Chapter 11

" Because I was late! " Sara yelled. " As a mother, it's my job to protect her, and if I would've been there, she would be here right now. "

Grissom just held her tight. "Sara, if you start blaming yourself then I have to blame myself as well. AND I DO. I should've let her come home."

" It was not your fault, I"m the one who should've have been there, I wouldn't have let them touch her, and now THEY have her, and only God knows what they're going to do to her. " Sara sobbed into his shoulder.

The phone rang inside.

Sara bolted for the phone, almost tripping up the step. She quickly answered it. " Hello? " Her breathing was fast.

"I've got someone that wants to say hello." His voice was a sneer.

" Let me talk to her! " Sara hated this man, she would kill him if she ever got the chance.

"Mrs. Grissom?" Came Annie's shaky voice.

"Oh thank God... Annie, how are you, are you ok? " Sara asked.

"I want to go home." Annie sobbed. The phone was jerked from her ear.

"I have no use for her. I think I'm going to kill her." The man said with an almost joyous laugh.

" Oh My God, No please don't. " Sara started crying on the phone.

"I will. I can. If you give me what I want, I might change my mind."

" What do you want? " Sara said almost hopeful into the phone.

"I want you to go back and check your evidence from 20 years ago. I was an innocent man. Go and check it." He hung up.

Sara hung up the phone, ran and grabbed her jacket, and slipped on her sandals.

"Where are you going, Sara?" Grissom asked as he grabbed her arm.

" I have to check evidence from 20 years ago, he says he was an innocent man...if I don't..." Sara couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Sara, there are plenty of cases from years ago. How do we know which one?" He then remembered his earlier threat. "We can't leave."

"Gil, if I don't, they'll kill Annie. " She stated sadly.

"Baby, we can't leave or they kill Sam." Grissom said. He knew he wouldn't be able to live with himself if Annie died but Samantha was his priority.

Sara looked at him. "That bastard set me up... he's playing me against my child." Sara's face went from fear, to pure anger.

"Sara, did he say you had to look or just to look? It's important, Baby. What did he say exactly?" Grissom had her and made her look him dead in the eyes.