"Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander."
The Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC
"Hey Cath, nice of you to make it to work." Nick joked as Catherine walked into the break room.
"I'm not late." Catherine said defiantly.
"Yeah, but your not exactly early either." Nick retorted.
"We'll as of right now, that doesn't matter too much. Other than a few slow day shifters working on their own cases, there isn't anything for us to do tonight." Catherine replied.
"You ok, Cath, you look nervous." Warrick joined the conversation.
"Yeah, Lindsey and I had a nice chat after all you guys had left. She wants to be more responsible, and start by staying home alone. I said we could do a trial run tonight, since she doesn't have school in the morning, but I'm nervous. My baby's growing up." Catherine said, she leaned over to Warrick's ear and whispered. "And she caught us too."
"Hold up, no telling secrets. At least tell me!" Nick whined. Catherine and Warrick laughed.
"Nicky, you sure you want to know?" Catherine said seductively. Nick wasn't sure if Catherine was kidding or being serious, so he decided to drop it. "So what's with Lindsey wanting to be more responsible? That's a bit of a sudden change of heart."
"I know, that's what I said." Catherine responded.
"Well her birthday is coming up soon, and isn't she starting high school in the fall?" Warrick asked.
"Don't remind me!" Catherine said as she ran her hand through her hair. "I think Sara bringing Sadie around has had some catalyst in all this. You know earlier, when I told Lindsey that Sadie was only at Sara's for the weekend, Lindsey said that Sara already loved Sadie and that she should adopt her."
"She's becoming mature for a thirteen, almost fourteen year old." Warrick replied.
"Well, some thirteen year olds have to become responsible." Nick said and swallowed. They all knew what he was making reference too. "Honestly guys, I felt bad today, I mean, we know something about Sara's past, but not because she told us. Because we snooped. We've got to talk to her. And I agree with Lindsey. Sadie is good for Sara. Did you see how much Sara was smiling and laughing? That doesn't happen all too often." Nick added.
"What do you think we should do?" Warrick asked.
"I don't know, but I'll talk to her. If she gets pissed at me, she'll just avoid me, and it's not like there's been a lack of that the last few months, minus this weekend. But, I think Sadie should stay with Sara. She's going to need our help though." Catherine replied.
"Yeah, but Cath, it's nice to see you guys get along. A pissed Sara is no fun, no matter who'd doing the aggravating." As Nick spoke, Grissom joined them in the break room. They all looked at Catherine and then to Grissom. Of all people, they knew Sara's sometimes foul moods were often spawned from the man standing in front of them.
"Don't let me interrupt you guys. But what's the excitement of the night?" Grissom had noticed Catherine, Nick, and Warrick deep in conversation as he passed the break room, and thought that it would be a good time to get some coffee.
"Well Griss," Warrick started, "We got to meet Sadie today."
"Sadie?" Grissom asked, trying to remember where he had heard that name.
"You know, the little girl Sara brought home." Nick added.
"Ahhh yes, and how are they doing? I should give her a call and see how things are going." Grissom made a mental note.
"Yeah, things seem to be going well. Sara said that Sadie told her what happened the other night, but that Sadie also asked to stay with Sara, 'forever'." Catherine said.
"Really? And when did you all have this conversation?" Grissom asked.
"We went over to Catherine's for a swim earlier. Sara brought Sadie over with Greg. Man, that little girl looks exactly like Sara." Nick replied.
"Sorry I didn't invite you Griss, but you've been a little busy with your cockroaches." Catherine added, noticing a slight frown on Grissom's face. "That's what we were talking about earlier, with Sara's past, who better to take care of the girl and keep her out of the system." Catherine said, and quickly closed her mouth realizing she had just incriminated herself.
"Catherine, you pursued something I told you to stop. If you wanted to know Sara's history, you should have asked Sara. This is very unprofessional of you." Grissom stated.
"Yeah Griss, almost as unprofessional as showing up late to a crime scene because you had to feed your cockroaches." Catherine retorted. Grissom took his coffee and stormed out of the break room. Catherine looked at Nick and Warrick and shrugged.
Once Grissom had gotten to his office and had calmed down, he decided to call Sara for himself and see how things were going.
"Sidle." Sara said picking up the phone.
"Hey Sara, it's Grissom, I just wanted to see how things were going." Grissom began. "Are you doing ok with the little girl? Catherine told me that she's been having nightmares."
"Hey Griss, things are going well. Last night she did have a nightmare, but I got her through it. She's doing well now." Sara replied.
"Sara, I think she is good for you, and you are good for her. Remember if you need anything, just give me a call." Grissom stated.
"Thanks Griss, but when it comes to booster seats, I think Catherine's the one to talk to." Sara laughed.
"Huh?" Grissom was confused.
"It's a long story, but anyways, I've got to go, the water's starting to boil over. I'll see you Monday night." Sara said as she hung up the phone.