Chapter 10
A busy night comes in bulk, 2 homicides, 1 robbery and 1 DB found face down in a puddle. Warrick was working the robbery, Catherine took the DB, Grissom took one of the homicides and Sara and Nick worked the 2nd between them. No one saw each other for more than three minutes before they had to leave and work their case. The rush of cases coming in last minute meant that Nick had to cancel his plans to meet with Sara's sister, Ash and was now not in a good mood about it and seemed to be taking it out on everyone he came in contact with. He seemed very eager to met Ash again and everyone noticed, although Catherine, Greg and Warrick hadn't met her yet at work.
Warrick had been back to the crime scene three times and was becoming exasperated by the uncooperative drug store owner. Catherine seemed to be glad to doing something and at one point Greg thought he noticed a string in her step. Grissom was working quietly like he has been doing more and more lately and Sara had not come back from hers and Nick's crime scene yet, which meant lots of evidence, so Greg was trying to get through it as fast as his machines would let him. He had called in help from one other DNA lab technician in the building and they were now working together sharing out the case between them.
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Nick was looking through the garden trying to see any points of disturbance and entrance in and out of the garden fence. With an angry aura and stiff shoulders, he was starting to make himself tired. Sara noticed his quietness and even jumped a few times when he snapped at a trooper.
She thought it was worth a try at talking to him, but didn't want to get shouted at in the process. After she'd finished dusting for prints and bagged a possible murder weapon and boxed up the computer to be hauled back to the lab, she attempted an approach, which would possible turn out to be suicide. "Nick!"
Nick didn't turn from shining his flashlight over the concrete ground of the back yard, following a faint blood trail towards the back where an ally path split the group of houses. "Hey, could you pass me my camera?"
"Sure. What you got?" She asked as he took it and started taking photos.
"Blood trail leading down the ally path. I'm gonna follow it." Nick said walking to the gate.
Sara called out for a trooper and ordered him to go with him and not to let him out of his site or there would be hell to pay. She also warned the trooper that Nick wasn't in the best of moods and to try and not pick a conversation if they valued they their lives. When the two disappeared around the corner Sara shouted to Nick. "Don't get mad at him Nick. He's just doing his job." With that she finished processing the house and the back yard from where Nick left off.
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* He was surprised to see Sara left on her own and was overjoyed when things started to move his way. The darkness was one advantage, but a good private view of the female CSI was even more than he could have asked for. He promised himself he'd be good and just keep quiet for the time being before having to disappear and get back to work. *
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"If you would please just let me do my job, I'll will be out of your hair in ten minutes, Sir." Warrick strained his last word.
The argument, which was one sided for the most part, had finally come to a close when Warrick was about to give up and forget about the case and deal with the consequences later.
"Fine." The shop owner threw up his hand and stalked outside to spark up a cigarette. 'They are bad for your health.' Warrick smiled, 'see you on Doc Robbins slab in a few years mate.' The drug store door slammed shut shaking Warrick from his amusing thoughts and got back to work. "Please let it take only ten minutes." He muttered to the money collection box, which was the shape of a golden retriever dog.
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The road was quiet after being cornered off with tape. Two troopers stood by the tape chatting about the superbowl. Catherine swabbed another sample of blood for Greg, seeing as his little lab helper miss placed it five minutes after she handed it to him. The trooper that helped Sara the other day slowly approached Catherine. "Miss Willows."
She turned from her kneeling position and looked up. "Yes Max?" She smiled and went back to work.
"I was wondering how Sara was, I mean Miss. Sidle." Max shift from one foot to the other.
"She's tired, but seems fine." Catherine went to stand and Max carefully stepped forward to help, he offered his hand and she gladly took it. "Thank you. I'll tell Sara you said hi."
"Thank you Miss. Willows."
"Please, call me Catherine. We seem to be working together a lot lately so first names seems appropriate." He smiled and walked back to his partner.
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"Yo Sidle." Sara jumped, startled by Nick's booming voice echoing through the lab.
"That was so not funny Nick." Sara approached Nick, pushed passed him and walked straight into Grissom.
Nick stood back and watched the dancing as they tried to walk around each other, both taking the same steps and blocking their way.
"Grissom." Sara looked up into his bright blue eyes and tried hard to hide her nervousness. She may be angry with him, but this was turning out to be kind of fun.
"Sara." Grissom tried his best to do the same and hide his discomforted, but standing this close to her was driving him insane.
"Are you going to move? OR am I going to have to make you?" Nick cringed. Grissom raised one eyebrow and took a step back. The glint in her appeared in her eyes telling him she was only playing for Nick's benefit.
"Are you threatening me Sara?" Sara tried to pass again, but this time Grissom deliberately blocked her path.
"Grissom." She warned.
"Sorry, seems you just keep getting in my way." Nick in turn hissed and covered his eyes. After a few quiet minutes Grissom decided to end the game. "Sara, I need to talk to you." She looked at Nick and watched him go deeper into the lab.
Sara turned to Grissom. "Talk, about what?"
"Please Sara, Can we take this somewhere private?"
"No." Sara swapped the folder she was holding to her other hand and walked passed him. Before he could object she had gone. He sighed and rubbed a wiry hand over his face.
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A busy night comes in bulk, 2 homicides, 1 robbery and 1 DB found face down in a puddle. Warrick was working the robbery, Catherine took the DB, Grissom took one of the homicides and Sara and Nick worked the 2nd between them. No one saw each other for more than three minutes before they had to leave and work their case. The rush of cases coming in last minute meant that Nick had to cancel his plans to meet with Sara's sister, Ash and was now not in a good mood about it and seemed to be taking it out on everyone he came in contact with. He seemed very eager to met Ash again and everyone noticed, although Catherine, Greg and Warrick hadn't met her yet at work.
Warrick had been back to the crime scene three times and was becoming exasperated by the uncooperative drug store owner. Catherine seemed to be glad to doing something and at one point Greg thought he noticed a string in her step. Grissom was working quietly like he has been doing more and more lately and Sara had not come back from hers and Nick's crime scene yet, which meant lots of evidence, so Greg was trying to get through it as fast as his machines would let him. He had called in help from one other DNA lab technician in the building and they were now working together sharing out the case between them.
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Nick was looking through the garden trying to see any points of disturbance and entrance in and out of the garden fence. With an angry aura and stiff shoulders, he was starting to make himself tired. Sara noticed his quietness and even jumped a few times when he snapped at a trooper.
She thought it was worth a try at talking to him, but didn't want to get shouted at in the process. After she'd finished dusting for prints and bagged a possible murder weapon and boxed up the computer to be hauled back to the lab, she attempted an approach, which would possible turn out to be suicide. "Nick!"
Nick didn't turn from shining his flashlight over the concrete ground of the back yard, following a faint blood trail towards the back where an ally path split the group of houses. "Hey, could you pass me my camera?"
"Sure. What you got?" She asked as he took it and started taking photos.
"Blood trail leading down the ally path. I'm gonna follow it." Nick said walking to the gate.
Sara called out for a trooper and ordered him to go with him and not to let him out of his site or there would be hell to pay. She also warned the trooper that Nick wasn't in the best of moods and to try and not pick a conversation if they valued they their lives. When the two disappeared around the corner Sara shouted to Nick. "Don't get mad at him Nick. He's just doing his job." With that she finished processing the house and the back yard from where Nick left off.
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* He was surprised to see Sara left on her own and was overjoyed when things started to move his way. The darkness was one advantage, but a good private view of the female CSI was even more than he could have asked for. He promised himself he'd be good and just keep quiet for the time being before having to disappear and get back to work. *
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"If you would please just let me do my job, I'll will be out of your hair in ten minutes, Sir." Warrick strained his last word.
The argument, which was one sided for the most part, had finally come to a close when Warrick was about to give up and forget about the case and deal with the consequences later.
"Fine." The shop owner threw up his hand and stalked outside to spark up a cigarette. 'They are bad for your health.' Warrick smiled, 'see you on Doc Robbins slab in a few years mate.' The drug store door slammed shut shaking Warrick from his amusing thoughts and got back to work. "Please let it take only ten minutes." He muttered to the money collection box, which was the shape of a golden retriever dog.
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The road was quiet after being cornered off with tape. Two troopers stood by the tape chatting about the superbowl. Catherine swabbed another sample of blood for Greg, seeing as his little lab helper miss placed it five minutes after she handed it to him. The trooper that helped Sara the other day slowly approached Catherine. "Miss Willows."
She turned from her kneeling position and looked up. "Yes Max?" She smiled and went back to work.
"I was wondering how Sara was, I mean Miss. Sidle." Max shift from one foot to the other.
"She's tired, but seems fine." Catherine went to stand and Max carefully stepped forward to help, he offered his hand and she gladly took it. "Thank you. I'll tell Sara you said hi."
"Thank you Miss. Willows."
"Please, call me Catherine. We seem to be working together a lot lately so first names seems appropriate." He smiled and walked back to his partner.
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"Yo Sidle." Sara jumped, startled by Nick's booming voice echoing through the lab.
"That was so not funny Nick." Sara approached Nick, pushed passed him and walked straight into Grissom.
Nick stood back and watched the dancing as they tried to walk around each other, both taking the same steps and blocking their way.
"Grissom." Sara looked up into his bright blue eyes and tried hard to hide her nervousness. She may be angry with him, but this was turning out to be kind of fun.
"Sara." Grissom tried his best to do the same and hide his discomforted, but standing this close to her was driving him insane.
"Are you going to move? OR am I going to have to make you?" Nick cringed. Grissom raised one eyebrow and took a step back. The glint in her appeared in her eyes telling him she was only playing for Nick's benefit.
"Are you threatening me Sara?" Sara tried to pass again, but this time Grissom deliberately blocked her path.
"Grissom." She warned.
"Sorry, seems you just keep getting in my way." Nick in turn hissed and covered his eyes. After a few quiet minutes Grissom decided to end the game. "Sara, I need to talk to you." She looked at Nick and watched him go deeper into the lab.
Sara turned to Grissom. "Talk, about what?"
"Please Sara, Can we take this somewhere private?"
"No." Sara swapped the folder she was holding to her other hand and walked passed him. Before he could object she had gone. He sighed and rubbed a wiry hand over his face.
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