Chapter 28
Grissom pauses for a moment next to Catherine as another paramedic helps her sit up against the wall.
"Are you ok?" he asks.
"Yea, I'll be fine. What's going on with Eddie? He hasn't moved from that spot since-" the reality of what had become of him hit like a rock.
"He overdosed Cath. What about you? I saw the pipe next to you when I walked in. What did he do?"
"I'll tell you later. Go with Sara. I'll see you in a bit."
Grissom stands to leave, then bends back down to Catherine and kisses her on the forehead. "I'll see you at the hospital."
As Grissom approaches the ambulance that Sara has been loaded into, Nick and Warrick arrive on the scene.
"What's going on man?" Warrick asks.
"Catherine is upstairs Warrick. Go be with her. I'm going in the ambulance with Sara. Nick, you're in charge of the scene."
"Sure thing Gris." Nick said as he heads up to Sara's apartment.
Inside the ambulance, Grissom sits by Sara's side, holding her hand as the paramedic preps her for the ER.
"Everything looks fairly good Mr. Grissom. Her vitals are good and strong. Her pupils look good. The only thing I'm concerned about is the sound of her breathing."
Grissom immediately remembers the sounds of the unidentifiable struggle he heard through Sara's cell phone. "Not the water" he remembers.
"I'm not sure, but I think he had forced her head under water a couple of times. I remember hearing her say 'not the water, please not the water'." Sara tightens her grip on Grissom's hand to confirm the event.
"Sara, think hard for me," the paramedic says. "Was there anything in the water? Cleaning supplies, bath salts, bubbles, oil?"
"Salts" Sara whispered.
"Ok. Now we know what we're looking at. The salts in the water will certainly wreak havoc on the lung tissue. We'll up the amount of oxygen."
As they reach the hospital, Sara is losing consciousness.
The paramedics rush her into the ER. The one from the back pauses long enough and turns to Grissom. "You can't come in there Mr. Grissom. She's gonna be just fine."
"I promised her I'd be there." He says struggling to maintain composure.
"She's going to be just fine. Sit here and I'll make sure someone comes to get you as soon as they can. Trust me, she's going to be ok." With that the paramedic follows the team into the ER.
A couple of minutes later, another ambulance arrives. Catherine is quickly whisked through to the ER. Warrick spots Grissom and joins him.
"How's Sara?" he asks.
"The paramedic says she's going to be ok. How's Catherine?"
"Ok I guess. She's pretty worried about Sara. She seemed out of it, like there was a haze in her brain."
"I saw a crack pipe lying beside her when I arrived. I couldn't get her to tell me what happened."
"I'm sure Eddie had something to do with that" Warrick replies. "I'm glad whatever it was he shot up with killed him cause if it hadn't I know a few people who'd have taken measures to make sure he never hurt Catherine or Lindsay again."
"Agreed." Grissom replies.
The two men sit patiently waiting for some news from the doctors.
Grissom pauses for a moment next to Catherine as another paramedic helps her sit up against the wall.
"Are you ok?" he asks.
"Yea, I'll be fine. What's going on with Eddie? He hasn't moved from that spot since-" the reality of what had become of him hit like a rock.
"He overdosed Cath. What about you? I saw the pipe next to you when I walked in. What did he do?"
"I'll tell you later. Go with Sara. I'll see you in a bit."
Grissom stands to leave, then bends back down to Catherine and kisses her on the forehead. "I'll see you at the hospital."
As Grissom approaches the ambulance that Sara has been loaded into, Nick and Warrick arrive on the scene.
"What's going on man?" Warrick asks.
"Catherine is upstairs Warrick. Go be with her. I'm going in the ambulance with Sara. Nick, you're in charge of the scene."
"Sure thing Gris." Nick said as he heads up to Sara's apartment.
Inside the ambulance, Grissom sits by Sara's side, holding her hand as the paramedic preps her for the ER.
"Everything looks fairly good Mr. Grissom. Her vitals are good and strong. Her pupils look good. The only thing I'm concerned about is the sound of her breathing."
Grissom immediately remembers the sounds of the unidentifiable struggle he heard through Sara's cell phone. "Not the water" he remembers.
"I'm not sure, but I think he had forced her head under water a couple of times. I remember hearing her say 'not the water, please not the water'." Sara tightens her grip on Grissom's hand to confirm the event.
"Sara, think hard for me," the paramedic says. "Was there anything in the water? Cleaning supplies, bath salts, bubbles, oil?"
"Salts" Sara whispered.
"Ok. Now we know what we're looking at. The salts in the water will certainly wreak havoc on the lung tissue. We'll up the amount of oxygen."
As they reach the hospital, Sara is losing consciousness.
The paramedics rush her into the ER. The one from the back pauses long enough and turns to Grissom. "You can't come in there Mr. Grissom. She's gonna be just fine."
"I promised her I'd be there." He says struggling to maintain composure.
"She's going to be just fine. Sit here and I'll make sure someone comes to get you as soon as they can. Trust me, she's going to be ok." With that the paramedic follows the team into the ER.
A couple of minutes later, another ambulance arrives. Catherine is quickly whisked through to the ER. Warrick spots Grissom and joins him.
"How's Sara?" he asks.
"The paramedic says she's going to be ok. How's Catherine?"
"Ok I guess. She's pretty worried about Sara. She seemed out of it, like there was a haze in her brain."
"I saw a crack pipe lying beside her when I arrived. I couldn't get her to tell me what happened."
"I'm sure Eddie had something to do with that" Warrick replies. "I'm glad whatever it was he shot up with killed him cause if it hadn't I know a few people who'd have taken measures to make sure he never hurt Catherine or Lindsay again."
"Agreed." Grissom replies.
The two men sit patiently waiting for some news from the doctors.
