3 weeks later

Nick held Sara's hand was they walked into the court room. Grissom had gotten it to where Sara wasn't going to have to testify. The whole graveyard was there to show support for her. Hank's lawyer was trying to get the case thrown out of court because at this time they still believed that the graveyard shift was the one to process the scene and handle the evidence.

After they had seated Hank was brought in. He looked at Sara and smirked at her. Sara turned her head, but Nick stared right back at him. Hank took a seat and the judge came in and it all began.

"Why do you want to have this thrown out of court?" asked the judge. She was an elder woman who looked like she wouldn't take shit of anyone.

"Well your honor, the evidence in this case was handled by friends of the accused victim. We believe that he tampered with the evidence to show that in fact my client Hank Pettigrew was the rapist."

"Okay, who in the lab are you questioning?" Asked the judge. She honestly looked bored.

"Gilbert Grissom, Greg Sanders, Warrick Brown, Catherine Willows, and Nick Stokes that work the graveyard shift with Sara Sidle. We believe they let their emotions get the best of them in this case because it was a fellow co-worker."

The judge rolled her eyes. "And what do you have to say Mr. Pettigrew?"

Hank took center stage. "Your honor, I went over to Sara's apartment because Sara was causing problem between me and my girlfriend. I asked her to please leave us alone so we could move on with our lives together. I'm not proud of it but I did sleep with her. After I told her I couldn't do this again she went into a rage. I left the apartment and the next thing I know there are police officers at my door arresting me for the rape and assault of Sara."

Sara gasped. She couldn't believe what was coming out of Hank's month and lucky for her neither did the judge.

"How do you explain the broken arm, cracked ribs, bruises all over her body, and the utter brutal ness of the rape?"

"She likes it rough." Hank said trying to keep the smile off his face, which he failed to do.

The whole time Nick just sat there. The past three weeks after their talk had been the best of his life. Two days after their talk Sara was taken off the sling and was as back to normal as could be expected. It had been roughly 6 weeks since the rape and they had gotten scared when Sara thought she might have been pregnant, but a quick trip to the drug store and the doctor's office proved that to not be the case. They had gone home and had a little celebration of their own. Nick's attention was brought back to where he was when the judge turned to the DA and asked him what he had to say to all this.

"Well, your honor, I don't know were they could have come up with all this but that is not the case. No one from the graveyard shift has touched anything that had to do with Miss. Sidle's case, because they are close to the victim. We have documents to back all we are saying up."

Everyone from the graveyard shift was watching Hank while the DA was making his speech. Greg had to do everything in his power to go say "HA HA" to Hank after the DA was finished.

"Is Miss. Sidle here?" The judge asked looking around the courtroom.

They all turned to Sara as she got up and made her way up to the stand. Everyone looked at Nick who could do nothing but shrug his shoulder.

Sara walked up and sat down after being put under oath the judge looked at her with kind eyes and asked her to tell her what had happened on that night and to leave nothing out.

And that is what Sara did. She started from when she got home to the knock on the door. She didn't stop as the tears started to flow down her cheeks. She continued on to when Nick had taken her back to his place because hers was a crime scene and then to the fact that Hank had showed up at Nick's place.

The judge stopped her. "Did you really go to Mr. Stokes residence?" the judge asked looking at Hank.

"Yes, your honor I did I just wanted to talk to her, but Nick wouldn't allow me in and we got into a little dispute." Hank said all smirks and smile gone he had hoped Sara would be too scared to testify.

The judge looked back at Sara and asked her to continue.

"Please go one Miss. Sidle"

"That is all there is Ma'ma." Sara had started to calm down.

"Okay, you can go sit down."

The judge looked at Hank with pure disgust in her eyes. "Do you still plead not guilty or do we need to do this in front of a jury?"

Hank looked at his lawyer. They spoke for a few long minutes before Hank looked at the judge turned looked at Sara who was now safely back in Nick's arms.

"Guilty" as all he said as he turned back around to the judge.

A/N: I know ya'll probably want more out of the trial but I just wanted to get back to the Snickers ASAP. Only one more chapter left. I hope to get it out sometime today. Ya'll let me know what ya think!