Title : Secrets from their past..chapter 6

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.


"Preston Baider, Long time no see." Brass smirked as he walked into the interrogation room.

Preston glared at Brass " I don't know what you want with me, I ain't done nothing wrong."

"I'm sure you didn't, attempted rape and murder that's nothing big right?" Brass continued " Ya know peddling drugs was one thing but jumping right to murder that's ..that's pretty gutsy of you."

Preston sat forward in his chair " I don't know what you even talking about. I didn't kill no one!"

Brass shrugged "well I bet the evidence will tell us other wise."

"Well you're evidence is bull shit!" he snapped

"Maybe so" Brass commented " Preston where were you this evening say around four. four thirty?"

Preston shrugged "I don't know where were you?"

Brass chuckled " Out busting scumbags like you, let's try again. Where were you this evening around four and four thirty."

Preston shrugged again " I don't know my watch stopped." he replied holding up his arm to reveal he wasn't wearing a watch at all.

"Okay, you got your's in " Brass responded " Now it's my turn. When we compare the evidence you let on Catherine Willows after you attacked her today we will match it to th evidence you left on and in Cathy Trenton. Once the process is complete you get a one way to a penitentiary of your choice. I've got some brochures in my office. Some of them are real nice, and I'll make sure that you get an extremely affectionate cell mate to spend you're spare time with."

Brass turned leaving Preston with a frightened look on his face.

"Wait!" Preston stood up " Okay..I went to Catherine's house and yes, I ruffed her up, I never raped her and I didn't try to, I just..."

"You just threatened her life if she didn't get you're money."

"Yeah that's all I did. That jerk owes me money."

Brass sat down " That's all you did?" Brass was fuming " You stupid piece, have you any brain cells left, did you think that she wouldn't call the cops on you?"

Preston didn't reply but Brass never really gave him the chance

"Why did you go after her? How do you know her and why did you go after her?"

Preston furrowed his brow " Me and Cat go way back, when she was a dancer, Eddie and her were my best customers."

Catherine who was standing behind the one way looked over at Gil. up until this moment Gil , Eddie and Catherine were the only ones who knew about her drug addiction. Now she had explaining to do.

Brass shook his head " You're lying. Catherine isn't the type."

"Well maybe you don't know her like I do."

Brass sighed and slammed down in his chair " Okay . let's say yes she was into drugs, She's not now so why go after her?"

"Because how else was I to get my money. Eddie would just keep blowing me off, I could go to the house cause his psycho fiance threatened to call the cops. She called me a hoodlum. Like she even know what that is. I thought if I hit Eddie where it hurt he 'd cough up the dough."

"Hit him where it hurt. Eddie and Catherine have been divorced for almost five years why do you think you're attacking his ex wife would make him pay you?"

Preston rolled his eyes. " Have you even taken a look at his dead fiance. There is not much of a difference between the two. Catherine's a lot hotter but other then that. Why do you think that is."

"I don't know why don't you fill me in?"

"Cause Eddie ain't over her. He talks about her all the time. He wants her back more now then he ever did. But he knows she 's long moved on. So he took the best alternative."

Brass nodded "Did you sell to Eddie two nights ago?"

Preston nodded " Yeah I did, that's why he was out of it when you brought him in. He was with me from about midnight to one in the morning . Gave me some lame ass excuse as to why he didn't have my money. Then he told me who Catherine's father was and I figured I struck a gold mine. A rich ex-wife who has a terrible secret, I'll get my money plus more. No harm no foul."

"Except you made one mistake" Brass replied " You put you're lips where they didn't belong and she took a piece of you."


Catherine was still watching the interrogation when Brass emerged form the room. " Gil. did you get the results from his DNA and the unknown sample from Cathy Trenton?"

Gil nodded " Yeah, not a match so who ever raped and killed Cathy is still out there and we are no closer to finding him then we were yesterday."

Catherine watched as Brass finished up with Gil.

"Brass I.." she began but he stopped her

"Catherine, what you did with Eddie in you're past. It's none of my concern, I don't think bringing it up will find out who killed Cathy and Kaley and to be honest what's done is done. That's not who you are now."

Catherine nodded " Thank you Jim."

Brass smiled " No problem" he then walked out.

"So. What now?" She turned to Gil

"Well I' have to go see if Nick was successful in talking to Melissa Frank's boyfriend and we still haven't found Miranda Pars the women from Cathy's answering machine."

Catherine sighed and headed out of the room " What about Micheal Trenton has Sara found anything on him?"

Gil shrugged " That's a good question why don't we go and see."

Catherine nodded she was ready to take Gil's hand when she heard her name over the p.a. system.

She looked over at Gil and smiled " I guess I'll catch up with you they want me at front desk."

Gil nodded " You''ll be okay?"

Catherine smiled " Yeah, I'll see you."

Gil went his own way and Catherine headed for the front desk.

When she arrived the only people in the lobby were the receptionist and a petite women sitting with her head in her hands.

"You were calling me?" Catherine smiled

Janet looked up from her files " Yes, this lady here" she pointed " Was asking for you."

Catherine nodded and walked over to the women. "ma'am. I'm Catherine Willows can I help you with something?"

The women looked up and got to her feet " Yes, my friend was engaged to you're ex husband, and now she's dead. I heard the Las Vegas police were looking for me and I thought maybe I could talk to you instead."

Catherine nodded " Okay, ma'am. Come with me."

Catherine led her to Gil's office and got on her phone. "Gil. I need you in your office."

Within seconds Gil was a his office door. " Are you okay? Whats wrong?"

Catherine stood up from the couch " Gil, this is Miranda Pars, she wants to talk about Cathy."

Gil looked at the women. "I'm sorry we have to meet under these circumstances but we really appreciate you coming in."

Miranda nodded " I just want to help."

"Okay" Gil sat down " What can yo tell us about Cathy's ex-husband Micheal.?"

"Oh..Do you thinks it was him?"

Gil shrugged "Were just looking to speak with him, find out why Cathy left him."

Miranda nodded "Well I can tell you that. Cathy moved her two years ago, and we grew to be real good friends she had me and I had her. She would tell me about Micheal who at first he was amazing and charming and she loved him to death and then all of a sudden he would just turn on her and beat her. He was so abusive physically, sexually, emotionally and verbally. He did a number on her more then once. She finally got the nerve to leave while he was at work. She came here with noting but her daughter and the clothes on her back."

" Miranda do you know if she had seen him around here, did she mention to you anything like that?"

Miranda shook her head " No, well.. one day I was visiting about to w weeks ago she kept telling me she met this guy and she was kinda getting serious with him but she didn't want to betray Eddie. She never told me who he was but. the day I was there she got a phone call from someone and then she told me she had to leave."

"Did she tell you why?"

"Yeah, she said she was late for an appointment that she had forgot." Miranda paused " I was in my car and I saw the next door neighbor walk across the lawn and go in the house."

"Melissa?" Gil replied

"No." Miranda replied " This was a guy. I assumed he was helping her with something, you know spider in the bath tub or something crazy like that."

"Well" Gil stood up " If we need to reach you again is there a number we could have?" he paused " One more thing you wouldn't happen to have seen a picture of him or know what Micheal looks like?"

" No, I haven't seen a picture of him, she left everything behind." Miranda replied and wrote her number on a tissue. " I hope you fond out who did this."

Catherine nodded and looked over at Gil " If you can think if anything else you'll let us know?"

Catherine stood up to walk her out but Miranda stopped her " I can find my way out."


Nick knocked on the front door of Melissa Frank's home and waited for her to answer.

"Can I help you?" she asked as she opened the door

"Nick smiled " Hi, I'm Nick Stokes from the Las Vegas Crime lab. I was wondering if you're boyfriend was around."

Melissa frowned " Who Jake? He's at work, he usually is on the night shift but he went in early. She looked over at the detective beside him " Why has he done something wrong?"

Nick shook his head " No, but you said he was here with you the night of Cathy Trenton's murder I was wondering is there place I could reach him? I mean an address so I could talk to him see of he remembers anything?"

Melissa nodded " Okay, yeah there's a new construction site he is working in now, usually he is just drawing the papers but he's on location until it is dark out. I don't know the street it's different every week but it's the new casino they are building I am sure you know where it is ."

Nick nodded " Yes I do thank you very much you have a good day."

En-route to the construction site Detective Vega got a call from Brass and sent Nick ahead.

"Hi, I was wondering if I could talk to Jake Warner." The man inside the trailer office turned and pointed out the window. " The one that ain't lifting a finger!" he snapped

Nick nodded " Thanks " and turned and heading toward Jake.

"Mr. Warner" he approached him " Hi, Nick stokes Las Vegas crime lab this is Detective Vega, I was wondering if we could ask you a few questions?"

Jake nodded sure" I'm on my break anyway, what you want to talk about?"

Detective Vega then cut in " Well, first of all what was you're relationship with Cathy Trenton?"

Jake raised his eyebrow " What do you mean she was my neighbor?"

Nick nodded " Yes we're aware but, were you friends did you talk?"

Jake nodded " yeah, we spoke here and there nothing special "

"Okay" Vega cut in " then wouldn't you mind giving us a DNA sample?"

Jake stepped back " why?"

"To clear you for murder."

Jake scoffed " Well I assume you need a warrant for that and you need to have some kind of evidence against me to get one and I didn't do anything wrong so I know you don't have either."

Vega nodded " You don't want to be ruled out?"

Jake shrugged " For what I didn't kill her."

"Okay but you were seen in her home so that is grounds for an arrest, all we wanted was cooperation but I guess we do it this way. Jake Warner you under arrest for suspicion of murder."


Gil watched as Catherine approached him.

"Have you gone in yet?"

Gil shook his head " Not yet, and why are you not resting Catherine you just your head stitched you shouldn't be up."

Catherine rolled her eyes " I'm working Gil. I want to go in."

Jake was sitting in the interrogation room waiting alone when Catherine walked in.

"Mr. Warner" she greeted him " Catherine Willows, I'm just here to take a DNA sample from you."

Jake stared at Catherine "You look like her" he whispered as he opened his mouth allowing her to swab. " that's interesting that they would send you in. Did you think you would get a reaction from me or something?"

Catherine ignored him " Thank you sir" she put the swab in it's protective seal and smiled


An hour later the results were in and Brass, Catherine and Gil filed into the interrogation room.

Jake smirked at all of them. " I know it matches" he confessed " I slept with Cathy. So what?"

Catherine nodded " You want to tell me why you and Kaley Trenton share almost identical DNA?"

Jake leaned forward. " Because she's my daughter."

TBC