Chapter Four

Sara and Grissom watched Dani through the window for a few minutes. Dani was staring at the opposite wall, there was bags under her eyes. Sara figured she hadn't slept the night before. Sara smiled briefly at Grissom, then she went into Dani's room. She sat down beside the bed the girl was lying in and waited. Dani kept staring at the wall, pretending not to notice that Sara was in the room.

After a few minutes, Dani looked at Sara. The little girl's grey eyes stared Sara in the face. They were sad, depressed, confined, lonely, desperate, confused and worried. So many emotions in one look and Sara could read them all.

"Hi Dani." Sara said. Dani didn't say anything. She didn't even move. "Can I ask you a few questions?"

"Okay." Dani said quietly.

"What do you remember from the night your foster mom and sister died?" Sara asked.

"Not a lot."

"Can you explain what you remember up until the point you were knocked out?"

"I was in my room, it's in the basement, and I heard some noises from upstairs. I opened the door and heard some shouting, then my sister ran down the stairs. I walked over to her and my Mom ran down the stairs. A guy ran down and hit my Mom with a bat. The guy looked at my sister, then hit her with the bat. The guy walked over to me and I tried running, I was hit before I could get anywhere. Then I woke up here." Dani explained, she was in tears .

"Would you be able to describe what the guy looked like to a forensic artist?" Sara asked.

"No, I was kind of busy. I just watched my Mother and sister die." Dani snapped, tears streamed down her face. "I should have got the phone and called the police when I first saw my sister running down the stairs."

"It's okay. Don't blame yourself, you didn't know at the time." Sara said, trying to settle Dani down.

"I still feel like I could have stopped it from happening." Dani said, she wipes the tears from her eyes.

"Do you remember what your last name was before you were adopted?" Sara asked. Dani didn't say a word. "Dani?" Sara asked.

"Yes?" Dani asked.

"Do you remember what your last name was before you were adopted?" Sara asked again.

"Yes." Dani answered quietly. "I could never forget it."

"What is it?" Sara asked. Dani looked at Sara.

"Sidle." Dani said. Sara stared back at Dani, she could feel Grissom eyes burning in the back of her head.