Grissom and Warrick approached the scene. The officer was apologizing repeatedly.
"I swear the area was clear, I checked it. I'm so sorry." Brass was listening the young cops statement. Grissom approached him.
"Cop left the scene briefly to respond to a rape call. Said he checked the scene and when he came back Nick was unconscious and Greg was missing. Oh and the body dump, dummy in a bag it's just a set-up."
"Ok, thanks Brass." Grissom said as he walked toward the ambulance to talk to Nick. Nick stared out straight ahead he hadn't said a word since he woke up with paramedics treating him.
"Nick?" Grissom asked. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." Nick said. "Did you guys find Greg?"
"No, Nick do you remember anything?"
"The only thing I remember was Greg yelling at me to look out then I blacked out."
"We've got Sara and Catherine coming and they'll help us process."
"I want to help."
"No Nick, you just rest for a little bit. We'll be done in a minute." Nick continued to stare out of the ambulance.
"Will he be ok?" Grissom asked the paramedic.
"Oh yeah, he can leave with you guys whenever you guys leave."
"Ok thanks." Grissom swabbed the blood and the sidewalk and tested it even though he knew it was already blood. Warrick came back from the bushes with Greg's vest in a bag in one hand and a swab of blood in the other. He looked at Grissom with a somber look on his face. Sara and Catherine ran toward Grissom.
"What have you found?" Sara asked out of breath.
"Greg's vest with blood on it and blood on the ground."
"Oh God" Catherine said.
"Look for anything you can. Even take prints off the trash bag and the dummy. Whoever set this crime scene wanted one of us." After what seemed like hours, the CSIs finished processing. They hadn't found anything that led them closer to Greg. They headed back to the lab. Before they could enter the DNA lab to deliver the swabs of blood the receptionist stopped them.
"This came for you Dr. Grissom, while you were away." She pulled out a brown box and handed it to him. Grissom just stared at it and ran toward the assembly table. He told Sara to go to the DNA lab to drop off the swabs of blood. She looked angry but did what he said. He opened the package and found a computer cable plug-in. The team looked anxious as he plugged it into the computer. Sara came back anxious to see what they had found.
Meanwhile, Greg opened his eyes his vision blurred. He felt a stinging pain on his right check but didn't see the cut which was now bandaged. He noticed that he was now shirtless he tried to move his hands but noticed that they were cuffed above his head. He tried to break free of them but with no success. His feet were also cuffed. He was laying on some kind of table. He saw the same figure with a mask over their face walking over him. He tried to shout but noticed that his speech was muffled by a piece of duct tape over his mouth. The figure knelt down beside them. Their voice was soft
"You're going to appreciate that gag soon enough." The figure smiled and left to a smaller room.
The CSIs had found the computer cable led them to a web site with a message saying Click to find him. Grissom clicked the link but it lead to a black screen.
"This isn't doing anything." Nick said impatiently.
"Be patient." Grissom told him.
"I can't be patient Greg's out there somewhere and I'm not just gonna sit here." As soon as he said this the figure appeared on the screen.
"Hello CSIs, you will notice that poor Greg is missing. Well, I know his exact location but before we get down to that would you like see your CSI?" She turned the camera turned Greg and the whole team gasped.
"Here's what will happen." The figure said. A buzz of electricity was heard Greg began to scream and shake uncontrollably. They all gasped and jumped back in surprise. After a few seconds the electricity stopped and Greg stopped screaming.
"Every half an hour Greg will be shocked with electricity that will enter through the cuffs on his hands and feet. Each half an hour the shock will become longer and deadlier until the 8th hour and I will deliver the fatal shock. I will be delivering clues to where your friend is. I suggest one of you stay at the computer at all times. You have 8 hours beat the clock." The camera turned toward Greg who was looking around desperate with tears falling down his face. Nick placed his head in his hands. Sara placed a hand on his shoulder to comfort him but she felt just as scared and helpless as he did.
"I'll take the first shift." Grissom said somberly. "Catherine, get to Archie now and see if he can get a trace on this. Everyone stay at the computer for 2 hours each. Who wants second shift?"
Sara offered "I'll do it."
The CSIs began the unpleasant game of waiting.