A.N. Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. school has been hectic but it is almost over and that will mean more stories. Please R&R and enjoy.

"Oh c'mon. There is no way that there can be any worse injury or anything that could make the situation worse."

Just then the intern brought the evidence from the ER, and Grissom and Brass were following close behind. Brass said that he would take the evidence back to the lab, and at Warrick's request, put out an APB on Damien Maana after hearing the extent of her injuries. Except for one.

"Now, Mr. Brown, Mr. Grissom, the last injury I have to tell you about is not going to be one that you are going to be able to see. It is going to be one that is going to affect her mentally more than anything. Some of the beating to her torso and stomach from the 'attack' and the rape was bad enough that her ovaries and other reproductive organs were damaged beyond repair."

If possible, all of the color drained out of Warrick's face and Grissom sat down very heavily.

"Dr. Parr, you mean she is unable to have children?" Grissom finally asked after a few moments of awkward silence.

"Yes, I am afraid. I am sorry but I need to go. I have other patients to tend to."

"Warrick, what happened? I mean before you called Jim and I."

"I woke up to a knocking sound. I thought it was my heater until I got up and went to check it. Then I realized that it was someone at my door and they were yelling. I barely got to the door in time to break her fall. After that, it is just pretty much a blur because I was just terrified about whether or not she would live."

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Back at the lab, Jim Brass had called in everyone on night shift. He told them that he really couldn't tell them anything except that she was in a comatose state and some of her injuries that were related to the evidence he brought back.

"Grissom and Warrick are there right now. They are going to work on this case because the rest of you have cases. Greg, here is the evidence. Get it processed ASAP. The sooner we find Damien, the sooner Brittany is safe." After saying this, Brass received several confused looks.

"Why are we looking for him? He is her boyfriend. You all saw him yesterday. He adores her and she obviously loves him," Nick started to explain.

"You didn't hear what I did yesterday," Grissom stated as he walked in with Warrick.

"Gil, what do you mean?" Catherine started to ask.

"Yesterday, after you and I had come out of the changing area, I heard them yelling at each other. I intervened before things could get out of hand. Obviously things did get out of hand; where we couldn't stop them." Ten minutes later, after Warrick had gone home to shower, Brass got a phone call telling him that the Henderson authorities have Damien and are transporting him back to Las Vegas.

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"Brown," Warrick said as he walked into his house. "We've got him. The Henderson people caught him," Brass replied.

"Great. Do I need to come back to interrogate him or at least sit in on the interrogation?"

"Actually, Gil, Catherine, and I talked and we have decided that it would be better for you to stay at the hospital with Brittany. By the way, how is she?"

"She is still in a coma. I really hope you can get him busted for this. He deserves to pay for what he did," Warrick said before he hung up with Brass and went to sit with Brittany.

When he got to her room, he heard someone in there talking to her.

"Brittany, you gotta pull out of this. Please. I know that I have been unkind to you in the few days that I have known you, but please don't leave me. I am not gonna tell you that I am better than that scum that did this to you, because I barely know him. But I know that I can treat you better, so please don't leave me. If you are hearing this you probably think that I am crazy, and I guess that I am, but I am crazy for you," Greg Sanders was telling her as he sat by her.