Title : Secrets from their past..chapter 5

Disclaimers.: Again with the rubbing it in my face. I don't own them so just stop rubbing cause my face is raw.

Summary: Supervisors Gil Grissom and Catherine Willows, are engaged. Gil and Catherine are called to a crime scene. Catherine soon realizes she knows the two victims found brutally attacked and let for dead. There is little evidence that can help them and the prime suspect is the victims fiance. Eddie Willows.


Gil raced down the hallway of the Desert Palms hospital in search for his fiance. When he got from the hospital he immediately the the lab in hopes that everything would be okay. But the closer to the hospital horrific "what ifs " floated through his mind. He didn't know what to expect when he arrived and was more then worried when the hospital receptionist refused to tell him anything over the phone.

When he reached the desk he didn't waste anytime " My, name's Gil Grissom, I got a call about my fiance Catherine.."

The women at the desk looked up at him " Okay sir do you know what unit she is in?"

Gil shook his head "I don't know anything someone called me and said that she had be brought here."

"And what's the last name?"

"Willows...her last name is Willows!" he snapped back " You guys called me and now you act like you don't even what's going on."

The receptionist was about to respond when he Catherine's voice.

"Leave me alone!" she screamed "Don't touch me, I'm evidence!"

Gil backed away from the desk and then quickly headed toward the voice.

At the fourth doorway on the right he saw Catherine sitting on an examination table with a bag of ice on her head.

"Catherine.." he whispered running to her face " What the hell happened, are you okay?" Gil reached to pull her towards him but she blocked him.

"He's all over me, I'm evidence.:"

Gil nodded " Okay, don't want to me to take?"

Catherine shook her head " No, I called Warrick, only because in the long run it might go against us."

"Okay" replied he did understand but he was still a little hurt."Does Brass know you're here?"

Catherine nodded " He's on his way to get my statement."

Gil sat down beside her " You want to talk about it, while we wait?"

"Not really, just sit with me...that's all I need" she whispered " How's the case going?"

Gil reached her hand " Can I hold you're hand?"

Again Catherine refused " I don't want anything to be contaminated or destroyed" she paused taking the ice from her head " So..the case?"

" Well, Nick and Warrick went back to the neighbor to see if they could give us anything else, Sara is in search for Cathy Trenton's ex-husband apparently when Cathy moved here she was running away from him for whatever reasons,We don't know yet, but the husband had no idea she was leaving him. Micheal Trenton disappeared four months ago, no one has seen or heard from him since and Cathy Trenton had traces of cocaine on her and in system."

Catherine nodded " What about Eddie? Did his lawyer show yet?"

"No. When I left he was still hadn't been reached, but ..Eddie's coming off of his high maybe he''ll start talking."

"Maybe" she replied getting off the table when Warrick came to the door. " Hey Rick." she walked toward him " you got those bags?"

Warrick nodded " Yeah right here" he handed them to her and he disappeared into the bathroom. " Be out in a minute."

Gil knocked on the door " You need any help?"

"I'm okay" she called back to him " I've got it."

Gil turned and walked away from the door.

"What happened?" Warrick took a seat in an empty chair.

Gil shrugged " She said she wants to wait for Brass so..I don't know yet"

Warrick watched Gil for a moment and could clearly see he was hurting. " Gil, she'll be fine, she's always been independent you know that , if she needs you which she will, she'll come to you, but Catherine needs to know that she can do it for herself before she relies on anyone."

Gil nodded " I know Warrick, I just..I hate seeing her like this that's all. and I..."

Gil was interrupted when Catherine came form the bathroom " You talking about me?" she commented trying to lighten the situation. She handed Warrick the swab of the attackers dried blood, and the night gown she was wearing.

"Thanks Cath, I 'll put a rush on it" he walked toward the door " Let Gil take care of you" he smiled and walked out. "Hey Brass." he spoke as he passed Brass who was coming in.

"Christ Cath, are you okay?" Was the first thing Brass said when he saw the bruise on her face and the bump on her head. " You want me to wait for the doctor to release you or do you want me to take you're statement now."

Catherine nodded " No, I sent my things with Warrick and I want to get this over with, I have to go for stitches when the doctor comes back ."

"Okay" Brass sat down " Whenever you're ready."

Catherine sighed and sat back down on the examination table " Gil?" she whispered " Will you hold my hand now?"

Gil nodded and quickly was by her side.

"Okay...I was home and I couldn't sleep anymore, so I got up to get ready . I was going to come back in to work. I started the shower and I was ready to get in and I heard a glass breaking in the kitchen." She looked over at Gil "I thought maybe you had come home. I turned off the water but I didn't hear anything else, I called you're name but no one answered. I thought maybe I was just being paranoid and I went to the top of the stairs and called for you again. I finally decided I was being ridiculous and went down the stairs . I checked the front door and everything was fine...And then I went to the kitchen and there on the floor was a broken glass that I had used earlier. I knew something was wrong when I saw it and I turned to leave. I was heading for the front door when he grabbed me."

"Do you know who?" Brass cut her off.

Catherine shook her head " No, I thought I recognized his voice but I can't place it., he grabbed me and covered my mouth and he lifted me off the floor, I tried to fight against him and he threw me down. I hit my head on the table when I went down and everything started to spin. I saw him standing over me and I tried to crawl away. When i got to the stairs I felt him pull be back. he asked me where I was going and then he pulled me up by my hair . I hit him and then he hit me back. The doctor said that when I hit the stairs my shoulder dislocated, but my head was spinning and I was already in so much pain I never realized, they popped it back in while I was out I guess, it only hurts a little now." she paused and gripped Gil's hand a bit tighter.

"When I fell back he leaned over me and pinned me down and then I felt his hand on my leg and thought that he was going to.. I was scared " she whispered and rested her head on Gil's shoulder " He didn't and he said that if Eddie didn't' get his money then he would come back for me, he said I wouldn't be so lucky next time and that I knew what he meant and then he kissed me, I bit him and he pulled away , he didn't' say anything else he just took off. that's when I dragged my self to the phone."

Brass nodded and wrote a few things down " Anything else you can think of, maybe something he said or they way he did something Maybe a specific smell or mark.?"

Catherine shook her head " No there wasn't anything else. He just ..it happened so fast."

"Okay Cath, I 'll get back to the lab and see what they found and I..want you and Gil to go home, set some rest...the both of you."

Gil nodded " Well probably come back to the lab, I don' think she 'll want to be home."

"Alright well, I'm going to leave you two alone, as soon as we know something we'll cal you ."

Gil thanked Brass and he headed back to the lab.

Catherine stayed resting against his shoulder until the Doctor came to stitch her up.


Warrick and Greg had finished processing Catherine's things and the blood sample was being compared to other samples found at the crime scene as well as being run in the data base.

Warrick had, had enough and decided he was'nt going to sit and wait and he would head off to see how Sara was coming along when the computer beeped and revealed results for him. The printer ejected one page. " Preston Baider" he scanned through the page " Previous arrest for possession and distribution of cocaine, and assault."

With his findings Warrick quickly took the information to Brass who in turn instantly called Gil.

Catherine was hooking up her seat belt and Gil was climbing in the denali when his cell rang. " Grissom." he answered.

"Gil, it's Brass, we have a suspect and were bringing him in now. Bring Cath down to the station."

Gil nodded and replied and then hung up with him

"What's happening ?" Catherine watched him her eyes full of concern

" They have a suspect. They are bring ing him in now."

Catherine nodded " Are we going down now?"

Gil nodded " Only if you want to."

Catherine sighed " I want to get it over with and put it behind us." she smiled taking his hand in hers " Gil? Thank you for coming " she whispered

Gil smiled back and kissed her hand " I love you I'll always be there when you need me."


Gil helped Catherine out of the denali and into the building, as they headed toward Brass's office a man was being escorted inside and Catherine and Gil were just short of him.

Instantly Catherine recognized him and she stopped in her tracks. " That's him, " she whispered clutching Gil's hand " I know him,."

TBC