Thanks for reviews and comments. I know the episode where the guys from Vegas went to Miami; it was the pilot epsiode for Miami. But I am working from the angle that the Vegas team might not be entirely happy about outsiders coming in to help out; remember how Catherine reacted when Sara first worked in Vegas?Anyway, here's the next chapter. The next one might be a while because I have these pesky things called deadlines. Not happy.

Across Our Jurisdiction

'What have we got?' Horatio asked.

Calleigh picked up the sheet of paper and showed it to him. 'The only description we have of our killer.'

'That's all? A child's drawing?'

She nodded. 'It's not much, but it's something. It does mean she's seen the killer and she might be able to identify him when we find him.'

'I don't want to have to put her through that if we don't have to,' he said. 'So find something that will nail him without having to put her on the stand.'

'I take your point, but if she needs to testify – '

'She may not be in any emotional state to testify,' he reminded her. 'We're going to need something more than that, anyway, if we're to make the charge stick.'

'Fair enough,' Calleigh agreed.

Eric came in. 'You seen this?' he asked Horatio.

'Yes, and it's not much to go on,' Horatio said, frowning. 'We have to keep digging, team, if we're going to get anywhere with this.'

'We've been digging, H,' Eric said. 'And we're getting nothing.'

'This isn't much, but it's more than nothing,' Horatio said, pointing at the picture.

'Yeah, I know,' Eric said, 'but it's not getting us any closer to the killer, is it?'

Before Eric could reply, the conversation was interrupted.

'Horatio,' one of the other lab staff said, peering into the room. 'There's a call for you. It sounded urgent.'

'Okay,' Horatio said. 'You two, I'll be back in a minute.'

'Where's Ryan?' Eric asked suddenly.

'At the hospital.'

'Again?'

'Alice trusts him,' Calleigh said, not looking up. 'Maybe because he found her. He even had to explain to her that I was a friend before she would let me in the same room as her.'

'Don't you think Ryan is getting a little too involved in this case?' Eric asked.

'Happens to the best of us,' Calleigh said. 'Especially when cases involve children who trust you and look to you to help them. Horatio always gets personally involved in cases.'

'That's why he's so good at the job,' Eric agreed.

'But I take your point. Getting too close to the victims can hurt us and we end up seeing too much pain and suffering for us to be able to deal with. But I think Ryan will be okay.'

Eric looked over her shoulder. 'Talk of the devil,' he said as he saw Ryan through the glass windows. He waved a hand; Ryan saw and headed over.

'She all right?' Eric asked.

'Her grandmother came and took her back to her home,' Ryan said. He tucked his hands into his pockets, frowning. 'Any luck?'

'At best, the drawings tell us that she saw him and knows what he looks like,' Calleigh said. 'Sorry.'

'Okay. What do we do now?' Ryan asked.

'Wait for Horatio to come back,' Eric said. 'That call might be a lead of some sort.'

'The luck we've been having on this case, I wouldn't count on it,' Calleigh said, a little sourly.

'I have some news,' Horatio said, returning to the room. The other three all looked around.

'Something about the case?' Calleigh asked.

He nodded. 'There's been a murder almost exactly the same as this one in Las Vegas. It was on the news not long ago so I just rang up the Vegas crime lab.'

'That's quick,' Eric said. When they all looked at him, he said, 'He usually waits a couple of weeks before striking again.'

'He's probably getting overconfident,' Ryan said. 'But Vegas?'

'He's moving on,' Calleigh said.

'So are you,' Horatio said.

The three turned and stared at him.

He smiled faintly. 'I told the head of the crime lab, a Conrad Ecklie, that I was going to send two of my CSIs to help out.' He pointed at Calleigh and then Ryan. 'You two. You'll be taken to Vegas within a few hours. I suggest you take the next hour off to get some personal things together. I'll get a place to stay sorted out for you, and Eric, I want you to go through the files on this case and make copies for them to take with them.'

Eric nodded, trying not to look disappointed that he hadn't been chosen to go.

'We're to come back here, then,' Ryan said.

'Yes. Then you'll both be on your way. The Vegas CSIs I worked with a couple of years ago are good people, good CSIs. You have no need to worry about that.'

'I shouldn't think they'll be pleased about us descending upon them,' Ryan commented.

'Then anyone who is unhappy will just have to deal with that,' Horatio said with little patience. 'Catching a murderer is more important. Get to it.'

As Calleigh and Ryan left, Horatio turned to Eric and said, 'You may be wondering why I'm not sending you.'

Eric shrugged. 'I don't doubt Wolfe's capabilities, dont' think that,but Calleigh and I both worked with the Vegas CSIs on that serial killer case – '

'Yes, you did,' Horatio agreed. 'However, that is why I sent Calleigh, and you can't leave Miami at the moment with your sister very ill.'

'I know,' Eric said. 'I just – '

'I trust all of you to do a good job,' Horatio said firmly. 'But I can't send all three of you, I need someone I can trust here and that's one of the three of you. One of you had to stay behind and at the moment, you're the one who needs to be here.' He smiled again, kindly. 'Next time, you'll all just have to draw straws.'