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Spoiler: none
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A/N: Thanks to Emily from graveshift csi for beta!! For more GCR treats check out one of the coolest site ever-- www.graveshiftcsi.com! And thanks for the people who have reviewed and gave me their feedbacks.. hope you'll all enjoy this!
Chapter 7 : Number 8
Sara and Jonathan entered the lay out room. He handed Catherine, Grissom, Michelle and Nick pictures of the last woman killed.
Catherine's brow furrowed. She looked at the face of the woman in the picture more closely.
"Jonathan, what's the name of this woman?"
"Rebecca Mc Bride."
"Hey Cath, we got the pictures you asked for," Warrick said as he entered the room with a folder of photos. George was walking beside him. Catherine opened the folder and stared at the pictures while the others discussed the case.
"I still don't see the connection," said Sara.
"Well, according to what we found, three of the victims have changed their names... those are the ex - stripper and the ex- hooker. But besides the fact that they've all been to Vegas about 20 years ago... I say that's all the connection they've got – at least the ones we know," replied George.
"Well then we have to hurry up before the killer gets to number eight," replied Jonathan.
"But how do we find number eight?" asked Warrick.
Catherine lifted her head up and looked at them all in turn before she spoke. "We've already found number eight."
"We have?" Michelle asked.
"Who?" Nick asked with the same amount of confusion in his voice as Michelle's.
"I am."
Everyone's head turned and all eyes were fixed on Catherine. No one dared to break the silence filling the room for the very reason that no one had any clue what to say.
After a few moments, Catherine began to explain. "Twenty years ago, there was this millionaire. He wanted to give himself a birthday present. He paid for 8 young women to perform for him. The millionaire's name was Don Marcello de Zobel, and he had a reputation for having a lot of women. Don's wife was about to get a divorce... he was threatened by this and swore to change. That was that same night of our performance. Two hours later, I turned on the T.V and heard the news that he had a heart attack."
"But why would anyone kill you guys?" asked Nick, incredulously.
"Well, we still don't know that, Nick." said Sara.
"But one thing is for sure, no psycho murderer could get anywhere near Catherine," said George firmly.
"Catherine, you're off the case. I'm gonna put police officers on watch," said Jonathan.
"I'll be fine."
"Catherine!" Jonathan said in a warning tone.
"Fine! Just send the cops to my house. I'm gonna drive home by myself. I need to think, okay?" Before giving anyone a chance to answer, she left the room.
After a couple of minutes, they finally sorted out what to do.
Grissom and Jonathan were puzzled with Catherine's reaction. Knowing her, she should be arguing about it. Jonathan convinced himself that Catherine probably took it like that since she too wanted a break...that, and for Lindsey's safety. While Grissom, on the other hand, thought that after a year he couldn't say that he really knew Catherine at that moment.
"Wait a minute!" Grissom paused just as every one was about to leave the room.
"What is it, Gris?" asked Warrick.
"Rebecca Mc Bride... If my memory serves me correct, she became very close to Catherine...they had a big fight which Catherine told me about... then Cath realized she was wrong but Rebecca was gone when Catherine finally got the guts to talk to her...." Grissom trailed off.
Grissom received confused looks. So he continued, "Before they had a fight, Rebecca needed money and Catherine was broke... she invited Rebecca to join her to do the performance."
"Well, being familiar with Catherine's twisted mind... she'd blame herself for Rebecca's death, and she wouldn't give up on finding for the killer," Jonathan replied, finishing Grissom's thought.
"Well, she trusts us to solve the case," said Nick.
"You don't really believe that, do you? She's the most stubborn woman any of us has ever known," said Warrick.
"But she went home already," said George.
"If she did, why would she have taken the case file with her?" asked Grissom pointing at the table with one case file gone. Everyone's eyes shifted from one person to the other.
Nick, Sara and George went to Catherine's house, as Michelle and Warrick went around the lab to make sure she wasn't still hanging around. Jonathan and Grissom ran to the parking lot. It was slightly surprising that they didn't get a speeding ticket, let alone hit another car, as they sped to the last crime scene, Rebecca Mc Bride's home.
Once the car had stopped, Grissom jumped out and ran toward house. The door was locked, but Grissom kicked it open... only to find Catherine, completely pale, staring in the opposite direction, where a woman was standing holding a gun pointed right at Catherine.
BANG!
"CATHERINE!"
- TBC -
Spoiler: none
Feedback: Yes pleazzee!!!
A/N: Thanks to Emily from graveshift csi for beta!! For more GCR treats check out one of the coolest site ever-- www.graveshiftcsi.com! And thanks for the people who have reviewed and gave me their feedbacks.. hope you'll all enjoy this!
Chapter 7 : Number 8
Sara and Jonathan entered the lay out room. He handed Catherine, Grissom, Michelle and Nick pictures of the last woman killed.
Catherine's brow furrowed. She looked at the face of the woman in the picture more closely.
"Jonathan, what's the name of this woman?"
"Rebecca Mc Bride."
"Hey Cath, we got the pictures you asked for," Warrick said as he entered the room with a folder of photos. George was walking beside him. Catherine opened the folder and stared at the pictures while the others discussed the case.
"I still don't see the connection," said Sara.
"Well, according to what we found, three of the victims have changed their names... those are the ex - stripper and the ex- hooker. But besides the fact that they've all been to Vegas about 20 years ago... I say that's all the connection they've got – at least the ones we know," replied George.
"Well then we have to hurry up before the killer gets to number eight," replied Jonathan.
"But how do we find number eight?" asked Warrick.
Catherine lifted her head up and looked at them all in turn before she spoke. "We've already found number eight."
"We have?" Michelle asked.
"Who?" Nick asked with the same amount of confusion in his voice as Michelle's.
"I am."
Everyone's head turned and all eyes were fixed on Catherine. No one dared to break the silence filling the room for the very reason that no one had any clue what to say.
After a few moments, Catherine began to explain. "Twenty years ago, there was this millionaire. He wanted to give himself a birthday present. He paid for 8 young women to perform for him. The millionaire's name was Don Marcello de Zobel, and he had a reputation for having a lot of women. Don's wife was about to get a divorce... he was threatened by this and swore to change. That was that same night of our performance. Two hours later, I turned on the T.V and heard the news that he had a heart attack."
"But why would anyone kill you guys?" asked Nick, incredulously.
"Well, we still don't know that, Nick." said Sara.
"But one thing is for sure, no psycho murderer could get anywhere near Catherine," said George firmly.
"Catherine, you're off the case. I'm gonna put police officers on watch," said Jonathan.
"I'll be fine."
"Catherine!" Jonathan said in a warning tone.
"Fine! Just send the cops to my house. I'm gonna drive home by myself. I need to think, okay?" Before giving anyone a chance to answer, she left the room.
After a couple of minutes, they finally sorted out what to do.
Grissom and Jonathan were puzzled with Catherine's reaction. Knowing her, she should be arguing about it. Jonathan convinced himself that Catherine probably took it like that since she too wanted a break...that, and for Lindsey's safety. While Grissom, on the other hand, thought that after a year he couldn't say that he really knew Catherine at that moment.
"Wait a minute!" Grissom paused just as every one was about to leave the room.
"What is it, Gris?" asked Warrick.
"Rebecca Mc Bride... If my memory serves me correct, she became very close to Catherine...they had a big fight which Catherine told me about... then Cath realized she was wrong but Rebecca was gone when Catherine finally got the guts to talk to her...." Grissom trailed off.
Grissom received confused looks. So he continued, "Before they had a fight, Rebecca needed money and Catherine was broke... she invited Rebecca to join her to do the performance."
"Well, being familiar with Catherine's twisted mind... she'd blame herself for Rebecca's death, and she wouldn't give up on finding for the killer," Jonathan replied, finishing Grissom's thought.
"Well, she trusts us to solve the case," said Nick.
"You don't really believe that, do you? She's the most stubborn woman any of us has ever known," said Warrick.
"But she went home already," said George.
"If she did, why would she have taken the case file with her?" asked Grissom pointing at the table with one case file gone. Everyone's eyes shifted from one person to the other.
Nick, Sara and George went to Catherine's house, as Michelle and Warrick went around the lab to make sure she wasn't still hanging around. Jonathan and Grissom ran to the parking lot. It was slightly surprising that they didn't get a speeding ticket, let alone hit another car, as they sped to the last crime scene, Rebecca Mc Bride's home.
Once the car had stopped, Grissom jumped out and ran toward house. The door was locked, but Grissom kicked it open... only to find Catherine, completely pale, staring in the opposite direction, where a woman was standing holding a gun pointed right at Catherine.
BANG!
"CATHERINE!"
- TBC -