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"Why did you come here, why?"
"Sara?" Sara turns to see Catherine standing in the doorway of the locker room.
"I don't feel like talking now, Catherine."
"I'm sorry about your mother."
"So was she." Sara's comment caught Catherine by surprise.
"Did you know she was coming to see you?"
"No" Sara stares at her hands. Catherine sits down on the bench beside Sara.
"Were you two close?"
"I haven't seen her in 20 years. (pause) I'm not in the mood to answer any questions right now so if you …."
"Ok sure. I'll be around if you need to talk to someone."
"Yeah thanks, but I'll be fine."
"Alright then I'll see you later" Catherine leaves the locker room only to bump into Grissom.
"Whoa, what's the rush?"
"Brass called saying they brought someone in for questioning regarding the case. I'm on my way there."
Interrogation Room
"Can you tell us where you were between late last night and early this morning?"
"In my hotel room."
"So you're here on vacation?"
"Yes. What is this about?"
"You're registered at the Monacco. Is that correct?"
"Yes, why?"
"Well we pull up some airport surveillance photos. Take a look." Grissom shows her the photos.
"That's you isn't it?"
"Yes. Why are you showing me this?"
"Because the woman you are seen talking with was found murdered quite a distance away from where you said you were at around the time of the murder."
"What…Laura didn't deserve this."
"So you knew her."
"Yes. She called me and told me she was coming, but I told her it wasn't a good idea to come." Her comment prompted Catherine to build a scenario of the crime.
"So when she didn't listen you decided to wait for her at the airport. When she got off the plane you saw it was your chance and that's when you took her by surprise as she was walking to her car."
"That's not true. I would never hurt her much less kill her."
"Your fingerprints were found in her car."
"Because I drove her to her hotel. She was a little tired from the flight. I don't know how she ended up back at the airport."
"She never mentioned anything to you about meeting someone at the airport?"
"No and I doubt that she knew anyone here."
"Other than you, right?"
"Yes and her daughter Sara."
"You know Sara."
"I've known her for a long time."
"Funny she's never mentioned you."
"Nor has she ever talked about her mother."
"Ok Ms. Cruz, tell me something. How is that you were at the airport when you claim you were at your hotel? Do you have a clone out there or what?"
"I know that I didn't do it okay. I don't know who could have killed her. If you don't believe me ask her, ask Sara."
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