Disclaimer: belongs to Anthony Zuiker not me so if you're him please don't sue me. If you aren't him enjoy the story since you have no reason to sue ;)

Warning: Violence and all that. Bet you guessed that when I mentioned possible Danny abuse ;) Also more blood and guts type stuff.

Snowed Inn

Just as Grissom was finishing his coffee, his cell phone rang. He wandered a little away from the others to take the call. Sara had called him, and Gil really didn't want to be overheard. Greg finding out about his relationship was one distraction he just didn't want to deal with right now. While he knew the young CSI would eventually figure it, now was just not a good time to explain.

"Hi Sara."

"Hello. Just calling to say good morning and to tell you better catch that sick son of a bitch. After you called last night, I did a little research. This guy's MO matches a half dozen unsolved murders in the northeast."

"So, we've got a serial."

"Just remember whoever it is probably stuck in the hotel with you. You ought be able get him. Please just be careful. "

"I will."

"Bye. Please come home soon. Love you."

"I love you, too." Gil found himself saying. He returned to the dining room. Gil got everyone's attention. "I think we've got a serial killer in this hotel." He filled them in on what Sara had told him.

"That male sense. I was just thinking that the MO reminds me of one the unsolved case files on my desk." Mac thought this all seemed too familiar. "But if we can't get out of here neither can our murderer. I want everyone to be extremely cautious until we can take the killer into custody." He thought for a moment. "Horatio, why don't you and Danny go ahead? I have my own phone call to make. I'll catch up with you in a few minutes."

The two left without a word. Mac stepped aside to call Stella. The other CSIs looked at the evidence in front of them. Greg had a gotten a fingerprint on the room key. Lindsay took the print from him and scanned it into her laptop. They didn't get a name, but it did match prints that had come up in the previous cases. That confirmed they were after a serial killer.

Meanwhile, Eric was looking at the black fibers they found on the pocketknife. They looked like wool. "I think our killer wears back wool gloves."

"And also wears a size ten Timberland boot." Catherine added. She had seen the logo in the shoe impressions that were made earlier. Mac hung up his phone and smiled at her.

"Good work. That's gonna make it easier to find the perp, assuming he hasn't all ready ditched the bloody gloves and his boots."

Greg just remembered something. "Didn't Sam have wool gloves and Timberland boots?"

"That's right." Grissom agreed with him. He was proud and somewhat surprised that of all the CSIs Greg Sanders had remembered that detail. Wow, guess he learning after all.

"We'd better warn Danny and Horatio." Catherine said. Mac quickly called Danny's cell and let them know the hotel manager may be the killer. Danny said he had a similar thought earlier. He assured Mac they would be careful. Mac said was sending Don up just to be sure. Don left before Mac even finished speaking.

Jack had been trying to read when he overheard the whole conversation. The adults hadn't eve noticed him and the other Lindsey were still in the hotel dining room. He must have looked worried because Lindsey said, "Your dad will be fine. He doe have a gun, and two other armed cops with him, remember?"

"I guess. There no way Don will let anything happen to him, anyway." He knew Danny and Don were close friends. He had played basketball with often enough to at least understand that much.

"I'm gonna have a closer look at the freezer." Sam had seemed in an awful hurry to get them out. Mac decided to see why. Catherine and Greg decided to come with him. The three headed down to the freezer together, Mac and Catherine leading with Greg a half step behind them.

They reached the freezer. Mac pulled open the door, and they stepped inside. William was right where they left him. Catherine boldly stepped in to he back of the freezer.

"I think I know what Sam was hiding." She had found Mr. Baxter's organs. Or most of them, anyway. She didn't want to know what happened to the rest. Mac and Greg followed and saw what she was talking about.

Upstairs, Danny and Horatio had just gotten off the phone with Taylor.

"You want to wait for Flack?"

Horatio just shrugged. "He'll catch up." He opened the door using one of the spare keys Sam had given them. The two entered the room, guns drawn.

The room looked just the same as all the others in hotel. They didn't see anyone. As Horatio was checking the bathroom, Danny heard a noise coming from the closet. He quietly walked over to it.

As he got closer the door flew open. Before Danny registered what had just happened, Sam Griffin hit his arm with an aluminum baseball bat. Danny felt the bones in his wrist snap. He dropped his gun as Sam hit him again. The blow caught him in ribs, and Danny positive those were broken, too. Sam swung the bat again, and Danny went down, cursing loudly in Italian. The killer hit him in the head again to make sure Danny out cold. He quickly dropped the bat and grabbed Danny's gun, just as Horatio came out the bathroom.

"You move and I'll put a bullet in his head." Sam informed Horatio. Lt. Caine noticed Danny's cobalt blue eyes open. He realized the young CSI was going to try something. Then they were both distracted by Flack's entrance. Danny took advantage of the moment. He picked up the bat and swung s hard as he could. The gun Sam had went off, just as Danny's swing connected. The was a sickening crack as the bat hit Sam's skull. Both he and Danny collapsed.

Horatio and Don rushed forward to help Danny. They quickly realized the bullet had gotten him in the shoulder. Horatio called Mac as Don tried to stop his fried from bleeding to death.

A/N: Sorry about the cliffhanger. I meant to post earlier, but it's all ready been a busy weekend. Please read and review. By the way, Jack is about twelve or thirteen, but he is extremely mature for his age. Thanks to anybody that reviewed!