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AN/ If you're wondering why the last chapter was so short, it's because it was only a run up to this one, the one I've been dying to write. Grissom and 47 talking. I know Planzer and Sean have waited for this one too. Hope you all enjoy!

Grissom's eyes opened wide, not so much in fear, but surprise that he was still alive now. He opened his mouth to speak, yet stopped in case he'd anger his new host.

The killer picked up on this. "Go ahead, speak"

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Grissom sighed in relief. "So, you're the one we've been looking for, I take it."

Killer: "Yes. No need for me to be in the shadows" he steps out, and Grissom has his confirmation. It was that man he saw in the restaurant. The suit, the tie, the face, the eyes. The same gun seen on his holster in the tape.

Grissom: "So are you here on business?" he asked bluntly. If he was going to be killed, he wanted to know it was coming and he wanted to die with his integrity.

Killer: "I am here on business, and you are my assigned mark. But, I respect you. And I know of how close you came to apprehending me. I respect that you have managed what no other has. I am going to do, what I have never done before in my career, and will never do again. This is for my benefit, not yours"

Grissom: "Ok then… I suppose you won't answer about who you are or who you work for…"

"Haha, of course not. You're pushing your luck."

"Let's start with Richter. Why did you kill him? And who was that thief?"

"Ah yes Richter. Richter was involved in a counterfeiting operation. He had the machines, and was buying the plates from the White Tiger triad. However he planned to betray the negotiator, and had simply taken the plates. Then after his customary assault and humiliation of the negotiator, he was to execute him and have his body moved during the 4 am shift. Nearly all of the employees had gang history, so no one really cared. Which is why the cameras were shut off in that room. Which allowed me to get in and kill them both, and take the money and the plates. I found out that Lim had ordered that hit"

Grissom: "How did you react to his involvement?"

Killer: "I knew that eventually we would cross paths, due to his large amount of connections, someone would call a hit. But before we talk about Lim, let's discuss Jia Ling. Jia Ling and her husband had assisted the White Tiger triad in money laundering schemes. Then they planned to buy the casino as a last attempt to stay in the counterfeiting enterprise. But then I was given their hit. Lim turned out to order this hit as well, and demand that an amulet was placed at the scene. I was supposed to plant an amulet bearing the White Tiger symbol to plant it on the scene. I realised after seeing the picture of Lim with Ling that he was heavily involved. I decided to incriminate him to tie up the loose ends. I snuck into the building, and waited for your friend Brass to arrive, and that's when I saw him being taken away. I decided then, that I couldn't let anyone in that teahouse live, otherwise, even if I had rescued your friend, he would simply be found and killed. I saved him, and left him with a message to you."

Grissom: "I appreciate your concern, but, who were you warning me against"

The killer just laughed: "Haha, you're the investigator. Do you remember anything unusual that day? A meeting you had, earlier."

Grissom looked slightly shocked: "Ecklie? What did he have to do with all of this?"

The man replied: "While I was watching Lim, he had set up a meeting with Ecklie. Ecklie was helping Lim stay away from the police attention, and in return, Lim would assist Ecklie ascend to the Mayor's Office. Lim had arranged for a murder at one of the Mayor's garden parties. Then, with the help of the late Hodges, doctored evidence so that the mayor's blood was mixed in with the same concoction of drugs in the mark's bloodstream. Such evidence would have had him removed from office. I decided to rectify this injustice, by killing all three of them. But there's something else you need to know. Spalding, your I.A investigator sees you as a threat. He's gone now, but the damage has been done. You have been removed from your jobs, and you are all to be killed to prevent any further complications."

Grissom looked up at him: "And you have been assigned this mission, I take it?"

The killer smiled at Grissom, he liked someone who kept up "Yes. Exactly. Which you want to be incredibly thankful for."

Grissom looked at him, puzzled: "Why?"

The killer, still with his gun drawn, walked slowly over to him, and holstered his gun as he got closer "Because I'm not going to kill you."

Before Grissom could even ask why, he continued

"For many years, I have killed. Many people have met their end because I have been told they must die. In the end, I'm not the kind of man who will kill anyone. I kill whom I have to, and usually the men I kill are criminals. It doesn't ever undo the wrongs that those men have done, but it prevents future wrongs. In a sense, we are very alike in motives, except our methods vary. One profession dislikes the other, yet they are so closely intertwined. I think what you do is very necessary, just as much as my work. I hold a tremendous respect for you people, which is why I don't leave evidence, so that I don't have to kill you to protect my identity."

Grissom: "If you're identity is so crucial, why reveal yourself to me now?"

The assassin looked at him and he smiled before speaking: "Because after what I'm going to do, you will appreciate our exchange. I tell you why it all happened, and I warn you of trouble. In return, you do not speak a word about my identity. If you do, I will simply be given a new identity by my employers, after killing you and the others myself. You'll be back in office within the week, trust me. We will meet again, when I decide. If you cross my path before then, I will kill you. It has been a pleasure to enlighten you on the events of these missions I have undertaken. And I hope that maybe we may have a more civil conversation. You may talk about tonight with your fellow investigators, but make sure no-one talks. Your lives depend on it."

The man left several envelopes on Grissom's bed side table and walked away.

After he had gone Grissom double checked he remembered everything then walked to his table and looked at the envelopes. They were all addressed to the members of the team, last names written on them.

This man had gone to a lot of trouble to warn them. He didn't know he could trust him.

And yet…he knew he could trust him.

AN/ That could've been so much worse. I feel I did that well… Hope you thought the same!