"Gil!" Teresa called as he started to pass her office.

"Tessa, what is it?" He said, stopping in front of her door.

"Do you want to come in here, we have a lot to talk about."

So he enters her office and shuts the door behind him, then he takes a seat.

"I have some questions about your CSI's."

"Which ones?"

"Most of them. There are things in some of their records which aren't elaborated on, and I would like to know why."

"Such as?"

"Well the things that date back to when you first became supervisor over four years ago, I assume you have long since dealt with. Like Warrick gambling on company time."

"That was dealt with then."

"As I assumed. However, now I am seeing several reports about Sara, that go nowhere, yet she is still here. Even with Conrad recommending her termination."

"She was going through some difficult times, I dealt with it." Grissom replied; he was becoming defensive.

With a sarcastic look she replies, "Right. So when she was close to yelling at me earlier, it was no big deal, because you've dealt with her. Whenever one of them messes up, you can't always bail them out."

"You're starting to sound like Conrad."

"Thanks, you know what, I was actually sent here to investigate the supervision of this lab. And from what I've seen, I should recommend the termination of most of you Catherine's focus is too divided, Conrad is making arbitrary decisions which are harming this unit's integrity, and you, you're covering for the mistakes of your CSI's." She was practically yelling at him at this point.

"You're making this personal Teresa." His tone was harsh.

"No Gil, I'm not. I want you to progress as far as possible in your career. I'm just doing my job, are you?"

"Yes," he said firmly.

Her tone softened. "Gil, are you certain? You put the people you work with before anything else, except for the occasional crime. That's not wrong, but if they truly need to be in a different line of work, they shouldn't work here. You can't save the world."

"Is helping my colleagues when they're dealing with stress saving the world?"

"No, but it looks bad on their records if nothing is done about an infraction. I know that you're protecting them, but they need to stand on their own. It doesn't mean that you can't be friends with them, or help them when they're in trouble. It just means that you can't cover up for them, all the time at least."

"Alright, I'll do that. What about Catherine?"

"I'll make a recommendation to her, but unless she is switched to days, I don't see how her situation can be changed."

"That's why she applied for days."

"I know. That means my report can be filed. I will put a notice on Catherine, you and Joseph have been talked to, and I am recommending that Conrad be fired. One of my supervisors will be here later in the year to observe. Just to make sure that my recommendations are founded, and if they are, to see if things have either improved or worsened."

"Thank you."

"It's just my job. It's been really good to see you again. I hope that everything turns out well with you and her. You deserve a good life, I'm just sorry I messed up what we had."

"Don't be, we can be friends again, can't we?"

They both smile at each other, and then she gathers her things and leaves. He leans his back against the desk and stares forward.


As Teresa is leaving the building, Catherine catches up to her.

"Tess!" Teresa turns around, and sees Catherine coming down the steps.

"Oh, hey Cath. It's good to see you again. I never got to tell you that I'm glad to see you got this job."

"It's a lot different from time last time you saw me. I miss those days sometimes."

Teresa looks at her incredulously. "Come on, you get to wear real clothes now. I kind of miss some of it too. You, Gil, Conrad, and I hanging out at that club." They both start smiling.

"I can't believe how long ago it was, and how young we all were. I was 18, and the three of you were 25. Time flies though. You know, the last time Gil was in there, you broke his heart, and I was trying to cheer him up all night. I think you made him afraid of commitment."

"I know. I can't believe how I acted back then…Would you ever date Gil?"

Thoughtfully, Catherine replied. "Back then, if Eddie wasn't in my life, yes. Now we're friends, and I wouldn't want anything different out of it. Plus, there's someone else I'm thinking about."

"Really, I'm glad." Then she became very serious. "About my report. I think your focus is divided. It's not very serious, but it could become that way. I'm only noting it, it won't be a big deal."

A little surprised, Catherine replies, "Alright, I'll try to improve it. Thanks Tess."

"Alright, well it was good to see you again. Bye Cath."

"See ya Tess."

Teresa goes off to her car, and leaves. Catherine stands there for a little while longer contemplating things. Then she gets in her car and leaves.