A/N: Well I'm in the happiest mood ever today having met my Idol (not telling you who but some UK readers may get the clue!) So I thought to celebrate I would put up the next part, sorry its such a short update, more soooooooon
None of the CSIs were budging one bit, they had come this far they were not going to give up on him now.
"I'm going to keep trying!" Warrick announced, ignoring the pleas of search and rescue to leave, to them Greg was just another victim, to Warrick, Sara, Grissom and Catherine, he was one of the family and Nick would never forgive them if they left, having finally found him!
"We're staying" Grissom said determinedly "were going to try free him"
The lead search and rescue guy shook his head "It's your choice but you're on your own, I can't leave my men in danger"
Sara dived under the water again with Warrick and pulled at the chains around Greg's ankles with all her strength, they loosened a little. Warrick pulled the other end of the chain and to their delight it began to unravel and loosen. Sara was able to pull Greg's ankle free of the chain, before she had to come up for air again
"We've almost got his ankles free!" she exclaimed to Catherine who was still holding Greg's headabove water. Sara's head disappeared under the water once more as it was Warrick's turn to come up for air and Grissom to go under. Together, they worked Greg's ankles free of the chain, it was a good job that his legs were so skinny, that they could slip them through the chains. Sara quickly lifted him up and pulled his legs out of the water as Warrick got to work on the chain around Greg's waist. Now both women were holding Greg as Grissom and Warrick fought to free him. The chain around his waist finally came loose and they had almost freed him from the pipe, as the water flowed dangerously high. But then they realised something else, his hands were handcuffed behind his back, wrapped around the pipeit was a bitter disappointment. The CSI's were beginning to feel the affects of the icy cold water; Sara was shivering uncontrollably as she held Greg above the water.
"He's handcuffed!" Warrick growled in frustration.
"I think I've got the key!" Catherine yelled back at him "Here hold Greg" She said letting go of his head, which Grissom held securely. She dove into her pocket "I got it!" she said clasping it like it was the precious gift in the world.
"I hope it's the right one", Warrick remarked "But you'll never be able to unlock them under water, too much pressure."
"You're going to have to hold him up as far as you can" she said to Warrick and Sara,
"Hold him from under the water as long as you can! Griss, slide his arms up the pipe as high as you can so the cuffs are out the water" Catherine instructed, taking charge of the situation.
"Ready? Now!"
Warrick and Sara lifted Greg on their shoulders underneath the water and held their breath. Catherine clutched the key tightly as Grissom held his arms up. All the while she was praying it was the right key, the handcuffs came up above the water and Catherine inserted the key into the lock and turned, the cuffs snapped loose.
"I did it!"
Warrick and Sara let go of him and resurfaced. Catherine caught Greg as he fell forward limply. She and Grissom held him as they dragged him out, carefully keeping his head above water as they struggled to keep their own. They finally saw a light at the end of the darkness as the water levels gradually dropped. Greg was draped around Catherine and Grissom's shoulders as Sara and Warrick, held him either side of his waist. It was like this how the dishevelled soaked five emerged. Search and rescue were still there as were numerous paramedics, they all rushed towards them. The exhausted CSI's carried Greg away from the water,it was only as they laid him down on the grass that the CSIs discovered something horrific. Greg was no longer breathing.