Nick took a couple of deep breaths instead of running off blindly. He thought of where to go. He remembered Grissom trying to insist on being let in to the interview. And he remembered other things. He set of briskly to Grissom's office. Catherine was there running her theory by Grissom.

"I tell you, it's in Lindsey's book. It is the car wash company. Think about it, there are no other prints. It's the same MO, with a different car. We've got this one print. Bring that guy in to explain it, he'll rat on the others for a deal."

"A young adult book, you say," Grissom said, unconvinced.

He wasn't in a good mood from having been shut out of the interview. Catherine was determined to win, even if she couldn't learn anything about why he was so grumpy. They had ended up with Catherine explaining her theory in all the different ways she could and Grissom finding a new way to question its veracity. It was turning into Monty Python's cheese game. Neither could be sure whether they were becoming annoyed or amused. Neither Warrick nor Nick wanted to find out.

"Ah, Grissom," Nick interrupted. "Did Sara come this way?"

"I haven't seen her since you kicked me out of the interview," Grissom said. Then he realised what the question meant, but he couldn't help but ask "Why?"

"She was watching the interview, and we finished up, and had him arrested and she wasn't there. I thought she may have come to see you," Nick said.

"Isn't she more likely to wait for you?" Grissom said.

Nick looked oddly at Grissom. He couldn't think of anything to say. Warrick could.

"Yeah, well, she might, 'cause she loves Nick. But she wasn't there, and she's actually in love with you," Warrick said, stating the obvious.

"That's ridiculous," Grissom said.

He was looking first at Nick and then at Warrick, trying to see the scheme they were thinking up. Catherine was amazed that Grissom could sound so disinterested. He was treating the idea as an abstract philosophical question. She wasn't as sure of Sara's feelings as Warrick seemed to be, but she'd been suspicious of Grissom since he had described Sara as 'a friend of mine. Someone I trust.'

Nick laughed a short, 'ha.' "She doesn't think that," he said.

"Did she say that?" Grissom asked. He sounded like he wanted to prove Nick wrong. Nick, Warrick and Catherine were standing close together on the far side of his desk like children caught stealing something. None of them really knew what to say.

"I said, 'I thought you were going to tell me you were in love with Grissom,' making sure that I sounded teasing, but not irreverent. She said 'I'd never tell even you that, Nick.' I asked her what she meant, she said, 'I am sorry for my cousin,' and went to get another drink."

"So she didn't?" Grissom said. He felt his own disappointment. He saw that Catherine was also disappointed and was pleased that he was doing okay at hiding his feelings.

"Yes, she did," Catherine squealed.

Warrick turned to her. "How do you make that noise?"

"I was really excited," Cath explained in her normal voice. "Sara quoted Shakespeare, it just took me while to place it."

"How is it that you recognised it and Grissom didn't?" Nick asked.

Grissom was trying to maintain a disinterested curiosity.

Catherine looked at Grissom. "He only reads the tragedies," she said.

"What's the quote?" Warrick asked, turning back to Grissom again.

Their boss had managed to find a look of boredom. But everyone felt as if they were slowly backing him into a corner.

"'Believe me not, and yet I lie not. I confess nothing, nor I deny nothing. I am sorry for my cousin.' Beatrice to Benedick after telling him she loved him."

"Wow," the boys said together.

"So, it seems, Grissom," Catherine said in what must have been her best 'do your chores' voice, "that you will be going to Sara's. Obviously this case has had an effect on her, and the interview's made it worse, and you're going to make sure that she's okay."

Grissom nodded amicably. He couldn't fight against them, and there was no way he wanted to. He understood that Nick knew about what had happened to Sara. He didn't stay to work out who knew what. They made him leave and told him to tell Sara that they all hoped she was okay.

Grissom left and Catherine focused on Nick.

"Can you tell me exactly what's going?"

Nick sighed, "the other case?"

"Yeah… oh… shit."

Nick and Warrick watched with concern as Catherine went from curiosity through realisation to concern and anger. Warrick gripped her arm. She patted his hand but she didn't stop staring with mounting anger at some apparition.

"Cath, Cath, she'll be okay," Warrick said.

Catherine sighed. She nodded. But Warrick didn't let go of her arm until she turned to leave and he had no choice.

Nick raised an eyebrow at Warrick as he followed Catherine out. Warrick punched him lightly on the arm. And he looked a little embarrassed, but not at all ashamed.