Disclaimer: As I have said before I don't own CSI. If I did no one would leave the show!
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Two days later Grissom and Sara were in Vegas. After getting checked into their hotel room and resting, Grissom and Sara got ready to visit everyone at the lab. Once they arrived at the lab they checked in with Judy.
Judy: "Dr. Grissom, Sara, it's so good to see you again. Oh my, how far along are you?":
Grissom: "Well I'm about 8 months along"
Sara: "So funny dear. I'm 24 weeks along."
Judy: "Aw, congratulations. Let me walk you to the break room. The shift hasn't started yet but Ms Willows is here. I'll let her know you're here."
Sara and Grissom walked into the break room and took a seat at the table.
Grissom: "How are you doing?"
Sara: "I'm ok." She looked over at him. "Seriously I'm ok. I only plan on staying here long enough to say hi to everyone and then I'm going to go back to the hotel and rest up for a day of pampering at the spa." Although she wasn't really into all the girly pampering spas had to offer, pregnancy was taking a toll on her and the massages and facial really did feel good.
Grissom: "Everyone is going to love to see you."
The door to the break room opened. Sam walked in and was a little startled. She wasn't expecting anyone in the break room yet.
Sam: "I'm sorry. I'll come back."
Grissom: "No that's fine. I'm Gil Grissom, I used to be the Night Supervisor here."
Sam: "Oh the etimologist." She reached out her hand to shake his. "I'm Sam Krieg, I just started here a few months ago. You must be Sara, I've heard so much about you both."
Sara: "It's nice to meet you too."
As Sara and Sam were shaking hands Catherine walked in followed by Nick and Greg.
Catherine: "Figures it takes a case to get you both to come out and OH MY GOD you're pregnant!"
Grissom: "Wow Catherine it's nice to know that your CSI skills aren't waning."
Catherine: "Hush up you. Sara you look absolutely beautiful. I'd say you're about 6 months."
Sara: "You're right Gil she's definitely not waning. You are correct."
Nick: "Aw that is great." Nick went to give Sara a hug. Greg went over after to give her a hug.
Greg: "If it's a boy you're naming it after me right?"
Sara: "We'll see. Ok now you all need to get to work and I need to go. You know where we're staying so definitely visit ok."
Grissom: "Here are the keys, be careful ok. I love you."
Sara leans over and gives him a quick kiss. "Love you too. Have fun." With a quick glance to everyone she left the lab.
Grissom: "Ok well let's get to work."
Nick: "Right well here are the photos from the crime scene. As you can see vics had been dead for 2 weeks, but look here, only maggots, but no flies. Shouldn't flies and other bugs be on this body as well?"
Grissom: "Well a body dump could explain that. However, for there to be only maggots the dump would have had to happen within a day."
Sam: "Unfortunately it was windy that day and dry so tire tracks and footprints were blown away."
Grissom: "What was the cause of death?"
Catherine: "Strangulation. Marks were found around both victims' necks." Catherine set out the photos of victims taken at the morgue. Seems to be a belt or something similar."
Sam: "According to Hodges nothing came back from tox. Of course, we all know there are plenty of agents out there that could knock a person out and not leave a trace in the blood stream."
Grissom: "What would make you think something like that would have happened?"
Sam: "Vics were last scene a gothic themed club. Club Noir"
Grissom: "Ah Club Noir, so our vics were into domination and submission"
Sam: "Why does everyone think that? Sam was really getting annoyed.
Catherine: "What or should I say how do you know about this place?"
Grissom: "Lady Heather."
Catherine: "O.K. I don't even want to know. Are you saying we are going to have to talk to her?"
Grissom: "It's just a recommendation."
Sam leans over to Nick and whispers "Who is Lady Heather?"
Nick: "She was this high priced dominatrix whose daughter was killed a few years ago. She and Grissom developed a friendship." If not something more he thought to himself. "Anyway now she's a therapist."
Sam: "Interesting."
Nick looked over at Sam. With her shoulder length dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail she had a look across her face that she was trying to solve some sort of math equation. "Hey are you ok?"
Sam: "Uh yes, do you think we should talk to her?"
Nick: "Not yet, the only thing she can probably provide is insight on the club. We can get that by paying the place a visit."
Sam: "You can't be serious, one look at us and everyone is going to do their best to avoid us."
Nick: "We're cops and there on an official investigation. They have to talk to us."
Sam: "I'm going to tell you right now it's not going to be that easy. They are there to escape this world, a world where they are judged. They go there to meet people like themselves and will shut us out if we don't gain there trust. You really want to detain up to 200 people because they don't want to talk to us?'
Nick: "Ok so what do you have in mind?"
Sam: "Easy, go as one of them."
Nick: "What like an undercover operation? We're not the FBI."
Sam: "I know that but trust me I think we'll get more info this way than going in 'as cops'.
Nick: "I don't own anything that will get me in there."
Sam: "Well I do. I'll do this on my own."
Nick: "I don't think so, you need back up."
Sam: "Well I have some things that belonged to an old boyfriend, they will work for you". Sam looks over at Catherine, "What do you think, can we do this?"
Catherine: "Go ahead and scope out the place. If you see anything that can be used for the case get it or get back here so we can get a warrant."
Sam: "We will. Nick meet me at my place in two hours, I want to go by my dad's to check in on him."
Nick: "Sounds like a plan. Let your dad know I said 'hi'".
Sam: " I will."
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Sam drove over to her father's house. Unfortunately his health had made a turn for the worse in the past few months and Sam has been told by doctors that her father doesn't have much longer. Knowing her dad would not want to go to a medical facility she arranged for round the clock care at her dad's.
Sam let herself in with a key. As she came in and went up the stairs she noticed a soft light coming from her father's room.
Mr. Krieg: "Coming to tuck me in I see."
Sam bending down and giving her dad a kiss on the forehead, "I just wanted to come by and say goodnight. Nick and I are on our way to Club Noir to see how it fits into a case."
Mr. Krieg: "Nick, he is such a nice guy. You two should…"
Sam: "Dad please don't. I'm happy."
Mr. Krieg: "Sam I don't have much time and I don't want to see you alone. I know we've talked about this before but your real father…"
Sam: "Dad YOU are my REAL father, and you're right we have talked about it and my answer is still the same. He was a sperm donor nothing more. That's all he was to mom and that's all he will ever be to me. Please dad no more talk about this ok. I need to get going, get some rest dad. I love you."
Mr. Krieg: " I love you too sweetie."
With that Sam turned off the bedroom light and left for her apartment.
Once she arrived at her apartment Sam went to a closet to get the clothes she had for Nick to wear. Looking at the clock she only had 5 minutes before Nick would show up. She logged onto her laptop in her bedroom and went to her favorite search engine. In there she typed in two words: LADY HEATHER.
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A/N: I'm still writing as I post so hopefully I'll have another chapter or two posted by the end of the weekend. I watched the episode last night and I think I may be too far gone to introduce Laurence Fishburn's character to this story although I think I'm going to like him on CSI (definately NO replacement or W.P.).
As far as search engine I didn't want to worry about trademarks or anything but we all know where we go when we search for stuff ;)
Thanks for the reviews and to those of you who have added this story on their alerts. You are truly keeping me motivated to stay on top of this.