Odd Confrontations III
By PaBurke
Pairing # Gib Cain / Nick Stokes (CSI)
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters, no money made, no copyright infringement intended.
Spoilers: None really. Actually, ignore the most recent season of CSI, Iespecially/I the finale.
Oh warning: Messy Evil Character Death.
Word Count: 300
Every once in a while, Nick Stokes disliked the victim of a crime. This time, he despised the victim.
The man had been found in an ambulance, deposited there when the paramedics were busy in a corner store buying snacks. He had been unconscious then and bleeding from a head wound/ neck injury. They had rushed him to the hospital where he received stitches and medication that pulled him out of the coma.
The man, who only answered to 'Gib,' had woken up with a curse on his breath and hadn't stopped swearing. Every so often, he would throw in a racial slur but that seemed the extent of his vocabulary. It was a very good thing that neither Warrick nor Catherine had pulled the short straw for this assignment. The only description Nick received of his attacker was 'that damn n***** lawyer from Wolfram & Hart.' He didn't know the lawyer's name and refused to say where the assault took place. He was reluctant to view a line-up.
He had been furious to find out that he was paralyzed. Nick had been in the room when the doctor revealed that information. The doctor didn't know how long the paralysis would last, or if it would ever go away. He detailed the physical therapy the victim would have to endure. Gib had thrown both Nick and the doctor out of his room before the physician could finish.
In the five minutes that Nick had been discussing the case with the doctor, Gib managed to disconnect himself from all monitoring equipment.
A nurse screamed.
Nick and the doctor raced back to Gib's room. The patient had killed himself. As Nick had absorbed the vacant eyes and the pooling blood; he tried to conjure up pity for the bitter man.
He couldn't.