Chapter 17

Grissom knew he had to rest eventually and after he watched Nick eat he asked to be taken home. Once he entered his townhouse he collapsed on his couch. Nick insisted on sticking around and had made himself at home in the kitchen. Nick was sitting on a counter reading a sports magazine when he heard a noise coming from the living room. When he went to investigate and he saw Grissom being carried out the back patio doors. Nick quickly ran after them, but as he got out to the street the car that was definitely Richards and Grissom in it was halfway down the street. Nick quickly chased them and was on their tail for a good 10 minutes, in that time he managed to phone Brass and Catherine.

"SHIT SHIT SHIT. Where the hell did they go?" Nick looked around the large car park he had followed Richards into. "How can a car disappear like that?" Nick got out of the car and looked around with his flashlight. He heard two Tahoe's and another plain car, they pulled up to his own car and he walked towards them.

Brass and Catherine were by his side in seconds. "Where are they?" Catherine asked searching the dark and abandoned car park.

"No idea. They just vanished." Nick shook his head and angrily plunged his fist against his car bonnet.

Warrick pulled him away and looked down at his hand. "Come on man, their here somewhere. We'll find them."

Brass quickly gathered more troopers and set up a search of the entire area. Catherine discovered a detailed map from the building owners and after examining the map they where on there way to the deep underground of the factory.

The factory had been open the entire time of the search. It was a perfect place to hide. The search teams were split into four men a group; no chances were to be taken. Locate and call for back up was the plan.

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Ash watched as Richards strapped Grissom to a chair and waited for him to do his little observation thing. He stands back and clasps his hands together as he smiles. "Now you're all here. Bar one that is, but I'm sure he's watching." Richards walked towards Sara and lifted her head by her hair. "We can't have that Miss Sidle number 1, must stay awake at all times." Sara's head fell back to her chest as he picked up his stanling knife from the blooded water bowl and approached Sara.

"No, Richards, I'll take it not Sara, you can't enjoy it if she's unconscious can you?" Ash tried to distract him from Sara who had passed out shortly after they stopped talking.

Richards turned to her and grinned. "Hmmm, no I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"I like you. so it's not much fun hurting you." Richards admitted with a smile.

Grissom started to wake up and opened his eyes when he heard Ash's pleading. Grissom had been blindfolded when he was tied up and was breathing heavily with fear. He listened carefully to the other voices and recognised them as Ash and Richards. When Ash screamed at him to stop Richards, he was then fully aware what was going on.

"NO RICHARDS." Grissom shouted.

Richards turned to Grissom and laughed. "So you woken up already? I was hoping you'd be out for a little longer."

"Afraid not. Get away from her." Grissom's voice wavered slightly and blinked rapidly at the brightness as Richards removed the blindfold.

"What's this?" Richards was truly intrigued at his new defensiveness. Grissom searched the room quickly before his eyes came to rest on Sara. Richards walked towards the table and watched Grissom as he ran his eyes over her body checking her injuries. "Why don't you check Miss Ashleigh Sidle out too Dr. Grissom? Although she's doing a lot better than Miss Sara Sidle." He grinned as Grissom pulled at his plastic bindings. "I'm not taking that risk again Dr. Grissom. It really hurt what you did to me."

"Good." Grissom seethed not taking his eyes from Sara. Richards walked towards Ash and ran his hand over her hair. "Leave her alone Richards."

"What do you care?" He picked up a poker and approached Grissom.

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"Hey Warrick, What's that?" Nick asked pointing to a light in the far corner of the basement.

Warrick looked to the place Nick pointed to and squinted his eyes to see the faint light and very large what seemed to be a door. "Call back up."

"On it." Nick was on the radio in seconds and a minute later they heard a muffled sound that was strange and came from the vicinity of the large metal door. "What was that?" Nick asked with concern.

"Not too sure, but whatever it was it sounded bad." Warrick looked over his shoulder and the back up assembled behind them.

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