Title: Barely Existing
Author: Cindy Ryan
category: angst, Xover
pairings: Jack/Sam, Grissom/Sara
Summary: After 'Play with fire' Sara vanishes, Grissom calls in a favor
Notes: See part one. Thanks for the feedback. :)
Warrick jumped as his cell phone rang echoing loudly through the locker room where he sat with Catherine.
Catherine looked at him expectantly as he pulled out the phone and answered it.
"Warrick."Brown spoke into the phone knowing his voice sounded anxious and shaky.
Catherine watched her friend's face as he listened to whoever was on the other end. She could only pray that it was Grissom with good news.
"I'll let her know."Warrick promised as he pushed the correct button to terminate the call.
"Was that Grissom?"Catherine asked.
Warrick nodded a smile slowly crossing his face. "Yeah. Cath, it wasn't Sara. It wasn't her. We still got a chance at getting her back."
"Thank God."Catherine whispered as she rested her head against his left shoulder.
Warrick placed a comforting arm around Catherine's shoulders. "I'll call Nick and let him know."
*********
As Grissom and Jack were almost to their car Grissom spotted something across the street. It was laying against the trash can glittering in the morning sun.
"What?"Jack asked knowing that look all too well.
Grissom didn't reply as he scurried across the street ignoring traffic. The trash can was about hundred yards from Sara's apartment complex.
Grissom reached the trash can and knelt down. What he had seen glittering in the sun was a simple gold bracelet with links. It was tangled between the trash can and a lamp post.
It was also was covered with a small amount of blood.
"What'd you find?"Jack asked as he knelt down.
"Sara's bracelet."Grissom replied. "She was wearing it that night."
"You sure?"
"Positive."Grissom replied. "Get me an evidence bag from Brass."
*******
35 hours missing
(10 am)
"Do you want the good news or the bad news?"Catherine asked as she stepped into the break room where the others were gathered.
"Bad."Warrick replied as he leaned against the wall next to Nick. Greg and Grissom were seated around the table.
Catherine looked at Grissom watching him closely as she said. "They matched the blood on the bracelet to Sara."
"Damn."Nick swore softly as he started to pace between the wall and the sofa.
Grissom lowered his head, his eyes closed. After a moment he asked. "What's the good news?"
For the first time in days Catherine's eyes sparkled. "There was a fingerprint on the bracelet that wasn't Sara's."
Greg smiled. "We got him."
"Only if he's in the system."Grissom cautioned. "Otherwise all we have is a phantom print."
Warrick shook his head. "This guy's in the system. He has to be. Nobody grabs somebody this clean without having some kind of record."
Nick walked toward the door. "I'll go update Sara's parents."
Author: Cindy Ryan
category: angst, Xover
pairings: Jack/Sam, Grissom/Sara
Summary: After 'Play with fire' Sara vanishes, Grissom calls in a favor
Notes: See part one. Thanks for the feedback. :)
Warrick jumped as his cell phone rang echoing loudly through the locker room where he sat with Catherine.
Catherine looked at him expectantly as he pulled out the phone and answered it.
"Warrick."Brown spoke into the phone knowing his voice sounded anxious and shaky.
Catherine watched her friend's face as he listened to whoever was on the other end. She could only pray that it was Grissom with good news.
"I'll let her know."Warrick promised as he pushed the correct button to terminate the call.
"Was that Grissom?"Catherine asked.
Warrick nodded a smile slowly crossing his face. "Yeah. Cath, it wasn't Sara. It wasn't her. We still got a chance at getting her back."
"Thank God."Catherine whispered as she rested her head against his left shoulder.
Warrick placed a comforting arm around Catherine's shoulders. "I'll call Nick and let him know."
*********
As Grissom and Jack were almost to their car Grissom spotted something across the street. It was laying against the trash can glittering in the morning sun.
"What?"Jack asked knowing that look all too well.
Grissom didn't reply as he scurried across the street ignoring traffic. The trash can was about hundred yards from Sara's apartment complex.
Grissom reached the trash can and knelt down. What he had seen glittering in the sun was a simple gold bracelet with links. It was tangled between the trash can and a lamp post.
It was also was covered with a small amount of blood.
"What'd you find?"Jack asked as he knelt down.
"Sara's bracelet."Grissom replied. "She was wearing it that night."
"You sure?"
"Positive."Grissom replied. "Get me an evidence bag from Brass."
*******
35 hours missing
(10 am)
"Do you want the good news or the bad news?"Catherine asked as she stepped into the break room where the others were gathered.
"Bad."Warrick replied as he leaned against the wall next to Nick. Greg and Grissom were seated around the table.
Catherine looked at Grissom watching him closely as she said. "They matched the blood on the bracelet to Sara."
"Damn."Nick swore softly as he started to pace between the wall and the sofa.
Grissom lowered his head, his eyes closed. After a moment he asked. "What's the good news?"
For the first time in days Catherine's eyes sparkled. "There was a fingerprint on the bracelet that wasn't Sara's."
Greg smiled. "We got him."
"Only if he's in the system."Grissom cautioned. "Otherwise all we have is a phantom print."
Warrick shook his head. "This guy's in the system. He has to be. Nobody grabs somebody this clean without having some kind of record."
Nick walked toward the door. "I'll go update Sara's parents."