Sara climbed into the SUV and ripped out of the crime scene with speed.
All she could do was drive. As she was driving down the strip heading for
the hospital she grabbed the radio from the dash and started calling for
help.
"This is CSI Sidle. I need back up immediately. I don't care who helps just hurry."
To her disappointment the only answer she got to her call was static. She started to cry into her radio. "Someone help me please. We've been attacked! Six officers down."
Still nothing.
Suddenly there was a loud bang and Sara was lurched forward. She looked into the rear view to see the grill of a truck ramming into the SUV.
The SUV does a triple summersault and lands on the roof. Bystanders just watch in horror. One Good Samaritan runs to the car to see no driver but the steering wheel, radio and driver seat covered in blood.
"Someone call an ambulance now!" he shouts.
Someone finds Sara lying six feet away. He runs up to her. She looks as if she was thrown through the windscreen as the SUV somersaulted. She is nearly unconscious.
"Darlin', what's your name?" he asks in a Texan accent.
'Oh god, Nick. He's here. Thank god. I wish he got here sooner. He must have heard me on the radio.' thinks Sara.
"Ni---Nick" she says.
"Darlin', who's Nick. My name is Bill," said the truck driver.
Bill finds an ID card on the road next to Sara. He picks it up and it reads,
CSI Sidle, Sara Crime Lab Las Vegas, Nevada ID No...223345998130
The picture on the ID is the same girl that is lying near dead on the road.
"Where the hell is that ambulance. She's dying, for god's sake."
As he says this he hears the faint noises of a siren. They are slowly getting closer.
"Bout time."
"Is your name Sara Sidle, Darlin'?" he asks.
"Yes, how did you know that?" whispers Sara.
"I found your ID lying on the road," he answers.
"Ok," replies Sara as best she could.
"God Sara, what the hell has happened to you? Are you ok?" asks Hank, one of the paramedics.
"Crime scene gone bad," says Sara. "I'll cope. I need to see Nick. I need to tell him..."
"Tell him what?" asks Hank.
"That I... I love him."
"Ok, let's get you stabilised and to the hospital. I'll get Larry to radio Nick on the way. If that doesn't work we'll page him as soon as we get there. Larry get the gurney we need to get Sara in fast."
As soon as they got to the hospital Sara was taken straight into the operating theatre.
BACK AT THE LAB
Grissom is in the break room with Catherine and Warrick. Each one lost in their own thoughts.
Catherine had closed her case. As usual it was the victim's wife hoping to collect on a major insurance policy.
Grissom and Warwick have a dead end. The evidence points to a home invasion gone wrong.
The ringing of Grissom's cell phone breaks the silence.
"Gris, it's Hank. We have Sara at the hospital. She's in the OR. She's really bad. We need you here to sign the forms as you are her emergency contact. She's asking for Nick but we can't get hold of him."
"Leave it to me. I know where he is. We'll be there as soon as possible." Replies Grissom.
As Grissom ends the call he turns to Catherine and Warwick with a grave look on his face.
"What's up boss," they both ask.
Grissom replies, "It's Sara. She's in hospital. Cath can you get Nick on his cell. Sara's asking for him. Catherine and Warwick ask in unison, "What happened? Is she ok?"
"Let's go. We need to get there now," says Grissom.
As they are walking through the corridors towards the exit they bump into Greg.
"Where are you all off to at this ripe hour. The night is only just beginning."
"Sara's hurt. She's in hospital," Warwick answers for the team.
"Oh my god. Is she going to be alright?"
"Don't know man. We'll let you know as soon as we do," replies Warwick.
"Promise?"
"Yes Greg. We promise. Now we really have to be going. Cath did you get hold of Nick?" says Grissom.
She replies, "Did that boss, he's meeting us there.
They walked away leaving Greg staring at their backs.
As they got to the hospital Grissom says, "If you'll excuse me I have some forms to fill in."
Catherine and Warwick proceed to the waiting room to await news of Sara.
30 minutes later as Grissom signs the last form a doctor asks, "Is Gil Grissom here?"
"Yes"
"We have Sara stable. She has sustained serious gun shot and stab wounds but she should make a full recovery."
Grissom says, "Thank you doctor.
Grissom joins Catherine, Warwick and Nick in the waiting room. As he sits down they all hear the doctor shouting from the direction of Sara's room, "Start compressions now. She's crashing!!!!!!!!!"
"This is CSI Sidle. I need back up immediately. I don't care who helps just hurry."
To her disappointment the only answer she got to her call was static. She started to cry into her radio. "Someone help me please. We've been attacked! Six officers down."
Still nothing.
Suddenly there was a loud bang and Sara was lurched forward. She looked into the rear view to see the grill of a truck ramming into the SUV.
The SUV does a triple summersault and lands on the roof. Bystanders just watch in horror. One Good Samaritan runs to the car to see no driver but the steering wheel, radio and driver seat covered in blood.
"Someone call an ambulance now!" he shouts.
Someone finds Sara lying six feet away. He runs up to her. She looks as if she was thrown through the windscreen as the SUV somersaulted. She is nearly unconscious.
"Darlin', what's your name?" he asks in a Texan accent.
'Oh god, Nick. He's here. Thank god. I wish he got here sooner. He must have heard me on the radio.' thinks Sara.
"Ni---Nick" she says.
"Darlin', who's Nick. My name is Bill," said the truck driver.
Bill finds an ID card on the road next to Sara. He picks it up and it reads,
CSI Sidle, Sara Crime Lab Las Vegas, Nevada ID No...223345998130
The picture on the ID is the same girl that is lying near dead on the road.
"Where the hell is that ambulance. She's dying, for god's sake."
As he says this he hears the faint noises of a siren. They are slowly getting closer.
"Bout time."
"Is your name Sara Sidle, Darlin'?" he asks.
"Yes, how did you know that?" whispers Sara.
"I found your ID lying on the road," he answers.
"Ok," replies Sara as best she could.
"God Sara, what the hell has happened to you? Are you ok?" asks Hank, one of the paramedics.
"Crime scene gone bad," says Sara. "I'll cope. I need to see Nick. I need to tell him..."
"Tell him what?" asks Hank.
"That I... I love him."
"Ok, let's get you stabilised and to the hospital. I'll get Larry to radio Nick on the way. If that doesn't work we'll page him as soon as we get there. Larry get the gurney we need to get Sara in fast."
As soon as they got to the hospital Sara was taken straight into the operating theatre.
BACK AT THE LAB
Grissom is in the break room with Catherine and Warrick. Each one lost in their own thoughts.
Catherine had closed her case. As usual it was the victim's wife hoping to collect on a major insurance policy.
Grissom and Warwick have a dead end. The evidence points to a home invasion gone wrong.
The ringing of Grissom's cell phone breaks the silence.
"Gris, it's Hank. We have Sara at the hospital. She's in the OR. She's really bad. We need you here to sign the forms as you are her emergency contact. She's asking for Nick but we can't get hold of him."
"Leave it to me. I know where he is. We'll be there as soon as possible." Replies Grissom.
As Grissom ends the call he turns to Catherine and Warwick with a grave look on his face.
"What's up boss," they both ask.
Grissom replies, "It's Sara. She's in hospital. Cath can you get Nick on his cell. Sara's asking for him. Catherine and Warwick ask in unison, "What happened? Is she ok?"
"Let's go. We need to get there now," says Grissom.
As they are walking through the corridors towards the exit they bump into Greg.
"Where are you all off to at this ripe hour. The night is only just beginning."
"Sara's hurt. She's in hospital," Warwick answers for the team.
"Oh my god. Is she going to be alright?"
"Don't know man. We'll let you know as soon as we do," replies Warwick.
"Promise?"
"Yes Greg. We promise. Now we really have to be going. Cath did you get hold of Nick?" says Grissom.
She replies, "Did that boss, he's meeting us there.
They walked away leaving Greg staring at their backs.
As they got to the hospital Grissom says, "If you'll excuse me I have some forms to fill in."
Catherine and Warwick proceed to the waiting room to await news of Sara.
30 minutes later as Grissom signs the last form a doctor asks, "Is Gil Grissom here?"
"Yes"
"We have Sara stable. She has sustained serious gun shot and stab wounds but she should make a full recovery."
Grissom says, "Thank you doctor.
Grissom joins Catherine, Warwick and Nick in the waiting room. As he sits down they all hear the doctor shouting from the direction of Sara's room, "Start compressions now. She's crashing!!!!!!!!!"