Disclaimer: CSI in all of it's glory belongs to CBS, as well as all the producers and writers. I do not own or profit in any way from my ides. The characters are not mine.

Spoilers: Justice is served. Season one.

Authors note: sorry that it took so long to write a second chapter. I had a case of writers block then things happened that cleared the problem up. I hope you enjoy. The writting in bold is actual script from the episode.

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"Come on mom, I wanna go to the carnival. It only comes once a year and you didn't take me last time. Pleeeaaasssseee!"

"We'll see baby. Sara and I have to go to work. You can stay with Maddi tonight. We will talk about this later, I promise."

####################"Catherine. What are you doing?"

"The carnival case. I'm taking it."

"The carnival case?"

"A six--year-old girl died on a ride at the carnival over on Washington. The paperwork's on your desk."

"Did you straighten up my office while you were in there?"

"You think I overstepped? These people come to town, they commit crimes and they leave. I just want to get there before the carnival moves on."

"Okay. Take Sara with you."

"She's meeting me there."

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"She looks scared. No six-year-old should have to go through that."

"You okay?""Sara, you heard Lindsey at lunch. How can I bring her here now? A little girl died here tonight because these people are incompetent. This is the safest ride Sara, and a little girl died."

"Okay. Hey, if you need someone to talk to I'm here, I'll always be here."

"Thanks babe."

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"So, who do you think did it?"

"Pickens is looking pretty good in my books right now. What am I going to tell Lindsey? Now that she has a real family she wants to go."

Sara blushed at the comment and turned a deep shade of red.

"Wow. It's been two months and already I'm family. I'm flattered."

"You've always been family Sara. Look this guy is sick. He's a convicted sex offender hanging around the only ride in the park that goes into the dark. He did this Sara; I can feel it in my bones."

Catherine turned on her heel and stormed off.

"Hey. We aren't going to lunch are we?"

Sara ran after Catherine and caught her on her way out the front door.

"I'm sorry Sara. I just don't have the stomach right now to eat anything. I just want to give this little girl a little justice. It's the least she deserves."

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"Mrs. Dantini. We have a warrant for the clothes you were wearing yesterday."

When everything was laid out Sara turned to Catherine and in hushed tones she told her that there was absolutely no way that anybody other than the mother could have done this crime.

"It all comes down to the socks and the shoes."

"Brass. Arrest this woman for the murder of Sandy Dantini."

Brass walked up to the woman and cuffed her.

"Just a second. What did you actually think? That you and your boyfriend would run off like newlyweds? No kid, no cares?"

Catherine was on the brink of tears, she couldn't imagine how a mother could do this to her child.

"Hey you wanna go get something to eat? Walk it off."

"No, I just want to go home, go to bed, and be taken advantage of. I now it kind of sounds morbid, but I really need some stress relief."

"Let's go."