"Unbridled Vernacular" part 4/5
By Rita Widmer
AN: You know all the bogus stuff already. Yes, I will have everything brought together by the end of the story. You will just have to wait for it. Thanks again for the reviews! I love them! To the g/s reviewer, thanks for the great laugh. You made my day, and I will consider your view the day after never. Thanks to Angie for betaing!
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Before Brass could react to Cath's news, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," called Brass.
The messenger walked in announcing, "A Ms. Wilder is here to see Mr. Grissom and Ms. Willows."
"Send her in. Gil, take her to your office and answer any questions she has for you both. We'll deal with any effects this action has caused at a later time. After you are done being interviewed, both of you have the night off."
Ms. Wilder walked in and introduced herself. "Thank you, Mr. Brass, for allowing this interview. I hope it will be useful for all of us."
"I'm sure it will be. Now Mr. Grissom will be taking you to his office for the interviews."
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The man who sat in front of her could be easily mistaken for being calm, but if she looked closer his knuckles were white where they were being held together. She wanted to see them individually so they couldn't gang up together.
"First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Marie Wilder. I may be a reporter, but my job here is not to find out your dirtiest secret."
"What would you call looking up my marriage?"
"You consider your marriage a dirty secret?"
"No, but that information could have not only ruined both myself and my now ex-wife, but this station. That I would consider dirty reporting."
"Consider it what you want. Just remember that I could have gone and put this straight into the newspaper without considering your views. I could have also left out that you were divorced."
Gil considered this for a moment, then moved on. "What do you want to know?"
"How long have you known Ms. Willows?"
"Over seventeen years."
"How did you two meet?"
"I was working on a case that she was a witness too. I was impressed with her knowledge and ability to have picked up little details. I found out she was studying to become a CSI."
"So you offered her a job?"
"Not right away. She needed to finish school, and then there were no openings. Once there was one I told her to try for it."
"Did you two ever date?"
"Never! We are the best of friends."
"And you married someone you never dated?"
"It was an accident."
"Accident? Then why did it take you almost three months to file for divorce?"
"I don't believe in divorce, but when she signed and asked for a divorce I felt I had no choice."
"Did you want to stay married to her?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I just told you."
"How long have you been in love with Ms. Willows?"
The man in front of her sat stunned. It took him a moment before he could give her an answer. As soon as she had her answer, she asked him to bring in Ms. Willows.
"What did you say to him?" Cath ordered as she came into the room.
"I just asked him questions, Ms. Willows. Some of them I will be asking you too."
Cath sat down in the chair Gil had just evacuated. Marie watched as she was checked over by the older woman. She was being summed up, but she was used to that by those being interviewed.
"Like with Mr. Grissom, I will introduce myself to you. My name is Marie Wilder. I'm not here to find out your dirtiest secret, but to learn and understand the top team at CSI."
"Then you should be interviewing all the workers here, because we couldn't do it without everyone."
"I didn't mean to imply that Ms. Willows. You are considered, by many, to be one of the top CSIs in the country along with Mr. Grissom."
"We just do our work to the best we can."
"You have known him for over seventeen years, correct?"
"Yes, before I came here."
"How would you classify your relationship?"
"The best of friends."
"Really? And you marry all your best friends?"
"No. Our marriage was an accident after a night of celebrating his successful ear surgery."
"Why did he have surgery?"
"If Mr. Grissom wanted you to know that then he would have told you."
"That's fair. Why did you two stay married?"
"I was in need of financial help, and he wanted to help out. I divorced him when my life had been straightened out."
"So it had nothing to do with his not believing in divorce?"
"Partly, but he was willing to do it in the end."
"It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that he was in love with you?"
"No, of course not."
Something in Marie wondered why Cath's voice raised when asked that question. 'Didn't she know her ex was in love with her?' "Why are you getting defensive?"
"I'm just explaining to you the truth, which you seem to not to understand."
"Then why did Mr. Grissom answer, after being asked how long has he been in love with you, 'Since the day I met her?'"
There was no answer as she watched Ms. Willows rush out of the room. She finally allowed a slow smile to slide across her face. She had them right where she wanted them, and deep down where they wanted to be. 'Together.'
Taking out the yellow envelope, she set it on Mr. Grissom's desk. In it lay the evidence that would bring Catherine Willow's first husband's murderer to justice. They knew where to find her if they had any more questions.
As she started to leave the building, she could hear raised voices from break room. Taping on the door, she said to them. "Why don't you take that to a private room? Your office is now available." She smiled at the duo as she walked back out again.
TBC...
By Rita Widmer
AN: You know all the bogus stuff already. Yes, I will have everything brought together by the end of the story. You will just have to wait for it. Thanks again for the reviews! I love them! To the g/s reviewer, thanks for the great laugh. You made my day, and I will consider your view the day after never. Thanks to Angie for betaing!
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Before Brass could react to Cath's news, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," called Brass.
The messenger walked in announcing, "A Ms. Wilder is here to see Mr. Grissom and Ms. Willows."
"Send her in. Gil, take her to your office and answer any questions she has for you both. We'll deal with any effects this action has caused at a later time. After you are done being interviewed, both of you have the night off."
Ms. Wilder walked in and introduced herself. "Thank you, Mr. Brass, for allowing this interview. I hope it will be useful for all of us."
"I'm sure it will be. Now Mr. Grissom will be taking you to his office for the interviews."
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The man who sat in front of her could be easily mistaken for being calm, but if she looked closer his knuckles were white where they were being held together. She wanted to see them individually so they couldn't gang up together.
"First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Marie Wilder. I may be a reporter, but my job here is not to find out your dirtiest secret."
"What would you call looking up my marriage?"
"You consider your marriage a dirty secret?"
"No, but that information could have not only ruined both myself and my now ex-wife, but this station. That I would consider dirty reporting."
"Consider it what you want. Just remember that I could have gone and put this straight into the newspaper without considering your views. I could have also left out that you were divorced."
Gil considered this for a moment, then moved on. "What do you want to know?"
"How long have you known Ms. Willows?"
"Over seventeen years."
"How did you two meet?"
"I was working on a case that she was a witness too. I was impressed with her knowledge and ability to have picked up little details. I found out she was studying to become a CSI."
"So you offered her a job?"
"Not right away. She needed to finish school, and then there were no openings. Once there was one I told her to try for it."
"Did you two ever date?"
"Never! We are the best of friends."
"And you married someone you never dated?"
"It was an accident."
"Accident? Then why did it take you almost three months to file for divorce?"
"I don't believe in divorce, but when she signed and asked for a divorce I felt I had no choice."
"Did you want to stay married to her?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I just told you."
"How long have you been in love with Ms. Willows?"
The man in front of her sat stunned. It took him a moment before he could give her an answer. As soon as she had her answer, she asked him to bring in Ms. Willows.
"What did you say to him?" Cath ordered as she came into the room.
"I just asked him questions, Ms. Willows. Some of them I will be asking you too."
Cath sat down in the chair Gil had just evacuated. Marie watched as she was checked over by the older woman. She was being summed up, but she was used to that by those being interviewed.
"Like with Mr. Grissom, I will introduce myself to you. My name is Marie Wilder. I'm not here to find out your dirtiest secret, but to learn and understand the top team at CSI."
"Then you should be interviewing all the workers here, because we couldn't do it without everyone."
"I didn't mean to imply that Ms. Willows. You are considered, by many, to be one of the top CSIs in the country along with Mr. Grissom."
"We just do our work to the best we can."
"You have known him for over seventeen years, correct?"
"Yes, before I came here."
"How would you classify your relationship?"
"The best of friends."
"Really? And you marry all your best friends?"
"No. Our marriage was an accident after a night of celebrating his successful ear surgery."
"Why did he have surgery?"
"If Mr. Grissom wanted you to know that then he would have told you."
"That's fair. Why did you two stay married?"
"I was in need of financial help, and he wanted to help out. I divorced him when my life had been straightened out."
"So it had nothing to do with his not believing in divorce?"
"Partly, but he was willing to do it in the end."
"It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that he was in love with you?"
"No, of course not."
Something in Marie wondered why Cath's voice raised when asked that question. 'Didn't she know her ex was in love with her?' "Why are you getting defensive?"
"I'm just explaining to you the truth, which you seem to not to understand."
"Then why did Mr. Grissom answer, after being asked how long has he been in love with you, 'Since the day I met her?'"
There was no answer as she watched Ms. Willows rush out of the room. She finally allowed a slow smile to slide across her face. She had them right where she wanted them, and deep down where they wanted to be. 'Together.'
Taking out the yellow envelope, she set it on Mr. Grissom's desk. In it lay the evidence that would bring Catherine Willow's first husband's murderer to justice. They knew where to find her if they had any more questions.
As she started to leave the building, she could hear raised voices from break room. Taping on the door, she said to them. "Why don't you take that to a private room? Your office is now available." She smiled at the duo as she walked back out again.
TBC...