Nick ran out of the building and saw Sam flagging down a taxi.
Nick: "Where are you going?"
Sam: "I never would have thought it could have been her. She loved him"
Nick: "Kara? Kara killed Kyle?"
Sam: "White oleander, she just had have white oleander as one of her flowers. She said she loved to exoticness about them."
Nick: "Just because she chose them doesn't mean…."
Sam: "What other leads do we have? Besides, what woman wants oleander plants in their wedding? Roses, lilies and orchids are normally the flower of choice. Damn how long does it take to get a taxi in this city?"
Nick: "Ok breath. We'll bring her in for questioning; you can sit in the observation room."
Thirty minutes later Greg and Reese sat in the interrogation room with Kara, while Nick and Sam sat on in the observation room.
Reese: "Thank you for coming in. We just have some questions for you concerning the last time you saw Kyle alive."
Kara: "I came to his room around 4:00 before I started to get ready to go out with friends."
Reese: "Did you two have intercourse."
Kara: " I don't see what this has to do with anything but yes we did."
Greg: "Well what it has to do with is the fact that we found 3 different types of DNA on the bed. Yours, his, and one other female participant."
Kara: "Are you kidding me? This is some sort of perverted joke right?"
Reese: "You came back later, maybe heard that he was having sex with somebody else, you decided to make him pay by putting white oleander sap in a drink."
Kara: "What, no I didn't kill my fiancée. I loved him."
Greg: "What about him cheating on you?"
Kara: "What, I didn't know. I thought he loved me."
Greg: "Why else choose white oleander. You don't grab me as the type to go outside of traditional wedding details.
Kara: "Greta showed them to me, and I thought they were beautiful. Kyle always said that he wanted something different so I thought the flowers would be a good compromise. "
Reese: "Who is Greta?"
Kara: "My florist of course. Gretta Ashburn"
In the observation room.
Nick: "So do you think she was telling the truth?"
Sam: "Yes. I saw it in her eyes. She never had any clue that he was cheating."
Nick: "Did you."
Sam: "I think he was settling down for my dad's sake more than for his own. He grew up fast when my mom died. Although my dad was around, he became very protective me, I guess because he knew my mom always wanted me to excel. He wanted me to feel loved and safe just as my mom had made us all feel. I think he was so worried about how I would see him growing up that once he realized I was a big girl, he struck out against the responsible persona everyone saw in him."
Nick: "Do you know Gretta?"
Sam: "No. Some florist Kara brought in. I'm curious as to what she has to say."
One hour later in the interrogation room:
Reese: "Do you know Kyle Krieg?
Gretta: "Yes, him and his fiancé are clients of mine. I'm designing their floral arrangement for their wedding."
Greg: "What can you tell us about white oleander?"
Gretta: "It's a beautiful plant. Originally from Moracco."
Reese: "I think what my colleague was trying to get at was about it's sap."
Gretta: "Well you do have to be careful about the sap. Drink a little and it could cause severe diarrhea."
Greg: "Or maybe death."
Gretta: "I suppose it could."
Reese: "Did you have any other type of relationship with Kyle other than him being a client."
Gretta: "Of course not, the guy is getting married. Why all of these questions."
Reese: "Well for starters Mr. Krieg is dead and we found your DNA on the bed. Oh and he died of poisoning from a white oleander plant."
Gretta: "Dead? He wasn't suppose to die."
Greg: "You better start from the beginning."
Gretta: "I came to his room to ask an opinion of something I wanted to do for Kara. He was throwing on the charm. I knew it was wrong but I had sex with him anyway. I came back later realizing what we did was wrong and that he couldn't go through with the wedding. I heard him and Kara having sex not even an hour after I left. What a dog. After she left I was going to give him a piece of my mind when I heard him talking on the phone. He propped the door open. I wanted to make him pay for me, Kara and any other woman he ever made feel like a tramp. I had a flower in my purse. I only squeezed a drop or two into the beer he left on the counter. All it was suppose to do was make him sick, maybe too sick to go on with the wedding that day. All it was suppose to do was allow Kara to make re-think things. He wasn't suppose to die."
Greg: "Officer, place Miss. Ashburn under arrest for the murder of Kyle Krieg."
Ten days after the death of Kyle Krieg, (3 days after catching the killer) Nick and Sam watched the sunrise from her hotel room.
Nick: "So when is your start date?"
Sam: "Ecklie said in two weeks, which works out perfectly. I'll be going home to get my things shipped and to say good-bye to some friends. I'll be staying with my dad for a few weeks until my condo is ready for me to move into."
Nick: "Well I better get home. I know your flight takes off soon. Take care and I'll see you in a couple of weeks" Nick reached out and gave Sam a hug and not wanting to let go.
Sam: "Thank you Nick. You kept me strong through out this."
Nick: "That's what friends are for right?"
Sam gave Nick a kiss on the cheek. "Go get some sleep. I'll call you when I get back."
A/N: Ok I'm not done yet. I'm transitioning to her being on the team, hooking up with Nick, and of course I've got to bring my favorite couple back (GSR of course). Thanks for reading.
