Nick pulled out a map on the assembly table.
"Here" he said pointing to a spot near the dessert.
"We traced the site to Brushy Fork Road. It's near the city limits of Las Vegas and if you continue on you'll reach the Black Rock dessert."
"Ok, lets go." Grissom replied. Before he left he talked to Archie.
"Stay near the computer, tell us as soon as you see us on the monitor."
"Ok, go get Greg back." Archie replied.
"Let's go." Grissom said to the team as the headed to their cars.
Brass led the team and turned on his lights and sirens. The rest of the team did the same thing. Meanwhile, Greg laid on the table when he heard police sirens. He jerked his head up as far as he could. He couldn't believe it, rescue. The team stopped their cars and got out slowly.
"This building." Nick said walking across the street to an old abandoned cabin. Greg started to shout when he saw the lights through the window. His kidnapper came out and looked out the small window. They smiled evilly.
"They're not coming for you." They said. Greg refused to believe this and continued shouting. Across the street Brass opened the door.
"Las Vegas Police Department!" he yelled. The CSIs looked around and were shocked when they didn't see Greg but could hear his pleas for help.
"Greg, we're coming!" Nick yelled. He heard another voice.
"Shut up." It said quietly. Greg continued to shout. Nick walked into a different room where he heard the voices get louder.
"Shut up!" the voice said more firmly. But Greg wouldn't stop.
"Greggo!" Nick yelled. He entered another room but found a sheet over something. With his gun out in front of him. He pulled the sheet off to reveal a computer with Greg and his kidnapper on the screen.
"Shut up!" The voice said again. A buzz of electricity was heard and Greg shook and screamed again. Nick was watching this from another computer screen.
"Son of a bitch!" he screamed. He kicked the table that held the computer. He placed his head in his hands. Grissom and the other team members rushed to where Nick was.
"Nick what happened?"
"The trace led us to this computer. Not to Greg." The team sighed.
"Process the computer." Grissom said to his team.
"What?" Nick asked.
"Someone placed the computer here to mislead us. Let's find out who. Nick, head back to the lab and watch to see if the kidnapper offers anymore clues."
"Sure thing boss." Nick replied. The team began processing the computer. Nick drove back to the lab. He wanted nothing more than for Greg to be back. He approached the computer and startled Archie.
"What happened? Did you guys make it to the location?" He asked.
"Yeah, but the trace led us to a computer that the site was transmitting from."
"Oh." Archie said looking defeated.
"Have they shown anything else yet?"
"No."
"How's he holding up?"
"He's doing ok. He still shakes and screams when he gets shocked but who wouldn't." Archie looked sick at the thought. Nick saw that he was clearly uncomfortable watching his friend being tortured.
"Hey, go grab some coffee. I'll watch it."
"Ok, thanks." Archie walked away and looked one more time at the screen. Nick wiped away tears from his eyes looking at his friend so helpless. The kidnapper came in and ripped off Greg's gag crudely. Greg gasped then asked.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"I haven't had much fun with you yet. I wanna hear you beg for death. I want to punish you for what you did."
"Yeah, what the hell did I do?" Greg asked angrily.
"Shh." Was all the kidnapper said as they lit a lighter and burned the blade of a knife. Greg's eyes grew wide.
"No please don't." he said.
"No no you psycho." Nick said quietly.
"I'm sorry Greggo." The took the knife and slowly dragged the blade across his arm. Greg refused to scream he would just be giving this psycho what they wanted. He gritted his teeth so hard he thought he would chip one of his teeth. They stopped after they saw a thin line of blood coming from his arm.
"Hmm, not hard enough Greg?" they asked. He refused to answer. They took the knife and dragged it across his skin again only this time started to dig into his arm with the knife. Greg held his composure until he felt the knife hit a bone. He couldn't stop the scream that rose out of his throat.
"That's better." They said. They dragged the blade across again and dug until they hit the bone. Greg screamed again louder.
"Stop it you fucking psycho!" Nick yelled at the computer. Greg now had tears running down his cheeks.
"Just do it. Kill me." Greg begged.
"No no Greggo. You're stronger than that. Hold on." He said desperate.
"So you really want to die?" the kidnapper asked.
"Yes." Greg said. He was exhausted physically and mentally. He couldn't take anymore. They held the knife to his throat and Greg waited for the blade to slice. He began to cry as he thought of his family and team members.
"You don't want to die." The kidnapper said.
"What are you talking about? Yes I do." Greg said.
"What about your team mates? The one Nicky is it?"
"Don't you dare talk about Nick."
"How will he feel when they find your body on this table? And Sara the one you are so infatuated with how will she react? And dear Grissom the one you so want to impress, he won't be very happy to find you dead. Oh and your mother. She'll be devastated that her only baby is dead. Is that what you want?"
"How do you know all of this?" Greg asked.
"Some CSI you are. Isn't it obvious? I've been stalking you. So are you really ready to die?" Greg didn't reply.
"I didn't think so." They stuffed the gag back on his mouth and left. Nick began to cry at the lab.
"I'm sorry Greg. I'm so sorry."