"I'm sure we're all glad that Greg is back with us." Grissom said as he ran the briefing. "Since Mia is still out sick, Jevon Haggerty is covering. Nick, Catherine, dead body in the cargo hold of a plane that landed in North Las Vegas airport."

"Any idea where they're from?" Nick asked.

"I don't have many more details. O'Reily will meet you there. Warrick, Greg, a spate of thefts from hotel rooms at the Monte Carlo. They think it's an inside job, and Sara…"

"Gris, I'm going to need a few hours tonight."

"For what reason?" Grissom inquired.

"I got subpoenaed to testify at an appeal on Friday, I don't remember much if anything about the case I need time to go over everything." Sara explained.

"Since I was going to say you'd have to wait for something else to come in you can use the time."

"Thanks Gris."

"That's it." Grissom replied.

"What about you?" Catherine inquired.

"I was called in to consult with swing shift about a case earlier I need to get back to it."

"Have fun with your bugs." Warrick said getting up. "Come on Greggo."

"Right behind you."

"Maybe we can talk someone into a free flight to the Caribbean." Catherine suggested to Nick.

"Probably not unless you take your passport to a crime scene." Nick replied. "Bye guys."

CSI CSI

Sara was going over the file relating to the case, when the PA system announced that she had a visitor at the desk. She closed the file and got up to head the desk.

"There's a visitor for me?" Sara asked when she reached the desk.

"Over there." The receptionist pointed the man.

"I'm Sara Sidle." Sara introduced herself.

"This is for you." The man handed her an envelope.

"What is it?"

"You've just been served. Have a nice night."

"Two in two days." Sara muttered as she opened the subpoena. She paled when she read it.

"Is everything okay Sara?" The receptionist asked.

"I need to call a lawyer." Sara replied.

Sara found a quiet room and grabbed a phone and dialled a number.

"Stokes residence." A sleepy woman answered.

"Jillian I'm sorry I forgot about the time difference and how late it was." Sara apologised.

"Sara."

"I'm sorry." She apologised.

"Is everything okay? Is Nick okay?"

"He's fine, I just needed a little legal advice."

"Are you in trouble?"

"I was just subpoenaed to appear in San Francisco appeals court." Sara replied. "Can they subpoena me from another state?"

"It depends whether it was if you like countersigned in Nevada."

"I have another subpoena to testify here on that date as well."

"Then you need a lawyer to contest the out of state one." Jillian advised. "Why don't you fax a copy of the subpoena to me and I'll take a look at it for you?"

"It's really early in the morning, I shouldn't have bothered you."

"Sara, you're as good as family. I'll look into it for you. Just out of curiosity what are they subpoenaing you to testify for in San Francisco?"

"My mother got an appeal hearing from the looks of it."

"Fax it to me and I'll see what I can do about it." Jillian told her. "I'll call you back in when I've had time to contact the person who issued the subpoena."

"Thanks Jillian."

"That's what family are for. Let me give you the fax number."

Grissom found Sara just after she had sent the fax.

"Sara."

"Oh hey Grissom."

"Is everything alright? I had a message that you'd been served with another subpoena."

"They want me to testify at an appeal in San Francisco the same day as my other subpoena, Nick's mom is going to take a look into and see if she can get me out of it."

"Why do they want you to testify on a case in San Francisco?" Grissom inquired.

"Because it's my Mom." Sara replied.

TBC