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. :)
Martin had reached the back corner of the adjacent condo building when he spotted a skinny blond man running toward the dumpsters. Martin pulled out his radio and told Brass of the man's location. Putting on speed Martin ran toward the end of the building.
Caton had just reached the top of a metal fence when Martin reached him. Martin reached up and grabbed the younger man by the back of his belt and yanked him off the fence.
Caton tumbled to the ground. Martin was about to reach down and grab Caton's left arm when Caton sprang to his feet like a cat.
Martin had his gun raised instantly but he could hear the footfalls of Brass and his officers.
"Phil Caton, you're under arrest for kidnapping and suspected assault of Sara Sidle."Martin stated slightly out of breath just as Brass came to a halt behind him.
"Where is Sara?"Brass demanded.
Caton smirked."I have no idea what you're talking about, man."
Martin turned Caton around and slammed him against the fence. "If you don't know why'd you run?"
"I didn't run."Caton replied. "I was going for a walk."
"Out the fire escape?"Brass asked coldly. "Maybe you didn't know the name of the woman you grabbed last night. So let's try this. What did you do with the woman you kidnapped?"
"I didn't kidnap nobody."
Martin slammed Caton against the fence harder this time. "Wrong answer."
Martin cocked the hammer of his gun and aimed it at Caton's head. "The detective asked you a question. Where is the woman you took?"
Caton's shoulder's slumped and sweat began to pour down his forehead."Parking garage."
Martin pressed the gun harder against Caton's head. "What parking garage?"
"The one with the lion."
Brass yanked out his radio. "All units report to the parking garage of the MGM Grand."
********
37 hours missing
(noon)
Danny turned off the safety on his gun as he and Martin slowly entered the east entrance of the parking garage of the MGM Grand hotel.
Jack, Vivian, Captain Brass and most of the Las Vegas police department were coming in from the north entrance.
Grissom and Catherine stood anxiously by the north entrance waiting for Brass's all clear signal. Nick,Warrick and Greg had promised to wait back by the Tahoe. But Grissom had a feeling they'd be here sooner rather than later.
"Where did Caton say she was?"Martin asked in a unnecessary whisper as they inched toward the back of the garage.
"Storage room."Danny replied as he held his flashlight at shoulder level."We should be coming up on it."
"That's it."Malone stated as he and Brass came up from the right.
The uniformed officers hung back as the trio approached the small square door underneath the back of a stairwell.
Danny took the lead as he grasped the handle and pulled.
The door wouldn't budge.
At that moment Brass realized Grissom was behind him. "I told you to stay outside."
"I had to be here."Grissom replied his gaze fixed on the storage unit door.
Jack stepped forward and gripped the handle. "Danny, both of us on three. One.....two.....three...."
Danny was propelled backward a few steps as the door opened with a small pop.
"Sara?"Jack called as he lowered his head to peak into the room.
Grissom swallowed hard when no response came.
/She had to be alive, she just had to be./
"Martin, get the paramedics in here."Jack ordered as he backed out allowing Danny to move further into the room.
Grissom scrambled forward. "Jack?"
Malone placed a supportive hand on the criminalist's shoulder. "She has a pulse, but her breathing's shallow. Several bruises on her face and neck and upper arms along with scrapes on her legs. Looks like she gave Caton a hell of a fight before he locked her up in there."
Grissom pushed past the FBI agent and knelt as best he could by Sara's still form. He couldn't believe she had lasted this long in such a small space.
Grissom gently touched Sara's right cheek more to convince himself that she was still with them than to let her know he was there.
"Sara, it's Gil."Grissom whispered just as the paramedics arrived. "You're safe now. You're going to be fine."
A red haired female paramedic was the first through the door."Sir, you're going to have to step out so we can work on her."
Grissom nodded. "Of course."he replied as he quickly backed out of the room.
*******
"Is she going to be okay?"Sam asked as she approached Jack's left side as they watched the ambulance drive away.
Jack nodded. "She will be. Paramedics said they'll have to watch her closely over the next few days since she was severely dehydrated."
"Good."
"How's your arm?"Jack asked his gaze not leaving the retreating ambulance.
"It's fine."
"You need to get it checked out."Jack ordered knowing he was close to the line of being smothering but he didn't care.
"Jack...."
"I know, you can handle yourself."
Sam looked out at the horizon. "We need to talk when we get home."
"I know."Jack agreed just as the rest of the team came to join them.
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. :)
Martin had reached the back corner of the adjacent condo building when he spotted a skinny blond man running toward the dumpsters. Martin pulled out his radio and told Brass of the man's location. Putting on speed Martin ran toward the end of the building.
Caton had just reached the top of a metal fence when Martin reached him. Martin reached up and grabbed the younger man by the back of his belt and yanked him off the fence.
Caton tumbled to the ground. Martin was about to reach down and grab Caton's left arm when Caton sprang to his feet like a cat.
Martin had his gun raised instantly but he could hear the footfalls of Brass and his officers.
"Phil Caton, you're under arrest for kidnapping and suspected assault of Sara Sidle."Martin stated slightly out of breath just as Brass came to a halt behind him.
"Where is Sara?"Brass demanded.
Caton smirked."I have no idea what you're talking about, man."
Martin turned Caton around and slammed him against the fence. "If you don't know why'd you run?"
"I didn't run."Caton replied. "I was going for a walk."
"Out the fire escape?"Brass asked coldly. "Maybe you didn't know the name of the woman you grabbed last night. So let's try this. What did you do with the woman you kidnapped?"
"I didn't kidnap nobody."
Martin slammed Caton against the fence harder this time. "Wrong answer."
Martin cocked the hammer of his gun and aimed it at Caton's head. "The detective asked you a question. Where is the woman you took?"
Caton's shoulder's slumped and sweat began to pour down his forehead."Parking garage."
Martin pressed the gun harder against Caton's head. "What parking garage?"
"The one with the lion."
Brass yanked out his radio. "All units report to the parking garage of the MGM Grand."
********
37 hours missing
(noon)
Danny turned off the safety on his gun as he and Martin slowly entered the east entrance of the parking garage of the MGM Grand hotel.
Jack, Vivian, Captain Brass and most of the Las Vegas police department were coming in from the north entrance.
Grissom and Catherine stood anxiously by the north entrance waiting for Brass's all clear signal. Nick,Warrick and Greg had promised to wait back by the Tahoe. But Grissom had a feeling they'd be here sooner rather than later.
"Where did Caton say she was?"Martin asked in a unnecessary whisper as they inched toward the back of the garage.
"Storage room."Danny replied as he held his flashlight at shoulder level."We should be coming up on it."
"That's it."Malone stated as he and Brass came up from the right.
The uniformed officers hung back as the trio approached the small square door underneath the back of a stairwell.
Danny took the lead as he grasped the handle and pulled.
The door wouldn't budge.
At that moment Brass realized Grissom was behind him. "I told you to stay outside."
"I had to be here."Grissom replied his gaze fixed on the storage unit door.
Jack stepped forward and gripped the handle. "Danny, both of us on three. One.....two.....three...."
Danny was propelled backward a few steps as the door opened with a small pop.
"Sara?"Jack called as he lowered his head to peak into the room.
Grissom swallowed hard when no response came.
/She had to be alive, she just had to be./
"Martin, get the paramedics in here."Jack ordered as he backed out allowing Danny to move further into the room.
Grissom scrambled forward. "Jack?"
Malone placed a supportive hand on the criminalist's shoulder. "She has a pulse, but her breathing's shallow. Several bruises on her face and neck and upper arms along with scrapes on her legs. Looks like she gave Caton a hell of a fight before he locked her up in there."
Grissom pushed past the FBI agent and knelt as best he could by Sara's still form. He couldn't believe she had lasted this long in such a small space.
Grissom gently touched Sara's right cheek more to convince himself that she was still with them than to let her know he was there.
"Sara, it's Gil."Grissom whispered just as the paramedics arrived. "You're safe now. You're going to be fine."
A red haired female paramedic was the first through the door."Sir, you're going to have to step out so we can work on her."
Grissom nodded. "Of course."he replied as he quickly backed out of the room.
*******
"Is she going to be okay?"Sam asked as she approached Jack's left side as they watched the ambulance drive away.
Jack nodded. "She will be. Paramedics said they'll have to watch her closely over the next few days since she was severely dehydrated."
"Good."
"How's your arm?"Jack asked his gaze not leaving the retreating ambulance.
"It's fine."
"You need to get it checked out."Jack ordered knowing he was close to the line of being smothering but he didn't care.
"Jack...."
"I know, you can handle yourself."
Sam looked out at the horizon. "We need to talk when we get home."
"I know."Jack agreed just as the rest of the team came to join them.