Chapter 8
The car was so quiet the air conditioning could be heard over the muffled sound of the roaring engine. Sara sat staring out the side window, watching the cars fly pass. Grissom glanced at her a few times and tried to break some of the tension that had started to form between them. "Doesn't that make you feel sick?" He asked looking at her one more time.
Sara kept watching the lights flicker. "No." She answered in no high or low tone, just stating that it wasn't making her sick and she didn't want to talk anymore.
Grissom didn't take the hint in the single word answer and tried again, this time a different approach. "Did you find a photo to go with the decomp?"
"No, only medical records, last known address and work address, nothing more." Sara sat up in her seat and opened the glove compartment and pulled out a bottle of water. She drank half the water before reaching behind her and tucking the bottling in the top of her evidence kit.
Grissom tried to concentrate as she moved about, but found it difficult, especially when her arm brushed his side when she twisted to reached the back seat. She didn't seem to notice and sat back, adjusting her seat belt before looking out the window again. Silence filled the car once more.
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The DNA lab was in overload and Greg was rushing about trying not to make mistakes as well as get results out to the right cases. Catherine was sat in the break room watching the news and Warrick was talking about sports with Nick while they sat in a layout room. The waiting seemed to take hours and the only people with leads were Grissom and Sara.
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The small apartment smelt nearly as bad as the body. The small run down apartment looked as though it was going to collapse where ever you stepped. Sara turned to Max who was standing outside the front door and smiled. "You alright Max?"
"Yeah. It smells that's all." Sara nodded and gave him another smile before walking further into the dark and filthy apartment.
Grissom headed towards the far end rooms and looked around while Sara checked the living room and bathroom. Sara approached the bath cautiously as there was a strange, but stronger smell emanating from the bathtub. Sara peered over the top and covered her nose and mouth with her arm, not being able to take anymore she quickly took a step back and turned, but nearly fell into the tub when she collided with Grissom. He quickly grabbed her waist to stop her falling and pulled her against him. Sara didn't really have a chance to steady herself and before she knew it she was looking into his blue eyes with her hands flat against his chest. They were both stuck, afraid to move. Their eyes bore into each other.
"Dr. Grissom?" Max shouted from the front door causing Grissom to release Sara's waist and Sara looked down as she pushed herself away from him and turned towards the bath. The sight of something that looked like a small animal decaying was occupying the enamel tub made Sara cover her mouth and nose and follow Grissom out of the bathroom.
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Warrick and Greg were teasing Nick about his test results. Nick was becoming frustrated and snatched the results from Greg and left. Catherine entered the DNA lab and told them off. "It's not easy working such a large case by your self, especially when you've been told that the victims were teenagers. So Greg get back to work and Warrick back to work."
"Sorry Cath." Warrick offered as he grabbed his own case results and followed her out the room leaving Greg feeling sorry for teasing Nick about something so serious.
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"Sorry Dr. Grissom, but this kid says he has some information about the person who lived here." Max explained as Grissom came out onto the landing of the apartment block.
Grissom looked down at the young boy and took in his appearance. He looked to be around 7 years old and wore old blue jeans and a muddy white T-shirt. Grissom wasn't sure how to talk to children and wasn't sure how to ask him something he'd understand. He was about try when Sara appeared and knelt in front of the little boy.
"Hey there, My names Sara, that's Max and that's Grissom." She pointed out the others to the little boy and he nodded to both.
"My names John. What's that?" John pointed to Sara's ID and she lifted it up for him to see.
"This tells people who I am and what I do. I'm a scientist, do you know what scientists do John?" He nodded and smiled as Sara let him hold it her ID. "Can you tell me what you know about this place and maybe the person who lives here?" Sara motioned towards the apartment with her head.
"The man who lives there is real mean, he always tells me off for playin with my tennis ball. He used to kick it down the steps and sometimes I'd be playin with my kitten and he'd tell me off more. I lost him though." John lowered his head and a tear ran down his cheek.
Sara reached up and wiped it away. "You lost your kitten John?" He nodded and handed her ID back to her. "Thank you. Can you tell me anything else John, like when you saw the man last?"
"Not sure, about a month. He'd go away and not come back for a long time, but then he'd be around for a while and not go away. I like it when he goes, I can play then." John's mother called out to him from down the hall and he ran off.
Sara stood and turned to Grissom who stood there shocked at her affection towards the child. "I'd say the place has been empty for a while. I'll ring Greg and see if the result came in about the timeframe." Sara entered the apartment to retrieve her cell, leaving Grissom with Max.
"Thanks Max, you can get going." Max nodded and headed down the steps.
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The car was so quiet the air conditioning could be heard over the muffled sound of the roaring engine. Sara sat staring out the side window, watching the cars fly pass. Grissom glanced at her a few times and tried to break some of the tension that had started to form between them. "Doesn't that make you feel sick?" He asked looking at her one more time.
Sara kept watching the lights flicker. "No." She answered in no high or low tone, just stating that it wasn't making her sick and she didn't want to talk anymore.
Grissom didn't take the hint in the single word answer and tried again, this time a different approach. "Did you find a photo to go with the decomp?"
"No, only medical records, last known address and work address, nothing more." Sara sat up in her seat and opened the glove compartment and pulled out a bottle of water. She drank half the water before reaching behind her and tucking the bottling in the top of her evidence kit.
Grissom tried to concentrate as she moved about, but found it difficult, especially when her arm brushed his side when she twisted to reached the back seat. She didn't seem to notice and sat back, adjusting her seat belt before looking out the window again. Silence filled the car once more.
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The DNA lab was in overload and Greg was rushing about trying not to make mistakes as well as get results out to the right cases. Catherine was sat in the break room watching the news and Warrick was talking about sports with Nick while they sat in a layout room. The waiting seemed to take hours and the only people with leads were Grissom and Sara.
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The small apartment smelt nearly as bad as the body. The small run down apartment looked as though it was going to collapse where ever you stepped. Sara turned to Max who was standing outside the front door and smiled. "You alright Max?"
"Yeah. It smells that's all." Sara nodded and gave him another smile before walking further into the dark and filthy apartment.
Grissom headed towards the far end rooms and looked around while Sara checked the living room and bathroom. Sara approached the bath cautiously as there was a strange, but stronger smell emanating from the bathtub. Sara peered over the top and covered her nose and mouth with her arm, not being able to take anymore she quickly took a step back and turned, but nearly fell into the tub when she collided with Grissom. He quickly grabbed her waist to stop her falling and pulled her against him. Sara didn't really have a chance to steady herself and before she knew it she was looking into his blue eyes with her hands flat against his chest. They were both stuck, afraid to move. Their eyes bore into each other.
"Dr. Grissom?" Max shouted from the front door causing Grissom to release Sara's waist and Sara looked down as she pushed herself away from him and turned towards the bath. The sight of something that looked like a small animal decaying was occupying the enamel tub made Sara cover her mouth and nose and follow Grissom out of the bathroom.
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Warrick and Greg were teasing Nick about his test results. Nick was becoming frustrated and snatched the results from Greg and left. Catherine entered the DNA lab and told them off. "It's not easy working such a large case by your self, especially when you've been told that the victims were teenagers. So Greg get back to work and Warrick back to work."
"Sorry Cath." Warrick offered as he grabbed his own case results and followed her out the room leaving Greg feeling sorry for teasing Nick about something so serious.
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"Sorry Dr. Grissom, but this kid says he has some information about the person who lived here." Max explained as Grissom came out onto the landing of the apartment block.
Grissom looked down at the young boy and took in his appearance. He looked to be around 7 years old and wore old blue jeans and a muddy white T-shirt. Grissom wasn't sure how to talk to children and wasn't sure how to ask him something he'd understand. He was about try when Sara appeared and knelt in front of the little boy.
"Hey there, My names Sara, that's Max and that's Grissom." She pointed out the others to the little boy and he nodded to both.
"My names John. What's that?" John pointed to Sara's ID and she lifted it up for him to see.
"This tells people who I am and what I do. I'm a scientist, do you know what scientists do John?" He nodded and smiled as Sara let him hold it her ID. "Can you tell me what you know about this place and maybe the person who lives here?" Sara motioned towards the apartment with her head.
"The man who lives there is real mean, he always tells me off for playin with my tennis ball. He used to kick it down the steps and sometimes I'd be playin with my kitten and he'd tell me off more. I lost him though." John lowered his head and a tear ran down his cheek.
Sara reached up and wiped it away. "You lost your kitten John?" He nodded and handed her ID back to her. "Thank you. Can you tell me anything else John, like when you saw the man last?"
"Not sure, about a month. He'd go away and not come back for a long time, but then he'd be around for a while and not go away. I like it when he goes, I can play then." John's mother called out to him from down the hall and he ran off.
Sara stood and turned to Grissom who stood there shocked at her affection towards the child. "I'd say the place has been empty for a while. I'll ring Greg and see if the result came in about the timeframe." Sara entered the apartment to retrieve her cell, leaving Grissom with Max.
"Thanks Max, you can get going." Max nodded and headed down the steps.
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