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The room seemed even more silent than it was just a moment ago. Everyone had stopped and gathered around the box Brass had placed in the middle of the table.
"It was left in the car park. Somebody started firing shoots everyone took cover. After they went there was this left" he gestured towards the box. It wasn't a very big box about the size of a shoebox with the words NIGHTSHIFT scrawled on in big letters. There was no sign of blood on it which was good but it was what lay inside that worried everyone. After how the brothers had reacted last time they dreaded opening the box, no one wanting to make the first move they just stood in the hope that if no one did anything then it wouldn't be real this wouldn't be happening.
Sara looked down at her feet they were hard to make out because of the darkness around her. She couldn't even tell what time of day it was or how long she had been there. The water had now risen to just below her knees. It was cold and stung the cuts on her legs. She looked down at her trembling hands and willed them to stop. she could no longer tell if her body shaking was a side effect of the cold water of the waves of fear that passed over her as the water rose to lap against her knees.
Grissom slowly reached for the package forcing his hands to stop trembling long enough for his to open it. A huge wave of relief swept over his as he peered down to see a pair of shoes. He had already put gloves on to open the box and pulled the shoes out as a white piece of paper fell out.
You now have three hours to get John Whittle released and to drop charges against Liam Whittle.
If this is not done within that time then your CSI will expire.
The room seemed to catch its breath as Warrick read the note out.
"Expire?" Greg was the first to speak breaking the moment. He seemed taken aback by the fact he had just spoke and looked down at the table straight away as if he had done something wrong.
"That gives the impression Sara's in a situation where she can only live for three hours" said Warrick re-reading the note.
"What sort of situation? A bomb?" question Catherine regaining her composure and trying to rationalize the situation.
"Might be could be all orts of things, air running out that sort of thing or it could just be his choice of words, what you think Gris?" the room turned to look at Grissom who was sat staring at Sara's shoes. They were plain black flat shoes. Catherine had often made fun of Sara's dress sense and wondered what she would look like in heels but she decided she was better in flat ones she didn't want her to tower over her that much.
"GRIS" Catherine said louder moving round and gently shaking his shoulder to get him out of his trance. A small smile spread across his lips which Cath though very inappropriate. Then she realised it was his Grissom look the one Sara got when she figured something out.
"They just messed up" smiled Grissom turning the shoes over.
"Warrick hand me some tweezers," said Grissom pointing to the side. Warrick handed Grissom the tweezers and he removed a small green leaf from the bottom. Catherine had now caught up with him and grabbed a piece of paper from the side. Brass stood still looking slightly confused. Catherine placed the piece of paper underneath the shoes.
"Thanks" said Grissom scrapping the souls of the shoes so that small pieces of dirt and sand fell off.
"Sand" said Nick poking the pile with his pen.
"Well she's either been in the dessert or she's still in it." Smiled Nick
"Nick the dessert doesn't exactly narrow it down" Nick stopped smiling abruptly at Warrick's comment.
"No but this does" Said Grissom twirling the small leaf in the air.
"Hey I know what that is me and Sara got covered it working the DB at lake Mead. It's Algae" smiled Greg grabbing a map from the side and laying it on the table.
"Well that's still a big area" Warrick sighed.
"Yes but we can narrow it down" said Grissom handing Greg the algae.
"Take this to Mia get her to find out what sort it is. That way we will have a narrower search area. Ring us when you get the result, we probably have less than three hours now" said Grissom grabbing his keys as Greg nodded, Nick rolled up the map. Brass still stood in a state of confusion he had rather expected there to be some sort of horrible thing in the box and was still in shook from a pair of shoes. Great Sara would make fun of him for this. He then suddenly realised that everyone had left and he was stood in the doorway looking like a statue.
Sara was now sure she was shaking with the cold. She thought that it must be getting light as the water was becoming clearer through the hole where it poured in. the water was now lapping around her waist, she had long lost the feeling in her legs. She had tried several times at the door but with no success. She couldn't just give up that wasn't her she was a fighter. She reached up for the hole. Maybe if she could make it bigger she could get out. A she began banging it causing chips of metal to fall out. She was making little progress with one hand and only causing water to flow in faster if anything. She though about just sticking her head under and getting it over with but her instincts would make her pull out so she was just going to have to stand and wait for the end.
"I love you Grissom," she said to herself hoping that somehow he would hear it.
TBC- ok I know that was short but he next one will be longer. Promise. If you review it will encourage me post faster and I will be very happy : )