Chapter Twelve
Back at the lab, Ecklie was snooping around. Warrick had noticed him standing in the doorway to the break room one minute and then he was gone. Later Nick saw him sitting in the waiting room, doing nothing. Catherine was the last to see him. He was standing outside Greg's lab, staring at Grissom's office door. This was becoming too freaky. Catherine decided to put an end to his stalking around on the nightshift territory.
"Hey, Ecklie, what are you doing here? I was sure you worked the dayshift or did someone finally come to their senses and fire you? If that's that case, the exit's that way." Catherine hooked a thumb over her shoulder.
Ecklie just smiled and walked passed her. He left the building quietly, but Catherine, Nick and Warrick knew that he was up to something.
They were all sitting in the break room later that night. Nick was eating a sandwich slowly as he wasn't hungry, but knew he had to eat something. Warrick was reading the sports paper and Catherine was reading over some case files.
Greg walked in and noticed the silence. He grabbed his cup and filled it with his personal brand of coffee before turning to the others. "Ecklie huh?" Everyone looked up at the lab tech and nodded. "Well, I was wondering why he was hanging around. What did he do this time?"
"He's snooping." Nick sighed
Warrick nodded. "Yeah, and I don't like it."
"There is nothing he can do guys." Greg looked at Catherine with a puzzled expression, so she filled him in. "Grissom and Sara."
Greg nodded, but was still unsure what the problem was. "So what? It's not like they're seeing each other or anything." He contemplated what he just said, but the looks on Nick and Warrick's faces clarified it. "Oh."
He finished his coffee and stood. As he was leaving, he turned back to relay some of his knowledge of the rules and regulations for the lab. "You do realise that there are rules for that sort of thing, especially if one is the supervisor and the other isn't of similar rank." Catherine was going to stop him, but Greg continued. "Although, there are no rules stopping them from seeing each other, there are rules that have to be taken to account when at a crime scene and the lab.It's called the 'no affections at work' policy. Don't you guys read anything?" He walked out the door and shouted over his shoulder "PDA's guys, Public displays of affection also not allowed."
The other three sat there staring at the empty doorway with amazement. Nick looked at Warrick, Warrick looked at Catherine and Catherine looked at Nick.
"How'd the lab rat out-smart all three of us?" Catherine said to no one. "Now we know what Ecklie's up to."
"Yeah, we have to get some extra donuts from the next diner run to thank Greg, but one thing." Warrick stopped when Nick asked the question he was about to.
"Why didn't Grissom know about the policy and PDA's? He's the supervisor and he didn't know, but Greg did. How come?" Nick asked Catherine most of all because she knew more about Grissom than most people. Warrick also looked at Catherine, waiting for some kind of answer.
"What!? I don't know. I'll ask him later. Meanwhile, tell me if you see Ecklie or any of his lab creatures walking around. I'm going to talk to Brass about this arson case." Catherine stood and gathered the file together.
Nick still hadn't finished his sandwich and was picking at it. "Nick, eat your sandwich." She said in the motherly tone as she left the room.
Warrick laughed and left to ask Greg some more about the rules for the department.
TBC
Back at the lab, Ecklie was snooping around. Warrick had noticed him standing in the doorway to the break room one minute and then he was gone. Later Nick saw him sitting in the waiting room, doing nothing. Catherine was the last to see him. He was standing outside Greg's lab, staring at Grissom's office door. This was becoming too freaky. Catherine decided to put an end to his stalking around on the nightshift territory.
"Hey, Ecklie, what are you doing here? I was sure you worked the dayshift or did someone finally come to their senses and fire you? If that's that case, the exit's that way." Catherine hooked a thumb over her shoulder.
Ecklie just smiled and walked passed her. He left the building quietly, but Catherine, Nick and Warrick knew that he was up to something.
They were all sitting in the break room later that night. Nick was eating a sandwich slowly as he wasn't hungry, but knew he had to eat something. Warrick was reading the sports paper and Catherine was reading over some case files.
Greg walked in and noticed the silence. He grabbed his cup and filled it with his personal brand of coffee before turning to the others. "Ecklie huh?" Everyone looked up at the lab tech and nodded. "Well, I was wondering why he was hanging around. What did he do this time?"
"He's snooping." Nick sighed
Warrick nodded. "Yeah, and I don't like it."
"There is nothing he can do guys." Greg looked at Catherine with a puzzled expression, so she filled him in. "Grissom and Sara."
Greg nodded, but was still unsure what the problem was. "So what? It's not like they're seeing each other or anything." He contemplated what he just said, but the looks on Nick and Warrick's faces clarified it. "Oh."
He finished his coffee and stood. As he was leaving, he turned back to relay some of his knowledge of the rules and regulations for the lab. "You do realise that there are rules for that sort of thing, especially if one is the supervisor and the other isn't of similar rank." Catherine was going to stop him, but Greg continued. "Although, there are no rules stopping them from seeing each other, there are rules that have to be taken to account when at a crime scene and the lab.It's called the 'no affections at work' policy. Don't you guys read anything?" He walked out the door and shouted over his shoulder "PDA's guys, Public displays of affection also not allowed."
The other three sat there staring at the empty doorway with amazement. Nick looked at Warrick, Warrick looked at Catherine and Catherine looked at Nick.
"How'd the lab rat out-smart all three of us?" Catherine said to no one. "Now we know what Ecklie's up to."
"Yeah, we have to get some extra donuts from the next diner run to thank Greg, but one thing." Warrick stopped when Nick asked the question he was about to.
"Why didn't Grissom know about the policy and PDA's? He's the supervisor and he didn't know, but Greg did. How come?" Nick asked Catherine most of all because she knew more about Grissom than most people. Warrick also looked at Catherine, waiting for some kind of answer.
"What!? I don't know. I'll ask him later. Meanwhile, tell me if you see Ecklie or any of his lab creatures walking around. I'm going to talk to Brass about this arson case." Catherine stood and gathered the file together.
Nick still hadn't finished his sandwich and was picking at it. "Nick, eat your sandwich." She said in the motherly tone as she left the room.
Warrick laughed and left to ask Greg some more about the rules for the department.
TBC