It came to the next night and everyone was just clocking in. Warrick walked briskly down the corridor and stepped into Grissom's room, a file clutched in his hand.
"Three men from a local store." Warrick explained, holding up the file. "The manager said all three went missing two days ago." He put the file before Grissom on the desk. "How's Greg doing?"
"He's finished translating it and has said '99 sure that it's firemen'" Grissom read through the file. "This could indicate that the killers live close to this store." Grissom added, pointing to the picture Warrick had taken of the storefront.
"So what now?" Warrick inquired looking at some of the objects around the room.
"There's no DNA evidence to put through CODIS so we'll have to check the neighborhood for any eye witnesses. Greg said he would translate the rest of the symbols incase there's another attack, then he'll have everything ready to tell us who's next."
"You think they'll attack again?" Warrick asked, tilting his head slightly.
"Yes. They want power, so they'll go to any length, now they believe its real. And if Greg is right, thent he other person is getting revenge on people through the acts of others."
"So does someone interview the family, see if someone had any grudges against these men?" Warrick asked.
"Yeah, I'll send Sara and Nick out." He said, standing up and following Warrick out to the break room.
"Greg take a break!" Catherine said, stepping into the room and standing in front of Greg.
"I've just got a few left." He said, making another sketch and continued to flick through the book until he found the corresponding symbol. He wrote down the name and then moved onto the next symbol.
"Right break!" Catherine barked, grabbing his arm and pulling him up. "How long have been doing these for?"
"Eh, not too long." He said, finally giving in and following her out to the break room.
"Right." She said sarcastically. "I know you checked in three hours early." She said, pushing him into a chair and going to the coffee machine.
"On top of the cupboard in front of you." He sighed, rubbing his eyes. She frowned at him, but stretched up and felt around. Her hand brushed a smooth bag, grabbing it she pulled it down to find Greg's Hawaiian Blue Coffee. She smirked.
"Only if I can have some." She laughed, setting up the water and letting the machine do its work. "I also know you took those books home with you." She added, getting back to the topic.
"I just want t be of some help." He sighed, taking the cup she passed across while she sat down opposite him. "I only had three symbols left anyway." He said past a yawn.
"No one else back?" they both turned to find Grissom in the doorway glancing around the room, a grim expression on his face.
"No Warrick and Brass are still at the house interviewing the neighbors and Sara and Nick are with the families." She paused, studying the man. "What's happened?"
"We think another killing." He said.
"Then I'll finish the translations. Take the ones I've done so far." Greg said, walking off to the evidence room.
"Greg, grab them and join us at the car." Grissom commanded, walking down to the elevator.
"Grissom?" Greg questioned, turning back.
"I'll need an expert there." He called back before the doors slid closed.
"I think you got you're chance at a crime scene." Catherine smiled as she watched Greg's face lighten up. "Come on, we better hurry." Greg grabbed his stuff and a book to finished the translations off with and followed Catherine down to Grissom's car.
"Nothing!" Warrick cried, leaning against he door of his car. "I hope Nick and Sara are any closer."
"They better be." Brass sighed, pulling open the side door and waited till Warrick got in. Just as he was about to start the car his phone went off.
"Warrick." He answered. "Yeah, yeah. Right we're on our way." He closed his phone and started the car. "That was Catherine, she said there's been another attack. We're going to the scene."
"Good, I need something new." Brass said, watching the road as they headed off to the scene.
"I don't know!" the mother cried, clinging to her husband who was silently crying. "Who would want to hurt my boy." She sobbed.
"Thank you for your time" Nick said quietly before showing himself out. Across the road Sara was also coming out of the other families house. "Two brothers from your house and their best friend from across the road." Nick summed up as Sara got into the car.
"I don't think it's a coincidence." Sara finished. "I think someone planned for these three to go first, but why?" she said to no one in particular.
Nick's phone suddenly went off. He picked it out and answered it. "Stokes. Right we'll be there." He hung up and turned to Sara. "They've struck again. Just round the corner." He added, before driving them off to the third block down.
Everyone seemed to meet together down the same street behind the cop cars. The grouped together and walked under the tape. The house had a for sale sign up and was also cleared of furniture. They cautiously filed into the room to find three bodies in very much the same way as the last scene.
"You sure this isn't the same scene again?" Brass muttered, kneeling down beside first body. "Heart cut out." He shouted up as Nick and Warrick both went to the next two bodies.
"Throats slit." Warrick called back.
"Symbols around the room. Definitely the same killers. Three heart pieces and the same dish." Catherine continued to the room, snapping some pictures of the dish.
"Greg, think you can get started." Grissom asked, looking beside Brass at the heart chunks around the room.
"Sure." Greg answered weakly before he went to first marked symbol. He kept his eyes away from the bodies and started to sketch the symbols. He was half way round when he stopped to look at what was coming out. "People of the Law." He looked up at Grissom. "That could be Lawyers, Judges Police. Who?"
"That's your job Greg. There's three more over there." He turned back to the coroner and watched as they removed the bodies. This is not going to be easy.