BR Thank you all for reviewing! I couldn't have made it this far w/o you! I hope you like the Greg angst! Yes, sadly there is more to come. hehe. Anywho, this is probably my last entry until next week. I am going on vacation and won't be back until the 31st! Review all you want! This one will be pretty long too!
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He wasn't at his house and we looked at anything that would hint as to where he is?" Replied Grissom. His face al sullen.
" There's gotta be something." Said Nick. He was getting frustrated and concerned for his friend.
" What about his car?" Sara asked.
" It wasn't there, and neither was his gun."
" That's weird, Greg would never up and leave like that!"
" Nick! What else did he say?" Grissom asked.
" I'll call you from the car. He did. He told me that he needed to take care of this and said he was alright."
" Well, someting is definantly not right." Said Warrick.
" What are we going to do?" Sara said softly.
" Nothing! We can't do anything! There is nothing to go by, no leads, no evidence, nothing!" And with that Nick slammed his wrists on the table.
Silence fell over the team. Just as Grissom was about to say something the phone rang...
Dead or Alive!
The whole team stared at the phone as it kept ringing endlessly. Grisson looked at his team and he went and after what seemed like the tenth ring, picked up the phone.
" CSI Crime Lab, Gil Grissom."
" Ah, Mr. Grissom! It is a pleasure to finally match the voice to the name."
" Who is this?"
" Wow! I call on the phone to talk to you and you start asking questions! You're just like Gregory.."
" Greg? Where is he?"
" OH NO! You shouldn't be worried about him anymore! he is taken care of!"
Said Jack with a sarcastic tone.
" Who are you?"
" Questions. Mr. Grissom! Questions!"
Shouted Jack impatiently on the phone.
" All you CSI's ever do is ask questions. Don't you ever just shut up and let nature run its' course."
" Where is my guy?"
Said Grissom, now growing more impatient by the minute.
" All I can say to you is to follow the clues you already have. You will find me and your precious CSI as soon as you do."
" What clues?"
" Come on Grissom! Don't play dumb with me! ( You are not very good at it!) Anyway, you know, the clues!"
" Clues? You mean the case!"
" BINGO, YACHTZEE, JENGA, UNO! We have a winner!"
He said in an annoying, sarcastic tone almost sickening to hear.
" You want to find Greg? Find the killer first!"
Jack laughed menacingly.
Grissom looked up at his CSIs. He went back to the receiver. Jack stopped laughing.
" Good Luck..."
He laughed until it was swiped away by the dial tone of the phone. Grissom looked up again with the phone still clutched in his hand. Closely, he was shaking a bit. The whole room was so silent you could hear a pin drop.
" Look..."
Grissom finally got out.
" We don't have much time, the only way to help Greg is to close his case."
After this he looked up and saw the most bewildered faces he has seen in his whole career.
" Are you shitting me? You mean, in order to find Greg we need to finish the case! That's Bullshit!"
" What happens if we are too late? We barely have a lead as it is.." Sara said.
Just as it was mentioned, Hodges came in the room, with a piece of paper in his hand.
" Sorry to interrupt."
He replied, seeing concerned faces circle the room.
" Anyway, Sara and Nick, your cases are linked."
He handed the paper to Nick.
" The blood you found on the dumpster was none other than Tobey Everett. He must of cuthis hand on the corner of the dumpster."
" That would make sense."
Nick said.
" What do you mean?" Asked Warrick.
" The intials on the piece of paper, T.E.; Tobey Everett. Hodges is right, are cases are linked."
" So, we are looking for one killer, not two. Which means, that someone was up to somethingif hekilled both."
" Well, two college girls, about the same age, found in the city, strangled and poisoned."
" Sounds right."
" Okay,"
Said Grissom.
" We have this to go by. Nick, go back to the dumpster, see if you can find some new evidence. Hodges, tell Archie to run Tobey Everett's name into the computer using every possible source for a listed address or even a credit card number. Sara , contact both parents and question them. Warrick You go with Sara."
They all nodded.
" Let's get Greg back!"
They all scattered out of the room, determine to find Greg at whatever the cost.
8:00
Bam! A thick fist punched Greg across the face, another on the opposite side. Greg was in pain. He was blindfolded and tied tightly to a wooden chair. He had no idea where he was. All he knew is while he was unconsious, the assailent blindfolded him and transported him to another location. He didn't know where he was at all!
The assistant's hand went at Greg with another blow and Greg leaned over to the right side. He felt the taste of blood in his mouth as it coated his tongue. The muscular hand pulled Greg up and he punched him again, this time with all of his might , causing a big red gash across his right cheek.
" THAT'S ENOUGH!"
Shouted Jack. The assistant backed off and Greg leaned forward. He didn't have the energy to sit up.
" Tired Greg? Oh! I bet!"
Jack went up to Greg at eye level and pushed his head up.
" Don't worry Greg! There is still more fun to come!"
He laughed and got up, making Greg's head fly forward too fast causing it to twinge. Greg yelled in pain.
" You know what Greg? You should be proud of yourself. I am suprised you have made it this far. I thought you would have passed out from exhaustion, walking all the way to that old house on Lexington. "
Greg was breathing heavy, he managed to saya fewwords.
" What...do you mean?"
" What do I mean?"
Repeated Jack sarcastically.
" I mean, the house on Lexington? It was a waste of time!"
" What!"
Greg managed to get out.
" Yes, that's right! I tricked you again! Your sister wasn't there at all! My assistant Ed was there to welcome you.."
" Where is she!"
Greg cried in pain and fear. He tried to hit his opponent, but to no avail. He landed face first on the floor, the chair on op of him.
" Now Greg! No need to panic! Ed! Bring her in!"
Ed nodded and went out of the room. Meanwhile, Jack pulled up Greg from the chair. Greg's arm was still bleeding from the knife wound he sustained an hour earlier. His face was cut up and he had a black eye from a punch by the forcable Ed. He was trapped. His friends didn't know where he was. They have probably already begun a search for him. Maybe they will even come. He hoped soon. He didn't know how long he could last.
The door opened and Ed came in, shuffling along a woman in her 20s. She was also blindfolded and her hands tied behind her back. Jack smiled in delight of his upcoming torture on Greg.
" Here! I have a gift for you."
Ed dragged the girl and threw her just in front of Greg. She groaned in pain.
" Who is that?"
Greg said in a tired voice.
Jack laughed to himself. He untied just the hands of Greg and Ed did the same to the woman.
" Here."
He clutched Greg's arms and threw down to where the woman was. Ed threw the woman back to the floor. Her hands landed on hers. She felt them. They felt so familiar. He felt hers.
" Greg!"
" Jenna!"
" Ed!"
Jack commanded and Ed held her hands back.
" Greg!"
" Jenna!
He felt her arms and put his hands on her scarred face.
" Are you alright!"
" I'm fine Greg, what about you?
" I look terrible! I can't believe it."
" What?"
" That I found you! Too bad I can't see you."
She laughed a bit.
Jack snapped his fingers and Ed dragged Jenna back towards the door.
" Greg!"
Jenna screamed.
" Jenna? "
He felt for her arms, and her hands."
" Greg?"
" Yeah?"
He said in a panicked voice.
" I love you!"
Jenna said as the door slammed shut.
" Jenna!"
He screamed until Jack punched him to shut him up. He fell to the floor and began to sob.
Jack untied him from the chair and dragged him to the corner of the stone wall.
" You should pray that your friends will find you. If it is not too late."
He laughed as he slammed the metal door shut. Greg still has his blindfold around his eyes.
9:00
" Anything yet?" Grissom asked.
" No, not yet." Archie said as he try to dig up an address or source to a Tobey Everett.
" Keep trying!" Grissom said.
He rubbed his eyes and looked up at the clock. It was 9:00. Almost eight hours since Greg was last seen.
Nick was still back at the crime scene trying tofind new leads which hopefully, will help. Warrick and Sara were contacting the parants of the two college girls. He walked slowly through the hallway.
Of all the years he had known Greg, he never gave him a 'good job' or even a pat on a back for all the brilliant work he has done in hte lab and presently in the field.
He felt regret, when he didn't visit Greg in the hospital when the lab exploded. He was all wapped up on the damn Cardenas case. The only time he finally said something, waswhen he noticed Greg's hands were shaking. The only reason he said this was if it would be affecting his work and only half as cared as to Greg's well-being. After telling him that it would stop, he walked away. He couldn't do that. He had to say somthing. He walked back up to Greg and told him that if he needed him he would be around.
He should have cared more. He should have done something that would have prevented this. He shook his head. He needed to find Greg at all costs. He walked to his office and sat down. This was turning into a nightmare. As thing seemed to grow worse at every passing second, there was a knock at the door.
" Come in."
Grissom said wearily.
Sara opened the door.
" Grissom?"
" Yeah!"
" The parents are here..."
TBC
BR There you go! Not much of a cliffhanger, but you want to know what the parents are going to say. Well, I am off to Wisconsin! Keep reviewing while I am gone and Greggaddict? Please review some more plaease? Thank you!
Luv you all! Have a great weekend!
Jamie:)