Disclaimer: CSI belongs to somebody else, but I borrowing them for a little while. I promise to give them back when I'm done. Also if blood and guts bothers you, skip this chapter. Of course if you actually watch the show often it probably doesn't but I thought I'd warn you anyway.

Snowed Inn

The three CSI teams sat in the main lobby of the hotel. They were facing a huge fireplace. The storm outside was just starting to pick up, but the fire made it seem warm and comfortable. It was also main source of light in the room, as the sun was beginning to set. They were talking about the lasted developments in forensic science when the hotel manger, Sam Griffin came by with an announcement.

"The road up to hotel has been closed. I'm afraid your conference has been canceled, but you folks are still stuck here for the entire weekend at least. Plowing our road isn't exactly high on the city's priorities, and it would be suicide to drive down as it is. I'm afraid we're gonna be here awhile." Sam was apologetic. "The storm's gonna get worse before it gets better. You might wanna call those kids back in before dark." Lindsey and Jack had decided to explore outside.

The two kids were wandering outside in the woods just behind the hotel. Jack was taking a few photos of the skeletal trees in the fading daylight. Lindsey had come with him because it seemed like more fun then just sitting with the adults, and Danny didn't really want Jack to go without another human with him. Jack had protested that Beowulf would come with him. That was why Danny aid it had to be another person. Lindsey had decided to join him.

Now she began to regret that decision. Despite her down jacket, Lindsey was freezing, and now it was getting dark. The cold didn't seem to bother Jack, but then again, he actually lived here. He was used to it. Jack had borrowed his Dad's heavy CSI coat and practically ran outside. Lindsey decided he was crazy t like it out in the cold, creepy woods. The wind was howling and she had to shout to get his attention.

"It's starting to get dark. We ought head back soon!" The storm had really started to intensify, and it as also getting hard to see.

"Hang on. I need to grab Wolfy. The huge, wooly, white dog had run off ahead of them. The two of them followed his paw prints up a hill. They reached the top quickly. Lindsey took one look down to the bottom and screamed.

Jack was a second behind her. "Holy shit!" There was a dead guy at the foot of the hill. He had been badly beaten and someone had cut him open. The man was frozen to ground with his own blood.

"Oh my god." Lindsey looked sick.

"Wolfy, get up here!" Jack didn't need his dog disturbing the scene. Beowulf ran right up. He had smelled the corpse long before his humans realized something was wrong. The dog had gotten then to notice it and was content to sit and wait.

"I'm gonna call my Dad." Jack grabbed his cell phone. He dialed the number and waited as Danny answered the phone.

"What's up?"

"Lindsey and I found a dead guy out in the woods." There really was no good way to tell him.

"WHAT!" Danny's shout startled the other.

"It looks Jack the Ripper decided to come to New York." Considering the scene in front of him, it seemed like a logical guess as to who the murderer was.

"Where are you?"

"In woods behind the hotel." He thought about for a second. "Lindsey can go meet you out front take you here."

"Sounds like a plan." Danny thought Jack's idea made sense. "I'll see you soon." He hung up and told the others what happened. The rest of the CSIs followed him out to meet Lindsey. Fifteen minutes later, they were at the scene.

Mac considered the best course of action. "We can't really process the scene until the storm clears. However, we do need to make sure nothing disturbs it while we wait. We should guard the scene with two people here at all times, in case our perp decides to come back." They quickly decided on pairs to watch over the area. Jack even volunteered to stand guard. Danny decided to let him, because he would be with a trained cop and Danny had taught him to shoot his gun, just in case of an emergency. It wasn't a bad idea, considering Tanglewood could possibly still have a score to settle with the Messer family. They agreed on the following shifts: Mac and Catherine, Eric and Danny, Flack and Grissom, Jack and Greg, and Lindsay and Horatio.

Mac and Catherine settled in for a long three hours after Mac marked the location of footprints and any possible evidence, as well the body, with a bunch of tomato staked he found in a nearby shed. "It will make it easier to find them later." He told Catherine. "The snow should help preserve our evidence and help us catch this psycho." Unlike Jack the Ripper, Mac knew this killer would be caught.

A/N: Thought I'd post again because the first chapter is way to short. I made most of this chapter up at work. I'll try to update again in the morning. Lots of Character stuff next chapter, maybe with a bit of Mac/Catherine. I'm usually a Smacked shipper, but I thought this would be interesting to try and see how it goes. There will probably also will be D/L in the next chapter or the one after. Please read & review. Thank to all of you!