"How did you know we'd come this way?" He asked, he felt his phone being pulled form his pocket.
"I knew you'd eventually catch on to me and come looking, the screams told which way to go." Delaney spoke up behind the CSI's, first he tied Grissoms hands and then Warricks.
"Move and keep walking till I say stop." He instructed, both men did as they were told. When finally they stopped Grissom could make out a house in the distance.
"Okay this is far enough, sit down over there against that tree." They moved to do so and Gissom watched from his spot, as Delaney dialed a number on his cell phone.
Nick jumped when the phone rang and watched as Sammy went to answer it, she smiled and handed the phone to Nick who accepted it hurriedly.
"Gris man i am glad you found this number I..." Nick stopped his brow furrowed and he looked over his shoulder to find Sammy out of sight.
"Hello Nicky, how nice of Sammy to let you in, I have some one who's dieing to see you." Delaney sang into the phone, Nick stiffened.
"What have you done to my friends Delaney if you've hurt them."
"Now, now Nick they're fine for now, oh hold on a moment I think your friends want to speak with you." There was silence then rustling.
"Nicky we're okay." Was all Grissom had time shout before the phone was taken away again.
"Don't hurt them."Nick pleaded.
"It not them i want nick." Came the flat reply.
"Okay I'll give up come get me." Nick choked out.
"Good boy Nicky I'll be there shortly." The line wet dead and nick had to grab the table to steady himself. Dang if he wasn't ready to collapse right there in the dinning room, and he hit him like a lightening bolt, He knew Sam's number, he knew I was here. How unless...
"Nicky everything alright?" Came Sammy's voice Nick spun round and back up only to fall over and lay stunned and weak on the floor.
"Please help me, don't let him kill me." Nick pleaded.
"He won't kill you right away." Sammy said grinning wickedly, nick tried get up and run but all he managed to do was fall a foot from where he'd been laying.
"Shh, Nicky it's all right Just relax ad go to sleep." Sam soothed running finger over his forehead and through his short hair. Nick lay there feeling sick and wanting to move his head away from her touch but, was unable to as his eyes closed against his will and darkness rolled over him.
Meanwhile at the lab..
Doc. Robbins processed another body this one found the woods close to where The guys had gone camping. Nick had been witness to this particular crime, so he had been informed to use kid gloves and document every bump, and hole in, or on the body.
"Alright well, we knew what killed him, the gaping hole in his head, looks like a beating before death." He recorded in a hand held recorder, he turned the body and examined the back bruises spread along the spin and abdominal area then he checked for any thing around the buttox not expecting to find anything but, found something that made his stomach turn over and beg for mercy.
"Oh my god," He grabbed the nearest phone and dialed fast.
"Yeah this is Cathrine." Came a voice like an angel.
"Cath get to the morgue now theres something you should see." He hung up and went back the body to wait the few seconds it toke Cathrine to run to the morgue.
"What th big emergency?" Her voice tapered off as she saw the look on his face.
"He was killed by a bullet tot he head but i found tearing around the anus, this man was raped before he was killed, probably why he was killed." The Doc explained as Cathrine ran out the door.
"What are you going to do with him?" Grissom asked as the walked up the house and into a room off the front door after being shoved in and the door locked Grissom pulled at the ropes twisting and yanking until they slide a little but, did not give anymore. A faint moan caught his attention and he spun to look at the bed. Grissom felt his heart leap into his throat there was Nick, tied hand and foot, gaged, and waking up.
"Nicky come man wake up." Warrick encouraged.
Nick fought for consciousness fighting his was through the fog that clouding his drugged mind, and then he heard what sounded like Warricks voice pulling him to the surface.
"Nick wake up this no time to nap." Grissom stern fatherly voice jolted him and his eyes opened slowly.
"Hey there Nicky." Grissom smiled as nick locked onto his, he tried to speak but the gag stopped him. For a moment Nick panicked trying to free himself and then, energy spent he relaxed into the mattress on which he lay, and looked around the small bedroom.
"It's alright Nicky stay calm, we'll get out of this.. some how." Grissom said allowing his eyes to wander the room as well.
"I seriously doubt that." Delaney spoke from the door way startling all three men.
I love a good cliffhanger, especially when its my cliffhanger. more to come.