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Catherine stared at the body, then back up at me. I could see the questions in her eyes and really didn't want to have to explain it to her.
Picking up my kit and the evidence we had collected, I took a few steps towards the Tahoe.
"Umm, I'm going to take the evidence back to the lab. Can you get a ride from one of the officers when you're done?"
Catherine continued to stare at me for a few moments and I was unable to move. Then I saw her slowly nodding.
"Okay. But you know your gonna have to talk to me when we get back to the lab, right?"
Sighing, I nodded and made my way to the Tahoe.
When I returned to the lab, I logged in all the evidence we had collected from the scene and headed towards the locker room. Once there, I sat down on the bench and put my head in my hands, thankful that there was nobody else around. There were so many emotions I was feeling. Pain, anger, sadness and even relief. Relief that he had got what he deserved for all the lives he had destroyed. I had no idea what I was going to tell Catherine. Whatever I told her, she was probably going to get Grissom to take me off the case. There is no way they would keep me on it. To be truthful, I wanted off this case. I really didn't care who killed him. Hell, I wanted to shake their hand.
I heard footsteps quietly enter the locker room and stop in front of me. I looked up to find Catherine standing before be. She silently sat down beside me and waited for me to speak first.
"I need to be taken off this case."
I heard Catherine exhale loudly before asking
"Would you like to tell me why?"
"Because...I'm too close to this."
Catherine's hand found its way to mine and she grasped it tightly. I looked up at her, surprised.
Giving it a quick, reassuring squeeze, Catherine said
"You know the victim, don't you?"
I broke the eye contact I had with her and stared at the floor. This was it.
"Yeah. I do. I will give you all the information you need, but I really need to be taken off the case."
I heard Catherine sigh.
"Okay. But why don't you tell me now what you know?"
Taking a deep breath, I began talking before I chickened out.
"His name is Jacob Edwards. If you check AFIS, his record will be there. He was just released from jail...last week, I think."
"And what is his connection with you?"
This was it. No backing out.
"He...he was my father."
Catherine stared at the body, then back up at me. I could see the questions in her eyes and really didn't want to have to explain it to her.
Picking up my kit and the evidence we had collected, I took a few steps towards the Tahoe.
"Umm, I'm going to take the evidence back to the lab. Can you get a ride from one of the officers when you're done?"
Catherine continued to stare at me for a few moments and I was unable to move. Then I saw her slowly nodding.
"Okay. But you know your gonna have to talk to me when we get back to the lab, right?"
Sighing, I nodded and made my way to the Tahoe.
When I returned to the lab, I logged in all the evidence we had collected from the scene and headed towards the locker room. Once there, I sat down on the bench and put my head in my hands, thankful that there was nobody else around. There were so many emotions I was feeling. Pain, anger, sadness and even relief. Relief that he had got what he deserved for all the lives he had destroyed. I had no idea what I was going to tell Catherine. Whatever I told her, she was probably going to get Grissom to take me off the case. There is no way they would keep me on it. To be truthful, I wanted off this case. I really didn't care who killed him. Hell, I wanted to shake their hand.
I heard footsteps quietly enter the locker room and stop in front of me. I looked up to find Catherine standing before be. She silently sat down beside me and waited for me to speak first.
"I need to be taken off this case."
I heard Catherine exhale loudly before asking
"Would you like to tell me why?"
"Because...I'm too close to this."
Catherine's hand found its way to mine and she grasped it tightly. I looked up at her, surprised.
Giving it a quick, reassuring squeeze, Catherine said
"You know the victim, don't you?"
I broke the eye contact I had with her and stared at the floor. This was it.
"Yeah. I do. I will give you all the information you need, but I really need to be taken off the case."
I heard Catherine sigh.
"Okay. But why don't you tell me now what you know?"
Taking a deep breath, I began talking before I chickened out.
"His name is Jacob Edwards. If you check AFIS, his record will be there. He was just released from jail...last week, I think."
"And what is his connection with you?"
This was it. No backing out.
"He...he was my father."