Chapter 17
Grissom checks his side for his firearm and runs out the door towards Sara. The large man grabs the field kit and sprints behind the houses, knocking trash cans over as he goes. Sara is lying motionless on the ground and a huge lump forms in his throat. As he reaches her, he sees her struggling to catch her breath. He kneels down and places his hands on each side of her face.
"You're ok Sara. Just look at me and focus. Try and take slow breaths. Concentrate Sara. Slow breaths."
Sara's eyes are full of panic as she is unable to fill her lungs with air.
"Look at me Sara. Breathe like this, nice and slow. Concentrate Sara. You're going to be fine."
Staring in his blue eyes, Sara is able to slow down her attempts to breath. As she calms down she is able to take deeper breaths.
"There you go Sara. That's it. Nice and slow." He watches the fear leave her face as she is once again able to breath. Looking over her, he sees no obvious sign of injury. Keeping her head motionless he checks her ribs. She winces a bit but he doesn't detect anything broken.
"Ok Sara. I'm going to sit you up. If it hurts too much let me know and I'll stop. Ok, here we go." He helps Sara sit up, taking notice of every expression on her face, making sure he's not rushing her.
"Ok, there you go. Are you ok? Can you breathe ok?"
"Yea" Sara whispers. "I'm ok. What just happened here?"
"Let's get you inside" Grissom said as he helps her to her feet. As they reach the house, Grissom notices Catherine standing in the doorway.
"Oh God, Grissom, is she ok?" Catherine panicly asked.
"I think so Cath," Grissom said as he helps Sara inside and sits her down on the couch. Catherine shuts and locks the door behind them and then goes to check on Sara.
'What happened Gil" Catherine asks.
"I sent her to my car to get the field kit. I get to the door just as a large man jumps from behind the neighbor's garage and tackles her. He grabbed the field kit and took off behind the houses."
As Catherine listens, it looks as if she is hit by an invisible force. She quickly sits down on the couch next to Sara. "Gris, you said a large man. Can you describe him more?" Catherine asked.
"He was just a large man, Catherine. Six feet tall, 300 pounds maybe. Why?"
"That's the man I told you was at Eddie's the night I went to get Lindsay." Grissom saw her face go pale as the realization hit both of them.
"You two stay here" he said as he ran into the kitchen to sift through the mail on the table. He returned with a single piece of paper.
"What does it say Gris" Catherine asked, not sure if she wanted to know or not.
Turning it around so Catherine and Sara could see it, the paper simply read, "Its Thursday Cath. See you soon."
Grissom checks his side for his firearm and runs out the door towards Sara. The large man grabs the field kit and sprints behind the houses, knocking trash cans over as he goes. Sara is lying motionless on the ground and a huge lump forms in his throat. As he reaches her, he sees her struggling to catch her breath. He kneels down and places his hands on each side of her face.
"You're ok Sara. Just look at me and focus. Try and take slow breaths. Concentrate Sara. Slow breaths."
Sara's eyes are full of panic as she is unable to fill her lungs with air.
"Look at me Sara. Breathe like this, nice and slow. Concentrate Sara. You're going to be fine."
Staring in his blue eyes, Sara is able to slow down her attempts to breath. As she calms down she is able to take deeper breaths.
"There you go Sara. That's it. Nice and slow." He watches the fear leave her face as she is once again able to breath. Looking over her, he sees no obvious sign of injury. Keeping her head motionless he checks her ribs. She winces a bit but he doesn't detect anything broken.
"Ok Sara. I'm going to sit you up. If it hurts too much let me know and I'll stop. Ok, here we go." He helps Sara sit up, taking notice of every expression on her face, making sure he's not rushing her.
"Ok, there you go. Are you ok? Can you breathe ok?"
"Yea" Sara whispers. "I'm ok. What just happened here?"
"Let's get you inside" Grissom said as he helps her to her feet. As they reach the house, Grissom notices Catherine standing in the doorway.
"Oh God, Grissom, is she ok?" Catherine panicly asked.
"I think so Cath," Grissom said as he helps Sara inside and sits her down on the couch. Catherine shuts and locks the door behind them and then goes to check on Sara.
'What happened Gil" Catherine asks.
"I sent her to my car to get the field kit. I get to the door just as a large man jumps from behind the neighbor's garage and tackles her. He grabbed the field kit and took off behind the houses."
As Catherine listens, it looks as if she is hit by an invisible force. She quickly sits down on the couch next to Sara. "Gris, you said a large man. Can you describe him more?" Catherine asked.
"He was just a large man, Catherine. Six feet tall, 300 pounds maybe. Why?"
"That's the man I told you was at Eddie's the night I went to get Lindsay." Grissom saw her face go pale as the realization hit both of them.
"You two stay here" he said as he ran into the kitchen to sift through the mail on the table. He returned with a single piece of paper.
"What does it say Gris" Catherine asked, not sure if she wanted to know or not.
Turning it around so Catherine and Sara could see it, the paper simply read, "Its Thursday Cath. See you soon."
