Disclaimer:
I do not own any of the characters from CSI, I have just borrowed them.
Thank you for your reviews, they are so encouraging. Again any suggestions
would be very very welcome.
**********
"Catherine, Warrick, I want you to help Nick and Sara, they may have a
serial on there hands. Four homicides staged as suicides, all having head
injuries inconsistent with there method of suicide which in all these four
cases was hanging" Grissom looked around at his team.
"Warrick I want you to help Sara go over all the interviews and re-
interview anyone you may feel necessary".
Damn I thought, I wanted to work with Nick. Because he is a great CSI, and
no other reason I told myself while trying to suppress a grin, my denial
was even apparent to me.
"Catherine I want you and Nick to find out as much about this book club as
possible, I have a feeling that the teacher who has been murdered may have
spearheaded it, but its just an obvious hunch, and Lets meet up here for a
debriefing in six hours".
He turned to walk out but stopped at the door "Oh you can't all go to the
LVPD ball next week, unfortunately I need two of you to volunteer to stay
and work the shift, I will let you go next year",
Looking at Nick, I saw him shake his head silently at me as if to say,
"Don't you dare volunteer", smiling at him I folded my arms in a challenge
to stop me.
Just then Catherine spoke "Well I am sorry Sara, I know how much you hate
those things but I have to say I am working that night. I need the next
night off for Lindsay's School Play",
"And I don't have a date" Warrick said smiling way to happily for a
dateless man, "Ciara is out of town and I don't want to go without her.
Looks like its just you two, Sorry but no arguments".
"Who's arguing Warrick, you have obviously fallen hook line and sinker if
you're forgoing a free meal. Anyway I have my dress picked out and my hair
appointments booked", I said trying to make it sound as if that would be a
normal practice for me.
"You do, do you" Nick looked bemused "Well in that case I guess I had
better go to keep an eye on you"
"I suppose you better then, tough job but it might as well be you doing
it" this blatant flirting had not been noticed as anything other that our
usual banter yet but it would soon if we didn't cool it. I was never sure
though who initiated it.
Catherine raised an eyebrow "I just might go with you to get that dress,
just in case you get something like the blue one"
Later after hours of rereading interviews "Sara, look at this girl's
interview, she says the only time she saw Jack was in the library, they had
similar taste in books and he always sat near his favourite section
Mystery's which was hers too" Warrick thrust the copy of her interview at
me across the long lab table.
"Worth a second look, I suppose Warrick. I remember her, quiet girl, OK I
will call principal Cooper and see if we can interview her as soon as
possible"
Having been able to contact her parents, Principal Cooper set up an
interview for us an hour later.
"Mrs Chapman, my name is Sara Sidle and this is Warrick Brown, we are with
the Las Vegas Crime Scene Investigation. I interviewed your daughter
yesterday.
"Of course Ms Sidle, Mr. Brown, come in. Mike let me know you were coming.
Lucinda is up stairs reading, she is never out of a Book. I will get her.
Leaving us alone in the Lounge, I couldn't help but notice the amount of
books that were shelved around the room. It was a wonderful sight to me. I
have a great love of books and it looked like heaven. Strange I know but
heaven without books would be hell to me.
Lucinda come into the room clutching the latest Slaughter novel, an author
I was familiar with.
"Ah a Slaughter fan, that's her forth book isn't it" I tried to put the
girl at ease"
"Yes it is, have been waiting for it to come out for months" the thin frail
looking girls face became alight. "You like the series?" she asked me.
"Yes, very much so, She is one of my favourite author's actually, My only
problem is I read them faster than she writes them so I am left waiting for
months for the next one"
"Lucinda are you aware or a member of a book club in School?" Warrick
asked, not one to be left out of a conversation for long and who always
likes to get straight to the point.
"Yes I was a member, Ms Keilty started it a few months ago, it ended four
weeks ago when she died", the girl looked at the ground.
Recognising the name of the teacher who was the teacher who had not
committed suicide but who had been murdered I noted Grissom had been right,
which really wasn't very strange I suppose, it happened more often that
not.
"What kinds of things did you do in the book club" Warrick asked.
The girl looked uneasily at us."Ms Keilty asked a few of us to join, she
said we were special readers who knew which books were good, bad and which
were amazing, I think she over estimated me but it was nice to be picked, I
am not usually picked for things"
A feeling I could empathise with, I wasn't picked for much in school
either, but book club surely wasn't that much of a cu to be asked, hardly
cool now was it, even by my standards.
"You see, we got to travel to book fares and Ms Keilty had a friend in a
publishing house and we got to critique un-released books, by many well
known authors, that is until the director at the publishing house realised
what was going on. You see we had to sign contracts, to say we wouldn't say
we had read the books before there realise, one the director found out one
of his employees was pre-releasing the books, he got pretty mad"
.
"Did Ms Keilty tell you this?" I asked in surprised tones. This was a
strange tale.
"Yes she did, she was furious, she thought her friend had cleared this
liaison with her boss. She was very unhappy about it as the Director
revoked publication on her own book when he found out about it"
Asking several more questions were extracted, all the necessary information
from the witness regarding the When's, Whys and Who's of the book club.
************
Returning to the lab to meet the others, we stopped for coffee.
"So tell me about Ciara", I asked leaning forward in interest for the
details to be divulged.
"She is great Sara, really great. The long and short of it is, I think we
fit"
"You fit, huh, that sounds wonderful, I am thrilled for you Warrick" I
leaned over the table to pat him on the arm, "now why can't I find that
Warrick, its not too much to ask for is it" I asked sarcastically, fitting
with someone so few people find.
"It all depends what your looking for I suppose, and Ms Sidle what are you
looking for?" now it was his turn to lean forward in interest.
"Adoration, plain and simple, but two sided adoration though, and I want
someone who laughs a lot and can make me laugh without saying a word. We
have to have the same interests and be completely trustworthy. I want a
best friend I suppose, someone to hold my hand".
"Ahh you look so forlorn describing this phantom man. You know who you just
described don't you?" Warrick asked looking amused while he rose and left
for the door.
"No who" I really had described someone who didn't exist didn't I.
"Now don't deny it and don't even try to say you didn't know, but it sounds
a lot like our Mr. Stokes" and with that I am left sitting there agape.
Does it, did it, saying nothing I climbed into the SUV to return to the lab
beside a smiling Warrick Brown.
I do not own any of the characters from CSI, I have just borrowed them.
Thank you for your reviews, they are so encouraging. Again any suggestions
would be very very welcome.
**********
"Catherine, Warrick, I want you to help Nick and Sara, they may have a
serial on there hands. Four homicides staged as suicides, all having head
injuries inconsistent with there method of suicide which in all these four
cases was hanging" Grissom looked around at his team.
"Warrick I want you to help Sara go over all the interviews and re-
interview anyone you may feel necessary".
Damn I thought, I wanted to work with Nick. Because he is a great CSI, and
no other reason I told myself while trying to suppress a grin, my denial
was even apparent to me.
"Catherine I want you and Nick to find out as much about this book club as
possible, I have a feeling that the teacher who has been murdered may have
spearheaded it, but its just an obvious hunch, and Lets meet up here for a
debriefing in six hours".
He turned to walk out but stopped at the door "Oh you can't all go to the
LVPD ball next week, unfortunately I need two of you to volunteer to stay
and work the shift, I will let you go next year",
Looking at Nick, I saw him shake his head silently at me as if to say,
"Don't you dare volunteer", smiling at him I folded my arms in a challenge
to stop me.
Just then Catherine spoke "Well I am sorry Sara, I know how much you hate
those things but I have to say I am working that night. I need the next
night off for Lindsay's School Play",
"And I don't have a date" Warrick said smiling way to happily for a
dateless man, "Ciara is out of town and I don't want to go without her.
Looks like its just you two, Sorry but no arguments".
"Who's arguing Warrick, you have obviously fallen hook line and sinker if
you're forgoing a free meal. Anyway I have my dress picked out and my hair
appointments booked", I said trying to make it sound as if that would be a
normal practice for me.
"You do, do you" Nick looked bemused "Well in that case I guess I had
better go to keep an eye on you"
"I suppose you better then, tough job but it might as well be you doing
it" this blatant flirting had not been noticed as anything other that our
usual banter yet but it would soon if we didn't cool it. I was never sure
though who initiated it.
Catherine raised an eyebrow "I just might go with you to get that dress,
just in case you get something like the blue one"
Later after hours of rereading interviews "Sara, look at this girl's
interview, she says the only time she saw Jack was in the library, they had
similar taste in books and he always sat near his favourite section
Mystery's which was hers too" Warrick thrust the copy of her interview at
me across the long lab table.
"Worth a second look, I suppose Warrick. I remember her, quiet girl, OK I
will call principal Cooper and see if we can interview her as soon as
possible"
Having been able to contact her parents, Principal Cooper set up an
interview for us an hour later.
"Mrs Chapman, my name is Sara Sidle and this is Warrick Brown, we are with
the Las Vegas Crime Scene Investigation. I interviewed your daughter
yesterday.
"Of course Ms Sidle, Mr. Brown, come in. Mike let me know you were coming.
Lucinda is up stairs reading, she is never out of a Book. I will get her.
Leaving us alone in the Lounge, I couldn't help but notice the amount of
books that were shelved around the room. It was a wonderful sight to me. I
have a great love of books and it looked like heaven. Strange I know but
heaven without books would be hell to me.
Lucinda come into the room clutching the latest Slaughter novel, an author
I was familiar with.
"Ah a Slaughter fan, that's her forth book isn't it" I tried to put the
girl at ease"
"Yes it is, have been waiting for it to come out for months" the thin frail
looking girls face became alight. "You like the series?" she asked me.
"Yes, very much so, She is one of my favourite author's actually, My only
problem is I read them faster than she writes them so I am left waiting for
months for the next one"
"Lucinda are you aware or a member of a book club in School?" Warrick
asked, not one to be left out of a conversation for long and who always
likes to get straight to the point.
"Yes I was a member, Ms Keilty started it a few months ago, it ended four
weeks ago when she died", the girl looked at the ground.
Recognising the name of the teacher who was the teacher who had not
committed suicide but who had been murdered I noted Grissom had been right,
which really wasn't very strange I suppose, it happened more often that
not.
"What kinds of things did you do in the book club" Warrick asked.
The girl looked uneasily at us."Ms Keilty asked a few of us to join, she
said we were special readers who knew which books were good, bad and which
were amazing, I think she over estimated me but it was nice to be picked, I
am not usually picked for things"
A feeling I could empathise with, I wasn't picked for much in school
either, but book club surely wasn't that much of a cu to be asked, hardly
cool now was it, even by my standards.
"You see, we got to travel to book fares and Ms Keilty had a friend in a
publishing house and we got to critique un-released books, by many well
known authors, that is until the director at the publishing house realised
what was going on. You see we had to sign contracts, to say we wouldn't say
we had read the books before there realise, one the director found out one
of his employees was pre-releasing the books, he got pretty mad"
.
"Did Ms Keilty tell you this?" I asked in surprised tones. This was a
strange tale.
"Yes she did, she was furious, she thought her friend had cleared this
liaison with her boss. She was very unhappy about it as the Director
revoked publication on her own book when he found out about it"
Asking several more questions were extracted, all the necessary information
from the witness regarding the When's, Whys and Who's of the book club.
************
Returning to the lab to meet the others, we stopped for coffee.
"So tell me about Ciara", I asked leaning forward in interest for the
details to be divulged.
"She is great Sara, really great. The long and short of it is, I think we
fit"
"You fit, huh, that sounds wonderful, I am thrilled for you Warrick" I
leaned over the table to pat him on the arm, "now why can't I find that
Warrick, its not too much to ask for is it" I asked sarcastically, fitting
with someone so few people find.
"It all depends what your looking for I suppose, and Ms Sidle what are you
looking for?" now it was his turn to lean forward in interest.
"Adoration, plain and simple, but two sided adoration though, and I want
someone who laughs a lot and can make me laugh without saying a word. We
have to have the same interests and be completely trustworthy. I want a
best friend I suppose, someone to hold my hand".
"Ahh you look so forlorn describing this phantom man. You know who you just
described don't you?" Warrick asked looking amused while he rose and left
for the door.
"No who" I really had described someone who didn't exist didn't I.
"Now don't deny it and don't even try to say you didn't know, but it sounds
a lot like our Mr. Stokes" and with that I am left sitting there agape.
Does it, did it, saying nothing I climbed into the SUV to return to the lab
beside a smiling Warrick Brown.