Title: Summer Party
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI, or any of the characters.
Chapter eight: Epilogue
CSI (Crime Scene Intern) Edition 09/2003
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Elvis lives?
Last Saturday the LVDP celebrated it's yearly Summer Party. CSI was there for you and will now give you the full report of an evening rich on surprises.
Sheriff Cavallo chose as "crime scene" the vacated coliseum near the LVPD and ten voluntary helpers were there to decorate the old building, that afterwards radiated a quiet comfortable atmosphere. Here the enthusiastic auditory experienced a mixture of tradition and innovation.
Like many years before the afternoon started with a barbecue, that was delivered and arranged by Fosters Party Service, a company with branches in over forty states. The food was very delicious as CSU can confirm by its own experience and the social-gathering lasted till seven o' clock when the contest started.
For the first time in the history of this yearly event it was decided to replace the evening program with a kind of talent show. A total of 19 groups or single artists were ready to show their hidden talents to the world outside.
The idea was developed by Conrad Ecklie, who thought that the LVPD could save money and increase the fun by making the program by themselves. As a kind of cash incentive the best artist or group could win a 100 dollar credit note.
Warrick Brown, a member of CSI nightshift moderated the contest that lasted nearly three hours. The performances that were presented ranged from dancing to tap dance. As people afterwards agreed in our interviews, all of the performances were entertaining but there were two outstanding acts.
The first big surprise of this evening was an act performed by two young lab technicians Greg S. and Archie M.. Under the label "The Lab Rats" they showed a kind of striptease to the song "I'm too sexy" of a group called "Right Said Fred". They were dressed in complete suits and stripped till they only wore boxer shorts, shirts, ties, socks and sunglasses.
Archie : "We wanted to pay homage to one of the best scenes in the history of TV. Don't we all remember Tom Cruise in "Risky Business". His outfit in that movie is cult and we, like every young and grown boy, wanted to look as cool as him, for at least one time in our life."
The two young men didn't only show their "cool" outfit, in addition to that they danced very rhythmically like professional dancers.
Greg S. still cannot believe the success of their performance. "We only performed for the fun of it, but people liked it more than I would have ever expected. In the meantime I got two marriage proposals and an anonymous letter, where a woman wrote that she would like to have a baby with me."
The other surprising act was a imitation of the Elvis song 'Suspicious Minds'. Jim Brass, detective at the LVDP impersonated Elvis with Sara Sidle and Catherine Willows, two forensic experts also working at CSI nightshift, as background singers. Brass wore a white suit with embroidered sequins like Elvis wore in former times, a black wig and black sunglasses. His two female colleagues impressed the auditory with their sexy dresses, as well as with their good voices.
Nick Stokes, another member of CSI nightshift said: "You know all of the acts were special in their own way, but the Lab Rats and the Elvis imitation had a special touch. They were original and professional like it normally couldn't be expected in a fun contest. They were so good that there were people who thought they would see the real Elvis and asked detective Brass for an autograph."
CSI asked the trio what they thought about the success of their performance. Jim Brass said that I will try to take things easy. "It was a nice change for a while, but I am cop and never wanted to be something else. It is true that I were a kind of semi-professional Elvis impersonator in my youth, but than I found something what gave me a greater satisfaction, my job as cop."
Catherine Willows laughed at the question if she would want to perform more often. "I was in this kind of business a few years ago and changed it by purpose. I had much fun to perform at Saturday but I love my job to much to want something else."
Sara Sidle the youngest member of the trio shook the head at the same question. "No, never. I am happy that we didn't blame ourselves. It was fun yeah, but I am used to work with my brain and not with my voice. I would never want to change that."
The jury decision that followed the contest caught most of the people by surprise. Although they made a decision, they admitted that they wished they could have declared two winners. The jury consisted of Sheriff Cavallo, LVPD Detective Susan Harris and LVP pathologist Dr. Robbins.
Dr. Robbins gave CSI a statement concerning the decision. "It wasn't easy to make one group the winner, because they both were fantastic. We wished we could have shared the price, but it was impossible. When a jury isn't able to make a decision there is no need for a jury at all. We are very happy that the winning group made the generous offer to share their price."
That was indeed a gesture that filled the auditory with enthusiasm. As Greg S. told CSI afterwards, it was what every fair participant would have done.
The contest stroke such a chord that CSI wanted to know if there'll be a future for the contest.
CSI spoke with Conrad Ecklie.
CSI: "Mr. Ecklie you were the man who invented this contest. Did you knew before that the it would be such a hit?"
C. Ecklie: "No, I never expected a reaction like this. I didn't saw a point in spending so much money for a local band, so I said to the Sheriff that a self made contest would be better."
CSI: "You and two of your colleagues performed too. A tap dance act, if I am not mistaken. Are you satisfied with your performance? A lot of people aren't sure if you planned the comedy with your fall or not?"
C. Ecklie (blushed with a grim face): No, the comedy wasn't planned but one of my colleagues hadn't practised enough and that was the reason for the chaos."
CSI: "But isn't it true that both of your female colleagues have never done any tap dance before?"
C. Ecklie: "Yeah, that's right. But isn't learning a human ability? If she would have taken the whole matter more serious it wouldn't have happened."
CSI: "A last question Mr. Ecklie. Is it true that you asked Mr. Brass for an autograph, because you thought he was the real Elvis?"
C. Ecklie: "No, that is absolutely not true. I don't know who spread such wrong rumours. You wouldn't print this fake interview, would you?"
CSI: "Thank you for your time Mr. Ecklie."
CSI asked Gil Grissom the counterpart of Conrad Ecklie, as supervisor of the nightshift, why his colleague reacted so aggressive.
"It isn't an easy situation he found himself into after the contest. Would you like the whole world to know that you thought that Elvis still lives?"
All in all it was a very pleasant evening for nearly everyone and CSI will end this article with the wish to another contest like this next year.
A/N: This was the last chapter of Summer Party. I hope you liked it. If you want to leave a review I would be very happy. Thank you very much to all of you who left such beautiful reviews before.
The sequel "Dates" will deal with the Greg/Sara matter as well as with the rather unusual pairing Jim/Catherine. I will upload the first chapter at the same time like this epilogue.