Payback time by dutchie
A big hug for my beta Nepeace.
Disclaimers in chapter 1
Chapter 5.
Catherine reached the hospital and parked her car. She walked straight towards the emergency room. She flashed her ID in front a nurse, who wanted to stop her from going in.
"I looking for Warrick Brown," Catherine looked at her.
"Ok, I'm going to find his doctor," the nurse walked into one of the ER's and two minutes later she came back with, what she assumed was Warrick's doctor.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Weston," she shook Catherine's hand.
"I'm Catherine Willows," she responded.
"Are you family?" Dr. Weston looked at her.
Catherine shook her head. "I'm his colleague and good friend," she explained and showed him her ID.
The doctor nodded. "First, Mr. Brown has lost a lot of blood. Second, the bullet has penetrated his right lung. At this moment a colleague of mine is operating Mr. Brown. It's a high risk operation because the bullet is located a half an inch of his spinal cord."
"Is he going to be alright?" Catherine was shaking on her feet.
"If they can remove the bullet without problems then I think Mr. Brown will be ok," he told her.
"Thanks doctor," she shook the doctors hand and sat down in one of the chairs in the waiting area.
*********
At the scene, Nick and Brass were walking around in circles. They were still waiting for the helicopter.
When the helicopter arrived they immediately began to scan the house.
The co-pilot looked at the screen but only could see two people in what he assumed was the bathroom.
They called O'Riley and let him know that they only could see two people in the house. When O'Riley heard this he immediately ran into the house. He ran up the stairs, in the hall he saw a lot of blood.
"Sara? Grissom?" he yelled.
"We are here!" Sara yelled back.
O'Riley ran towards the sound and found them in the bathroom. He kneeled next to them and looked at Grissom.
"Is he still alive?" O'Riley looked at Sara
"Yes, I am still alive," Grissom groaned.
O'Riley smiled when he heard his voice. "Ok, lets get you out of here."
O'Riley helped Grissom up. Grissom groaned when he moved his shoulder.
"Where is Tyler?" Sara looked at him.
"He's not here anymore. The co-pilot of the helicopter only saw the two of you," he explained to them.
They slowly walked out of the bathroom and went downstairs.
Two paramedics were waiting for them. They grabbed Grissom gently and put him on a gurney. They carried him into the ambulance. Sara looked at him until the doors closed and the ambulance drove away.
"Sara!" Nick yelled.
Sara turned around and before she knew it, Nick was hugging her.
"Nick, watch out. You don't have to suffocate me!" she laughed into his shoulder.
"Sorry!" Nick muttered and let her go. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, just Warrick and Griss they..." she stopped when she saw the solemn faces of the paramedics. "Where's Hank?" Sara looked at Nick.
"I'm sorry Sara, Hank didn't make it," Nick softly said.
"What happened?" a tear ran down Sara's face.
"When they brought Warrick out that guy shot at them..." Nick saw that Sara was trembling on her feet. "Come here," he said and pulled her into a hug.
"But he was wearing a bullet-proof vest?" Sara was confused.
"The bullet penetrated his neck. His colleagues couldn't stabilize him. I'm so sorry Sara," Nick tried to sooth her and Sara pulled away.
"I need to go to the hospital," Sara looked at Nick.
"Ok," he responded and got his car keys. Before they left Nick spotted Ecklie. He walked towards him and explained to him what happened. Ecklie nodded and he and his team went to work.
Nick and Sara got in the car and drove to the hospital.
*****
At the hospital, Catherine was still sitting in de waiting room. She was starring into space. Suddenly she heard someone say her name.
"Catherine Willows?" an officer asked her.
"Yeah, I'm Catherine," she responded and looked at the man.
"I'm officer Green, and this is my partner officer Fowler," he said and shook Catherine's hand.
"We were sent by Sgt. O'Riley to look after you," he explained to her.
"Why?" Catherine asked confused.
"Well, Sgt. O'Riley said when I would say Tyler Garrison, you would know what I'm talking about," officer Fowler said.
"The Mutilator..." Catherine looked at them and sighted. "Oh God, this can't be true."
"Catherine Willows?" Warrick's doctor walked to them.
"Yeah," Catherine responded and rose out of her chair.
"You can see Mr. Brown if you want," she said and looked at the officers.
"Ok," Catherine looked at the two officers. "Could you guard the door," she asked. "I have a feeling that the perpetrator will come back and finish the job."
The officers looked at each other and nodded.
Dr. Weston brought them to a small room in the IC-ward.
Catherine gasped when she saw Warrick. He was hooked up the several machines. Catherine looked at the breathing tube and then looked at Dr. Weston.
"He wasn't breathing on his own, so a machine has to do it for him," She explained to her. "I sorry to tell you this but Mr. Brown is in a deep coma," Dr. Weston looked at her. Catherine sank into the chair next to Warrick's bed.
"Will he ever wake up?" Catherine looked at her while tears were running down her cheeks.
"I don't know, it's now up to Mr. Brown's willpower," Dr. Weston said when she looked at Warrick's chart.
"Can I stay here?" Catherine really wanted to stay at his side.
"Sure, maybe you can talk to him and tell him to wake up, it might help," Dr. Weston said to her and then left the room.
TBC...
A big hug for my beta Nepeace.
Disclaimers in chapter 1
Chapter 5.
Catherine reached the hospital and parked her car. She walked straight towards the emergency room. She flashed her ID in front a nurse, who wanted to stop her from going in.
"I looking for Warrick Brown," Catherine looked at her.
"Ok, I'm going to find his doctor," the nurse walked into one of the ER's and two minutes later she came back with, what she assumed was Warrick's doctor.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Weston," she shook Catherine's hand.
"I'm Catherine Willows," she responded.
"Are you family?" Dr. Weston looked at her.
Catherine shook her head. "I'm his colleague and good friend," she explained and showed him her ID.
The doctor nodded. "First, Mr. Brown has lost a lot of blood. Second, the bullet has penetrated his right lung. At this moment a colleague of mine is operating Mr. Brown. It's a high risk operation because the bullet is located a half an inch of his spinal cord."
"Is he going to be alright?" Catherine was shaking on her feet.
"If they can remove the bullet without problems then I think Mr. Brown will be ok," he told her.
"Thanks doctor," she shook the doctors hand and sat down in one of the chairs in the waiting area.
*********
At the scene, Nick and Brass were walking around in circles. They were still waiting for the helicopter.
When the helicopter arrived they immediately began to scan the house.
The co-pilot looked at the screen but only could see two people in what he assumed was the bathroom.
They called O'Riley and let him know that they only could see two people in the house. When O'Riley heard this he immediately ran into the house. He ran up the stairs, in the hall he saw a lot of blood.
"Sara? Grissom?" he yelled.
"We are here!" Sara yelled back.
O'Riley ran towards the sound and found them in the bathroom. He kneeled next to them and looked at Grissom.
"Is he still alive?" O'Riley looked at Sara
"Yes, I am still alive," Grissom groaned.
O'Riley smiled when he heard his voice. "Ok, lets get you out of here."
O'Riley helped Grissom up. Grissom groaned when he moved his shoulder.
"Where is Tyler?" Sara looked at him.
"He's not here anymore. The co-pilot of the helicopter only saw the two of you," he explained to them.
They slowly walked out of the bathroom and went downstairs.
Two paramedics were waiting for them. They grabbed Grissom gently and put him on a gurney. They carried him into the ambulance. Sara looked at him until the doors closed and the ambulance drove away.
"Sara!" Nick yelled.
Sara turned around and before she knew it, Nick was hugging her.
"Nick, watch out. You don't have to suffocate me!" she laughed into his shoulder.
"Sorry!" Nick muttered and let her go. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, just Warrick and Griss they..." she stopped when she saw the solemn faces of the paramedics. "Where's Hank?" Sara looked at Nick.
"I'm sorry Sara, Hank didn't make it," Nick softly said.
"What happened?" a tear ran down Sara's face.
"When they brought Warrick out that guy shot at them..." Nick saw that Sara was trembling on her feet. "Come here," he said and pulled her into a hug.
"But he was wearing a bullet-proof vest?" Sara was confused.
"The bullet penetrated his neck. His colleagues couldn't stabilize him. I'm so sorry Sara," Nick tried to sooth her and Sara pulled away.
"I need to go to the hospital," Sara looked at Nick.
"Ok," he responded and got his car keys. Before they left Nick spotted Ecklie. He walked towards him and explained to him what happened. Ecklie nodded and he and his team went to work.
Nick and Sara got in the car and drove to the hospital.
*****
At the hospital, Catherine was still sitting in de waiting room. She was starring into space. Suddenly she heard someone say her name.
"Catherine Willows?" an officer asked her.
"Yeah, I'm Catherine," she responded and looked at the man.
"I'm officer Green, and this is my partner officer Fowler," he said and shook Catherine's hand.
"We were sent by Sgt. O'Riley to look after you," he explained to her.
"Why?" Catherine asked confused.
"Well, Sgt. O'Riley said when I would say Tyler Garrison, you would know what I'm talking about," officer Fowler said.
"The Mutilator..." Catherine looked at them and sighted. "Oh God, this can't be true."
"Catherine Willows?" Warrick's doctor walked to them.
"Yeah," Catherine responded and rose out of her chair.
"You can see Mr. Brown if you want," she said and looked at the officers.
"Ok," Catherine looked at the two officers. "Could you guard the door," she asked. "I have a feeling that the perpetrator will come back and finish the job."
The officers looked at each other and nodded.
Dr. Weston brought them to a small room in the IC-ward.
Catherine gasped when she saw Warrick. He was hooked up the several machines. Catherine looked at the breathing tube and then looked at Dr. Weston.
"He wasn't breathing on his own, so a machine has to do it for him," She explained to her. "I sorry to tell you this but Mr. Brown is in a deep coma," Dr. Weston looked at her. Catherine sank into the chair next to Warrick's bed.
"Will he ever wake up?" Catherine looked at her while tears were running down her cheeks.
"I don't know, it's now up to Mr. Brown's willpower," Dr. Weston said when she looked at Warrick's chart.
"Can I stay here?" Catherine really wanted to stay at his side.
"Sure, maybe you can talk to him and tell him to wake up, it might help," Dr. Weston said to her and then left the room.
TBC...