Blood was splattered on the left side of her face as she looked at Nick. She watched as He rushed over to Greg and kneel down, only to get back up. "What are you doing? Why aren't you calling an ambulance?" she asked

"Because there is no need." Nick said with a look that she couldn't quite place on his face.

"That means-oh god that means he's dead!" she burst into tears and Nick rushed to her and said, "No, he's not dead. Look." He pointed to Greg.

"What?"

"He was wearing his vest. Must have pulled it out of the back before we got here." He said with a huge smile on his face.

"His bullet proof vest?" she asked. She knew the answer but needed conformation.

"Yea. Now I need your help. He shot at him at very close range, so I need to make sure they didn't go through. I checked his pulse and it's there, but I need to make sure. Will you help me?" he asked holding Greg up slightly so that Amy could unzip it and take it off him. Greg groaned as Nick pulled up his shirt to look at the angry black purple and blue bruises that had formed. "Quit. That hurts." Greg said still not very aware of what was happening.

"Greg? Are you awake?" Amy asked, new tears running down her face.

"Hey. Why are you crying? I'm ok. A little banged up but otherwise ok." Greg looked at her and wiped the cascading tears and blood off her face. "Whose blood is this?"

When she didn't answer Nick said, "The guy that was at the house. I shot him."

Police sirens could be heard in the distance. Nick and Amy helped Greg stand up. Neighbors came outside their houses to see what the gunshots were about. One woman saw the disfigured head of the man a screamed.

Two black and whites pulled into the driveway; two officers in each. Two of the officers when over to the trio, the other two split up; one keeping the neighbors back, the other inspecting the body. "We're gonna need a coroner." One of the cops said. The other two cops looked at the trio and one said, "You all mind telling me what happened here?"

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Greg walked out of the interrogation room and stood by Nick who was already done with his statement and was standing a couple feet away staring at the opposing wall. "What a night. Huh?" Greg said, trying to lighten the mood.

"I killed a man." Nick said

"Yes, you did but only to save Amy's life. They'll rule it as self defense." Greg said seriously.

"It doesn't matter, Greg. I killed a man. And I have to live with that." Nick said still staring at the wall. "While you were still giving your statement, Grissom told me that we are being suspended until they can sort this out."

"Shouldn't Amy be done by now?" Sara walked by and Greg stopped her. "Hey weren't you doing Amy's statement?"

"Yes I did. Why?"

"Do you know where she went?"

"She said she was going home." She said as she looked at Nick.

"Sara? Which home? Mine or hers?" he asked getting anxious.

"I don't know, Greg. Why don't you go check it out?"

"Thanks." He said as he walked rather quick down the hall and out to the car.