Chapter 6.

When Nick drove along the park, Sara touched his arm. Nick looked at her.

"Stop the car," she whispered and looked out of the window.

Nick stopped the car and looked at her. "Something wrong?"

Sara shook her head. "I need to be alone for a while. I'll see at the hospital." She opened the door and got out of the car.

Nick looked at her when she walked into the park. When she was out of sight, he shrugged, started the car and drove away.

Sara walked to the nearest bench and sat down. I almost lost him… I can still lose him… Tears started to run down her cheeks. And Hank…Oh god…

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Nick parked his car and walked into the hospital. He reached the front desk but no one was there. He looked around and saw a nurse at the end of the hall.

"Miss? Can I ask you something?" Nick asked her politely.

The woman turned around and smiled. "Of course," she responded.

"There is no one at the front desk and I'm looking for Gil Grissom and Warrick Brown. They were brought in not long ago," Nick said to her and showed her his ID.

"Sure." The nurse walked over to the front desk and sat down in front of the computer. After two minutes she found out where they were. "Mr. Brown is at the IC-ward room 6 and Mr. Grissom is still in surgery."

Nick looked around and saw no signs. "Thank you for the information. Could you tell me how I can reach the IC-ward?"

Meanwhile, Brass tried to get in touch with Aaron. He called the station and asked if they could find out Aaron McKellen's phone number at the FBI.

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In a motel room just outside Vegas, Tyler was planning a new murder. He hoped that he killed Warrick, but he wasn't sure. And Grissom that asshole, he always wanted to protect his co-workers. But not this time. This time they were all going to die.

Tyler opened his suitcase and grabbed the photo's that he made. One of them had a big cross on it. It was Aaron's photo. He already killed him three weeks ago. "Three more to go!" He laughed evilly. He pinned them to the wall and stared at them.

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Nick sat down in the waiting room. The nurse from the IC-ward had told him that Grissom was out of surgery but they had to settle him into his room. If they were ready, they would call him.

Suddenly one of the doors went open and Catherine walked out. She spotted Nick in the waiting area. She walked towards him. Nick rose out of his chair and hugged Catherine.

"How is he?" Nick asked Catherine.

"He is in a coma, they don't know if he…" Catherine started to cry. Nick grasped her arm and walked her to a nearby chair. He sat down next to her and hugged her.

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Meanwhile, Tyler walked into the hospital. He needed to know if Warrick still was alive. He walked up to the front desk.

"Hi, I'm Tyler Grissom. My dad was brought to this hospital." He told her.

"Wait a second." The nurse looked at the computer screen and typed something. "Oh yeah, your father just came out of surgery. He is in room IC-5."

"Thank you. Uhm…and his friend, Warrick Brown, is he ok." Tyler looked at her.

"He is also on the IC-ward…room 6," she replied while looking at the screen.

"Thanks bye."

"Bye."

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Sara retrieved her cell phone out of her pocket and called the hospital. When she heard that everything was fine with Grissom, she was relieved. When she heard that Warrick was in a coma, she hoped that he would wake up soon. She called a cab and walked out of the park. Three minutes later the cab stopped in front of her and she got in.

"Las Vegas Crime Lab." She said.

The taxi driver nodded and drove away.

Ten minutes later she arrived at HQ. She paid the driver and got out of the car and walked into the building.

She spotted O'Reilly at the front desk. She walked towards him.

"Hey Sara." He looked at her. "How's Grissom and Warrick?"

"Hi. Grissom is fine. I just called the hospital. Warrick is in a coma."

"Shit." O'Reilly looked at his feet.

"Were is Brass?" she asked him.

"His office," he replied.

Sara walked as fast as she could towards the office. She knocked and walked in.

"Hey Sara," he said and closed his cell phone.

"Hi. Has dayshift taken over the case?" she wanted to know.

Brass nodded.

"Good." Sara turned around and wanted to leave the office but Brass called her name.

"What is it?" she looked at his face and new something was wrong.

"Uhm…You know Aaron…" When he saw that Sara nodded he continued. "He died three weeks ago. He…it was Tyler Garrison."

"Are you sure?" Sara looked at him with big eyes.

"Yeah. His nickname is "The Mutilator". Get my point." He looked at Sara.

"Euw. That's…" Sara shuddered at the thought.

"Yeah. The FBI is sending the autopsy report and the other files. We have to catch him. If he wants revenge then…" Brass stopped talking.

"What…" Sara said concerned.

"Then he is coming after Catherine, Warrick and me." He stood up from his chair and walked around his desk.

"Why?" Sara wanted to know.

"We arrested him in January 1999. We includes Warrick, Catherine, Aaron and me. He warned us. We would come after us when he got out." Brass was shaking now.

"It's going to be alright. But why did he shoot Grissom?" Sara didn't understand.

"Grissom stood up to him and said that he would protect his crew with his life. Grissom showed no fear in court. He told Tyler that he wasn't scared." Brass was lost in thoughts.

Sara touched his arm and gave him a small smile. "I'm going to get him. He is going to pay. He can't hurt Grissom and Warrick. He hurt them and he pissed me off." Sara looked angry and looked up at Brass.

"Be careful. He's dangerous." He warned her.

"I know. I really want to nail the bastard, but it is now Ecklie's case," She said and shook her head. "and I think Grissom and Warrick need me more now."

Brass nodded and walked out of his office followed by Sara.

"Do you need a lift to the hospital," Brass looked at her.

Sara looked at her watch and looked back up to Brass. "Shift is over and yes." She smiled and followed Brass to his car.

TBC…