Disclaimer: My last name is not yet Zuicker or Mendolsohn, hence my lack of ownership of CSI.
A/N: Okay, this isn't a song fic; I figured everyone needed a break from them (and also I couldn't think of any good songs to use, if you have any, let me know!)
Family Ties
Graveyard shift started just as it did every other night; Sara and Grissom both somewhat early, followed by Nick and Warrick discussing various football games, Catherine showing up late, Greg dancing around like a lunatic. It started off just like any other night.
"Sara, you, Nick and I have a homicide at the Palms. Victim was found by the maid while cleaning the room.'"
"Ooh, nice, " hummed Sara.
"Catherine, you have a B & E out in Henderson. Take Warrick, Greg too."
"Saving all the good stuff for me, aren't ya?" Catherine asked sarcastically. It went unnoticed by Grissom.
They all went to their SUVs, Warrick taking his crew, and Nick taking his.
Grissom, Sara, and Nick arrived at the Palms, where they were met by Brass.
"Vic is Tony Sciazo, from San Francisco. He was found at approximately 6 am by that maid over there. Said he was lying on the floor by the window, " he explained.
"David pronounce?" asked Grissom.
"About 1 am."
The three CSIs entered the room and automatically set to work. Grissom searched through the drawers, Nick was interrogating the neighbours, and Sara was looking over the vic's clothes for trace elements of food, drugs, anything significant.
"Got anything?" Sara asked Grissom, after finding a white powder on the collar of Mr. Sciazo's shirt.
"Yeah, I white powder on the top of the dresser; it might be cocaine...."
"I found similar powder on his shirt. He could have died from an OD."
"David, you can take the body now," Grissom motioned to the geeky-but-cute assistant coroner who was standing in the doorway. He put the body on the gurney and wheeled it out.
A few moments later, Nick walked into the hotel room.
"A few of the people heard two people arguing at around midnight. One person saw a woman enter the hotel room and come out at around 1:15 am."
"Is the room registered to the vic?" asked Sara.
Grissom nodded.
"Are there any security tapes?"
"I'll go and check, " suggested Nick.
"Even if they're only in the lobby, we'll still need to see them. The woman who left will probably be caught on a camera somewhere," Grissom explained.
Nick obeyed and went in search of the tapes.
Sara turned to Grissom. "You think that whoever was in this room was the one who killed this guy?"
"I'm not thinking anything right now."
They both continued on, looking for anything else that might be probative.
"I gotta fingerprint on the doorknob," called Sara as she lifted it. Pretty soon, they both finished up and met Nick in the lobby, who was carrying some tapes. Obviously his task was met with success.
Sara dropped off her prints she recovered to Jacqui and made her way down the hall to the A/V lab where Nick and Archie were reviewing the security tapes.
"Have we found our mystery woman?" she asked.
"Not yet, but we're getting there. It's amazing how much activity goes on at one o'clock in the morning," stated Archie.
"Hey, it keeps us in business," Nick joked.
After a bit more searching, they found their mystery woman, but it astounded Sara more than anybody.
"Oh my God."
"What's wrong Sara?" asked Nick.
"I know her."
"You do? From where?"
"From birth. She's my cousin."
TBC
A/N: Okay, let me know what you think. I'm open to any kind of criticism and ideas, you guys should know that. I'm like a viewers' choice kinda thing. You want it, you got it ï