Title: My Heart Will Go On

Author: moonshot

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Disclaimer: See chapter 1

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Smash to: CSI Lab

GREG is peering into a microscope.

SARA walks in the door behind him.

SARA: Hey Greg-o.

GREG (looking up from scope): Hey Sara. What's the least common, most useful blood type?

SARA: Umm. O neg?

GREG: Bingo. In all the blood you guys gave me we have one type. O neg.

SARA: That's expected. Our vic is O negative.

GREG (continuing): But, two DNA profiles.

SARA: Really?

GREG: Yeah. A majority of the blood you gave me was the vic's. O neg and defiantly female. The other was XY.

SARA (thinking): A guy.

GREG: I'm running it through the database, but nothing yet. You guys are looking for an O neg male with a cut.

SARA (growing upset): Great. He's one of about two million men with O neg blood, most of whom have a cut big enough to drop that much blood.

GREG (look of annoyance): Dude. chill. (questioning) Why are you guys so uptight about this case, anyway? You. Warrick. Nick. You guys have been riding my.

SARA (shouting and slamming her hand down on the table): It's Grissom's goddaughter! We gotta get the son-of-a-bitch that killed her!

GREG looks after Sara in shock as SARA stomps out of the lab.

Smash to: Morgue

ROBBINS is peering over a file while standing near the autopsy table. The victim is laying on the table and is covered with a sheet, with the exception of her face and shoulders.

WARRICK pushes through the morgue doors, clothed in scrubs.

WARRICK: Hey Doc.

ROBBINS (looks up and acknowledges Warrick's presence): Warrick.

WARRICK: Got anything for me?

ROBBINS: Died from two 9mm bullets to the chest. (removes sheet and gestures at wound) First bullet:

Smash to: Fast action sequence of bullet traveling described path.

ROBBINS (off screen narration): Entered the chest between the third and the fourth ribs on the right side. Went through the right lung and exited body through the Rhomboideus Major.

Smash to: Morgue

ROBBINS and WARRICK are peering at the wound

ROBBINS (gesturing): Second bullet:

Smash to: Fast action sequence of bullet traveling described path.

ROBBINS (off screen narration): Entered the Pectoralis Major and nicked the Aorta. Wedged itself in the spinal column.

Smash to: Morgue

ROBBINS and WARRICK are peering at the wound

WARRICK: Two shots, either of which could have killed.

ROBBINS: Yeah, but this is the interesting part. (gesturing victim's neck) See this? It looks like your vic was strangled before she was shot. She's got a couple of broken C-rings.

ROBBINS reaches for the victim's neck with his right hand.

Smash to: Fast action sequence of hand grasping neck, snapping C-rings and dripping blood.

WARRICK: Are you sure the suffocation happened first?

ROBBINS: Yeah. The gunshot wound she sustained would have killed her within minutes. The bruises on her neck are consistent with strangulation; oh I'd say at least 15 minutes before the shooting. She was still bleeding and her heart was still going enough for her to get a nice bruise before getting shot. Most of her body had already shut down from lack of oxygen. She would have been dead within the half hour, even without the GSWs.

WARRICK: Well, that's dumb. Why would you shoot someone if she was going to die from suffocation anyway?

ROBBINS: I don't know. That's your job.

WARRICK (thinking out loud): Either they didn't know she would die from an injury like that or they really wanted her dead. (pauses) Or they were trying to cover up an accident. Thanks Doc.

WARRICK quickly leaves the lab leaving ROBBINS staring after him.

Smash to: Grissom's townhouse evening

GRISSOM and CATHERINE come through Grissom's front door, still holding hands. GRISSOM holds the door for Catherine and shuts it firmly behind them, snapping the dead bolt.

They make their way towards the couch, dropping their bags near one side. They quickly remove their guns, cell phones, wallets, ID cards and keys and put them on the coffee table before collapsing on the couch. GRISSOM'S arm wraps around Catherine's waist as he leans his head back and closes his eyes. They sit in silence for a few moments.

CATHERINE: How's your migraine?

GRISSOM (sighing): It's been better.

CATHERINE (rising): Let me get you something.

CATHERINE walks toward Grissom's kitchen.

GRISSOM picks up a remote control off the table and points it toward the stereo. Classical music fills the room. GRISSOM replaces the remote control, kicks off his shoes and lies down on the couch. His eyes close.

Smash to: Flashback

A young GRISSOM is on the beach playing with a 10 year old girl. She is dressed in a purple swimsuit and he is wearing black trunks and a white T- Shirt with UCLA across the front. We hear no sound except the classical music still playing, but they appear to be laughing. GRISSOM lifts the girl off the sand and onto his shoulders. They run down the beach.

CATHERINE (off screen softly, then gradually louder): Gil? Gil?

GRISSOM opens his eyes to see Catherine kneeling on the floor next to him, holding a glass of water and two pills.

CATHERINE: Take this; it'll make you feel better.

GRISSOM props himself up on an elbow, takes the pills, and downs them quickly with a gulp of water. He then pushes aside a magazine to use as a coaster and puts the water on the coffee table.

GRISSOM: Thanks.

GRISSOM turns his body as he lies back down and gestures for Catherine to sit on the edge of the couch. CATHERINE complies. She firmly grasps his hand hugged to his chest and removes his glasses with his other hand, placing them gently on the coffee table. CATHERINE then runs a hand through Grissom's hair. GRISSOM'S eyes begin to close.
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TBC