Chapter Twenty-Nine

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Carl Jenkins was finally able to speak to his wife Amber. He looked at her in her orange jumpsuit and sighed.

"What is the matter with you? What the hell were you thinking?"

"Marcy needed my help Carl and as a friend I helped her" she replied.

"You put our house up as collateral Amber! Marcy escaped custody and now we are out on our ass because of you"

Amber shrugged. "So I don't care"

"You don't care that you lost our house and everything in it? Your children have no place to sleep because o f you."

Amber shrugged. "I sincerely do not care. Marcy is my friend and she needed bail and since no one would believe she was innocent of charges, I stepped in."

"Amber don't you realize what she has done?" Carl asked. He was still not getting through to her.

"Guard I do not wish to speak with my husband anymore" she said.

Carl stood up. "I am filing for divorce Amber and full custody of the children. You will be hearing from my lawyer."

Amber said nothing.

The five children were released to Carl Jenkins. They were all happy to go with him although they didn't have much to go back to. They went back to their home to collect what they could. Since the house was put up as collateral, it would take Carl some time to come up with the money to get the house back. Once the court, with the help of Brass dug deep into Carl and Amber's finances it was found out that Amber had no right to use the house as collateral. So with that new found information, Amber would be charged because she had forged her husband's signature on the collateral papers. Carl was relieved that he would get his house back.

Meanwhile in the prison where Jeremy Jarrod was staying, he and the other prisoners sat in the cafeteria eating supper when the news came about Marcy Jarrod and her cronies holding the Las Vegas Crime Lab hostage. Jeremy shook his head wondering what got into his wife. He hoped that Jamie was not involved. Even though Jeremy now knew that Jamie was NOT his son, he still hoped Jamie was not involved.

"That your wife Jarrod?" asked one guy.

"Yes it is. She's got a screw loose" he replied.

The other prisoners did not reply.

Catherine, Warrick and Emily sat around the table at Franks trying to think of a plan. Ecklie and Cavallo had left to do something at the police station so the three of them were left alone.

"What are we going to do?" Emily asked.

"We can't do anything Emily. We have to let the LVPD do their job. The FBI is getting involved now too. They are going to try to negotiate with Marcy and Co. " Warrick said.

Emily, who when she escaped had not only been able to grab her purse, but her travel bag as well which had her documents on the adoptions. Since she had nothing else to do, she pulled them out.

"What are you doing?" Warrick asked.

"I have to keep my mind busy or I will go nuts." She said and looked over her notes.

Catherine nodded.

One of the waitresses at the diner turned up the TV . The crime lab was on TV – with the FBI and LVPD surrounding it.

"We are going to try to negotiate with the captors" Undersheriff Jeff Mckeen said.

"Negotiate how?" asked one reporter.

"Ask the exactly what they want." He replied bluntly.

Suddenly a shot rang out and a few people surrounding the building screamed.

"Get the media away from here NOW or I start killing my hostages" yelled a voice.

The media obliged and the screen went dark. A reporter in a news anchor came on apologizing and went on to other news.

Back in the lab, The staff were all aware that they were being held hostage. The lab techs including Wendy, Archie, Henry and Mandy were holed up in Grissom's office along with Grissom , Sara, Nick, Greg , Jim Brass and Hodges. Bobby Dawson had taken that day off.

"Catherine and Warrick and Emily are safe, they are at Franks." Grissom told everyone. "They are going to stay there until this hostage crisis is over"

"Poor Emily, she must have been scared!" Hodges said.

"Her parents were at Franks and apparently there was a confrontation." Grissom told him.

"Oh really – what happened."

"According to Catherine's text message Emily stood up to her parents and they left."

"Did they go back to Los Angeles? " Hodges asked.

"Hopefully" replied Grissom.

Meanwhile in the front reception area….

"Where is Sara Sidle – we want words with her"

"I'll page her" Judy said and pressed the intercom to Grissom's office.

"Yes Judy" Grissom said.

"They want to see Sara."

"Uh NO" he replied.

"Then I'm gonna kill your receptionist" growled Sam.

"NO Gil, I'll go see them…." She said.

"Sara.." Grissom said.

Sara ventured out towards the reception area.

"Ok so I'm here. What do you want" she said bravely.

"I want you as my hostage." Marcy said.

"Listen Marcy… don't you understand how much trouble you are in? I put your husband away for a reason! He was raping and beating women! He needed to be rehabilitated!"

"You put the love of my life away you stupid bitch" she said and now you have to pay!

"Listen Marcy, hurting people doesn't get you anywhere! " Sara began…

Suddenly from the side entrance was a noise….

"What is that? I thought this place was sealed." Mark growled.

Marcy turned to see who had walked in and her jaw dropped… for she had never expected to see the person she saw standing face to face with her…..