Brass walked up to the Tahoe and stood by the open door, "You up to telling us what happened?"

"Brass, don't you think we should wait... she's been through a lot..." Nick said quietly, but Amy shook her head.

"If I don't say it now then I may forget things."



xXx



"You sure you'll be alright?" Brass asked as he pulled up at Amy's house.

She nodded, "I've lived practically on my own since I was nine, I'll be fine." Brass sighed at the young teen's bravery.

"Alright but call if anything happens."

Amy smiled and assured Brass she would, she thanked him for the ride home and unlocked the door to her house. The solitude was nice, she was a quiet person so living practically on her own was fine, it didn't bother her at all. After feeding her two cats Amy sat down in the living room and put on a DVD.

After about a half hour into 'Shrek' a loud crash came from the kitchen, the cats always fought so she really didn't think anything of it but when a loud hissing came from the kitchen Amy went to investigate. A Man dressed in all black was searching the kitchen, he looked up and saw Amy and they both froze. Before Amy had a chance to react someone came up behind her, grabbed her around the stomach and held a knife to her neck.

"Where is it?" The first man asked, "Where are you hiding it?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Amy snapped.

The first man made one quick step forward and back handed the young girl across her face. If the second man hadn't been holding her she would have been flung across the room from the force of the blow. Suddenly the second man brought a heavy object down on the back of Amy's hand and she blacked out.

Amy woke to find herself tied together by rope and lying in the middle of the ware house, three men stood around her. Everything was completely quiet, no one said a word until one man moved to the side and Amy could see her father.

"You basterds!" David Walker spat, 'Leave her alone!" The kidnappers just laughed.

One man motioned to another and he brought out a gun.

"So which one of you will go first? The father or the daughter?"

"Where are you hiding it Walker?" The first man with the gun asked Amy's Father, he didn't say anything.

The first man grinned evilly, "You've got a pretty daughter, Walker. Shame if anything bad happened to her."

"Leave her out of this!" David Walker yelled, "She doesn't know anything."

"I find that hard to believe," The first man said, "How bout it kid, Do you knew where it is?"

"Leave me alone," Amy snapped. The first man sighed and faced David Walker.

"I gave you a chance, it's too late now." The man turned to look at Amy and pointed the gun directly at her, just as he was about to fire he turned and pointed the gun at Amy's father and fired off a single shot. Amy screamed her defiance but it didn't matter. The third man hit Amy across the back of her head and she blacked out.

The first man spoke, "We'll finish her off later, have a scout watch this place to make sure no one finds her. Let's go search the house again."



xXx

"I'm not sure how long I was there, long enough I suppose. Then another man came, he shook me awake and said that I had to be prepared because tonight was going to be my last night. Then he put a gag on me and left." Amy was crying now, "I was so afraid, the image of my dad getting shot just played over again and again in my head. I just kind of blacked out, I woke up and I could hear kids dirt biking, the gag was partly off and I just started screaming. I guess somehow they heard and called the police."

"You've been very brave," Catherine said quietly as she hugged Amy around the shoulders, trying not to hurt her anymore.

"Ain't it the truth," Warrick said, "Don't worry, we'll find whoever did this too you and your family."

"What's going to happen to me?" Amy asked, "I don't have any family left apart from my god parents, but I've never met them..."

Grissom exchanged a wary glance with Catherine, "Never met them?" He asked.

Amy shook her head, "My dad says," She exhaled deeply, "My dad said it was because they were always busy and moved around a lot."

Nick was catching on to what the other CSI's were thinking, "What are your god parent's names?"

Amy shrugged, slightly embarrassed, "I don't know, my dad probably has their number at his office."

"I hate to break up the party Amy," Brass said, "But you need to get to the hospital to get checked out. Want someone to go with you?"

"Yes." Amy replied quickly.

"I'll go," Catherine volunteered, "I've already collected blood splatter evidence and such, besides, mother's touch."

Amy smiled and walked unsteadily towards the with Catherine. Sara, Grissom, Warrick and Nick watched it pull and drive off into the night. Nick and Sara went back to the warehouse but Grissom just kept watching where the ambulance had disappeared.

"Something wrong Gris?" Warrick asked.

"Something's always wrong but now...now it's just worse." he muttered, "Sara is right, this is sickening. Kidnapping, murder, assault and god knows what else. When was the last time we had a case like this?"

Warrick shrugged, "It's been a while, All I can say is when we catch these guys someone had better hold me back because their's going to be some serious but kicking..."

"If Sara doesn't get to them first." Grissom said smiling.

Warrick laughed, "Yeah those females can sure pack a punch."

"It's sad isn't it, when people resort to children as ways of expressing their anger." Grissom said to Warrick.

"Definitely; I still want to know why he left Amy alone for so long, he must have known that people were after him, why wouldn't he warn his daughter?"

Sara joined the conversation as she walked forward to Grissom and Warrick, "Because he knew it wouldn't help."

"Huh?"

"Alright, who runs Las Vegas?"

"The Mayor?" Warrick asked, Sara shook her head.

"Past him., Higher up. The dark underground rulings of Las Vegas."

"The mob," Grissom said.