Title: Silence
By: Crime Scene Investigator
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Disclaimer: I don't own, someone with a lot more talent, money and power does. But hey, I can dream right?
****Dear Readers, Thanks once again for the comments. I promise there is more Grissom in this one, he's the best I could never leave him out! Please keep the reviews coming they encourage me to keep this going. Enjoy!
**************************************************************************** ******************** "Hey Doc, any word on my hit and run vic yet?" Sara Sidle asked as she entered the morgue and found Doc Robinson standing at one of his worktables.
"Oh hey Sara, sorry I haven't even started yet. Day shift was a bit swamped today so I'm finishing up on their leftovers. I'll get right on it when I'm done though ok?"
"Sure no problem, I have work upstairs to do anyway. I'll stop back later."
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"So Griss, you ever gonna answer that thing? Or are you just gonna let it beep all night?"
"What?!" Grissom asked, shocked, as the sound of Nick Stokes' voice exploded into his eardrums.
"Your pager man, it's gone off like six times. Are you going to answer it or not?" Nick asked staring at his boss.
Had his hearing cut out again or was he just lost in thought reading over his files? He wasn't sure. He hadn't heard the pager go off so it was probably he hearing again. He'd have to remember to change the setting to vibrate from now on.
Grissom reached down and pulled his pager from it's holster on his belt and checked the number. He didn't recognize it but never the less got up to go to his office and return the call. Without a word to his team, or an answer to Nick's question, Grissom left the room.
"Ok group discussion." Catherine said as soon as Grissom was out of range, "Everyone in this room knows I'm not one to chat behind backs about anyone's personal issues, but, I'm making an exception in this case. Has anyone besides me noticed a change in Grissom in the past few weeks?"
"Hell yeah, we'd have to be blind not to notice. Has his attention span like shrunk to zero or what?" Nick asked grateful that someone had finally brought the subject to light.
"It's not his attention Nick, it's like he's not understanding what we're saying half the time. Or like he's not recognizing his own name," Warrick said stepping away from his pile of work to move closer to the group.
"Ok, when did everyone start noticing it?" Catherine asked. The first step to solving any case was assigning a time line. If they could establish when Grissom's behavior had begun to change maybe they could link it to something that would have caused it.
"A few weeks ago," Warrick answered. "Sara and I showed up at a crime scene and I was asking Griss what was up and he just kind of. ignored me. Not like he didn't want to answer me or anything just like. he didn't hear me."
"Yeah that's the first time I noticed it too." Sara said.
"I noticed it about three weeks ago. We were in his office discussing an old file and he just, stopped listening to me." Catherine said, "It just isn't like him to not pay attention when someone's talking to him. And tonight, I don't think he heard that pager going off."
"You think Griss is losing his hearing?" Warrick asked, being the only one brave enough to say it aloud.
"I don't know. But I think it's time we find out." Catherine said. "No one mention it ok, I'll ask him myself."
"Do you really think that's the best way to go about it Cath?" Sara asked. "I mean you know how Grissom is about his personal life. I just don't think he's gonna want to be cornered by any of us looking for an explanation. I think we should just let it be. He'll tell us when the time is right."
"Yeah I guess you're right Sara. But then again I never was big on respecting Gil's wishes about his personal life, or lack there of. I'm going to ask him about it tonight. Let's get back to work."
Sara wasn't sure that Catherine's approach this time was going to be the right one. She knew Grissom was hiding something and she hated that he wouldn't tell any of them what it was. Especially her, she thought they had become close enough over the past few years to confide in each other. Apparently, she was wrong; then again, she had been keeping a secret from Grissom lately too. Maybe it was time for her to tell him hers.
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***Hi Readers! I know it's short but this story is coming to me in spurts so. hopefully the next one will be a bit longer. Thankd again for the reviews, please keep them coming.***
By: Crime Scene Investigator
Feedback: PLEASE csi51792@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own, someone with a lot more talent, money and power does. But hey, I can dream right?
****Dear Readers, Thanks once again for the comments. I promise there is more Grissom in this one, he's the best I could never leave him out! Please keep the reviews coming they encourage me to keep this going. Enjoy!
**************************************************************************** ******************** "Hey Doc, any word on my hit and run vic yet?" Sara Sidle asked as she entered the morgue and found Doc Robinson standing at one of his worktables.
"Oh hey Sara, sorry I haven't even started yet. Day shift was a bit swamped today so I'm finishing up on their leftovers. I'll get right on it when I'm done though ok?"
"Sure no problem, I have work upstairs to do anyway. I'll stop back later."
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"So Griss, you ever gonna answer that thing? Or are you just gonna let it beep all night?"
"What?!" Grissom asked, shocked, as the sound of Nick Stokes' voice exploded into his eardrums.
"Your pager man, it's gone off like six times. Are you going to answer it or not?" Nick asked staring at his boss.
Had his hearing cut out again or was he just lost in thought reading over his files? He wasn't sure. He hadn't heard the pager go off so it was probably he hearing again. He'd have to remember to change the setting to vibrate from now on.
Grissom reached down and pulled his pager from it's holster on his belt and checked the number. He didn't recognize it but never the less got up to go to his office and return the call. Without a word to his team, or an answer to Nick's question, Grissom left the room.
"Ok group discussion." Catherine said as soon as Grissom was out of range, "Everyone in this room knows I'm not one to chat behind backs about anyone's personal issues, but, I'm making an exception in this case. Has anyone besides me noticed a change in Grissom in the past few weeks?"
"Hell yeah, we'd have to be blind not to notice. Has his attention span like shrunk to zero or what?" Nick asked grateful that someone had finally brought the subject to light.
"It's not his attention Nick, it's like he's not understanding what we're saying half the time. Or like he's not recognizing his own name," Warrick said stepping away from his pile of work to move closer to the group.
"Ok, when did everyone start noticing it?" Catherine asked. The first step to solving any case was assigning a time line. If they could establish when Grissom's behavior had begun to change maybe they could link it to something that would have caused it.
"A few weeks ago," Warrick answered. "Sara and I showed up at a crime scene and I was asking Griss what was up and he just kind of. ignored me. Not like he didn't want to answer me or anything just like. he didn't hear me."
"Yeah that's the first time I noticed it too." Sara said.
"I noticed it about three weeks ago. We were in his office discussing an old file and he just, stopped listening to me." Catherine said, "It just isn't like him to not pay attention when someone's talking to him. And tonight, I don't think he heard that pager going off."
"You think Griss is losing his hearing?" Warrick asked, being the only one brave enough to say it aloud.
"I don't know. But I think it's time we find out." Catherine said. "No one mention it ok, I'll ask him myself."
"Do you really think that's the best way to go about it Cath?" Sara asked. "I mean you know how Grissom is about his personal life. I just don't think he's gonna want to be cornered by any of us looking for an explanation. I think we should just let it be. He'll tell us when the time is right."
"Yeah I guess you're right Sara. But then again I never was big on respecting Gil's wishes about his personal life, or lack there of. I'm going to ask him about it tonight. Let's get back to work."
Sara wasn't sure that Catherine's approach this time was going to be the right one. She knew Grissom was hiding something and she hated that he wouldn't tell any of them what it was. Especially her, she thought they had become close enough over the past few years to confide in each other. Apparently, she was wrong; then again, she had been keeping a secret from Grissom lately too. Maybe it was time for her to tell him hers.
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***Hi Readers! I know it's short but this story is coming to me in spurts so. hopefully the next one will be a bit longer. Thankd again for the reviews, please keep them coming.***