Torn
By: Manigault
Rating: R
Category: CRGS
Disclaimer: No, they are not mine. They can even have Agent Gibbes if they want her.
Crime Lab
12:45 am
Sara shook her head in wonder. "Why is Ecklie here? What does any of this have to do with him?"
Agent Gibbes ignored the question, turning away with a smirk. "We will expect you in your office, Grissom."
Once they were alone, Sara leaned towards Grissom and asked with disbelief. "That is the agent that is in charge of these murders?"
"In her defense, I have to admit that she is a good agent who will not leave any evidence behind."
Tightening her jaw, Sara stared at him, irritated that he was resigning himself to passing off this case. With nothing left to say, she pushed back from the table and stood.
"Where are you going?" Grissom asked, and then added when it was obvious she wasn't going to tell him. "I'll do what I can, Sara, but we knew this was going to happen." He watched her leave, his forehead creased with worry.
Sara left the building with anger fueling her steps, but by the time she reached her car the anger was replaced with a deep sadness. She didn't blame Grissom for not being able to stop the chain of command. It was out of his hands and he had gone further than she had ever deemed it possible of him. It was simply that the whole situation was so out of control and she needed to be in a position where she could make a difference and help Erin Monroe find her baby. She drove in silence to her apartment complex then spent ten minutes sitting in the car, staring at the building with dread. She wasn't tired. If she entered her apartment then she would be at loose ends, unable to sleep, unable to eat. She could return to work, but it was her day off and she wasn't ready to face everyone. Without making a conscious decision, Sara put the car in reverse, pulled out of the parking lot and headed towards Fairfax Hospital.
Grissoms Office
1:00 am
The small office was cramped with the waiting agents, Brass, and Ecklie who all stared at him with irritation when he stepped into the office.
"It's about time, Grissom." Ecklie muttered.
Relieved to find his own chair empty, Grissom moved around the individuals and eased into it with a sigh. "Why are you here Ecklie?" He recognized the echo of Sara's question and pushed her image quickly from his mind. He needed to concentrate on ridding himself of these individuals.
Growling with an unpleasant look at Agent Gibbes, Ecklie nodded towards the agent. "Ask her, she is the one that called me to come in."
"I asked you because Agent Curry and I have decided that we will use this lab while we are here and would like for your team to assist us."
"Excuse me?" Grissom glared at the agent with scorn. "My agents have been on this case, we have offered our assistance."
"You're investigators are too emotional." Agent Gibbes motioned towards Ecklie. "Besides, we will be investigating this case in the daytime and that lands squarely with Ecklie's shift."
Sensing the anger that this move caused Grissom, Ecklie beamed, all tiredness having flown.. "You have our undivided attention, Agent Gibbes." He looked pointedly at Grissom. "I assure you my team lacks emotions."
Brass snorted beside him. Grissom wore no expression as he stared hard at Gibbes. "If this is all that you came here to inform me of, then mission accomplished. You can leave my office now."
"I would like for you to give us a complete report of what you have learned." Gibbes told him with the hint of a challenge in her voice.
"You can read it in my report." Grissom countered. "It will be ready in the morning."
When neither Grissom nor Gibbes backed down, Agent Curry spoke. "I think that will be fine, Mr. Grissom." The younger agent turned to Gibbes. "We can pick it up when we return from the Simmons Residence."
"I would like it before we go out to the Simmons." She quirked an eyebrow. "I will expect the report by 5am or you can spare us the wait by simply telling us what we need to know right now."
Grissom turned to look at Brass, who could only shrug. He turned back to Gibbes, wanting to be finished with the agent. "I'll tell you what Brass has already told you and then I don't want to speak with you again."
Fairfax Hospital
2:00 am
Walking through the hospital corridors, Sara could not shake the feeling that she was being followed. She looked over her shoulder several times as she stopped at the elevator that led to the fourth floor, but saw only individuals wearing lab coats and scrubs. None of them appeared the least bit interested in her movements so she berated herself for being paranoid and rode the elevator to the fourth floor. Once off of the elevator she moved quickly along the corridor to room 402 where she was immediately alarmed by the fact that there was no security guard outside of the room. Twisting the knob, she pushed the door open, stepped into the room, and felt a wave of dizziness. The bed was empty. White sheets jumped out at her with shocking mockery. Backing out of the room, Sara practically tripped over her own feet as she rushed to the nurse's station.
"Erin Monroe?" She asked the first nurse she found. "Where is she? Is she okay?"
The nurse smiled over the counter at her and asked. "Who dear? There isn't an Erin Monroe on this floor."
"She was in room 402 yesterday." Sara insisted, looking around the station for another nurse that would confirm that.
"Oh, I don't know that dear girls name," The nurse told her and flipped open a chart on the desk. "But the girl in that room was moved to another floor this morning."
Tears welled up in Sara's eyes. For a brief second she had feared the worst. "Could you tell me the room number?"
"I'm sorry." The nurse looked back up and frowned slightly. "We were asked not to give out that information. Are you a friend?"
"Yeah." Sara gave the nurse a warm smile. "I told her that I would visit her today, but now I don't know what to do. Is there someone that can give me the information?"
"You can speak with the agents that requested the move," The nurse screwed up her face trying to remember the agent's names. "Gibbons? I think. They did ask us to let us know if anyone came by to see that patient." She now looked at Sara with suspicious eyes. "If I can have your name, Miss, then I'll pass the message on."
"That isn't necessary." Sara waved her hand towards the nurse as she turned away. 'I'll find her myself.' She told herself as she pushed the elevator button.
By: Manigault
Rating: R
Category: CRGS
Disclaimer: No, they are not mine. They can even have Agent Gibbes if they want her.
Crime Lab
12:45 am
Sara shook her head in wonder. "Why is Ecklie here? What does any of this have to do with him?"
Agent Gibbes ignored the question, turning away with a smirk. "We will expect you in your office, Grissom."
Once they were alone, Sara leaned towards Grissom and asked with disbelief. "That is the agent that is in charge of these murders?"
"In her defense, I have to admit that she is a good agent who will not leave any evidence behind."
Tightening her jaw, Sara stared at him, irritated that he was resigning himself to passing off this case. With nothing left to say, she pushed back from the table and stood.
"Where are you going?" Grissom asked, and then added when it was obvious she wasn't going to tell him. "I'll do what I can, Sara, but we knew this was going to happen." He watched her leave, his forehead creased with worry.
Sara left the building with anger fueling her steps, but by the time she reached her car the anger was replaced with a deep sadness. She didn't blame Grissom for not being able to stop the chain of command. It was out of his hands and he had gone further than she had ever deemed it possible of him. It was simply that the whole situation was so out of control and she needed to be in a position where she could make a difference and help Erin Monroe find her baby. She drove in silence to her apartment complex then spent ten minutes sitting in the car, staring at the building with dread. She wasn't tired. If she entered her apartment then she would be at loose ends, unable to sleep, unable to eat. She could return to work, but it was her day off and she wasn't ready to face everyone. Without making a conscious decision, Sara put the car in reverse, pulled out of the parking lot and headed towards Fairfax Hospital.
Grissoms Office
1:00 am
The small office was cramped with the waiting agents, Brass, and Ecklie who all stared at him with irritation when he stepped into the office.
"It's about time, Grissom." Ecklie muttered.
Relieved to find his own chair empty, Grissom moved around the individuals and eased into it with a sigh. "Why are you here Ecklie?" He recognized the echo of Sara's question and pushed her image quickly from his mind. He needed to concentrate on ridding himself of these individuals.
Growling with an unpleasant look at Agent Gibbes, Ecklie nodded towards the agent. "Ask her, she is the one that called me to come in."
"I asked you because Agent Curry and I have decided that we will use this lab while we are here and would like for your team to assist us."
"Excuse me?" Grissom glared at the agent with scorn. "My agents have been on this case, we have offered our assistance."
"You're investigators are too emotional." Agent Gibbes motioned towards Ecklie. "Besides, we will be investigating this case in the daytime and that lands squarely with Ecklie's shift."
Sensing the anger that this move caused Grissom, Ecklie beamed, all tiredness having flown.. "You have our undivided attention, Agent Gibbes." He looked pointedly at Grissom. "I assure you my team lacks emotions."
Brass snorted beside him. Grissom wore no expression as he stared hard at Gibbes. "If this is all that you came here to inform me of, then mission accomplished. You can leave my office now."
"I would like for you to give us a complete report of what you have learned." Gibbes told him with the hint of a challenge in her voice.
"You can read it in my report." Grissom countered. "It will be ready in the morning."
When neither Grissom nor Gibbes backed down, Agent Curry spoke. "I think that will be fine, Mr. Grissom." The younger agent turned to Gibbes. "We can pick it up when we return from the Simmons Residence."
"I would like it before we go out to the Simmons." She quirked an eyebrow. "I will expect the report by 5am or you can spare us the wait by simply telling us what we need to know right now."
Grissom turned to look at Brass, who could only shrug. He turned back to Gibbes, wanting to be finished with the agent. "I'll tell you what Brass has already told you and then I don't want to speak with you again."
Fairfax Hospital
2:00 am
Walking through the hospital corridors, Sara could not shake the feeling that she was being followed. She looked over her shoulder several times as she stopped at the elevator that led to the fourth floor, but saw only individuals wearing lab coats and scrubs. None of them appeared the least bit interested in her movements so she berated herself for being paranoid and rode the elevator to the fourth floor. Once off of the elevator she moved quickly along the corridor to room 402 where she was immediately alarmed by the fact that there was no security guard outside of the room. Twisting the knob, she pushed the door open, stepped into the room, and felt a wave of dizziness. The bed was empty. White sheets jumped out at her with shocking mockery. Backing out of the room, Sara practically tripped over her own feet as she rushed to the nurse's station.
"Erin Monroe?" She asked the first nurse she found. "Where is she? Is she okay?"
The nurse smiled over the counter at her and asked. "Who dear? There isn't an Erin Monroe on this floor."
"She was in room 402 yesterday." Sara insisted, looking around the station for another nurse that would confirm that.
"Oh, I don't know that dear girls name," The nurse told her and flipped open a chart on the desk. "But the girl in that room was moved to another floor this morning."
Tears welled up in Sara's eyes. For a brief second she had feared the worst. "Could you tell me the room number?"
"I'm sorry." The nurse looked back up and frowned slightly. "We were asked not to give out that information. Are you a friend?"
"Yeah." Sara gave the nurse a warm smile. "I told her that I would visit her today, but now I don't know what to do. Is there someone that can give me the information?"
"You can speak with the agents that requested the move," The nurse screwed up her face trying to remember the agent's names. "Gibbons? I think. They did ask us to let us know if anyone came by to see that patient." She now looked at Sara with suspicious eyes. "If I can have your name, Miss, then I'll pass the message on."
"That isn't necessary." Sara waved her hand towards the nurse as she turned away. 'I'll find her myself.' She told herself as she pushed the elevator button.