Chapter 41
Sam rushed through the doors of the hospital. He came to a crashing stop as Nick came around the corner. "We got a suspicious vehicle." He huffed, trying to catch his breath.
Nick waited a few minutes before asking. "Where?"
"On the outskirts. It was seen earlier, close to the night-club. It's a black van."
"Ok, we need it processed and the witnesses to recognise Jake's picture. Can you set that up?" Nick asked as they walked towards Grissom's room.
Sam nodded and looked up at the number on the door. "How's he doing?"
Sighing and rubbing his face, Nick shrugged. "The main concern is his lungs. The last time Griss had a confrontation with Jake, he was shot and his longs were wrecked. All he needs now is to catch an infection and we could lose him."
"We won't Nicky. Just, hang in there." Sam assured and patted his shoulder lightly. "I'll get the van to CSI and have the team scour it."
"Thanks."
~*^*^*~
Grissom was still out when Catherine arrived by his side. She watched over him for an entire night while the van was completely processed. She sat by the bed and held his hand, waiting for him to wake up.
"Sara?"
Catherine's head snapped up at the weak, squeaky voice. She stood and hovered over him so he could see. "It's Catherine."
"Cath?" His eyes were barely open. "Sara! Kate!" He began to panic as everything came rushing back. "Oh God!" He groaned and tried to sit up. "He's-" A coughing fit broke through his words and a doctor entered the room at the sound of disturbance. "Jake!"
Catherine stood by and watched as the doctor checked him quickly and quietly to calm him down. "Gil, you need to relax ok, you've been through the wars and still need to heal. Stay calm and still for me or I'll have to sedate you, okay?" She stared into his eyes for an answer and when he nodded and stopped struggling, she smiled and left him and the room.
"Can you remember what happened?" Catherine asked carefully, trying not to agitate him further.
Grissom nodded and closed his eyes. "Jake's gone nuts."
"We knew that before he went to prison Gil, tell me something I don't know." She smiled and waited.
He sighed. "No, he believes Sara is still married to him and that she loves him. He's taking them away. He's taken Kate. I need to find them." He began to move again, but stopped when the doctor returned with a plastic cup in one hand. "Don't."
"I will if you don't stop. You are no help to them if you are unconscious, but I will if I have to." She warned.
Groaning painfully, he shifted slightly to relieve the discomfort. "Nick?"
Catherine nodded and left to find Nick.
"Ok." The doctor began more calmly this time. "I going to explain some things and I'll promise, not to sedate you, if you behave."
"Fine." He grumbled.
"Good, I'm Doctor Georgia Jenkins." She smiled and checked his morphine drip. "I know what's going on, so I can understand your hurry to get on your feet, but I'll be frank. You 'wont' be on your feet for a while."
"How can I find them?" He asked sadly.
Georgia perched on the bed and took his hand. "From what I understand, you have a lot of friends in the right places that will find them. Don't beat yourself up over this, you've got to recover first." She watched him smiled briefly at the bad teasing joke. "You are bruised, cut, stitched, the whole nine yards. Any movement and you'll be here a lot longer."
"My arm?"
"Yeah, that too. It's broken, plus you had a bullet in it. This bloke is either a bad shot or a good one, depending on whether he was aiming at you or not."
Grissom turned his head away and looked at the wall. "He wasn't aiming."
Nick entered the room quietly with Catherine in tow. "Hey boss. You had me scared for a minute."
Georgia checked the machines and left them alone. Catherine sat down in her chair and Nick approached the bed to place his hand on his friend's arm.
"Jake took them."
Nick nodded. "I know. There's an APB out on him."
"Van-"
"Black, I know. We found it at a gas station. It's being processed at the lab. The gas station was processed too. Found your blood and traces of recent activity." Nick explained, looking over the injuries of the man struggling to say still.
"Good." Grissom sighed. "Gavin?"
Nick looked at Catherine, but received a shrug. Turning back to Grissom, he asked. "Who's Gavin?"
"Jake's brother. He was there. He drugged and tied us up. Kate was so scared Nicky, you've got to find them."
Placing his hand firmly on Grissom's chest to stop his moving. He nodded. "Don't move boss. We've got it under control. After we've got the results and the leads, we'll have them. Sam's closed the borders the best he can with the lack of troops, but is hopeful that no one got through."
~*^*^*~
Kate looked around the room with frightened eyes and her shaking had increased, as she became more aware of what had happened. She wanted her dad and Jake wasn't taking her questions lightly. He'd glare at her mother and slammed the door as he stormed out.
"I want to go home." She whispered to her mother again.
Sara heard the tremble in her voice and managed to pull free from her bindings. She wrapped her arms around Kate and held her. Although she could try to remove both their restraints, Jake had the gun and they had no idea where they were.
Sam rushed through the doors of the hospital. He came to a crashing stop as Nick came around the corner. "We got a suspicious vehicle." He huffed, trying to catch his breath.
Nick waited a few minutes before asking. "Where?"
"On the outskirts. It was seen earlier, close to the night-club. It's a black van."
"Ok, we need it processed and the witnesses to recognise Jake's picture. Can you set that up?" Nick asked as they walked towards Grissom's room.
Sam nodded and looked up at the number on the door. "How's he doing?"
Sighing and rubbing his face, Nick shrugged. "The main concern is his lungs. The last time Griss had a confrontation with Jake, he was shot and his longs were wrecked. All he needs now is to catch an infection and we could lose him."
"We won't Nicky. Just, hang in there." Sam assured and patted his shoulder lightly. "I'll get the van to CSI and have the team scour it."
"Thanks."
~*^*^*~
Grissom was still out when Catherine arrived by his side. She watched over him for an entire night while the van was completely processed. She sat by the bed and held his hand, waiting for him to wake up.
"Sara?"
Catherine's head snapped up at the weak, squeaky voice. She stood and hovered over him so he could see. "It's Catherine."
"Cath?" His eyes were barely open. "Sara! Kate!" He began to panic as everything came rushing back. "Oh God!" He groaned and tried to sit up. "He's-" A coughing fit broke through his words and a doctor entered the room at the sound of disturbance. "Jake!"
Catherine stood by and watched as the doctor checked him quickly and quietly to calm him down. "Gil, you need to relax ok, you've been through the wars and still need to heal. Stay calm and still for me or I'll have to sedate you, okay?" She stared into his eyes for an answer and when he nodded and stopped struggling, she smiled and left him and the room.
"Can you remember what happened?" Catherine asked carefully, trying not to agitate him further.
Grissom nodded and closed his eyes. "Jake's gone nuts."
"We knew that before he went to prison Gil, tell me something I don't know." She smiled and waited.
He sighed. "No, he believes Sara is still married to him and that she loves him. He's taking them away. He's taken Kate. I need to find them." He began to move again, but stopped when the doctor returned with a plastic cup in one hand. "Don't."
"I will if you don't stop. You are no help to them if you are unconscious, but I will if I have to." She warned.
Groaning painfully, he shifted slightly to relieve the discomfort. "Nick?"
Catherine nodded and left to find Nick.
"Ok." The doctor began more calmly this time. "I going to explain some things and I'll promise, not to sedate you, if you behave."
"Fine." He grumbled.
"Good, I'm Doctor Georgia Jenkins." She smiled and checked his morphine drip. "I know what's going on, so I can understand your hurry to get on your feet, but I'll be frank. You 'wont' be on your feet for a while."
"How can I find them?" He asked sadly.
Georgia perched on the bed and took his hand. "From what I understand, you have a lot of friends in the right places that will find them. Don't beat yourself up over this, you've got to recover first." She watched him smiled briefly at the bad teasing joke. "You are bruised, cut, stitched, the whole nine yards. Any movement and you'll be here a lot longer."
"My arm?"
"Yeah, that too. It's broken, plus you had a bullet in it. This bloke is either a bad shot or a good one, depending on whether he was aiming at you or not."
Grissom turned his head away and looked at the wall. "He wasn't aiming."
Nick entered the room quietly with Catherine in tow. "Hey boss. You had me scared for a minute."
Georgia checked the machines and left them alone. Catherine sat down in her chair and Nick approached the bed to place his hand on his friend's arm.
"Jake took them."
Nick nodded. "I know. There's an APB out on him."
"Van-"
"Black, I know. We found it at a gas station. It's being processed at the lab. The gas station was processed too. Found your blood and traces of recent activity." Nick explained, looking over the injuries of the man struggling to say still.
"Good." Grissom sighed. "Gavin?"
Nick looked at Catherine, but received a shrug. Turning back to Grissom, he asked. "Who's Gavin?"
"Jake's brother. He was there. He drugged and tied us up. Kate was so scared Nicky, you've got to find them."
Placing his hand firmly on Grissom's chest to stop his moving. He nodded. "Don't move boss. We've got it under control. After we've got the results and the leads, we'll have them. Sam's closed the borders the best he can with the lack of troops, but is hopeful that no one got through."
~*^*^*~
Kate looked around the room with frightened eyes and her shaking had increased, as she became more aware of what had happened. She wanted her dad and Jake wasn't taking her questions lightly. He'd glare at her mother and slammed the door as he stormed out.
"I want to go home." She whispered to her mother again.
Sara heard the tremble in her voice and managed to pull free from her bindings. She wrapped her arms around Kate and held her. Although she could try to remove both their restraints, Jake had the gun and they had no idea where they were.