Chapter 3: A Ray of Hope
"Danny! Please leave me alone!" Jamie screamed at her kidnapper.
"You bitch!! You tried to get away from me. Did you think I didn't know where you were planning on going? See sweet thing, you forgot one thing about me."
"And what's that?"
"That I know everything."
He continued to beat her. She was crying and shaking uncontrollably.
"Shut the hell up! You take what's comin to you!" He screamed at her and beat her harder. She was lying in her blood, still in the corner. He took a break to smoke a cigarette. Sirens were heard getting closer and closer to the hotel. Danny looked out the window and saw 4 officers approaching his car.
"Stop crying Jamie!! We're getting out of here." He grabbed a towel to wipe the blood off her face. He picked her up and climbed down the stair well. He passed the front desk and the clerk looked at him strangely.
"What's happened to her?"
"She fell and hit her head. I'm taking her to the hospital. But I've lost my key. Can you call me a cab and have it pick me up out back?"
"Sure thing sir."
Danny walked out the back door just as two officers were coming in the front door. A cab pulled up and they got inside and drove off. The cab pulled down a dirt road. Danny pulled out a gun and shot the driver. He threw the body out of the car and drove off into the dark.
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Back at the lab:
The team was still sitting around the table waiting for some kind of sign. Catherine had gone home to Lindsey and Warrick came in to work. Sara was asleep in her chair, head back and mouth open. Nick was staring off into space. Greg was sitting in the corner staring at the picture of Jamie they had gotten from her file. The room was deafly quiet when Brass' phone finally rang.
"Hello? Hi Peterson. Damn it. Oh really? We'll be right there."
"What's happened?"
"His car was found at the Palms hotel but it was empty but they found blood in his room. Neither Jamie or Danny are anywhere to be found."
"Okay. Were there any witnesses of anything?"
"Yeah. The clerk said he saw something."
"Good. Warrick, Nick, and Greg, you three are going down to process everything. Nick and Greg, I want you two to process the car. Greg, after or before, I want you to interview the clerk. Warrick, you and I will process the room."
"But what about Sara?" She was still asleep in her chair.
"She can stay here."
"But what if she wakes up? Why don't you just stay with her Grissom. We got this."
"Ok."
Nick, Warrick, Greg, and Brass headed down to the Palms hotel. Grissom was left alone with the sleeping Sara.
"Danny! Please leave me alone!" Jamie screamed at her kidnapper.
"You bitch!! You tried to get away from me. Did you think I didn't know where you were planning on going? See sweet thing, you forgot one thing about me."
"And what's that?"
"That I know everything."
He continued to beat her. She was crying and shaking uncontrollably.
"Shut the hell up! You take what's comin to you!" He screamed at her and beat her harder. She was lying in her blood, still in the corner. He took a break to smoke a cigarette. Sirens were heard getting closer and closer to the hotel. Danny looked out the window and saw 4 officers approaching his car.
"Stop crying Jamie!! We're getting out of here." He grabbed a towel to wipe the blood off her face. He picked her up and climbed down the stair well. He passed the front desk and the clerk looked at him strangely.
"What's happened to her?"
"She fell and hit her head. I'm taking her to the hospital. But I've lost my key. Can you call me a cab and have it pick me up out back?"
"Sure thing sir."
Danny walked out the back door just as two officers were coming in the front door. A cab pulled up and they got inside and drove off. The cab pulled down a dirt road. Danny pulled out a gun and shot the driver. He threw the body out of the car and drove off into the dark.
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Back at the lab:
The team was still sitting around the table waiting for some kind of sign. Catherine had gone home to Lindsey and Warrick came in to work. Sara was asleep in her chair, head back and mouth open. Nick was staring off into space. Greg was sitting in the corner staring at the picture of Jamie they had gotten from her file. The room was deafly quiet when Brass' phone finally rang.
"Hello? Hi Peterson. Damn it. Oh really? We'll be right there."
"What's happened?"
"His car was found at the Palms hotel but it was empty but they found blood in his room. Neither Jamie or Danny are anywhere to be found."
"Okay. Were there any witnesses of anything?"
"Yeah. The clerk said he saw something."
"Good. Warrick, Nick, and Greg, you three are going down to process everything. Nick and Greg, I want you two to process the car. Greg, after or before, I want you to interview the clerk. Warrick, you and I will process the room."
"But what about Sara?" She was still asleep in her chair.
"She can stay here."
"But what if she wakes up? Why don't you just stay with her Grissom. We got this."
"Ok."
Nick, Warrick, Greg, and Brass headed down to the Palms hotel. Grissom was left alone with the sleeping Sara.