Here's chapter one for you. Hope u like.
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1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Chapter 1
Grissom was sitting behind his desk studying his new rare bugs when there was a knock at his office door.
"Come in."
He looked up as the door opened. It was Brass.
"Got a job for us?"
Brass gave him a sympathetic look. Grissom frowned. He knew the look, it was a look you gave someone when you had bad news.
"What?"
"There's been a homicide."
Grissom felt his heart beat slightly faster.
"A Mr. Williams was stabbed to death in his home. There was a young woman also stabbed â€" she's been taken to hospital."
"Why do I feel there's something you're not telling me."
Grissom sounded calmer than he felt.
"The young girl..." There was a tense pause "It's Jade."
Grissom stared at him as the information sank in.
"My Jade..." He stood quickly. "Is she all right? How bad is it?"
"I don't know...all they told me was that she's being treated at the hospital."
Grissom grabbed his coat.
"Tell the others to go to the house â€" they are to check it from top to bottom â€" I want this killer caught."
He headed out.
"What about you?"
"I have to be with Jade."
He disappeared from sight. Brass sighed and went to find the others. They were back in the break room and they all looked up at Brass when he entered.
"Oh good â€" you got a case for us?
Nick asked. Brass looked sombre.
"An elderly man was stabbed and a woman injured. Grissom wants you lot to check out the house."
"Where's Grissom?"
Catherine asked.
"Still studying his bugs?"
Nick joked.
"He's gone to the hospital."
"Hospital? Why?"
Warrick asked.
"He usually prefers to deal with the dead, not the living, what's going on?"
Catherine asked, knowing that something had to be wrong.
"The woman that was injured...it was Jade."
He looked at Catherine knowing that she knew her.
"Jade?! Oh man is she all right?"
"Don't know, she was stabbed."
"Who's Jade?"
Warrick asked.
"Grissom's God-daughter."
"Grissom has a God-daughter?"
Nick questioned.
"Yeah. I hope she's okay."
*****
Grissom had never walked so fast before. He'd been directed up to the ICU and his heart was beating so fast he was sure it would break his chest. He headed up to the nurse by the reception.
"Excuse me I'm looking for Jade Greene."
"Are you a relative?"
"I'm her God-father, her legal guardian. How is she?"
The nurse could see the concern in his eyes.
"She's doing okay Mr...?"
"Grissom, Gil Grissom."
"Why don't you just take a seat, Mr. Grissom and I'll go and fetch the doctor. He can explain everything to you."
She headed off down the corridor and Grissom started pacing. He couldn't sit down. He ran his hand through his hair, pausing for a moment before pacing again. He seemed to be waiting an eternity when only a few moments passed.
"Mr. Grissom?"
He turned at the sound and saw a young doctor standing there.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Cartwright. Take a seat."
Grissom sat uncomfortably.
"How is she?"
"She was stabbed in her left side, but she was very lucky. It missed all her major organs, she just has some muscle damage. Other than that she has some minor cuts and bruises."
He half smiled, relief spreading over him.
"We are a little worried about her though."
Gil's head shot up.
"Worried? Why? What's wrong with her?"
"Even though the stab wound wasn't fatal she lost quite a lot of blood and she went into shock. She woke once just to argue with the nurses and she was very agitated. Kept saying she wanted to leave."
"She's never liked hospitals."
He stated, and looked down.
"They also had trouble trying to clean her up. She refused to let them clean her hand, and she made them put her clothes in a sealable bag."
Grissom nodded.
"Cuts and bruises â€" she fought back â€" she'll have evidence all over her clothes." He half smiled. "She's gonna be a great CSI one day."
The doctor just looked at him.
"You want to see her?"
Grissom stood.
"Yeah, of course."
He said straight away. The doctor showed him down the corridor and stopped infront of a door.
"She's in there. Try not to be too long, she needs to rest."
"Thank you."
He replied and entered quietly. She was laying with her head tilted away from the door, her eyes closed. She was connected to an IV line from her left hand and she was also attached to a heart monitor that was beeping gently in the background. She was wearing a hospital gown and had a blanket that had slid down to her waist. An oxygen mask covered her mouth and nose helping her breathe. He closed the door quietly and moved over to the bed. She looked so peaceful, he thought. If it wasn't for the oxygen mask, IV or pale complexion making her look like an innocent chine doll, she would have looked like she was just sleeping. He felt his heart skip a beat thinking of what she had gone through. He sighed and sat down on the seat by her bedside. Taking her hand, he cradled it between his own for a few moments before remembering what the doctor had mentioned about her hand. He inspected it and almost immediately saw the traces of blood under her nails. He smiled gently.
"Good girl."
He stood and bent over her, planting a kiss on her forehead.
"I'll be right back."
He left and headed down to the SUV to get his kit, then headed back to Jade's bedside where he carefully took a swab of the blood and placed it into the container, sealing it. Then, taking the cloth out of the bowl of water that was left from when the nurses were cleaning her, he gently wiped away the rest of the blood from her hand. Once done he went back outside to phone Catherine and tell her to come by the hospital to pick up the swab. Once back in Jade's room, he sat back down, taking her hand and leaned against the bars on the side of the bed, watching her.
*****
Catherine clicked the phone off and placed it back in her pocket, then closed her case and picked it up. Warrick was with her looking for evidence downstairs, where there was a pool of blood on the living room carpet. Nick and Sam were upstairs examining the bedroom where they'd found Mr. Williams stabbed to death.
"You finished, Warrick?"
He nodded.
"Yep."
"We've got to swing by the hospital to pick up some evidence Grissom has."
"Sure thing. I'll meet you outside."
He nodded, taking her case to put in the SUV and left. Catherine headed upstairs and told Nick and Sam. They were going to be a bit longer, they'd had to wait for the coroner to finish with the body before they could sweep the area he was laid in.
Catherine went out to the SUV and got in the passenger side, where Warrick drover her to the hospital.
*****
Gil looked up at the sound of a knock at the window and saw Sgt. O'Riley give him a slight nod. He looked down at Jade. She was still unconscious. He gently put her hand down and quietly left the room.
"How is she?"
He asked.
"She's still unconscious but they say she'll be fine. Do we have any witnesses?"
The Sgt. shook his head.
"Nothing helpful. We've put out a call to anyone in the area at that time to see if anyone noticed anything unusual. All we have is some neighbours hearing some bangs but they said that's usual coming from Mr. Williams. He likes to build things. The only other noise was when they heard Jade screaming and the dog outside barking. The neighbours said no- one left the house by the front so we're assuming he left through the back door, there's wasn't any forced entry so he may have known his killer."
Gil nodded.
"Jade had the suspects blood under her nails. Catherine will be here soon to pick it up and get it analysed."
"As soon as you hear, call me. The sooner we find this guy the better. I'll see you later."
Grissom nodded and turned to see Catherine walking towards them. The Sgt. greeted her as he passed and she acknowledged with a nod. Grissom gave her a small smile.
"How's Jade? Is she okay?"
He sighed and looked down.
"The doctor said the knife missed all her internal organs, it's just muscle damage."
Catherine relaxed a bit.
"Well, that's good then, isn't it?"
Grissom half shrugged.
"They did say they were worried about her though, said she went into shock and was very agitated...I can't believe this is happening."
Catherine put her hand on his arm and he looked up from staring at the floor.
"She'll pull through."
"I'm gonna get the bastard that did this to her."
"We all will."
He gave her an appreciative look. Then tried to switch his mind to the case.
"What'd you find at the house?"
Catherine half shrugged.
"Not much. No fingerprints, no hair, just footprints in the hall, quite small, bout a six or seven. I'll have to check Jade's shoes to rule her out before we'll know if they belong to the suspect. There was a lot of blood on the carpet but it's unlikely any of it is the killers."
"We already have his blood."
He said, turning around and heading back into her room. Catherine followed confused. She slowed as she saw Jade on the bed, then Grissom turned back to her with a bag in one hand and swab in the other.
"Jade's clothes, she made the nurses put them in here â€" her shoes are there as well. And Jade scratched him and drew blood."
He said holding out the swab. Catherine smiled.
"Go Jade."
"What about upstairs? Mr. Williams?"
"Nick and Sam were still processing the bedroom when I left. I do know that they found a knife with blood on."
"Upstairs?"
Grissom asked confused. Catherine nodded, the started to realise the mistake.
"Why did he go back upstairs?" He asked. "He presumably killed Mr. Williams first, then stabbed Jade. Why did he go back upstairs again? He couldn't have had time, could he?"
"Come to think of it, no. Jade was on the phone to the emergency services when she was attacked. And with her screaming he wouldn't have had time to go back upstairs and do whatever it was he did and get out without anyone seeing him. The police are getting us the tape to listen to, maybe that will tell us something."
"Unless he had two knifes. But why take two, and why leave one of them?"
He jolted himself out of his thoughts.
"Get the swab and clothes analysed, the sooner we find out who it is the better. And check the knife for Jade's blood."
"And you...?"
She asked already knowing.
"I'm staying here. You can reach me on my walkie."
Catherine nodded.
"I'll come by later."
He gave her a thankful look and she gave his arm another squeeze before leaving. Gil went back to Jade and sat with her.
Disclaimer: CSI characters you recognise aren't mine. Anything you don't recognise it mine.
If you want to post it anywhere please ask for permission from moi. Cheers.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Chapter 1
Grissom was sitting behind his desk studying his new rare bugs when there was a knock at his office door.
"Come in."
He looked up as the door opened. It was Brass.
"Got a job for us?"
Brass gave him a sympathetic look. Grissom frowned. He knew the look, it was a look you gave someone when you had bad news.
"What?"
"There's been a homicide."
Grissom felt his heart beat slightly faster.
"A Mr. Williams was stabbed to death in his home. There was a young woman also stabbed â€" she's been taken to hospital."
"Why do I feel there's something you're not telling me."
Grissom sounded calmer than he felt.
"The young girl..." There was a tense pause "It's Jade."
Grissom stared at him as the information sank in.
"My Jade..." He stood quickly. "Is she all right? How bad is it?"
"I don't know...all they told me was that she's being treated at the hospital."
Grissom grabbed his coat.
"Tell the others to go to the house â€" they are to check it from top to bottom â€" I want this killer caught."
He headed out.
"What about you?"
"I have to be with Jade."
He disappeared from sight. Brass sighed and went to find the others. They were back in the break room and they all looked up at Brass when he entered.
"Oh good â€" you got a case for us?
Nick asked. Brass looked sombre.
"An elderly man was stabbed and a woman injured. Grissom wants you lot to check out the house."
"Where's Grissom?"
Catherine asked.
"Still studying his bugs?"
Nick joked.
"He's gone to the hospital."
"Hospital? Why?"
Warrick asked.
"He usually prefers to deal with the dead, not the living, what's going on?"
Catherine asked, knowing that something had to be wrong.
"The woman that was injured...it was Jade."
He looked at Catherine knowing that she knew her.
"Jade?! Oh man is she all right?"
"Don't know, she was stabbed."
"Who's Jade?"
Warrick asked.
"Grissom's God-daughter."
"Grissom has a God-daughter?"
Nick questioned.
"Yeah. I hope she's okay."
*****
Grissom had never walked so fast before. He'd been directed up to the ICU and his heart was beating so fast he was sure it would break his chest. He headed up to the nurse by the reception.
"Excuse me I'm looking for Jade Greene."
"Are you a relative?"
"I'm her God-father, her legal guardian. How is she?"
The nurse could see the concern in his eyes.
"She's doing okay Mr...?"
"Grissom, Gil Grissom."
"Why don't you just take a seat, Mr. Grissom and I'll go and fetch the doctor. He can explain everything to you."
She headed off down the corridor and Grissom started pacing. He couldn't sit down. He ran his hand through his hair, pausing for a moment before pacing again. He seemed to be waiting an eternity when only a few moments passed.
"Mr. Grissom?"
He turned at the sound and saw a young doctor standing there.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Cartwright. Take a seat."
Grissom sat uncomfortably.
"How is she?"
"She was stabbed in her left side, but she was very lucky. It missed all her major organs, she just has some muscle damage. Other than that she has some minor cuts and bruises."
He half smiled, relief spreading over him.
"We are a little worried about her though."
Gil's head shot up.
"Worried? Why? What's wrong with her?"
"Even though the stab wound wasn't fatal she lost quite a lot of blood and she went into shock. She woke once just to argue with the nurses and she was very agitated. Kept saying she wanted to leave."
"She's never liked hospitals."
He stated, and looked down.
"They also had trouble trying to clean her up. She refused to let them clean her hand, and she made them put her clothes in a sealable bag."
Grissom nodded.
"Cuts and bruises â€" she fought back â€" she'll have evidence all over her clothes." He half smiled. "She's gonna be a great CSI one day."
The doctor just looked at him.
"You want to see her?"
Grissom stood.
"Yeah, of course."
He said straight away. The doctor showed him down the corridor and stopped infront of a door.
"She's in there. Try not to be too long, she needs to rest."
"Thank you."
He replied and entered quietly. She was laying with her head tilted away from the door, her eyes closed. She was connected to an IV line from her left hand and she was also attached to a heart monitor that was beeping gently in the background. She was wearing a hospital gown and had a blanket that had slid down to her waist. An oxygen mask covered her mouth and nose helping her breathe. He closed the door quietly and moved over to the bed. She looked so peaceful, he thought. If it wasn't for the oxygen mask, IV or pale complexion making her look like an innocent chine doll, she would have looked like she was just sleeping. He felt his heart skip a beat thinking of what she had gone through. He sighed and sat down on the seat by her bedside. Taking her hand, he cradled it between his own for a few moments before remembering what the doctor had mentioned about her hand. He inspected it and almost immediately saw the traces of blood under her nails. He smiled gently.
"Good girl."
He stood and bent over her, planting a kiss on her forehead.
"I'll be right back."
He left and headed down to the SUV to get his kit, then headed back to Jade's bedside where he carefully took a swab of the blood and placed it into the container, sealing it. Then, taking the cloth out of the bowl of water that was left from when the nurses were cleaning her, he gently wiped away the rest of the blood from her hand. Once done he went back outside to phone Catherine and tell her to come by the hospital to pick up the swab. Once back in Jade's room, he sat back down, taking her hand and leaned against the bars on the side of the bed, watching her.
*****
Catherine clicked the phone off and placed it back in her pocket, then closed her case and picked it up. Warrick was with her looking for evidence downstairs, where there was a pool of blood on the living room carpet. Nick and Sam were upstairs examining the bedroom where they'd found Mr. Williams stabbed to death.
"You finished, Warrick?"
He nodded.
"Yep."
"We've got to swing by the hospital to pick up some evidence Grissom has."
"Sure thing. I'll meet you outside."
He nodded, taking her case to put in the SUV and left. Catherine headed upstairs and told Nick and Sam. They were going to be a bit longer, they'd had to wait for the coroner to finish with the body before they could sweep the area he was laid in.
Catherine went out to the SUV and got in the passenger side, where Warrick drover her to the hospital.
*****
Gil looked up at the sound of a knock at the window and saw Sgt. O'Riley give him a slight nod. He looked down at Jade. She was still unconscious. He gently put her hand down and quietly left the room.
"How is she?"
He asked.
"She's still unconscious but they say she'll be fine. Do we have any witnesses?"
The Sgt. shook his head.
"Nothing helpful. We've put out a call to anyone in the area at that time to see if anyone noticed anything unusual. All we have is some neighbours hearing some bangs but they said that's usual coming from Mr. Williams. He likes to build things. The only other noise was when they heard Jade screaming and the dog outside barking. The neighbours said no- one left the house by the front so we're assuming he left through the back door, there's wasn't any forced entry so he may have known his killer."
Gil nodded.
"Jade had the suspects blood under her nails. Catherine will be here soon to pick it up and get it analysed."
"As soon as you hear, call me. The sooner we find this guy the better. I'll see you later."
Grissom nodded and turned to see Catherine walking towards them. The Sgt. greeted her as he passed and she acknowledged with a nod. Grissom gave her a small smile.
"How's Jade? Is she okay?"
He sighed and looked down.
"The doctor said the knife missed all her internal organs, it's just muscle damage."
Catherine relaxed a bit.
"Well, that's good then, isn't it?"
Grissom half shrugged.
"They did say they were worried about her though, said she went into shock and was very agitated...I can't believe this is happening."
Catherine put her hand on his arm and he looked up from staring at the floor.
"She'll pull through."
"I'm gonna get the bastard that did this to her."
"We all will."
He gave her an appreciative look. Then tried to switch his mind to the case.
"What'd you find at the house?"
Catherine half shrugged.
"Not much. No fingerprints, no hair, just footprints in the hall, quite small, bout a six or seven. I'll have to check Jade's shoes to rule her out before we'll know if they belong to the suspect. There was a lot of blood on the carpet but it's unlikely any of it is the killers."
"We already have his blood."
He said, turning around and heading back into her room. Catherine followed confused. She slowed as she saw Jade on the bed, then Grissom turned back to her with a bag in one hand and swab in the other.
"Jade's clothes, she made the nurses put them in here â€" her shoes are there as well. And Jade scratched him and drew blood."
He said holding out the swab. Catherine smiled.
"Go Jade."
"What about upstairs? Mr. Williams?"
"Nick and Sam were still processing the bedroom when I left. I do know that they found a knife with blood on."
"Upstairs?"
Grissom asked confused. Catherine nodded, the started to realise the mistake.
"Why did he go back upstairs?" He asked. "He presumably killed Mr. Williams first, then stabbed Jade. Why did he go back upstairs again? He couldn't have had time, could he?"
"Come to think of it, no. Jade was on the phone to the emergency services when she was attacked. And with her screaming he wouldn't have had time to go back upstairs and do whatever it was he did and get out without anyone seeing him. The police are getting us the tape to listen to, maybe that will tell us something."
"Unless he had two knifes. But why take two, and why leave one of them?"
He jolted himself out of his thoughts.
"Get the swab and clothes analysed, the sooner we find out who it is the better. And check the knife for Jade's blood."
"And you...?"
She asked already knowing.
"I'm staying here. You can reach me on my walkie."
Catherine nodded.
"I'll come by later."
He gave her a thankful look and she gave his arm another squeeze before leaving. Gil went back to Jade and sat with her.