"Damn it"
"What"
"This is really starting to fucking piss me off Cath"
"Well come on lets go if it's supposedly important"
"Yeah," Grissom and Catherine walk out of the evidence room and down to the briefing room and grab a seat in the back when other personel from both of the departments begin to file in and sit down. Culpepper is the last to walk in and he begins talking right away," Does anyone have any leads"
"No not me"
"No"
"Anyone at all"
"No"
"Okay lets go through the case files"
"Come on Culpepper that'll take hours and you know it"
"Exactly we know nothing know and we won't know any thing if we go over the case files for the umpteenth time in the past two days"
"Okay so let's not go over the casefiles for the umpteenth time in the past two days," Culpepper says in a moking tone," Does anyone have any ideas"
"Decoy"
"Yeah", everyone responds but the CSI's," Okay looks like majority rules everyone go and look over your work I'm going to put together a list of possible bait," without saying to another word to Culpepper the group files out and Culpepper calls out," Willows will you stay behind"
"What," she snaps at him," I need to talk to you"
"What about"
"The case"
"Sure," she shuts the door and sits down in an abandoned chair," Shoot"
"I pulled your file and under previous employment history you were a dancer at the French Palace and quite a few other joints around town"
"For your information those 'joints' paid good money"
"I'm not criticizing that"
"Then what are you saying"
"Would you be willing to do the undercover work for this case"
"Me go undercover as a dancer"
"Yes you fit the profile of all the dancers, you were a previous dancer"
"I am a dancer"
"Excuse me"
"I am a dancer I never stopped dancing I just don't do it for money now and I only preform for worthy men"
"Right well you ARE a dancer, you fit the profile of the victims, and you actually seem like the only one capable of doing this well enough to pass off as one of the girls"
"Because of my dancing history is that the only reason you're asking me"
"No"
"Then why"
"Because you have the potential, intellegence, and the life to where this would not effect your daily routines like Sidle let it"
"Well thank you I..um I just need to think about it can I let you know next shift I need to go pick up my daughter from school and get her to Basketball"
"Yeah sure," Catherine gets up to leave and Culpepper calls out after her," Willows think about it okay," she smiles at him and walks out of the room.
Catherine pulls up in front of Lindsey's school and gets out and leans against the passenger door of the Denali. She's standing there for a few minuets when Lindsey comes bounding out of the school towards her," MOM"
"Hey baby"
"I thought you had to work"
"Gil let me out a little early so I could come and get you"
"Cool come on I want you to meet someone"
"Okay," Lindsey grabs Catherines hand and drags her over to a boy," Mom this is Jimmy Halitle and his dad Eric"
"ERIC"
"CAT"
"Oh my god how have you been. It's been forever since I've seen you"
"Great you"
"Great"
"You two know each other"
"Know each other we practically grew up together"
"Yeah God it's been what 10 years"
"Yeah that sounds about right"
"This your daughter"
"Yeah Lindsey"
"She's beautiful"
"Thank you"
"You seeing anyone"
"Married"
"Really to who"
"Becca"
"Becca Becca"
"Yeah
"What about you"
"Divorced"
"I'm sorry"
"I'm not"
"Well here's my number give me a call some time I'd like to talk"
"Sure
"Come on Linds," they go back to Catherines truck and drive to the Rec center and Lindsey gets out," Nancy is picking you up okay"
"Yeah"
"I love you"
"I love you too"
"Bye mom"
"Bye babe," Lindsey walks into the gym and Catherine makes her discision," I'm going to do it," she drives back to the lab and goes inside and tracks down Culpepper," I'll do it Culpepper and not for you but I need something to prove to myself"
"Sure I'll get everything set up and are you sure"
"Yeah," she says her motto to herself,' Never doubt never look back that's how I live my life'
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