Like Father, Like Daughter or History Repeating

Pairing: Sara and Nick

Carolyn records her goodbyes. What creepy visitors enter her plexi-glass coffin?

Disclaimer: I don't own Nick, Sara or any CSI character mentioned in the story, I only own my original characters. No, I didn't collaborate with Quentin Tarantino on this story.

Pathetic Goodbyes and Scary Rodents

Somewhere in Maryland or Virginia

Carolyn took the I-Pod she listened to at the moment that she woke up and found herself in the underground prison. She turned on the record button and quickly thought about what she was going to say.

"My name is Carolyn Marisa Stokes," she started, her voice was getting raspier from all the screaming and shouting. "Should anyone find this I-Pod, please bring it to the Washington, DC Police Department. It's evidence in a kidnapping and burial investigation. You'll get a hefty monetary reward for it."

Washington, DC Crime Lab – Hallway

"Anthony, I think I might have found the source of the transmitter," Winston said.

"Do you have any idea where she might be?" Anthony said. "She is losing it really badly."

"She is at or near Rockville, Maryland," Winston said. "I'll check again to be sure."

"Let me know if she's there or not," Anthony insisted and returned to the A/V Lab

Rockville, Maryland Area – Underground

"I think I know who is behind my kidnapping and live burial," Carolyn continued to record. "My fucking ex-boyfriend Hank Peddigrew, Jr. is responsible and got his family involved. That jackass abused me and harassed me after I broke up with him. One time he nearly stabbed me. If I don't make it out here alive, arrest his mother, father and siblings. Charge them with kidnapping and murder!"

Washington, DC Crime Lab – A/V Lab

Nick was listening in horror at what Carolyn was saying. He knew from experience what it was like to be buried alive and emotions involved. He wished he could take her pain and fears away. He hated to hear the things she said about her not making it out this nightmare alive. He looked at a very distraught Jackson and wondered who was taking this harder. Although he, his wife and two of their children had just met the young man and already they liked him. Nick thought Jackson would be wonderful husband for Carolyn.

Rockville, Maryland Area – Underground

"Genevieve and Big Pancho, this is a very pathetic goodbye," Carolyn continued as tears streamed down her cheeks. "I love you both! You did a totally awesome job in raising me. You rock, as the young people during the 1990s and early 2000s said!"

Washington, DC Crime Lab – A/V

"Who are Genevieve and Big Pancho?" Bethany asked.

"That would be us," Sara said pointed to herself and Nick. "I got the nickname 'Genevieve' after Teensy's mom in the novel 'Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'. Nick got his when he was a child"

"As a kid, I watched 'The Cisco Kid' with my dad," Nick explained his nickname. "I called him Cisco and he called me Pancho. I became Big Pancho when my namesake was born. He's Little Pancho."

"Thanks for embarrassing me, dad," Nicholas protested. "Just so you know, they call Carolyn 'Vivi' after the Alpha Ya-Ya from that same novel my mom mentioned."

Everyone in the lab still had their eyes and ears glued to the screen and audio. They wanted to find out who and how Carolyn would say her goodbyes to next.

Rockville, Maryland Area – Underground

"Hell, I will miss my two brothers, four sisters, numerous cousins, too many to count friends and colleagues," Carolyn recorded. "Suzette, I am sorry if I was a pain in the ass when I was newbie. I know that I had bombarded you with many questions about procedures even though my parents were criminalists. Anthony, you should have gotten Ms. Bankston's job."

Washington, DC Crime Lab – A/V Lab

"Carolyn, you were never a pain in the ass as a newbie," Suzette said calmly. "You were a rookie for Pete's sake. Even though I know your parents exposed you to the profession as a child, I welcome your slew of questions."

"Thank you for the vote of confidence, Carolyn," Anthony said.

Everyone listen to the recording in progress. They smiled as Carolyn thought of them and they thanked her. What Jackson was about to hear would throw him completely off.

Rockville, Maryland Area – Underground

"Jackson, I love you with all my heart," Carolyn continued and cried. "Words can't describe what you mean to me. I know that I mean so much to you. If I die here, I want you to find a woman who isn't as attractive as me. She should have a somewhat decent sense of humor, but not as great as mine. She will always be unfairly compared to me."

Washington, DC Crime Lab – A/V Lab

"Don't you dare say something like that!" Jackson nearly exploded. "They are going to get you out of there alive, Sweetheart! I love you so much and I would like to marry you someday!"

Rockville, Maryland Area – Underground

Carolyn turned off the recording button of the I-Pod, laid still and in silence. There were several squeaking noises that caught her attention. She started violently squirming about and let out a blood curdling scream.

"Get the fucking hell out of here!" she screamed at the sight of two small rats entering through the cracks of the plexi-glass coffin.

Washington, DC Crime Lab – A/V Lab

"Looks like she has a few uninvited guests," Anthony said.

"What the hell are those?" Bethany asked.

"Those are rats," Nick said. "Carolyn is extremely terrified of them. She freaked out when my youngest daughter Pam wanted one for her 12th birthday. Nicholas, would you like tell them the story since you were with her when the rat incident happened?"

"When my twin sister and I graduated from high school in 2024," Nicholas started. "My parents gave us a week long trip to New York City as a graduation present. We were four days into our vacation when we went to the subway. Carolyn was wearing a fancy knee length dress since we planned on going to see a Mozart concert at Lincoln Center. While we were waiting for our train to arrive, she felt something crawling up her leg. She screamed bloody murder when she saw this big rat. She shook the thing off and it went down the tracks. I had to take her to the nearest hospital for shock and to see if she had gotten any infections from this vile rodent. She was treated for some scratches and released."

"As a little girl, she was fascinated with this dead rat in a formaldehyde jar in our former boss' office," Sara said. "However, that infamous rat incident made her scared of them. Like my husband told you she freaked when Pam asked us to get her a pet rat for her 12th birthday. Luckily, Carolyn forgave her little sister."

Winston entered the lab and to Anthony that after a second glance, he confirmed that Carolyn was buried somewhere in Rockville, Maryland.

Rockville, Maryland Area – Underground

Carolyn became more hysterical as a few more rats entered through the cracks. She screamed a few mores times in fear and pushed one rat away in disgust.

"Help me!" she shouted with all her might.

TBC