Disclaimer: I am not connected in any way with the creators of any of the CSI shows. (I wish I was though, so Danny and Lindsay would get together already.) These are just my mind's version of the events that transpire on the show.

Stella, Hawkes and Lindsay sat around one of the tables in the layout room. Lindsay and Hawkes were working on a reconstruction of the scene and Stella was cross referencing the data she got about the kids who were shot.

Stella thought aloud. "Okay, so I have 5 high school seniors here, three of them aged 17, the other two, 18. First, we have Tara Wilkins. She's a teen model who appeared on several catalogs. Then there's Hallie Johnson, the Student Council president who has a 4.0 GPA and on the fast tract to an Ivy League school. We also have Kerri Thomas, captain of the cheerleading squad and Charlie Miller, the quarterback of the football team. Last kid was Mark Lee, who was some sort of Math and Science genius who recently got a full ride to MIT."

Hawkes looked up, impressed. "Wow! That's high school royalty right there."

Stella suddenly looked at Hawkes and snapped her fingers as she realized that that was the point of commonality she was looking for. "You're right," she said, thinking rapidly. "These are the cream of the crop of that high school."

Hawkes followed her train of thought. "Right, and since we're dealing with teenagers here, it's not unlikely that the motive is jealousy or envy. Remember Columbine."

Lindsay added one last thing and she motioned the other two detectives over. "Okay, Hawkes, I think we're done with this. Stel, can you come over and take a look at this?"

Stella walked around the table to where Lindsay had set up the simulation.

Lindsay started the demonstration. "Okay, so here are the locations of the five victims." Five different dots labeled with the victims' initials appeared on the screen. "Figuring in the various wounds of the five students, we have various trajectories that show us where the bullets came from." She tapped some keys on the computer and a series of rays appeared. "Three of them originated from this spot, right here," she pointed with her finger, "and the other two came from here."

Stella nodded. "Okay, so we have a location for our shooters. That's good."

Lindsay tapped a few more keys and more data appeared. "We have Shooter A, who got Hallie and Mark and we have Shooter B, who got Tara, Kerri and Charlie."

Stella squinted at the computer screen. "Hey, look at the seating arrangement." She shook her head. "High school students and their cliques. They're all sitting at separate tables, but look at the division." She continued, "Mark and Hallie were sitting at the tables that were the closest to each other, the smart kids and the successful kids. Then a few tables over, you have the pretty girls, sitting with Tara the teen model and at the next table, you have Kerri the cheerleader and Charlie the quarterback."

Lindsay's eyes widened at the connections. "You're right. This was probably the way the lunchroom was arranged every single day. It was easy to pick spots where you can hit all five targets."

Hawkes asked, "Linds, can you call up the data that approximates the height of the two shooters?"

At that moment, Danny entered the layout room. "Hey, guys." He walked over to press a kiss on Lindsay's temple. "Apparently, our suicide this morning really was just a suicide, so Mac sent me here to help you guys." He looked expectantly at Stella. "Where do you need me?"

Stella briefed Danny on the case, "So far, we have two unidentified shooters, who decided to 'take out' the most popular kids in school. They were unsuccessful, though. The most they did was to give them flesh wounds."

Lindsay took over the explanation, showing Danny the simulation they just finished. "They shot from these two points, and we have approximate heights." She peered at the data, "One of them was 5 feet 6 inches tall and the other was 5 feet 7 inches tall."

Danny frowned in thought. "From what I remember of New York City high schools, they generally have two lunch periods. Freshmen and sophomores, then juniors and seniors." He turned to Lindsay and said, "We can find out if they do the same thing at this place, then we can cross reference data from the school health center, they're required to have vital stats of the students. That should narrow down the field a bit."

Stella nodded, "Sounds good." Her phone beeped. She made a quick decision. "Lindsay, why don't you guys call up the data on the computer and see if we can hack into the school's system? I'm just going to go over to Ballistics and get the report on our bullets. When I get back, we'll cross-reference samples."

She exited the room, leaving Lindsay to work her magic on the computer. Hawkes showed Danny what little evidence they had. Which at this point, was basically, nothing.

Hawkes said, "We know that they were wearing ski masks and black-hooded sweatshirts."

Danny nodded. "Do we know if the shooters are male or female?"

Hawkes shook his head. "No. We didn't get much from the kids. According to them, it happened so suddenly."

Lindsay suddenly spoke up, "Okay, I've shortened the list. We now have only twenty-five kids, male and female, who fit the height requirement and are in the lunchroom at the time of the shooting."

Stella entered the layout room again, holding a piece of paper in her hand. "Here are the results from Ballistics. The guns used are both registered to one man. Take note, it's just registration, never been involved in any crimes." She consulted the paper. "Guns were registered to a man named Walter James." She looked expectantly at Lindsay, who was now scanning the short list of names.

Lindsay frowned, "No kid named James here. But we can check the guardians list. Maybe he's not a parent." She cross-checked the data and smiled. "Okay, Walter James is the guardian of another senior in that high school, who fits the requirement and is supposedly in the lunchroom at that time, according to their schedule." She looked up. "Kid's name is Marlon James Farber."

Up to here for now. :D This is a short chapter, but I'll draw the conclusion to this case in the next chapter. What do you think so far? Your reviews mean so much so please don't forget to drop a line after you read the story. :D Enjoy:D