A/N: I figured that the Doc would be in on the action. The question is Grissom dead?
The ride had been somber as they arrived at the cave. The coroner's van had followed behind them and now pulled up beside the stilled vehicle. Brass was the first one to exit the car followed by Sara, she had to see for her self that it he was really dead. Catherine decided to stay in the car just staring in numbness towards the cave that had become her friend's final resting place.
" Doc Robbin's what are you doing here?" Brass asked in surprise as the Coroner stepped out of the passenger seat of the van.
"Gil deserves the best, I didn't want to believe it so I have to see it with my own eyes" The doctor replied as he limped his way towards the mouth of the cave with Brass and Sara in tow. As they reached the cave they all took the breath they had been holding.
As they stepped inside it took a second for their eye's to adjust to the light. Over in the corner against the wall curled in a ball was Grissom's body. Sara turned at the sight and walked out of the cave, leaving Brass and Dr Robbins to walk towards the body, his body.
Dr Robbins walked to the wall and crouched down placing his fingers to Grissom's neck. Seeing the puncture mark of the needle in the side of his neck confirmed Bryan's story. He suddenly felt something he least expected a pulse, a faint one but there was one there.
Quickly turning to brass he announced "He's not dead, get me my kit from the van and ring the paramedics." Rushing into action Brass ran out of the cave radioing an ambulance as he went.
"Hold on Gil, help is on its way" Doc Robbins assured the still scientist as he rolled Grissom onto his back.
Both Catherine and Sara looked up as Brass hurriedly ran to the coroners van retrieving a brown kit bag and ran back towards the cave.
"What's going on?" Sara asked through her tears.
"I don't know but I intend to find out" Catherine replied as she stirred into action.
Catherine proceeded to the nearest police vehicle where Bryan was being kept. Knocking on the window she got the deputy's attention.
"What's going on" she asked as he opened his door.
"I don't know but Detective Brass just radioed for an ambulance" replied the deputy as he got out of his vehicle into the desert heat. At this news Catherine turned towards the mouth of the cave and started pacing towards it, as the only explanation for an ambulance meant that Grissom was alive. As she reached the opening she saw Doc Robbins bent over a very pale and still Grissom trying to administer some drugs and fluids.
"He's very dehydrated that alone could kill him but he's also got an overdose of insulin in his system, how long did they say the ambulance was going to be?" Doctor Robbins asked as he tended to Grissom.
"They're sending a chopper should be here any minute" Brass replied with a worried tone, now that they had found him alive he couldn't bare the thought of losing his friend again.
The next few minutes happened as a blur, the chopper arrived and a hive of activity surrounded Grissom as he was loaded onto a stretcher and then into the helicopter.
"Where are they taking him?" Sara asked as Brass and Catherine rejoined her at the car.
"Desert Palm's, lets get moving, I'll drop you off there I've got to get back to the station and deal with our friend over there" Brass nodded his head in the direction of the patrol car holding Bryan.