A/N: Hey y'all! Here is the next chapter! I won't bore you with a big long note like I am doing now. Wait, does that make sense? Of course not! YAY! LOL Okay, you guys read while I once again search for my sanity. Enjoy!!

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"Hey Hannah. Whoa, what happened to you?" Catherine asked as Hannah walked in with a cast on her left arm.

"Oh, I was on my way up the stairs after you guys left and I tripped and my arm landed on the corner of the step."

"Ouch, man that had to hurt." Nick said sitting down after getting a cup of coffee.

"Yeah it did a little." Hannah said as Grissom walked in, Lindsey following close behind.

"Oh no! Hannah what happened to your arm?" Lindsey asked running to her.

"I tripped." Hannah said simply as Lindsey looked up at her. "Don't worry kiddo, it doesn't hurt that much."

"You know Hannah, you could've taken the night off." Grissom said placing his folder on the table.

"No really it's okay."

"Alright. It isn't going to effect your work too much is it?"

"No sir. I am right handed. I mean, I might be a little slower, but I can still do everything."

"Okay then. Let's get to work." Grissom said opening his folder. "Hannah, today you can be a floater. Meaning you can hang with anybody so you can learn more. But make sure you are with somebody to if you have to collect anything so they can help."

"Yes sir."

"Okay then. Catherine you are with me, Nick and Warrick go back to the crime scene, see if you can find anything new. Sara and Hannah, I want you to see if those photos have been developed." Grissom said turning around and crouching to Lindsey's level. "And Lindsey, you are with Greg." He said smiling as he hugged her.

"Yes sir!" Lindsey said saluting him as everyone laughed.

"Come on shortie, let's go." Greg said leaving as Lindsey marched hand in hand with him.

"Okay everyone, get to work." Grissom said as everyone went in their own separate directions.

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"Grissom." Grissom and Catherine were interrupted by his cell phone.

"Hey Gil, it's Jim. I have the victim's friend here. She wants to talk to you."

"Okay. Have you located her father yet?"

"No. I'll call you as soon as I do."

"Okay. Thanks Jim." He said hanging up.

"What's up?" Catherine said finishing her hamburger.

"Brass found the victim's best friend. He is bringing her in for questioning."

"Well, I guess we had better get over there."

"Yeah. I'm going to call Sara and Hannah and have them meet us there."

"Okay, well come on so we aren't late." Catherine said as they left their table and headed outside.

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"Sara, Hannah, over here." Catherine called to them as they came down the corridor together.

"Hey Catherine, I got your page, what's up?"

"The Anna West's friend is here and I wanted to see if you guys wanted to come in for the interview."

"Well, I think I'll sit out on this one, but Hannah, you can go if you would like." Sara said turning to her.

"Sure, okay."

"Alright Hannah. This way." Catherine said opening the door for her. They walked in and sat at the table across from a tall brown haired girl. "Andrea Knight?"

"Yes."

"Hi. I'm Catherine Willows, this is my assistant Hannah Carson. We are here to talk to you about Anna."

"I didn't see her at school on the last day and I figured her dad let her stay home. But when she didn't call me yesterday I got worried. I talked to her neighbor Ms. Clark and she told me what happened. I came here hoping to get more information and I also thought I might be able to help."

"Okay Andrea. We need you to answer a few questions okay?" Catherine asked opening her notebook.

"Sure. Whatever I can do to help."

"Alright. What can you tell us about Anna's father? What kind of relationship did they have?"

"Anna's mother died when we were little kids and her father had her ever since. They weren't very close though. I have known Anna practically since we were born. We saw each other almost everyday. Her dad never really showed any real affection. It was just like they were there together and that was it. It was kind of strange."

"Did he ever hit Anna? Or hurt her in anyway?"

"Well, some people believed her excuses. But if you can read between the lines, yes he did. Something would set him off and he would lose it. Especially if he was drunk."

"Did she ever talk to you about it?"

"I was her only friend. Best friends since birth and she never told me anything. But I knew. We shared everything. We were like sisters. I even showed her my diary once. I mean there was nothing in it really, but that's how close we were." Andrea said as a tear went down her cheek. "We had no secrets except that."

"Andrea, did Anna have a diary?" Hannah asked sitting up in her chair.

"Yeah she did. But she never showed it to me."

"Do you know where she kept it?"

"No. I'm sorry. Do you think something in there might be helpful?"

"I'm not sure." Hannah sighed.

"Can you think of anything else that might help?" Catherine asked.

"No ma'am. But when you find Anna's father, I hope you punish him for everything he has done to her." Andrea said as more tears came.

"I promise we will do what we can." Catherine said as she and Hannah stood up. "Thank you Miss Knight. You have been a big help. If you think of anything else, please don't hesitate to call us."

"Okay. Thank you. It is good that Anna is finally getting justice for all of the pain her father has caused her." She said leaving. Catherine and Hannah went out into the hallway where Grissom and Sara were waiting for them.

"Very good. Hannah you seemed more relaxed this time." Grissom said smiling. "I think we should get over to that house to see what we can find."

"Well, it will take me a while to get a judge to give me a warrant, but I'll page you when I get it." Brass said walking out of the interrogation room.

"Well, do what you have to. Hannah, once we get our warrant I want you and Sara to head over to the house. Search for anything that might help. Especially Anna's diary. I have a feeling something very useful might be in there. For now, you can take short break. Catherine and I will be going over some of the evidence we collected the other day." Grissom said turning around.

"Yes sir." Hannah said as she and Sara started to walk away.

"Oh by the way. What's the word on the photos?"

"The lab is still backlogged. We still have a while. Out photos were pushed back because a serial rape case had twenty rolls to be developed."

"Alright. Thanks. I'll page you when Brass calls me with the warrant." Grissom said as he and Catherine walked away.

"Okay, I'm going to get something to eat, do you want to come?" Sara asked turning to Hannah.

"No, that's okay. I think I'll go bother Greg for a while." Hannah said smiling.

"Okay. Have fun." Sara said as they went in their opposite directions.

"Oh I'm sure I will." Hannah said heading to the lab. She stopped by the break room first to grab a soda when she ran into Nick and Warrick.

"I don't know man. He just seems depressed. It always happens this time of year." Nick said to Warrick who was reading a magazine.

"I don't know man. It is weird. Hey maybe Hannah knows." Warrick said looking up. "Hey Hannah, do you know why Greg is always depressed around this time of the year?" He asked as Hannah opened her can of soda.

"Because my birthday is next week." Hannah said sitting down at the table, knowing that their talk wasn't finished.

"What do you mean because your birthday is next week? Why would anyone be depressed about that?"

"Well, that is the day his best friend died." She said taking a big swig of soda.

"Who is that?"

"He used to work here. Jeremy Carson."

"Oh yeah, I remember him. Man they were inseparable. Wait...Carson? Were you related to him?"

"Yeah. Jeremy was my brother. That's how I know Greg."

"Man. Hannah, I'm sorry." Nick said sympathetically.

"Yeah. Me too." She said standing to throw away her empty can. She left the room in silence as she headed to see Greg.

"Hey Hannah. What's up?" Greg greeted looking up from his microscope.

"Nothing. Nick and Warrick noticed a mood change in you. And they started to ask me questions."

"Really? What mood change? They're crazy."

"No they aren't." Hannah said as Greg turned to her. "I told them about Jeremy."

"You told them what happened?"

"No, I just told them that you guys were best friends and he was my brother. But they don't know what happened."

"Okay. I know they are probably going to ask about it though."

"Well, then I guess we'll have to tell them."

"I guess so. Anyway, how is the case going?"

"Good I guess. Brass is trying to get us a warrant to search the vic's house. So I get to hang out and bother you until that happens. Where is Lindsey?"

"She is sleeping in Grissom's office. I figured she would get more sleep there."

"Yeah probably." Hannah said looking at the floor.

"What's up?"

"I don't know. We just interviewed Anna West's friend, and I guess it is just weird because I am her age. You know?"

"I guess so. How is your arm?"

"It's okay. It hurts a little, but I think I'll live."

"Well, that's good to know." Greg smiled as Nick walked in.

"Hey Hannah, Sara just paged me saying Brass got a warrant to search the vic's house. She is stuck in traffic so she wanted you come with me."

"Okay, I'll meet you outside. I have to get a few things first."

"Okay. Hurry up." Nick said leaving.

"Greg, what if he asks me more questions?"

"Well, it's up to you. I don't care if you tell him."

"Okay. I'll see you later." Hannah said hugging him. She went to the locker room to get her things and went outside where Nick was waiting.

"Hey. I thought you got lost." He said smiling as Hannah got in.

"Nope. I'm here."

"Yeah. I guess so. Are you ready to go?"

"Yes sir." Hannah said as they pulled out. They rode in silence for about five minutes when Nick broke the silence.

"So Hannah, when exactly is your birthday?"

"Next Thursday."

"Really? Do you have anything special planned with your dad?"

"No. I don't really celebrate my birthday anymore."

"Well, I'm sorry to hear that." He said glancing at her for a second. "Hannah, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to Jeremy?"

"I saw this coming." She said to herself as she took a deep breath. "Well, it was a car accident six years ago next Thursday. It was my tenth birthday and Greg was taking us out to see a movie. A drunk driver hit the side of the car Jeremy was on. He died three days later."

"Wow, I'm sorry."

"He has never actually said it, but I think Greg blames himself because he was driving."

"I think that is why he is so upset around this time." Nick said staring at the road. The rest of the ride was in silence. They arrived at the scene and saw another Tahoe in the drive way. They went in and found Catherine there waiting for them.

"Hey guys."

"Hi Catherine. Have you found anything?" Hannah asked walking next to her.

"Well, I don't think anyone has been here since Anna was found. There is broken furniture and glass all over the place. If her father had returned, I think he would have cleaned up a bit. Don't you?"

"Yeah." Hannah said looking around. "Have you been upstairs yet?"

"No, I wanted to wait for you guys." Catherine answered smiling.

"Thanks." Nick said sarcastically as he followed them upstairs.

"Wow. Somebody was very neat." Catherine said looking into Anna's room. "As opposed to the other family member." Catherine said glancing into her father's room across the hall. "Okay, let's look for anything. You heard Grissom, anything and everything. Especially the diary." Catherine said as they looked around.

"Hey check this out." Hannah said looking at one of the floorboards. "Part of it is sticking up."

"Well it could just be nothing."

"Yeah. Wait a minute, what is this?" Hannah asked noticing a marking on the floor.

"I don't know." Catherine said looking at Nick who was looking in the dresser.

"Hey guys, why do you think she was hiding a black light under her clothes?"

"Maybe to keep someone from finding it?" Hannah said standing. "Hey Nick, can I see that for a second?" Hannah asked as Nick handed her the light. She crouched and turned the light on over the marking on the floor and it fluoresced. It said 'D -- '.

"Wow."

"Highlighter fluoresces under a black light. But it is hard to see on a hard wood floor." Hannah said smiling to Nick.

"Nice. How did you know where to look?"

"If a girl has a secret she wants nobody to know, do you think she would hide it in a drawer or under a bed?"

"Probably not if a nosy father had the chance of finding it."

"She is going to hide it in the last place anyone would ever think of looking." Hannah said standing again.

"Well, anyone except us anyway." Catherine said smiling. "Let's open it up." Catherine said as Nick went to his truck to get his crowbar. He came back, crowbar in hand and crouched next to them.

"Let's do it." He said smiling.

"Boys and their toys." Catherine said patting his shoulder. Nick pulled up four of the boards to reveal a box.

"Well, let's take a look." Hannah said picking up the box and opening the top. There were some pictures of the victim's mother on one side, and the diary on the other side with a pile of pictures that were turned upside down. Hannah gave the diary to Catherine and picked up the pictures that were underneath it. She flipped through them and horror came to her eyes. She froze and dropped the pictures

"Hannah? What is it?" Nick asked picking up the pictures and flipping through them. "Oh my God."

"What?" Catherine asked placing the diary back in the box.

"They are pictures of her bruises."

"What?"

"She took pictures after he beat her."

"Why would she do that?"

"Proof." Hannah said staring into the box. "Probably incase she ever made it to the police."

"Yeah, probably." Catherine said placing the pictures in their original place under the diary. "Hey Nick, could you bag everything please? Hannah can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure." Hannah said standing up and following Catherine to the hallway.

"Are you okay? You looked pretty freaked out in there. I mean who wouldn't be. But I know this is different for you."

"What, you mean because I am Anna's age?"

"Yeah. I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Oh yeah, I'm fine. It just, I don't know, surprised me, That's all."

"Okay. Come on. Let's go." Catherine said turning around and bumping into Nick. "Whoa! Nick don't do that! You scared the crap out of me!"

"He he, sorry Cath. I bagged everything. If we are done, I guess we can leave."

"Yeah, if-" Catherine stopped in the middle of her sentence.

"What is it?"

"Shh. Did you hear that?" Catherine said as they heard a door close in the house.

"Yeah. You don't think it's the vic's father do you?"

"I don't know."

"Okay, Hannah stay here. Catherine come with me." Nick said as they pulled their guns out and headed down the stairs. They saw a man locking the door. "Sir, turn around and keep your hands where we can see them."

"Whoa, who the heck are you people? What are you doing in my house? And why is there crime scene tape on my property? There has been no crime here."

"Are you Adam West?" Catherine said stepping down so she was directly behind Nick.

"Yeah, who are you?"

"We are crime scene investigators sir. And you are in the middle of our crime scene."

"Crime scene? Didn't you hear me? I said there has been no crime here." He said as Brass ran in from the back.

"Adam West, you are wanted for questioning in the murder of Anna West. Please come with me."

"What? Murder? What happened to Anna? Where is she?" He asked resisting as the officer put the handcuffs on him and started to lead him outside. By this time, Hannah had made her way behind Catherine. As Adam west passed them, he glared devilishly at them.

"We'll have this guy at lock-up. Just call me when you're ready for him." Brass said following the police officer outside.

"Okay, come on. Let's get back to the lab." Nick said simply as Catherine and Hannah followed him outside. Hannah rode back with Nick in silence. They returned to the lab and Hannah left them to see Greg as Catherine went to check on Lindsey who was still sleeping in Grissom's office. She was leaving his office when her phone rang.

"Willows."

"Hey Cath, it's Nick. I don't know about you, but I think we're ready to talk to Mr. West. Do you want me to wait for you?"

"Please."

"Okay. Where are you?"

"I just left Grissom's office."

"Okay. Could you get Hannah? I think she might want to sit in on this."

"Sure. It is on my way. I think she is still with Greg. I'll see you in a few."

"Okay. Bye." Nick said hanging up. Catherine walked to the DNA lab. She watched through the glass wall as Hannah gave Greg her mother's jewelry box and said something to him. He hugged her as Catherine walked in.

"Hey kids." She said smiling.

"Oh hey Catherine." Hannah said smiling.

"What's up?"

"Oh nothing. Greg said he would get my mother's jewelry box refinished and her jewelry cleaned for my birthday."

"Oh that's nice. Um Hannah, Nick just called me. He is ready with Mr. West if you want to come."

"Oh, sure." Hannah said glancing at Greg. "I'll see you later Captain Genius."

"Okay Hannah." Greg said as Catherine and Hannah left. Greg quickly went to the locker room to put Hannah's things in his locker for safe keeping.

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"Hey guys. What's up?" Catherine greeted Sara and Nick waiting for them.

"This guy seems so, I don't know, calm. And it's creeping me out." Sara said looking in through the window.

"Yeah, his body language is suggesting one of two things. He is either innocent, which I highly doubt, or he has absolutely no regret for killing his daughter which is creepy in it's own right." Nick said looking through the window and turning back to face Hannah and Catherine.

"Okay Hannah, do you want to come in again?" Catherine asked Hannah who was staring through the window. "Hannah?" Catherine said, Hannah jumped as Catherine placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Huh?"

"Do you want to come in with me?"

"Oh, sure." Hannah said as Sara stopped her.

"Here, don't forget these." She said handing Hannah her notebook and the pictures taken from Anna's room.

"Thanks." Hannah said as she followed Catherine into the interrogation room. Immediately as they walked in, Mr. West stood up.

"What am I doing here? What happened to Anna?"

"Mr. West, would you please have seat." Catherine said as she and Hannah took their seats across from him. "I am Catherine Willows and this is my assistant Hannah Carson. We want to talk to you about Anna." Catherine said opening her case file. "We found Anna's body on the side of I-15 on the Vegas border. She had been beaten pretty badly before she died."

"What? How...how can you be sure it is her? I mean there has to be some mistake."

"A neighbor and Anna's friend came in to ID her when we couldn't find you. To be sure we ran her fingerprints through our database and her ID came up from a school program." Catherine said staring at him. "Mr. West, we found skin cells under Anna's fingernails. The cells are from a male and there are seven markers in common with Anna's DNA."

"So...what does that mean?"

"It means that who ever attacked her was related to her." Hannah said as their eyes all went to her.

"And how would a kid like you know that? You aren't even out of high school yet." He snapped as Hannah stared at him.

"Never mind that." Catherine said sensing the tension. "Mr. West, Hannah is going to swab skin cells from your mouth for DNA comparison."

"What? You don't honestly think I would kill my own daughter..." He said pausing as Catherine and Hannah stared at him. "And if I refuse?"

"We have a warrant sir. You can give it to us, or we can take it." Catherine said sharply.

"Fine, but I want an adult to do it. That kid will probably contaminate it." He said as Hannah's head shot up in his direction.

"Mr. West, I assure you Hannah has been trained on how to handle evidence. She is always supervised." Catherine said reaching in her bag and handing Hannah a swab. Hannah rose and walked over to him. He opened his mouth and glared at her as she swabbed his mouth. She finished and closed the cap on the end of the swab.

"There, now don't screw it up. I'm sure a kid like you only knows so much." He said harshly as Catherine stood up.

"Mr. west, I will not put up with you harassing me or my colleagues."

"Look lady, I don't have to listen to you or that stupid kid. I'm out of here."

"Sit down. Nobody released you." Catherine said standing over him. "Stick around. That 'kid' might surprise you." She said mockingly as she motioned for Hannah to follow her. Grissom, Nick and Sara were waiting for them as they came out.

"Hey, are you okay?" Nick asked seeing Hannah's blank expression.

"Uh, yeah. I'm fine."

"Okay. Hey, I'll run that down to Greg for you. Go and get some lunch."

"Uh, no. I'll do it. Besides, Greg has my lunch." Hannah said taking the swab from Nick.

"Okay." Nick said as she started to walk away. He looked at Grissom and Catherine worriedly. "Do you think she is okay?"

"I think so. That guy was grilling her pretty hard in there. I think she was just a little freaked out." Sara said leaning against the wall.

"Do you think she should go in after we get the results from the test back?" Nick asked as all eyes went to Grissom.

"I don't know. Maybe we should try it out."

"Grissom, you saw what just happened. What if he starts that again?" Catherine asked getting worried. Grissom looked at her and sighed.

"Look, when you go back inside, if I think she should be pulled out, I'll call your pager with a message. You tell Hannah she needs to see me and that will end it. Okay?"

"Okay. How will you know?"

"Well, we know already that he will be tough, but if it gets to unbearable, I'll pull her out."

"Alright. I'm going to go check on Linds again."

"Okay. I am going to check out Anna's diary. Nick, Sara, have you taken your breaks yet?"

"I did, Nick?"

"No, not yet."

"Well, Sara unless you have some other evidence to go through, you can take a break or you can come with me."

"Thanks, I'll spare myself the pleasure."Sara said thinking of sitting in a semi-dark room looking over a dead girls personal thoughts. "We'll see you later Grissom."

"Okay." He said walking away as Nick and Sara went to the diner across the street to get something to eat.

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A/N: The plot thickens! Okay, so I need to work on my endings. But I didn't want to make this too long. And besides, I'm getting better. Don't you think? LOL I hope you enjoyed it! If anything is confusing let me know. And also if anyone is confused by this chapter particularly, please forgive me. I have been reading a VERY boring book for school for six hours and it is REALLY late. It is....3:15 in the morning. Guess who isn't getting up until noon? LOL Anywhoo, I'll have the next chapter soon. Check for updates!

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