Icklebitodd- thank you for the review, I'm pleased to say I have never been in a coma but I have been knocked unconscious and when you wake up that is what it feels like, so I figured coma, same sort of thing!
SaraSidle1990, - wow thanks
Sassysarasidle- it's ok I don't think I could possibly have anyone but Grissom there then…
Hockeymom- I took a minute and dreamed, now I can't stop writing!
Transylvanian, Zurrikan and jtbwriter- thank you
Apollo13- I like Futurama but I haven't seen that one, as for blowing Ecklie's office up, always fun : )
Warrick was at in the break staring at three cups of coffee when Catherine and Greg walked in.
"Hey you ok"? Asked Greg waving his arm in front of him and brining him out his trance.
"Er Yer sorry I was just thinking"
"That this was the last thing Sara did before she got sick," answered Catherine
"Yer" sighed Warrick "Nick's going through the family Tree of Alice Brando. I just felt kind of useless"
"We all do," said Cath patting him on his shoulder "I did get Grissom to leave Sara for a few minutes although when he got back he practically knocked me and Greg out the way."
"He kissed my Sara's head," said Greg making Warrick spill all three coffees
"So he's not hiding it anymore, about time" said Warrick mopping the spill up.
"HEY" Mia was in such as rush as she shouted them she ran past the break room.
"I found the cup, it's got traces of meningitis, I'm working on the strain and Sara's DNA" she announced holdings up a bag.
"Nice" smiled Warrick taking it form her
"I'm sorry it doesn't help much," added Mia who looked like she hadn't slept for a while.
"CATHERIEN" Nick now shot into the room.
"That Liam at the front desk asking for you. He says it's important," cried Nick who had clearly had too much coffee and was the tiniest bit to excited.
Catherine practically sprinted to the reception flagged by both Nick and Warrick.
"Hey" smiled Liam
"You said you have to tell me something important," said Catherine
"Not tell you show you," he announced holding up a carrier bag. "I didn't touch it but I thought I better get it before Rob threw them out" he said holding the bag out towards Cath who took it cautiously.
"There Alice's car keys, I found them behind a unit when I was cleaning she lost the about a three days ago"
Catherine was now much more interested in the bag and grabbed a pair of gloves pulling them out and holding them up.
"I'm on it," announced Warrick taking a glove and wrapping the key in before disappearing off.
"Thank you" smiled Catherine
"I hope it helps" smiled Liam leaving.
Nick was pacing the lab waiting for someone to tell him they had found a record of Alice having a registered car.
"No luck, not even got a driving licence," announced Warrick coming in.
"But she defiantly had these keys" smiled Cath coming in "and better than that they're branded a jeep, the old kind
"Ok so that narrows it down to type but there's got to be hundreds of cars like that" sighed Nick
"But Alice lost her keys at work and there's a employee car park for he whole of that retail park two streets away."
"So were hoping she didn't have time to move it" smiled Nick gett8ngup
"And we've got the alarm" said Cath waving the keys around.
"Lets go then" smiled Greg from the doorway waving a warrant in his hand "Brass got us it we can search any car we find connected to those keys"
"Nice one Greggo" smiled Warrick patting him on the back as they left.
"DAMN" shouted Warrick as he stood on the bottom floor of the five story car pack.
"Lets go," sighed Greg as they began walking along stopping at every car which matched there's and testing the alarm. They were on the third floor when the lights flashed and door unlocked.
"Great" Warrick grabbed his kit and opened the back door, while Catherine started going through the front with Greg.
"We got some pictures," said Greg holding up some old family photos.
"Her children" said Cath looking at them.
"I'll raise you a parking pass," said Warrick holding up a card "west Valley estate, residential pass"
"I'll get this back to the lab and process it, you buys go and get her. Take Brass with you" added Catherine.
"Mr Brown Las Vegas police open up," shouted Brass banging on the managers office.
"What do you want, whose' been complaining now?" asked the scruffy looking man from behind his chained door.
"No one open up," said Bras firmly
"Fine" he shut the door and undid the chain allowing the four men inside.
"Were looking for a Alice Brando she lives here" said Nick
"No one by that name here" said the man
"Well she has a parking pass in her car" said Brass while Greg flipped through the resident's logbook.
"Hey Warrick" he called him over "was Brando her married name"? Asked Greg
"Why?"
"Because there's a Alice Sypton," he said pointing to the book.
"Hang on" Warrick got his phone out and disappeared out side.
"Were going to need the key to Alice Sypton's apartment," he said coming back inside
"Sure" the man disappeared into a different room before coming back and handing a set of keys over.
"24, but she didn't go to work today so she's probably there. Owes me a bunch of rent"
"Even getter" smiled Warrick.
As brass banged don the door scurrying could be heard inside the place looked a mess through the dirty curtains that hung in the window.
"Who is it" came the cry form inside "you'll get your rent soon"
"That's nice police open up"
At that there was banging form inside. Brass didn't waste a minute barging the door down. Alice was halfway out a window the other side when Warrick grabbed her. She was big built and putting up one hell of a fight waving her arms around and screaming
"IT'S ONLY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS" she screamed at him
"Were not here about the rent, were here about the officer you poisoned," answered Brass. This had a immediate effect and it took both Nick and Warrick to get her in cuffs and into the car.
"THIS IS VICTIMSATION" she screamed as she was put inside
Alice was left to clam down to calm down for an hour before Brass interviewed her.
"Right Alice were going to get straight to the point, we all know you're a murderer and we all know it was you who put the virus in the coffee, what we don't know its where you got it from" said Brass already losing his temper.
"Virus, look I have no idea what your on about"
"You work at Jamie's diner right?"
"YES" she shouted taping her fingers constantly on the table.
"And you don't like the police do you, CSI and women especially" said Brass leaning over the table.
"I don't have a problem," she said smugly.
"We found traces of a concentrated meningitis virus in a coffee cup brought form where you work".
"Look there's loads of people working there your not questioning them are you, this is victimisation," she said becoming angry.
"If you just happen to show up at our crime scenes what do you expect" just then a knock on the door interrupted them. Catherine walked in handing Brass a piece of paper.
"I'm Catherine Willow's I'm with the crime lab" at this Alice leapt up form the chair as Cath shot backwards.
"YOU BITCH YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE" she screamed going red in the face.
"YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD" she shouted lunging at Catherine as two officers came in and restrained her.
"What do you mean I'm supposed to be dead"? Asked Catherine as the officers held her against the back wall.
"She was you, you tricked me BITCH," she said trying to get free.
"I saw him shout he called her Willows, she was supposed to be you," she shouted kicking against the wall.
"You got my kids taken away"
"No you did that when you murdered their father, and you are not going to get away with poisoning a officer believe me" shouted Catherine becoming angry with herself as she realised that it was supposed to be her lying in a coma not Sara.
"Get her out of here" said Brass
"No wait" Cath put her arm out.
"Why did you think she was me?"
"I saw you arguing"
She was crouched down behind the shed he'd been there for ages after she heard the police cars she knew this was her chance the night shift would be there soon along with Catherine Willows. Two women got out the car, a brunette and a blonde. She hid for ages trying to see their bags trying to see who took her children away.
Then they started shouting.
"You just come down here to look good for the press," shouted the brunette
"One more word like that and you won't just be off the case you'll be out the lab" the balding man cried back.
Don't you walk away from me! WILLIOWS" that was her the feisty brunette was the one who ruined her life .If she had stayed he would have known that Ecklie was shouting at Catherine to stop Sara storming off.
"HOW DID YOU GET THE VIRUS?" shouted Brass, as Alice was held against the door.
"From a mate who works at a research lab" she replied spitting.
"His name"
"Santa Clause" she replied venomously
"Get her out of here" shouted Brass before losing his temper and slamming his fist into the wall. Catherine just stood starring of into the distance.
"Hey Cath you ok?" asked Nick walking by and seeing the scene play out.
"It was meant to be me," she simply stated before turning and walking away a single tear rolling down her face.
TBC…
Well I hope none of you saw that coming or that it disappointed anyone! More on the way soon