Case #4: Terror streak

Rating: R

Disclaimer: Do not own them, you know this and I know this, why must we recap (lol)

Summary: The suspect in the high profile rape/murder case gets off due to lack of evidence.Will he find a new couple to continue his terror streak? C/G violence in some chapters.

Chapter 1:

"Dammit" Catherine slammed a file down on Gil's desk " we have nothing, they let him walk"

Gil made a face " you mean on the Winters case?"

Catherine shook her head and slumped down in a chair

"Yeah, and to top it all off the wacko laughed at us, like we are the weird ones, he knows what he did, he raped these women and then he tried to kill them and their husbands, I don't get it, how could their be no evidence to tie him to the crimes"

"Well, he obviously thought it was the perfect crime and as of know it was" Gil replied

"Hey, I heard you did real good though, Brass just came to me and said that he was making comments about you" he paused " he doesn't know you Cath, who cares what he says"

"I know Gil" she sighed, " let's get out of here okay, it's supposed to be our night out together"

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The ride seemed so peaceful. Gil and Catherine sat quietly, Catherine gazing at the stars, Gil watching the traffic in front of him.

"Cath" he whispered and glanced over at the beauty beside him. "The traffic here is unbelievable" he paused "How about we take the scenic route?"

Catherine turned and smiled at him. "Sure, sweetie, I don't mind" Catherine glanced back out her window and watched the night sky.

"Something's wrong" Gil said breaking the silence "Are you worried about what that jerk said to you."

Catherine let out a small sigh " yeah, I know It's silly to let it bother me but" she brushed a hand through her hair. " I just wish we had more evidence to put him away that's all."

Gil pulled off to the side off the road and stopped the suv.

"As much as it hurts, we can't win them all, this guy decided to think up the perfect crime, to us there was no such thing and then we met this guy. You know and I know that he hurt those women, but Cath we can't prove it."

Catherine shook her head "yeah, but you didn't take their statements Gil, you didn't see the bruises and the scars. The things he did to them, they were horrific and I"

Gil cut her off "I know that he got to you, I know that he said some things to you that were horrible." Gil placed a hand on her cheek and turned her head to face him "he is scum and he knew you had caught him, but the evidence is what let him off."

"He will do it again Gil" see whispered "to some other un expecting couple, he will kidnap someone else and we will end up processing the crime scene,"

A tear trickled down her cheek " how do you think those women feel, how do you think their husbands feel, they had to go through such horrible unthinkable things, and we let them down, we were supposed to put him away for what he did, and we let them down."

"You have to let it go, I know that sounds selfish or something but Catherine our job is to process and that's what you did, you found what was their and nothing there indicated him."

Catherine nodded her head " I know" she paused "I'm sorry Gil this is supposed to be our night out and I am bringing you down, maybe I should.. Gil could you take me home?"

Gil leaned over to her and hugged her

"Of course but don't you dare ask me to leave you alone like this, I wont do It." he smirked causing Cath to smile a little.

"I wouldn't, I don't really feel much like being alone right now."

Gil kissed her on the forehead " I love you ya know"

Catherine smiled back " I love me too" she smirked " and I'm sorry, but we can do this another night, I just don't feel much like going dancing or out in public period"

"Okay" Gil smiled and continued on driving "but we are still taking the scenic route"

Gil turned off of the busy streets of Las Vegas and began driving down the side roads, the sun was just going down and the scene of the multi coloured sky was breath taking.

"It's so beautiful out here" Catherine whispered, "I'm a glad we came this way"

Catherine sat back in her seat with what Gil thought was a smile on her face.

"You feeling better?" he asked looking across at Catherine.

Catherine turned to him " yeah, I guess I just needed the we are only Csi's talk"

Catherine was about to lean over to Gil when the sound of a large engine revved and a black truck smashed into the back of the tahoe.

Gil slammed on his breaks and looked out his review mirror

"What the hell is this guy doing" he snapped Gil stopped the vehicle and was about to turn the ignition when the truck struck again and began to push the suv into the ditch beside the road.

Catherine looked over at Gil and he could see the fear in her eyes.

Gil's hands began to shake " what the hell is happening" he yelled to no one in particular

Gil struggled to get the suv back on the road as she pressed the breaks.

Out side her window Catherine could hear the sound of the tahoe tires squealing as Gil tried to keep the vehicle from rolling into the ditch and on to the train tracks below.

With one last push from the tuck Gil watched as the tahoe came to a halt at the edge right before the drop

By this time it was pitch black and the black truck could not be seen by either csi.

"Do you think he is gone?" Catherine asked unaware if the driver had been and male or female.

Gil shook off the fear that was on him and sighed, " I think so, I wonder what that was all about, he had to see us" he paused

"Gil can you just back up so we can get out of here" Catherine said with a quiver in her voice. Gil could tell she was just as scared and shaken as he was and she just wanted this horrible night to end."

Gil put the tahoe in reverse and took his foot of the break suddenly the bright lights of a truck flashed in their eyes and glared off all the windows and another bang ran out into the night, this time the tahoe and the two csi's inside were sent hurdling over the small, and step hill.

At the bottom of the fall the tahoe came to a lurching stop when it bounced off the tracks and flipped to one side.

The last thing he heard was the screeching tires and a loud scream.