Chapter 31
At the hospital, a nurse approaches Grissom and Warrick. "Excuse me sirs, but Ms. Willows was just moved to room 112. You may see her, but only one at a time for now." The nurse gives them a warm smile before turning to attend to other patients.
Ring. Ring. Warrick and Grissom both reach for their phones. "It's mine." Grissom says. "Grissom."
"Hey Gris, its Nick. Look, I'm on my way over to the hospital to go over a couple of things with you. Any word on our girls yet?"
"Hey Nick. Both are going to be ok. Were you able to get anything at the scene?"
"Yea, all the evidence points to a clean shoot for Sara. I've got the report from Greg about Eddie though. That is what I have a few questions about. I found a crack pipe on the floor, but Eddie didn't have any in his system or the tall guy's."
"I know Nick. I'll explain that one later. So what killed Eddie?"
"According to Greg, the H he was shooting was laced with rat poison, powdered milk and starch. The tall guy's tox came back with anabolic steroids and LSD."
"Thanks Nicky. Catherine is in room 112. We won't be able to see Sara for another forty minutes or so."
"Ok Gris. I'll be there in about fifteen minutes. Bye."
"Bye Nicky."
"Hey man, why don't you go on in and see Cath first. I'll fill Nick in when he gets here." Warrick suggests.
"Are you sure?"
"Yea, man. Go on. We'll be in when Nick gets here.
With that Grissom makes his way to room 112. Although the doctor was very explicit about the injuries Catherine suffered at Eddie's hands, he still wasn't prepared for the sight which greeted him. As he nears her bedside, the bruising on her chin becomes very clear. He stands there quietly, not wanting to disturb her. He focuses on the hand shape bruising on her chin. "That son of a bitch" Grissom think to himself. "Warrick is right, if Eddie hadn't killed himself I would sure be up for the job." Grissom reaches down to pull an errant hair from Catherine's face. She turns her head to see a very worried Grissom next to her. She reaches up her hand and takes a hold of Grissom's hand.
"How's Sara?" she whispers.
"She's going to be ok Catherine. You both are. I'm so sorry I left the two of you. I never should have put you in that position." Grissom apologizes.
"Eddie put us in that position Gris, not you. How is he anyway? I can't wait to see what he does to try and get out of this one."
"She has no clue." Grissom says to himself. "How am I going to tell her? Despite all he has put her through she has never wished him dead."
"Uh, Catherine, about Eddie. I'm afraid he overdosed. Someone laced his heroine with rat poison. He died a few minutes after injecting himself." Grissom leans over Catherine, brushing her hair and intently watches her reaction to the news he has just delivered.
"So, he's dead? Oh God, Gris, how am I going to tell Lindsay?" Catherine looks at Gris for some hint of a mistake.
"We'll cross that bridge later. Right now, Catherine, you need to rest. You've been through a lot and your body needs to heal."
"Are you sure Sara's ok?"
Grissom can see the pain in her eyes, the regret for getting Sara involved. "I'm sure. She's going to be just fine. I'm on my way to see her now. Warrick and Nick will be here soon, ok? I'll be back later." Grissom bends down and kisses her on the forehead then leaves her side to search for Sara.
As he approaches the nurse's station, he is greeted by Nick.
"Hey Gris, how are you holding up?"
"I'm ok. I just left Catherine and am trying to find Sara."
"So what's the deal with the crack?" Nick inquires.
"The deal is that Eddie sat on top of Catherine, held her nose shut so her mouth was open. Once her mouth was open he stuck the pipe in her mouth then forced her jaw shut. The only way she could breathe was through that fucking pipe."
Grissom turns and walks away, unable to hide his anger any longer. Nick looks at Warrick, both are speechless.
At the hospital, a nurse approaches Grissom and Warrick. "Excuse me sirs, but Ms. Willows was just moved to room 112. You may see her, but only one at a time for now." The nurse gives them a warm smile before turning to attend to other patients.
Ring. Ring. Warrick and Grissom both reach for their phones. "It's mine." Grissom says. "Grissom."
"Hey Gris, its Nick. Look, I'm on my way over to the hospital to go over a couple of things with you. Any word on our girls yet?"
"Hey Nick. Both are going to be ok. Were you able to get anything at the scene?"
"Yea, all the evidence points to a clean shoot for Sara. I've got the report from Greg about Eddie though. That is what I have a few questions about. I found a crack pipe on the floor, but Eddie didn't have any in his system or the tall guy's."
"I know Nick. I'll explain that one later. So what killed Eddie?"
"According to Greg, the H he was shooting was laced with rat poison, powdered milk and starch. The tall guy's tox came back with anabolic steroids and LSD."
"Thanks Nicky. Catherine is in room 112. We won't be able to see Sara for another forty minutes or so."
"Ok Gris. I'll be there in about fifteen minutes. Bye."
"Bye Nicky."
"Hey man, why don't you go on in and see Cath first. I'll fill Nick in when he gets here." Warrick suggests.
"Are you sure?"
"Yea, man. Go on. We'll be in when Nick gets here.
With that Grissom makes his way to room 112. Although the doctor was very explicit about the injuries Catherine suffered at Eddie's hands, he still wasn't prepared for the sight which greeted him. As he nears her bedside, the bruising on her chin becomes very clear. He stands there quietly, not wanting to disturb her. He focuses on the hand shape bruising on her chin. "That son of a bitch" Grissom think to himself. "Warrick is right, if Eddie hadn't killed himself I would sure be up for the job." Grissom reaches down to pull an errant hair from Catherine's face. She turns her head to see a very worried Grissom next to her. She reaches up her hand and takes a hold of Grissom's hand.
"How's Sara?" she whispers.
"She's going to be ok Catherine. You both are. I'm so sorry I left the two of you. I never should have put you in that position." Grissom apologizes.
"Eddie put us in that position Gris, not you. How is he anyway? I can't wait to see what he does to try and get out of this one."
"She has no clue." Grissom says to himself. "How am I going to tell her? Despite all he has put her through she has never wished him dead."
"Uh, Catherine, about Eddie. I'm afraid he overdosed. Someone laced his heroine with rat poison. He died a few minutes after injecting himself." Grissom leans over Catherine, brushing her hair and intently watches her reaction to the news he has just delivered.
"So, he's dead? Oh God, Gris, how am I going to tell Lindsay?" Catherine looks at Gris for some hint of a mistake.
"We'll cross that bridge later. Right now, Catherine, you need to rest. You've been through a lot and your body needs to heal."
"Are you sure Sara's ok?"
Grissom can see the pain in her eyes, the regret for getting Sara involved. "I'm sure. She's going to be just fine. I'm on my way to see her now. Warrick and Nick will be here soon, ok? I'll be back later." Grissom bends down and kisses her on the forehead then leaves her side to search for Sara.
As he approaches the nurse's station, he is greeted by Nick.
"Hey Gris, how are you holding up?"
"I'm ok. I just left Catherine and am trying to find Sara."
"So what's the deal with the crack?" Nick inquires.
"The deal is that Eddie sat on top of Catherine, held her nose shut so her mouth was open. Once her mouth was open he stuck the pipe in her mouth then forced her jaw shut. The only way she could breathe was through that fucking pipe."
Grissom turns and walks away, unable to hide his anger any longer. Nick looks at Warrick, both are speechless.
