-1I don't own CSI… I wouldn't be here if I did. So enjoy and please review…

It was cloudy outside of the lab… not much of a change from the atmosphere inside of the lab. DNA was being processed and bodies were being identified. Eventually everyone trickled into the break room when their tasks were completed… or as completed as they could be.

"The bullets in all five of the victims match the gun that killed Justin Benares… fill in the blanks." Greg said as he tossed some papers on the table.

Nick looked up, "Mykle Benares is the killer…"

"It's looking that way," Sara entered. "His prints were all over the house and there must have been a struggle between him and Eric Sanchez. His DNA was embedded in Mr. Sanchez's wedding ring."

"Fight for your life… Fight for your wife." Warrick said as he came in. "Greg tell them your theory of what happened."

Greg dropped himself in a chair next to Erin, "Ok…" He sighed. "Mykle and Melanie were arguing about what to do with Jasper's body… Melanie wanted to go to the police, but Mykle was probably threatening to come out and tell everyone about her drug problem-"

"She did drugs?" Melissa asked.

"Yes… Dr. Robbins found signs of drug abuse." Catherine said.

"Anyway… Eric came upstairs and saw this man arguing with his wife. There was some yelling, a fist fight and then Eric went downstairs to the kitchen. To either get a knife or to call the cops. Mykle followed him to the kitchen and shot him from behind. Melanie heard the gun shot from downstairs and started to climb out the window. Mykle ran back upstairs, saw her at the edge of the roof, called her name, she looked at him (a natural reaction when someone calls your name) and he shot her in the torso. She was the only one not shot in the head. He heard Mr. and Mrs. Mendez enter the house calling for the Sanchez's. Mykle hid somewhere downstairs. When Cindy went upstairs to look for Melanie; Mykle came out from hiding and shot Kyle in the head. Cindy heard the shot and tried to hide, but he found her and killed her as well. He must have then attempted to hide Jasper in the pool. The body floated so he stuck it in a trash bag with rocks and dropped him in the deep end. He then left and no one has seen him since."

They were all silent for a few minutes while they thought about this scenario.

"That's possible." Sara said.

"Why would Mykle have killed Jasper though?" Catherine asked.

Melissa sighed when Erin looked at her. Melissa knew that she had to tell them, but she felt as if she did, she would lose her job if they knew the truth.

"Jasper was going to tell my parents about the drugs." Melissa said.

"What drugs?" Warrick asked.

"After Mykle would attack me… he would drug me." She said. "It was his way of keeping me under 'control'."

"Why didn't you say anything before?" Nick asked.

"Because it is my past and I'm not proud of it." She said as Jim came in.

"Melissa Sanchez, you need to come with me-" he said.

"What?" Everyone looked confused.

"We need to ask you some questions, you are a suspect in the murders of Justin Benares, Melanie and Eric Sanchez, and Cindy, Kyle, and Jasper Mendez."

"Are you arresting me?" she asked as she stood.

"No, ma'am, just some questions." he looked at Erin, "We have some questions for you too."

Melissa and Erin left. Everyone talked in questionable hushes and they all rushed to go and check the evidence; to try and clear their names.

"Melissa Sanchez," Jim had her in an interrogation room, "What was your relationship with Mykle Benares?"

"We dated."

"Was he… abusive?"

"Yes-"

"Did he do drugs?… Is that what made him abusive?"

"Yes. I guess that's what made him that way. And the fact that he wanted me for himself and didn't feel like letting me go…"

"Did you ever do drugs?"

"I tried marijuana once and after that I told him that drugs were his to deal with and not mine."

"So…"

"He 'accidentally' hit me and said that it wouldn't happen again. He always said that-"
"Why didn't you try to leave?"

"I did- but- I don't expect you to understand."

"So when your parents cut you off, did you ever think of killing them?"

"No."

"Did you ever conspire against people with Mykle?"

"No."

"Ok, I'll be right back."

Jim got up and left the room. He walked into the room where the others were watching from. This room was in the middle of two interrogation rooms, and one twin sat in each interrogation room.

"Maybe I can play them against each other."

"I doubt it," Greg said as Jim left and went into the room Erin was in.

"Erin Sanchez, what was your relationship with Justin Benares?"

"We were married, but I divorced him when he gave Mykle all our money and I was unable to stand Mykle controlling our lives."

"How long have you two been separated?"

"A year."

"What was your sister's relationship with Mykle Benares?"

"They dated."

"Did there seem to be anything wrong with their relationship?"

"No. They seemed like the perfect couple. They looked cute together, always laughed."

"Was it always that way?"

"No, she started to look… different; to much make up."

"Did you suspect abuse. And if you did, did you confront her?"

"I asked her about it, but she denied it and only pushed me farther away."

"When did you find out that there was something wrong?"

"She came to me once, after he had beat her and taken drugs and passed out. She said she wanted out. So I let her stay at my place."

"Did she leave?"

"No… Mykle came and got her. Stood outside my door and apologized for almost two hours straight. Said he would never do it again and that he wasn't thinking when it happened."

"Did you try to get any help for her?"

"Yes and they said not to force her to leave, but to encourage her. And when I helped her to finally leave… that's when he said that if he couldn't have her… no one could."

"That's when he shot her?"

"Yes."

"Your sister said that you did drugs too…"

"Your lying and I know you are. You are trying to play my sister and I against each other."

"Fine, I'm done, you can leave."

"Thank you." She got up and went to wait for her sister. In the other room Nick followed Erin to wait for Melissa as well.

Jim went into the room where Grissom was and looked at his friend.

"Grissom," He handed him some papers, "She's on probation, take her gun and badge and send her home."

Grissom took the papers and went into the room where Melissa was sitting.

"You didn't find anything that pointed to me did you?" She stood up smiling, ready to leave.

"You need to go home…"

"Why?… What?…" Her smiled faded.

"I need your gun."

"Grissom! You know I didn't do anything… why do you need my gun?"

"Your on probation."

"Why?"

"You're a suspect; your to close to the murderer."

"I was close." She took her holster off and placed it on the table.

She pulled the gun out and took out the clip. Placing them both on the table she turned to leave, but Grissom stopped her.

"Your badge…"

She unhooked it and turned. As she made eye contact with him she tossed it on the table, "Have a nice day, Grissom."

Melissa walked out of the room and found Erin and Nick waiting for her.

"They tried to play us against each other." Erin laughed at the failed attempt.

"What's wrong?" Nick asked as Melissa kept walking and they followed.

"I'm on probation," She threw up her arms in dismay.

"What!… Why?" Erin asked as she grabbed her sister's arm and stopped her.

"I'm a suspect! I'm to close to the murderer." She pulled away from her grasp, "I'm going home."

Somewhere down the hall, Greg called for Erin and she hugged her sister and ran off. Melissa went outside and headed for her car, but Nick stopped her.

"Go to my place, you can't go to yours." He said as she unlocked the door.

"And what am I supposed to do?" She faced him, "Sit around and do nothing."

"Yes… well… I don't know… but promise me you will stay there and not let anyone in." He looked at her.

She opened the car door and sighed, "Promise…" And with that she got in and drove away.

"I'm going to work even harder to clear your name and get this case over with." He walked back inside.

I had this whole thing planned out in my head yesterday. I just keep getting distracted… yes, I'm watching TV. We are watching the third LOTR. I've seen it before and it is very long and there's still a lot left. I'll update soon.