After the reviews I've been getting I had to put this. I hope the boys
don't mind my little feminine jokes.
Chapter 3
Grissom and Catherine walked out of the CSI building together.
"I may have gotten her up early, but it gives her no right to skip work," Grissom said angrily.
"Personally, I'm worried, she could have at least called," Catherine said.
"Well, I am going over there and getting an explanation out of her right now," Grissom said, he walked towards his car. Grissom got in his car and started to turn on his engine when Catherine appeared by the passenger side window.
"I am going with you," Catherine said, getting into the car.
"You can't go with me," Grissom said.
"Oh yes I can. If I don't, you will probably kill her or she you. I am going over there for support," Catherine said. "Now go."
"Fine," Grissom said, turning on the engine. The two rode in silence for a couple of minutes.
"Tell me exactly what happened at the scene," Catherine said.
"Well, she came all ratted and tattered and was extremely disagreeable. She kept saying that men don't understand women. I told her to check the perimeter and when she didn't come back in 45 minutes I sent Warrick out to look for her. He said that no part of her was there, her kit, or anything. Her car was gone to," Grissom said.
"Why was she saying that men don't understand women?" Catherine asked.
"I asked her why she was dressed so improperly when she had 20 minutes," Grissom said.
"Only 20 minutes!" Catherine exclaimed, amazed.
"Okay, I get dressed and ready in 10," Grissom said.
"God, you're fast, it takes me half an hour to an hour," Catherine said.
Grissom stopped at a stop sign and stared at her openmouthed.
"How the hell does it take you that long?" he asked.
"Well," she said, "there's the…"
"Never mind, I don't want to know," Grissom said. He came to Sara's apartment complex. "Is this it?" he asked, he went for the directions.
"Yeah," Catherine said, "it's over there," she pointed to one of the complexes.
"How do you know that?" Grissom asked.
"Lindsey and I have gone over there for dinner," Catherine said calmly, as if this wasn't big news.
"She never invited anyone else over for dinner," Grissom said.
"Duh, we work with mostly men," Catherine said. Grissom stopped the car and the two got out.
"Okay, if you know so much, where is it?" Grissom asked.
"This way," Catherine said, walking through one of the doors. She walked up one flight of stairs and stopped at an apartment.
"E6," Grissom said, looking at his directions, "this is it."
"No duh," Catherine said.
"Okay, the two of you are moody today, is there something I should know about?" Grissom asked.
"Nothing you want to know about," Catherine said.
Grissom shook his head and knocked on the door. "Sara?" he asked. "Sara, it's Catherine and Grissom, open up."
"Don't go in there," a little voice said behind them. The two turned around. It was a little kid.
"Why not?" Grissom asked, leaning down to be at eye level with the kid.
"The Vampire Lady sleeps during the day," the kid said. Grissom looked questioningly at Catherine.
"It's a little nickname the kids gave her, she works at night you know," Catherine explained.
"Well," Grissom said, turning back to the kid, "I'm her boss and I need to talk to her. Do you know how I can get in?"
The kid nodded and walked to the door. He sat on the floor and pulled a loose brick from the wall. He reached his hand into the wall and pulled out a key. The kid replaced the brick. Catherine and Grissom stared at the kid dumbfounded.
"She put one of her keys there, I saw her. She didn't think anyone saw, but I did. Put it back, I don't want her to know it's missing," the kid said.
"Thank you," Grissom said, taking the key from the kid.
"You're welcome," the kid said, she skipped away.
Grissom held up the key. "Intelligent, completely hidden from our eyes," Grissom said.
"Oh, your admitting she's smart," Catherine said.
"I have always thought she was smart," Grissom said. "What was that supposed to mean?"
Catherine shrugged. "Open the door," she said.
"We aren't supposed to do this," Grissom said.
"She's not supposed to not come to work," Catherine said.
"Fine," Grissom said. He unlocked the door. It swung open.
"Sara?" Catherine asked, stepping into the room. "Sara it's Catherine." Catherine started to walk around the apartment.
"Nice place," Grissom commented as he shut the door. He looked around. Nothing was out of place. The apartment was spotless.
"She likes a clean place," Grissom said.
"She has no opportunity to mess anything up," Catherine said, emerging from a bedroom.
"She isn't here," Catherine said.
"Where else would she be?" Grissom asked. Catherine shrugged.
"The library?" Catherine offered.
Grissom saw that there was a message on her machine. He pushed the button to play back the message.
"Sara, wake up, it's Grissom. We got another body. Grissom, it's 1 o'clock in the afternoon. I know. Click," the machine said. "One oh two p.m."
"Nice conversation the two of you had," Catherine said. Grissom shrugged.
"She's gone," Catherine said.
"Yeah, without a trace," Grissom said.
Chapter 3
Grissom and Catherine walked out of the CSI building together.
"I may have gotten her up early, but it gives her no right to skip work," Grissom said angrily.
"Personally, I'm worried, she could have at least called," Catherine said.
"Well, I am going over there and getting an explanation out of her right now," Grissom said, he walked towards his car. Grissom got in his car and started to turn on his engine when Catherine appeared by the passenger side window.
"I am going with you," Catherine said, getting into the car.
"You can't go with me," Grissom said.
"Oh yes I can. If I don't, you will probably kill her or she you. I am going over there for support," Catherine said. "Now go."
"Fine," Grissom said, turning on the engine. The two rode in silence for a couple of minutes.
"Tell me exactly what happened at the scene," Catherine said.
"Well, she came all ratted and tattered and was extremely disagreeable. She kept saying that men don't understand women. I told her to check the perimeter and when she didn't come back in 45 minutes I sent Warrick out to look for her. He said that no part of her was there, her kit, or anything. Her car was gone to," Grissom said.
"Why was she saying that men don't understand women?" Catherine asked.
"I asked her why she was dressed so improperly when she had 20 minutes," Grissom said.
"Only 20 minutes!" Catherine exclaimed, amazed.
"Okay, I get dressed and ready in 10," Grissom said.
"God, you're fast, it takes me half an hour to an hour," Catherine said.
Grissom stopped at a stop sign and stared at her openmouthed.
"How the hell does it take you that long?" he asked.
"Well," she said, "there's the…"
"Never mind, I don't want to know," Grissom said. He came to Sara's apartment complex. "Is this it?" he asked, he went for the directions.
"Yeah," Catherine said, "it's over there," she pointed to one of the complexes.
"How do you know that?" Grissom asked.
"Lindsey and I have gone over there for dinner," Catherine said calmly, as if this wasn't big news.
"She never invited anyone else over for dinner," Grissom said.
"Duh, we work with mostly men," Catherine said. Grissom stopped the car and the two got out.
"Okay, if you know so much, where is it?" Grissom asked.
"This way," Catherine said, walking through one of the doors. She walked up one flight of stairs and stopped at an apartment.
"E6," Grissom said, looking at his directions, "this is it."
"No duh," Catherine said.
"Okay, the two of you are moody today, is there something I should know about?" Grissom asked.
"Nothing you want to know about," Catherine said.
Grissom shook his head and knocked on the door. "Sara?" he asked. "Sara, it's Catherine and Grissom, open up."
"Don't go in there," a little voice said behind them. The two turned around. It was a little kid.
"Why not?" Grissom asked, leaning down to be at eye level with the kid.
"The Vampire Lady sleeps during the day," the kid said. Grissom looked questioningly at Catherine.
"It's a little nickname the kids gave her, she works at night you know," Catherine explained.
"Well," Grissom said, turning back to the kid, "I'm her boss and I need to talk to her. Do you know how I can get in?"
The kid nodded and walked to the door. He sat on the floor and pulled a loose brick from the wall. He reached his hand into the wall and pulled out a key. The kid replaced the brick. Catherine and Grissom stared at the kid dumbfounded.
"She put one of her keys there, I saw her. She didn't think anyone saw, but I did. Put it back, I don't want her to know it's missing," the kid said.
"Thank you," Grissom said, taking the key from the kid.
"You're welcome," the kid said, she skipped away.
Grissom held up the key. "Intelligent, completely hidden from our eyes," Grissom said.
"Oh, your admitting she's smart," Catherine said.
"I have always thought she was smart," Grissom said. "What was that supposed to mean?"
Catherine shrugged. "Open the door," she said.
"We aren't supposed to do this," Grissom said.
"She's not supposed to not come to work," Catherine said.
"Fine," Grissom said. He unlocked the door. It swung open.
"Sara?" Catherine asked, stepping into the room. "Sara it's Catherine." Catherine started to walk around the apartment.
"Nice place," Grissom commented as he shut the door. He looked around. Nothing was out of place. The apartment was spotless.
"She likes a clean place," Grissom said.
"She has no opportunity to mess anything up," Catherine said, emerging from a bedroom.
"She isn't here," Catherine said.
"Where else would she be?" Grissom asked. Catherine shrugged.
"The library?" Catherine offered.
Grissom saw that there was a message on her machine. He pushed the button to play back the message.
"Sara, wake up, it's Grissom. We got another body. Grissom, it's 1 o'clock in the afternoon. I know. Click," the machine said. "One oh two p.m."
"Nice conversation the two of you had," Catherine said. Grissom shrugged.
"She's gone," Catherine said.
"Yeah, without a trace," Grissom said.