the man said moving forward bringing the box with him but staying out of threw light so that Romeo couldn't see his face as he didn't want to be recognised.

The evil looking man who had come in earlier went and got the box and turned tom his partner and said" Yeah put before we can play we'll have to make sure he fit's."

With that they grabbed Romeo and tried stuffing him in the box. " No I don't want to." Ro9meo said fighting for his life he didn't under any circumstances want to be stuffed in a box.

"Please stop your hurting me please stop." The boy cried out, why wouldn't these men stop and just leave him alone. Where was his mommy and daddy were they even looking for him.

Romaine kept fighting punching and kicking. The man who had brought the box in moved forward to help hiis partner when Romeo decided he had had enough and bit down hard on the second mans arm.

"Arrggh, you little brat" the man said smacking Romeo across the head with his police issued 9 mil rendering him unconscious giving the men their chance to stuff Romeo into the box and shut the lid. Carting the box out of the garage and out to the street where they loaded it into the waiting Tahoe.

Several hours later a very groggy Romeo slowly started to stir but he was forced to close his eye's as the light only made his headache worse.

When Romeo could finally open his eyes he saw both men studying the second man Romeo's brain finally clicked on to who it was. But it couldn't be could it?

"Ah I see our little friend has decided to join us in the land of the living now do you want to know why we took you away from your parents?" The first man asked he had a bandage on his arm from where Romeo had bit him. Slowly Realm nodded.

Getting up from his seat the man went over to Romeo and yanked the kid up by his top and dragged him over to the chair and roughly sat him down.

"Your mom made a very bad mistake, a very bad irreversible mistake, now you see we really don't want to hurt a little child honestly we would never ever think about doing it but you see we have to make your mom suffer and the only way we can hurt her is to hurt you. Oh yeah don't worry your parents wont find you here in fact no one will." The man said before the two men left once the men had left Romeo started crying.

TWO WEEKS LATER

Romeo was still missing and every one around the crime lab had noticed a change in the missing boys parents. They both hadn't gotten much sleep and had hardly been eating Sara was slowly shutting the world out preferring to stay in her room. Grissom had also been acting a bit off centre lately and got agitated very quickly.

Neither Sara nor Grissom had shown any of the team the note or videotape that they had received. A week earlier Grissom was watching the tape, Sara who couldn't stand been parted from both of her kids for this long had gone to Cathrines to see Laura Rose, whilst he was watching it something clicked making him sit up straight spilling his coke all over him.

The team had a new case a woman's body was found bruised and battered in the dessert.

Walking through the lab Grissom walked into the trace lab where Cathrine and Warwick were busy going over the evidence.

"Cath Warwick what have we got?"

Warwick answered "Not much I'm afraid whoever dumped this lady was careful, we're running a tyre track that doesn't match any of the samples we collected hopefully it will help us track down who owns the vehicle and we can find out who this lady is and why the person killed her and then threw her away like a piece of trash.

"Hey Gil?" Cathrine said nervously not really sure she wanted to ask what was on here mind but knowing that she had to.

Grissom spun around to face his second in command "What?' he asked.

I was… um I was just wondering if you guy's have had any new information about Romeo" Cathrine asked nervously not sure how Grissom would react to the question.

Grissom snapped "What makes you think… mind your own business Cathrine this has nothing to do with you.

"Alright, alright I was just asking."

Well don't alright just leave it alone it has nothing to do with you." Grissom said storming out of hew lab.

Turning to Warwick who had remand quite throughout the whole exchange she asked.

"What's his problem I was only trying to help?"

"Yeah I know." Warwick said walking over to Cathrine and placing an arm around her shoulder.

"Hey Cath do you remember when those men took Lindsey and how you refused medical attention even through you had a head wound?"

"Yeah I was more worried about my daughter then I was about myself." She replied turning and facing Warwick she narrowed her eye's "Just what are you getting at?"

Sighing Warwick replied., " I'm getting at the fact that we all know that both Sara and Grissom are very independent and worried sick about their kids, and if that weren't enough they both have each other to worry about especially as Sara's starting to shut everyone out. They'll ask for help Cath we just have to give them time." Warwick said pulling her into a hug.

"Yeah you're right."

"Of course I'm right I'm always right." Warwick said with a grin only to get an elbow in the ribs a Cathrine pulled out of the hug.

"Whatever don't get cocky my boy." She couldn't help but smile at the pained expression on his face. " I just wish there was something we could do to help."

"Yeah don't worry Cath I think everyone fells the same way. They'll tell us what's new when their ready we just have to give them the space they asked for is all.

Yeah maybe your right oh I don't you dare say it." Cathrine said turning back to the computer as it beeped to let them know it had found a match.

"Well it seems we are looking for a 2005 Ford Falcon."

"Oh great there has to be like a million of those in the state on Nevada alone."

"Oh stop whining Warwick you're a grown man I know how about we see if Nick will run it for us?"

Cathrine walked into the breakroom where she found Nick downing a soda with a half eaten Turkey and lettuce on rue bread.

"Yo Nicky" Cathrine said as she walked into the breakroom. .

"Hey Cath what's up?" Nick asked looking up as she walked over to where he was sitting.

"What you up to nick my boy?"

"Nothing just finished a case, why?" Nick asked suspiciously.

"Um I … we were wondering if you wouldn't mind doing us a favour."

'And who is we exactly?"

"Warwick and I."

"Ah I see and what would this favour involve may I ask?"

"Running down owners of 2005 Ford Falcons and seeing if any of them are in the system."

Yeah sure do you mind if I finish my lunch first?" Nick asked indicating to the sandwich on the table in front of them.

"No not at all thanks Nick I owe you"

"Don't worry Cath I wont forget " Nick said as Cathrine left the breakroom and went back in search of her boy friend.

TWO HOURS LATER

"Hey Yo Cath," Nick said running down the hall to the blonde CSI. "We got a match to a man by the name of John Kire in the system assault got out three weeks ago."

"Di…Did you just say John Kire?" Asked a small voice behind them turning around their eyes feel on the fragile frame of Sara.

"Sara what are you…How long have you been there?" Nick asked.

"Long enough now please tell me did you just say John Kire?"

"Yeah I did why do you know him?"

"Um I'll explain later, I've got to find Grissom. Cath can you gather the team and meet in the layout room in half an hour?" Sara asked slowly she started walking up the hall in search of her husband without waiting for Cathrine's answer.

"Yeah sure." Cathrine said to her team mates back turning back to nick she said " Alright I'll go and get Greg and Brass if you don't mind going and getting Warwick and Sophia."

Half an hour later the team was seated around the large table in the layout room, pictures of the teams current case on Grissoms order lay in a folder out of Sara's sight."

Cathrine was the first person to speak up." Alright we've got a case to solve so can I ask how exactly do you know this man john Kire when none of us had heard of him till today."

"The reason I know him." Sara said looking down at her hands. "Is because he's my brother."