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"Archie first separate Sara's voice out and play the background". Archie nodded and a low humming played round the room followed by a rhythmic tapping.
"What's that?" asked Warrick referring to the tapping. "Machinery?" he suggested.
"No too constant for that and its at a different frequency to industrial machinery" Archie sat for a minute.
"Could be distant music. I'll separate it out" the tapping now played again but this time an echo of it could be heard. Warrick looked around confused.
"You know my bathroom pipes made that sound for a long time" smiled Archie pleased to be helping.
"Dripping water. That means there somewhere with plumbing. Well that narrows it down," said Warrick sarcastically. Both Archie and Warrick looked defeated. Warrick knew what these men were capable of, he had seen the result. He knew that Sara got off lightly with a beating. These men would kill her without hesitation, and he was at one of the best-equipped labs and all he could do was listen to leaky plumbing.
"Let's play the humming again" sighed Warrick sitting down. Well at least it was doing something he thought to himself.
Greg had dusted the entire front room, including ornaments; picture frames any object he though may have been touched. There was a muddle of prints everywhere but so far none gave a visual match to either of the Whittle brothers taken from AFIS. All prints were been sent back to the lab and tested against any known associates of the gang but so far nothing and Greg was becoming increasingly frustrated that he couldn't do anything. Sara was a good friend of his, she had taught him most of what he learnt to be a CSI. She never discouraged him even when he got things wrong. Despite the fact he would have liked to date her they were developing a brother sister relationship. With Nick now on swing shift he had lost that brother-sister relationship with Sara and Greg felt sorry for him because of that. He watched Nick for a minute as he dusted the entire opposite wall using two tubs of powder and some of the fluorescents out his kit. Nick was also becoming frustrated. He missed Sara, he missed working with her and he missed talking to her. He had recently started to get jealous of Greg. He'd arrive at work and see Sara and Greg sat in the break room just talking and even through he joined in he always felt out of the conversation. He wasn't sure if it had something to do with Sara's argument with Catherine and the fact he worked for her. He'd watched them do an experiment the other week. He wasn't sure what it was about but it involved Sara running repeatedly round the lab. After she had passed him a couple of time he asked her what she was doing, she only replied 'experiment'. A while later he saw Greg running round too. He'd been in the lab waiting for results and watched the two of them run. He wasn't even aware he was jealous until on one lap Sara ran straight into a trolley that was been pushed out a room. He was about to leap up and help when Greg to ran into her sending the both off them and the cart flying. Catherine had looked disapprovingly at the both of them as they attempted to clean the mess up. Grissom had even broken a smile at the sight of them both covered in fluorescent powder sat on floor. Catherine had called it an immature and dangerous waste of time, which Grissom shouldn't encourage. That was when he realised how much he missed the team. He wanted Catherine to go back to been bossy but not having the authority to snap at everyone and get away with it. He wanted to see Greg work his first big case. He wanted to bet with Warrick without hiding it from Catherine. He wanted to be able to sit in the break room and laugh with night shift without been worried Ecklie would come round the corner and ask why he wasn't with his shift. He wanted his friends back.
"Ecklie you can and will stop the appeal" shouted Grissom becoming increasingly agitated. He had been pacing Ecklie's room for nearly ten minutes been lectured on why he could not stop the appeal or drop the charges.
"I have got the judge to postpone Liam's trial and that's all I can do" this time it was Catherine's turn to shout.
"NO IT'S NOT ECKLIE AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT" she had suddenly realised that she was becoming just like Ecklie. She had been pleased the team spilt because she got the position of supervisor. It wasn't until now she realised she had become the boss everyone hates. She'd seen the way Nick would stop talking to Sara every time she entered the break room. She knew why, she'd bitch to him about his friend only with it been Nick he didn't want to upset anyone he'd talk to the both of them. She felt guilty for bitching about Sara and Greg the other week just because they made a mess. She used to enjoy experiments but now they seemed a waste of her time. That wasn't how she wanted it she wanted to enjoy the job and have friends. It was then she decided she was going to quit as supervisor.
Ecklie seemed to be enjoying having power of Grissom and Catherine; his mouth was edging into a small smile. Grissom could have swung for him at that moment had it not been for the rational part of his brain telling him it wouldn't help Sara.
"Catherine I suggest you remember your position at this lab."
"My position at this lab is to help catch criminals not barter for a friends life. Oh and after this is finished my position at this lab will not be supervisor it will be a level three CSI and I will be back on night shift" Ecklie's eyebrows raised at this statement.
"I seem to remember having to separate you and Sara"
"ECKLIE SHE COULD DIE" shouted Grissom.
"Yes and she probably will even if I suspend the appeal" that was it he snapped. Catherine managed to grab Grissom before his fist made contact with Ecklie.
"Lets' go Gil. Brass can talk to the judge" she dragged him from the office followed by Ecklie.
"Oh and by the way Conrad Sara turned you down because she fancies Grissom she doesn't go for ugly sleaze" the whole of the lab stopped and stared at Ecklie as Catherine dragged Grissom away. He couldn't help but spin round and grin at Ecklie. Sara would have loved to see Ecklie's face right know. He have to tell her about it when they find her.
"Get on with your work," shouted Ecklie at what seemed to be the whole lab slamming his door shut.
"Their going to kill her Cath" Grissom eyes had now perfected the hundred-yard stare and were working on tears. Catherine had never seen Grissom show this much emotion and was becoming uncomfortable with it.
"She's not. We will find her"
"I have to tell her….I have to tell her I love her" said Grissom as Catherine pulled him away.
"You will," she said patting his arm.
Please review. Yeah I got to shout at Ecklie I was going to have Catharine hit him with her handbag but it seemed too much : )