Chapter Six:

Grissom stared at the phone. 'Oh god what is he going to do to her?' He thought. Next to him Eddie stood with his hands balled into fist and standing behind the two Brass was watching the phone. He looked up and turned to speak with Brass. "I think he found them."

"Why do you say that?"

"Either that or Catherine pissed him off in some other way," Grissom retorted. "We have to find out for sure. The only way I could think of doing that is by contacting Lindsey but she doesn't have her cell anymore. It is possible she has Catherine's but I don't know if he took it."

"We could call." Brass suggested.

"To big of a risk. If he has it then he will know we are up to something," He thought for a moment. "Lindsey will call."

"How do you know that," Brass replied with a raised eyebrow.

"Because," He smiled a bit. "I told her if she ever felt like she was in danger or wanted to make sure her mom was okay to call me. Or whoever pops into her head first. It is possible she will call me. But it is also possible she will call someone else. But it is most likely she will call me because ... well I just know damn it!"

"Alright Gil calm down," Brass held up two hands as if in surrender. "Do you know if Catherine has her phone on vibrate or not?"

"She keeps it on vibrate while at work," he replied thinking. "But sometimes she forgets and leaves the ringer on. Most of the time that happens when she is having problems with ..." he paused looking at Eddie for a moment. "Someone."

"Do you know if she is having problems with this ... 'someone'," Brass was trying to hide his smile. Eddie wasn't paying any attention and was looking at the cell phone. Grissom was thinking.

"None that she has told me off but I don't normally find out for about a month after the problem," he turned to Eddie. "Have you been bothering Catherine lately?"

"In what way," Eddie asked just as his phone started to ring.

Lindsey entered her room and hide behind the bed. Reaching under she pulled out her mom's cell. She dialed her dad's number knowing that if the bad guy got a busy signal while trying to call Grissom. As she waited for him to answer she tried to find a place to hide. Finally he answered a bit shocked.

"Linds ... Lindsey?" He whispered softly.

"Daddy," she whispered. "Daddy bad guy has mommy."

"I know," he spoke softly. "I'm outside sweetie. Mr. Grissom is here."

"I can't call him. Bad guy might try to call and if he is busy he get angry," she opened her closet door and looked inside to see if she could hide. "Now I know to listen to mom when she says clean my room properly, "she whispered more to herself. But still she got the three men listening to smile.

"Linds ..." Grissom spoke causing her to smile. "Do you know why the man is mad?"

"He found mommy's hidden guns," She went over and locked her door. "She kept them after daddy got kicked out because of her job. Said she wanted backups just in case someone came to the house. He wanted to know if there were more and mommy said she didn't know."

"Told you," Grissom spoke to Brass but she heard. "Now that basterd is armed with four weapons. Eddie do you leave your guns in the house or have you removed them?" Just as Eddie was about to answer there was another bang and a scream. Lindsey whispered Mommy and then cut the phone off.

The man slammed Catherine against the wall and she just laughed. He looked at her a bit confused and she smirked. "My ex-husband did better then that," she smirked at the look he gave her. Then he released her. 'Not what I expected,' she thought to herself. She watched as he entered her kitchen and then came back with a box of crackers.

"Hungry?" He asked causing her to get even more confused. "Are you hungry?" She just continued looking at him in confused. 'Okay this is weird,' she thought not moving from her spot. "You look hungry but I've learned not to trust how people look now are you hungry?"

"Um ... a bit," she spoke slowly. He tossed the box at her and she caught it. She looked at what type of crackers they were and smiled 'Thin Crisps' her and Lindsey's favorite. The two would sit at home when Lindsey got out of school and eat the crackers while talking about random and crazy things.

"Did I hurt you?" He asked with a truly worried look.

"When," she snapped. "When you put a knife to my throat at my crime scene? Or when you gripped my arm when I exited your car? Or when you pulled me up while I was talking to Lindsey and pushed me towards this room? Or when you were chocking me earlier for protecting my child from scum like you? Or maybe you're talking about when you took my gun from me? Maybe you are referring to when you dragged me around by my hair? Or when you slapped me for trying to get Lindsey from your grasp? Or are you talking about when you slammed me into the wall?"

"Just answer the question," he snapped.

"I've had worse ... why?" She took a step towards the couch where he was now sitting. Arching an eyebrow she asked again. "Why do you care?"

"Because it is human nature to care."

"Not when you're holding people hostage," she snapped tossing the box of crackers at him. "What the hell is your problem? You threaten my life and my daughters and then wonder if I'm okay! What type of criminal are you!"

"The one that cares," he snapped. "I've been to jail and I really don't care if I go back as long as you are safe."

"What ..." she stopped confused. "Why do you care if I'm safe?"

"Stop asking questions it's no good for you," he stood.

"It's my job to ask questions," she replied and he rushed at her. Her back collided with the wall. "Again Eddie did worse then that."

"Listen here ..."

"Kill her Tony," another voice said from the back door. He released her and spun around.

"Leave now!" He yelled going for the gun. A shot rang out and she screamed catching her captor as he fell.

Lindsey heard footsteps outside her door and looked at it. The doorknob began to jiggle and then there was a cold laugh. "Kid locked the door. Will play with her later," a man's voice yelled. She could hear her mom screaming from the living room and another cold laugh came from there. Then she heard footsteps leading away from her room and grabbed the cell phone.

Grissom stared at Eddie's phone in shock. 'What just happened? Is she alive? Oh god is Lindsey hurt,' he thought. Many scenarios were running through his head. Behind him Brass was updating the rest of his team which had pulled up just as the shot when off. The quickly joined him, Warrick looking at him in angry. Nick was holding Sara's hand as everyone looked at Grissom for orders. "He'll call," Grissom whispered just as his cell phone went off.

"Grissom," he said with some trouble.

"Uncle Grissom ..." Lindsey paused for a second. "They're not alone anymore."

"What do you mean?" Eddie spoke softly.

"There are more men with mommy and the bad guy now," she said through tears. "They said they will play with me later. I don't think they mean house."

"No baby they don't mean house," Grissom said receiving a giggle. "How many men?"

"I think ..."

"The kid has a cell phone!" A man's voice was heard. Grissom mouthed to the others that it wasn't there captor.

"Kick the door in and kill her!" Another man yelled. "I'm busy with mommy!"

"NO!" Catherine's voice was heard followed by a thud. It sounded as if she had tackled the man outside Lindsey's door.

"Get off me bitch!" He yelled.

"Isn't that what you want," she snapped as there were sounds of a struggle. Everyone gasped at her remark. "You want to play? Then play!"

"Oh well play," his voice sounded threatening. "And you'll have lots of fun when we play."

"Oh really," the sounds of struggling stopped. "I play a little different then you play. I'm having fun are you?"

"Smart one aren't you."

"Lindsey you okay?" She called.

"Mommy?" Lindsey asked ignoring the phone completely. "Mommy what's going on?"

"Mommy is about to get her brains blown out if she doesn't lower her weapon," the male voice from the living room spoke.

"Mommy how'd you get your gun back," Lindsey asked through the door surprised.

"Have you ever shot anyone," Catherine asked the man.

"Have you?" He replied but his voice was a bit shaky.

"You tell me."

"You did. Syd Google," he replied. "Five shots to the chest."

"I think there were more then that."

"Eddie Willows shot to the leg," he said. "And a couple others."

"I can pull my trigger faster then you pull yours. Do you want to test that theory?" Her voice told you she was smirking but still everyone was worried.

"You have a man bleeding to death in your living room. Now I will let you tend to him if you lower your weapon and I will allow Lindsey out of the house."

"And me," she snapped.

"You are staying in here or I kill the kid." He snapped. "Then Tony and then I will slowly kill you. How does that sound? And by the way I have killed three criminalist before so don't think I'm afraid to add one more to the chart."

"Fine but Lindsey leaves before I lower my weapon. If you try to hurt her I will kill both of you," there was a pause. "Good," it sounded like she stood up. "Lindsey unlocked the door."

"Mommy," Lindsey had grabbed the phone and pocketed it while unlocking the door. "Mommy what's going on?"

"Walk to the front door and exit the house kid or mommy gonna get shot."

"Threaten her again and I will shoot your twin," Catherine snapped. "Lindsey baby I want you to go outside to your Uncle Grissom and Mr. Brass."

"Mommy I'm not leaving you," Lindsey snapped.

"Seems will have to kill her," the man said then gasped in pain.

"That felt much better then killing you," Catherine snapped. Lindsey screamed as there was a thud and the sound of a gun falling to the floor. "Lindsey run now!"

Grissom watched as Lindsey sprinted from the front door and towards him. She jumped into his arms when she reached him and was crying. "Its okay sweetie," he held her in his arms. "It's okay your safe now."

"He hurt mommy," she whispered. "Mommy had a gun and he had one to. His twin was on the ground and when mommy kicked the other guy he grabbed mommy and slammed her against the wall."

"Your mommy will be okay," he said holding on tighter to her. "Your dad is here."

"I know but you love mommy and you protect mommy. Daddy loved mommy and hurt mommy," she looked him in the eyes. "You aren't protecting mommy right now."

"I know sweetie. But I will," he kissed her on the forehead. "Are you hurt in anyway?"

"Emotionally," she smiled like her mom. "Other then that I'm fine." Grissom placed her on the ground and she looked around. "Everyone is here. Why?"

"Because we all care about you and your mom," Eddie said bending down to her level.

"Okay," she hugged her dad who picked her up.

Catherine had bandaged Tony's wounded after treating it the best she could. Then she sat him up on the couch and now she knelt in front of him. The other two men were talking back in her room. "Why did you go to prison?"

A/N: Okay what do you think? Hate it? Like it? Think I'm crazy and need to get alife? Well tell me what you think and I will try to hurry with the next chapter