The testimony
"Hey , guys " Brass saluted them , walking over to see what they were doing "if you could see what face all of you have … what happened ? something wrong ?"
"Huh ? A , no , just that we have emotions , we want to see the verdict faster . "
"Come on , you heard Hodges' testimony , they can accuse him just because of that ! Stay calm , Grissom , stay calm . "
"I must , but hell I'm scared . And that fuckin' lawyer Hodges has is a pain in the ass , I just hate him , he's annoying ! But he's smart , damnit , too smart !"
"He is , but Greg is smart even more ; he'll never survive if he would not be smart . I feel proud , I'm proud of him !"
"Yeah , me too . He's such a hero and the beautiful thing is he doesn't even know it ; it's enough that he's not crying for himself and he is able to testify today . Hodges' statement was too … original . "
"Yeah . "
The team didn't hear any part of the conversation . They were too busy talking to Greg , powering him . Giving him power to fight in there .
"Greg !" Grissom said "let's enter , is time !"
" 'kay boss !"
He saw the doors opened and stepped in the court room . Again , hoping it was the last time .
"Prosecution is calling the next witness : Greg Sanders ."
He heard his name he saw that everyone was looking at him . He had to go and tell them everything , all that happened two months ago . It was a nightmare for him to remember all that , but it was important to catch the killer . He took a deep breath and started walking to the place he had to stay . But it seemed like his feet weren't listening him . They didn't want to move but , after taking more deep breath , trying to forget that in the next hour he'll remember that horrible torture and sat on the chair .
"I'm ready " he said .
"Okay , Mr. Sanders , defense may begin . Order in court room !" the judge yelled .
"What is your name ?"
"Greg Sanders "
"Mr. Sanders , where are you working ?"
"At Las Vegas crime lab " God are you so idiot ! "Greg smiled for himself .
"What's your job at the lab ? "
"I'm a CSI Level One . Been like this for one year ."
"Aha , okay then . Mr. Sanders , I want you to tell him so that everyone here can hear …"
"Hell , what if I don't want to tell ? I'm scared " he thought "to remember everything? "
"… what happened with you three months ago ."
"One day , at a crime scene , after processing the scene I stepped out of the room , my wish was to so to the lab . But then I felt a hit in the head and probably passed out . I woke up some time after and saw that I was tied to a ceiling probably and the person who kidnapped me , his name was Jonathan Wilder I think , said that he'll have him revenge . Then he called my colleagues and made them hear me " a lightning went through his body while he remembered "yelling while … he used a whip on me ."
"Why did you stop ?"
"For nothing ."
That guy knew that was disturbing fore Greg and wanted to make it more disturbing , to a point he couldn't control it .
"I think I passed out then .. because I couldn't hear anything . Then …." He told all that happened , the beatings , the stabbing , the shots . He didn't know anything about the explosion , he was unconscious .
"Good , and ?"
"I woke up in the hospital with no memories of why I am there and I didn't know anyone . But I recovered easily , in two weeks and I remembered everything , all that happened …. "
He again told all the history with the amnesia .
"And , how did you get yourself kidnapped the second time ?"
"I was kidnapped . I didn't get myself kidnapped !"
"Yeah , whatever , tell us ."
"Me and my friends were going to a crime scene " he smiled "not really a crime scene , but …"
"But what ?"
"…but a party , a secret party my friends did for me . Can you let me tell a whole phrase without interrupting ?"
"Yeah , sorry ."
"Well , we were waiting to get there , my colleague Sara Sidle was driving and when Nick told her to slow down she didn't because she said it is impossible . "
"Why ? Why it was impossible ?"
"Because " Greg said annoyed "the breaks weren't working . That's why ! "
"Okay . So what happened ?"
"I think the car hit something , I really don't remember well . All I know is that I woke up in a house that smelled awful . "
Again he said all the history .
"What did he gave you ?"
"From what I heard , a combination of arsenic and thallium . "
After finishing the story , after making a mind trip through all that awful memories he wanted to keep hidden , he just couldn't wait for the verdict . Hoping it will be guilty and Hodges will receive like twenty years at least .
There was another break when they will decide what to choose . He knew there was another trial he had to assist to , Jimmy's but he wasn't afraid and wanted to save the guy .
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"Congrats , Greg " the team said to him "you did great in there"
"You think , guys ? I don't and I'm fuckin afraid of what's going to happen !"
"What ? HodgesGuilty ! guilty , he'll pay for what he did to you , for what he did to us , you mist not have a doubt "
"If you say so Sara ,I believe you ! "
"Of course you do Greg !"
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They entered the court room for the last time that day and just hoped things will be as they wanted .
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Look , I know the accused is the last to testify , but I didn't want this ; this is fic so I can do what I want , right ?
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