A.N. OK, one last hurrah. I would like to apologize for this story. I
have learned a lot writing this, namely, don't make your case up as you go
along. I started out with a dead crocodile, and ended up, well, here. I
am sure that broke a few of the laws of physics. Anyway, thank you to
Leanne my editor, Sarah my resident forensic scientist, everyone who
reviewed, and the academy and, oh never mind. On with the show.
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They didn't design the room to be comfortable. While she knew there were reasons behind this, it didn't make her feel better. Catherine hated the tank. She knew it made the suspects uncomfortable, but did it have to make the investigators uncomfortable too? She and Grissom had just settled in when Brass brought Jaden Sagget into the room. Jaden was led to the chair that faces Grissom and Catherine, and Brass took up his customary position standing behind them.
"Do you know what is interesting about identical twins?" Grissom asked by way of a greeting.
Jaden glared at him, but said nothing.
"Identical twins have the same DNA sequence." Catherine stated. "For all intents and purposes, they are genetically indistinguishable."
Jaden's eyes left Grissom's face, and scanned the room. He looked past the one way window that separated him from Sara, Nick and Warrick, and then fixed his gaze back on Grissom. His sneer took up his entire face.
"At the crime scene, we found DNA." Grissom said. "We know it belongs to you or your brother, but we don't know which."
Jaden looked condescendingly at him. "It belonged to my brother. You found his body there."
"That is what we assumed." Catherine said.
"So, you have no way of placing me there." Jaden said. Catherine wondered idly how he could speak through the nasty grimace on his face. "and you can't hold me."
He moved to get up, but Brass was ready for him. "Sit" he barked, and Jaden complied.
"Identical twins do have a great deal in common." Said Grissom, his voice soft and calm, the tone that those who knew him recognized as his most dangerous. "Same DNA, often the same appearance, but they also have one major difference."
Catherine threw the file she was holding on the table and removed two pictures. "This is Andrew's finger print. It was on the gun and on some of the glass fragments." She held up the other picture. "And this is your fingerprint. It was on the glass as well."
"That means nothing." Jaden spat.
"It means," Grissom said, his voice deadly quiet, "that we can place you at the scene of your brother's murder."
"We know you go in for animal rights Jaden." Brass said, almost patronizingly, "And your brother is a poacher. Ironic how different twins can be, isn't it."
"That gives us means, motive, and your finger prints place you at the scene." Catherine said.
"Is there anything you'd like to tell us?" Grissom asked.
Behind the glass, the three younger CSIs were joined by Greg. The four watched as they listened when Jaden started to talk.
"I followed him to the zoo that night. I knew he was going because he took my truck. But I got there too late. He had already killed the crocodile." Jaden's voice was flat and monotone, a stark contrast from the heated tones he had spoken with moments before. "I guess I lost it. I hit him on the head, and then I realized that this was a perfect opportunity to make an example."
Sara exhaled in disgust, and Nick put an understanding hand on her shoulder.
"I cut off his hand while he was still out. He sort of twitched when I did it." Some of the fire began to return to Jaden's voice. "Then I put his hand over the camera. . ."
"How?" Grissom broke in. Jaden smirked at him.
"I threw it." Was the reply.
"I guess that explains all the horseshoes trophies we found when we looked through his apartment." Warrick murmured.
"After I knew I was hidden from the camera, I went into the exhibit and flayed him." Jaden continued. "You should have seen him squirm, he was just coming back to consciousness, and I knew I couldn't have him screaming, so I took the skin from his hand and put it over my own, and then shot him in the back of the head."
"Then you took the crocodile to Lake Mead and dumped it." Catherine said.
Jaden nodded. Brass signaled for the policeman who was outside the room to come in and instructed him to arrest Jaden Sagget for the murder of his brother.
When Jaden had been led away, Catherine and Grissom exchanged a glance and then left the tank together to rejoin their team. The six of them made their way down to the hall to the break room. No one could really think of anything to say, and Grissom decided to send them home, since they were on overtime already. He congratulated them on a job well done, and they gratefully headed for the locker room.
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Nick and Sara were the last to leave the locker room. They passed the lab and saw Greg through the windows. He was smiling broadly and talking to someone on his cell phone.
"Must be Heidi." Sara said.
"How do you know?" Nick queried.
"Call it an educated guess." She replied, smiling.
They were set to leave, when they heard music floating down the hallway from the direction of Grissom's office. The closer they got to the office, the louder the music was playing. Through the windows, they could see Grissom, sitting at his desk, working on a crossword puzzle, as the music blared around him.
***But the biggest kick I ever got.
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rocking round the clock
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock***
Nick began to laugh, and Sara followed suit. Still laughing, they turned and walked down the hall towards the exit.
"Come on, we've got a movie to watch." Sara said.
"Do you think you can stay awake?" Nick asked, teasing.
"Oh, I think you'd keep me up." Sara replied.
Nick smiled.
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A.N. Crocodile Rock is by Elton John.
Well, what did we all think? Should I do more (meaning another chapter story)? Tell me what you want, and I'll do my best.
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They didn't design the room to be comfortable. While she knew there were reasons behind this, it didn't make her feel better. Catherine hated the tank. She knew it made the suspects uncomfortable, but did it have to make the investigators uncomfortable too? She and Grissom had just settled in when Brass brought Jaden Sagget into the room. Jaden was led to the chair that faces Grissom and Catherine, and Brass took up his customary position standing behind them.
"Do you know what is interesting about identical twins?" Grissom asked by way of a greeting.
Jaden glared at him, but said nothing.
"Identical twins have the same DNA sequence." Catherine stated. "For all intents and purposes, they are genetically indistinguishable."
Jaden's eyes left Grissom's face, and scanned the room. He looked past the one way window that separated him from Sara, Nick and Warrick, and then fixed his gaze back on Grissom. His sneer took up his entire face.
"At the crime scene, we found DNA." Grissom said. "We know it belongs to you or your brother, but we don't know which."
Jaden looked condescendingly at him. "It belonged to my brother. You found his body there."
"That is what we assumed." Catherine said.
"So, you have no way of placing me there." Jaden said. Catherine wondered idly how he could speak through the nasty grimace on his face. "and you can't hold me."
He moved to get up, but Brass was ready for him. "Sit" he barked, and Jaden complied.
"Identical twins do have a great deal in common." Said Grissom, his voice soft and calm, the tone that those who knew him recognized as his most dangerous. "Same DNA, often the same appearance, but they also have one major difference."
Catherine threw the file she was holding on the table and removed two pictures. "This is Andrew's finger print. It was on the gun and on some of the glass fragments." She held up the other picture. "And this is your fingerprint. It was on the glass as well."
"That means nothing." Jaden spat.
"It means," Grissom said, his voice deadly quiet, "that we can place you at the scene of your brother's murder."
"We know you go in for animal rights Jaden." Brass said, almost patronizingly, "And your brother is a poacher. Ironic how different twins can be, isn't it."
"That gives us means, motive, and your finger prints place you at the scene." Catherine said.
"Is there anything you'd like to tell us?" Grissom asked.
Behind the glass, the three younger CSIs were joined by Greg. The four watched as they listened when Jaden started to talk.
"I followed him to the zoo that night. I knew he was going because he took my truck. But I got there too late. He had already killed the crocodile." Jaden's voice was flat and monotone, a stark contrast from the heated tones he had spoken with moments before. "I guess I lost it. I hit him on the head, and then I realized that this was a perfect opportunity to make an example."
Sara exhaled in disgust, and Nick put an understanding hand on her shoulder.
"I cut off his hand while he was still out. He sort of twitched when I did it." Some of the fire began to return to Jaden's voice. "Then I put his hand over the camera. . ."
"How?" Grissom broke in. Jaden smirked at him.
"I threw it." Was the reply.
"I guess that explains all the horseshoes trophies we found when we looked through his apartment." Warrick murmured.
"After I knew I was hidden from the camera, I went into the exhibit and flayed him." Jaden continued. "You should have seen him squirm, he was just coming back to consciousness, and I knew I couldn't have him screaming, so I took the skin from his hand and put it over my own, and then shot him in the back of the head."
"Then you took the crocodile to Lake Mead and dumped it." Catherine said.
Jaden nodded. Brass signaled for the policeman who was outside the room to come in and instructed him to arrest Jaden Sagget for the murder of his brother.
When Jaden had been led away, Catherine and Grissom exchanged a glance and then left the tank together to rejoin their team. The six of them made their way down to the hall to the break room. No one could really think of anything to say, and Grissom decided to send them home, since they were on overtime already. He congratulated them on a job well done, and they gratefully headed for the locker room.
* * * * * * *
Nick and Sara were the last to leave the locker room. They passed the lab and saw Greg through the windows. He was smiling broadly and talking to someone on his cell phone.
"Must be Heidi." Sara said.
"How do you know?" Nick queried.
"Call it an educated guess." She replied, smiling.
They were set to leave, when they heard music floating down the hallway from the direction of Grissom's office. The closer they got to the office, the louder the music was playing. Through the windows, they could see Grissom, sitting at his desk, working on a crossword puzzle, as the music blared around him.
***But the biggest kick I ever got.
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rocking round the clock
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock***
Nick began to laugh, and Sara followed suit. Still laughing, they turned and walked down the hall towards the exit.
"Come on, we've got a movie to watch." Sara said.
"Do you think you can stay awake?" Nick asked, teasing.
"Oh, I think you'd keep me up." Sara replied.
Nick smiled.
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A.N. Crocodile Rock is by Elton John.
Well, what did we all think? Should I do more (meaning another chapter story)? Tell me what you want, and I'll do my best.