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Chapter: 5 Something's Up

"Gris, when I went to get the tape, I ran into Greg. He was going to see Mark the security guard, then he came back out in a hurry. When I rewound the tape, there was only a few minutes on it. Whatever was on that tape, he didn't want us to see." Catherine explained. By this time Nick and Warrick got to work and Sara and Grissom filled them in on what has been going on.

"We don't have a security guard named Mark." Grissom explained.

"I know." Catherine honestly stated.

"Something's up." Warrick said.

"Scratch the obvious." Nick replied. "Sorry." He quickly apologized. "I can try and find out what's wrong with him." Nick offered.

"Wouldn't you think he would have said something. I mean, he trusts us too. He knows he's safe." Grissom pondered.

"That might be the thing then. If he is in some kind of trouble, he might not want any of us to get involved. You know how he is." Sara suggested.

"That's true, but we might want to keep an extra eye on him, just in case." Grissom told his team. They all nodded their heads in agreement.

"I think I'm going to go over to Greg's house. Just, for a visit, I'll just tell him I was a little worried, and I'll try and see if I can get anything usual from him." Nick offered.

"That sounds like a good idea. Go ahead and go." Grissom replied. Nick nodded his head and made his way out of the lab.

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Greg watched the tape from the moment when he entered the lab, all the way until he saw Catherine leave the laboratory. He listened to their conversations and knew that they were going to somehow try and find out what's up. At least he got to the tape before Catherine did. He rewound the tape and as soon as he turned it off, his door bell rang.

"shit.." He slightly screamed out loud. "Who's there?" He asked, standing in front of the door, gun at the ready.

"It's Nick." Nick responded through the door.

Greg breathed a sigh of relief, shook off his look of fear he could feel on his face and opened the door.

"Hey." Greg greeted his friend, moving aside to let him in.

"Hey, what's up?" Nick asked, looking around Greg's apartment, looking for anything suspicious.

"Nothing really, just hanging out. What brings you here?" Greg asked a little curious.

"Does a best friend have to have a motive for visiting his friend. Besides after that fall you had I wanted to make sure you didn't have a concussion or anything." Nick told him, going to the refrigerator and grabbing a soda. "Thirsty?" Nick added.

"Uh, yea yeah…sure" Greg answered.

"Pepsi or Sprite?" Nick asked.

"Pepsi." Greg simply responded.

Nick walked over to Greg's couch and sat down, grabbing the remote. He turned the television on and Greg's VCR automatically played the tape. Greg and Nick both stared at the TV in a matter of shock. Nick, curious as to what was on the tape, noticing a very familiar person on the tape. Greg, freaked that someone was seeing the tape, let alone it being Nick. Greg ran over to the TV and shut it off in a blink of an eye.

"Wait, what was that?" Nick asked, sitting up. He could have sworn that it was Greg in his lab on the TV just now.

"What are you talking about?" Greg asked, trying to act as if nothing had happened.

"The tape, what's on it?" Nick beckoned, standing up at this point.

"Maybe, this isn't a good time. I'm really tired from that bang on my head, I think I need to go lay down. I'll see you tomorrow." Greg urged Nick, without leaving his position in front of the TV, he gestured towards the door.

"Are you sur.." Nick started.

"Yes, I'll, I'll see you later." Greg interrupted.

Defeated, Nick walked toward the door. "I'll see you tomorrow then." With that said, he walked out.

Greg let out a big sigh, took out the tape and walked into his bedroom. Outside Greg's apartment, Nick walked quietly down the corridor. "He's hiding something."

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