Chapter 5
Sara walked to see how Greg was getting on. Grissom was infront of Sara, "Greg forget what your doing, this stamp gets processed now!"
Greg's head snapped up. "uh - yes sir..." Greg put aside the evidence he was working on from day shift and took the stamp. "What's going on?"
"Just do it Greg!" Grissom growled and walked quickly to audio to meet Catherine and Warrick. Sara saw him and smiled at Greg. She followed Grissom.
"Right we have you average video... well average for Nigel Crane. It has a picture of Nick... and umm Nigel..." Warrick frowned. The sound was played back for the team.
Gil listened to the sound, "Did anyone heard that?" Warrick replayed it.
Cath looked over at Gil. "What did you hear?"
"That!" He shouted. Warrick paused, isolated and replayed, it was a cough and a laugh, not from Nigel.
"who was that?" Cath asked herself.
"Where's Nick?" Sara asked looking at her watch.
Nick pulled up to the lab. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomache, but tried to push it aside. He climbed out of his Tahoe and walked inside the building, checking the breakroom. "Hello? anyone here? Sara?" Nick called down the halls.
"Nick!" Sara ran and hugged him.
Grissom looked puzzled at Catherine.
"Sara?! what's going on?" nick asked, concerned. "Are you ok? is everyone else ok?"
"Nick we need you to see something we received in the mail." Grissom frowned.
Nick raised an eyebrow. "Me? uh- ok..." Nick walked into the A/V room and looked up at the screen. Nick watched as Nigel appeared on the screen and swore his revenge on him. Nick's face noticably paled and he eyes widened with each word Nigel spoke. "Oh my god...." Nick said quietly. His breath catching in his throat.
"Nick?" Sara hugged him.
"Sorry Nick..." Grissom mummbled, "Catherine stay with Nick, Warrick and I will go and see what trace and DNA have."
Cath nodded. "Sure Gris." She walked over to Nick and squeezed his arm gently. "It'll be fine... Nigel's in jail... it's just an empty threat ok?" She tried her best to make the situation seem less serious than it really was
Nick shuddered. "It's just..." He sighed. "I guess you're right Cath..." He forced a small smile.
Sara looked at the tape. "Is that blue prints of the lab in the background?" She asked pointing to the wall behind Nigel, "And who shot the video?"
Cath took a closer look. "Shit... how the hell did he get those?! If he has someone working here, on the inside -" Cath paused and looked apologetically at Nick, knowing this would just make things worse.
Sara turned and ran out the door in the direction Grissom went in. Grissom was walking towards the DNA lab and heard the footsteps behind him and stopped. "Sara?"
"New staff." Sara breathed. "New staff, what new staff have we had this week?"
"what? New staff? what does this have to do with the case?" Grissom asked, not catching on right away.
"There was a new security guard Charlie or Chad or something... He kept looking at Nick and I."
"sara? what's going on? You think someone working here is also working for Nigel?" Grissom thought for a moment. "I'll check my files ok? and I'll get you a list of everyone who started here in the last two weeks"
"YES we saw there was blue prints of the CSI buliding in the background and noone knew about a new employee last night!" Sara frowned
"Ok ok.. calm down... I'll look into it alright..." Grissom turned to Warrick. "Go to DNA and Trace and I'll catch up with you in a bit." Grissom said before turning and walking to the personnel room.
Sara walked back into see Nick. "Hey."
"Hey" Nick said quietly. "So what do we do now?"
"Wait."
"You wanna come to mine for something to eat? I'm sure Griss will let us."
"Um... yea, sure..." Nick nodded. He felt so lost right now, he wasn't sure what to do at all. He rached for Sara's hand.
Sara took his hand and smiled to Cath, "Will you tell Grissom?"
"Sure..." Cath nodded. "If you guys need anything page me ok? And make sure you leave your cells on..." Cath smiled and went to find grissom
SAra led Nick to the cars and took him to her place.
Nick chewed on his lower lip nervously, but tried to brush it all aside. He walked inside Sara's place.
"Don't worry about it babe... he can't hurt you... plus I'm here!" Sara kissed Nick. "what do you want?"
Nick smiled and felt a bit better. "Umm... well, you have any spaghetti? or any kind of pasta?"
"Of course Nick, I have lots. Be right back!" She kissed him and ran into her kitchen, She put on some pasta and her tomato sauce, "Be ready soon Nick."
15 minutes later SAra smiled, "Nick dinner..." She called, *Could get used to calling THAT out.*
Nick walked out to the kitchen and smiled at her. "Mmm... smells good..."
"Hey I CAN cook ya know!" She grinned.
"well i know that now..." Nick grinned back
Sara placed his plate infront, "Enjoy."
Nick started eating. "be honest now... was this pre-made? Cuz it taste great..."
"HEY!" Sara hit Nick's arm. "It's my grandma's famous sauce..."
"Well tell Grandma that I love her sauce... and My compliments to the chef..."
"Well as long as it makes you happy..." Sara smiled and wiped Sauce from Nick's chin.
Nick smiled and finished off his plate. "Thanks Sara... for everything..."
"Your welcome." She smiled and took his and her plate to clean them.
....continued in 6....
Sara walked to see how Greg was getting on. Grissom was infront of Sara, "Greg forget what your doing, this stamp gets processed now!"
Greg's head snapped up. "uh - yes sir..." Greg put aside the evidence he was working on from day shift and took the stamp. "What's going on?"
"Just do it Greg!" Grissom growled and walked quickly to audio to meet Catherine and Warrick. Sara saw him and smiled at Greg. She followed Grissom.
"Right we have you average video... well average for Nigel Crane. It has a picture of Nick... and umm Nigel..." Warrick frowned. The sound was played back for the team.
Gil listened to the sound, "Did anyone heard that?" Warrick replayed it.
Cath looked over at Gil. "What did you hear?"
"That!" He shouted. Warrick paused, isolated and replayed, it was a cough and a laugh, not from Nigel.
"who was that?" Cath asked herself.
"Where's Nick?" Sara asked looking at her watch.
Nick pulled up to the lab. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomache, but tried to push it aside. He climbed out of his Tahoe and walked inside the building, checking the breakroom. "Hello? anyone here? Sara?" Nick called down the halls.
"Nick!" Sara ran and hugged him.
Grissom looked puzzled at Catherine.
"Sara?! what's going on?" nick asked, concerned. "Are you ok? is everyone else ok?"
"Nick we need you to see something we received in the mail." Grissom frowned.
Nick raised an eyebrow. "Me? uh- ok..." Nick walked into the A/V room and looked up at the screen. Nick watched as Nigel appeared on the screen and swore his revenge on him. Nick's face noticably paled and he eyes widened with each word Nigel spoke. "Oh my god...." Nick said quietly. His breath catching in his throat.
"Nick?" Sara hugged him.
"Sorry Nick..." Grissom mummbled, "Catherine stay with Nick, Warrick and I will go and see what trace and DNA have."
Cath nodded. "Sure Gris." She walked over to Nick and squeezed his arm gently. "It'll be fine... Nigel's in jail... it's just an empty threat ok?" She tried her best to make the situation seem less serious than it really was
Nick shuddered. "It's just..." He sighed. "I guess you're right Cath..." He forced a small smile.
Sara looked at the tape. "Is that blue prints of the lab in the background?" She asked pointing to the wall behind Nigel, "And who shot the video?"
Cath took a closer look. "Shit... how the hell did he get those?! If he has someone working here, on the inside -" Cath paused and looked apologetically at Nick, knowing this would just make things worse.
Sara turned and ran out the door in the direction Grissom went in. Grissom was walking towards the DNA lab and heard the footsteps behind him and stopped. "Sara?"
"New staff." Sara breathed. "New staff, what new staff have we had this week?"
"what? New staff? what does this have to do with the case?" Grissom asked, not catching on right away.
"There was a new security guard Charlie or Chad or something... He kept looking at Nick and I."
"sara? what's going on? You think someone working here is also working for Nigel?" Grissom thought for a moment. "I'll check my files ok? and I'll get you a list of everyone who started here in the last two weeks"
"YES we saw there was blue prints of the CSI buliding in the background and noone knew about a new employee last night!" Sara frowned
"Ok ok.. calm down... I'll look into it alright..." Grissom turned to Warrick. "Go to DNA and Trace and I'll catch up with you in a bit." Grissom said before turning and walking to the personnel room.
Sara walked back into see Nick. "Hey."
"Hey" Nick said quietly. "So what do we do now?"
"Wait."
"You wanna come to mine for something to eat? I'm sure Griss will let us."
"Um... yea, sure..." Nick nodded. He felt so lost right now, he wasn't sure what to do at all. He rached for Sara's hand.
Sara took his hand and smiled to Cath, "Will you tell Grissom?"
"Sure..." Cath nodded. "If you guys need anything page me ok? And make sure you leave your cells on..." Cath smiled and went to find grissom
SAra led Nick to the cars and took him to her place.
Nick chewed on his lower lip nervously, but tried to brush it all aside. He walked inside Sara's place.
"Don't worry about it babe... he can't hurt you... plus I'm here!" Sara kissed Nick. "what do you want?"
Nick smiled and felt a bit better. "Umm... well, you have any spaghetti? or any kind of pasta?"
"Of course Nick, I have lots. Be right back!" She kissed him and ran into her kitchen, She put on some pasta and her tomato sauce, "Be ready soon Nick."
15 minutes later SAra smiled, "Nick dinner..." She called, *Could get used to calling THAT out.*
Nick walked out to the kitchen and smiled at her. "Mmm... smells good..."
"Hey I CAN cook ya know!" She grinned.
"well i know that now..." Nick grinned back
Sara placed his plate infront, "Enjoy."
Nick started eating. "be honest now... was this pre-made? Cuz it taste great..."
"HEY!" Sara hit Nick's arm. "It's my grandma's famous sauce..."
"Well tell Grandma that I love her sauce... and My compliments to the chef..."
"Well as long as it makes you happy..." Sara smiled and wiped Sauce from Nick's chin.
Nick smiled and finished off his plate. "Thanks Sara... for everything..."
"Your welcome." She smiled and took his and her plate to clean them.
....continued in 6....