"Hey." Nick said when he found Sara looking off distantly ignoring the case file in front of her as well as ignoring his greeting. "Sara." Nick touched her arm.

"Nick." Sara jumped.

"Hey are you okay? You looked pretty distant."

"Just thinking. How is your airport case going?"

"We just got back we're working the evidence, but no ID yet."

"I'm sure you'll figure it out." Sara replied.

"What were you thinking about?" Nick asked.

"I got subpoenaed." Sara told him.

"I know you told me before we went to sleep yesterday."

"No, I got subpoenaed again."

"Two in two days that's impressive."

"My mother got an appeal they want me to testify." Sara explained.

"She got an appeal." Nick sat down.

"According to the subpoena." Sara replied.

"Just out of curiosity why do they want you to testify?"

"My brother and I were originally on the witness list but we didn't testify."

"But you've read the investigators reports and the court transcripts that would bias you."

"It's on the same day as I have to testify in this case." Sara sighed.

"They like being short on notice."

"We were out of town for four days." Sara reminded him.

"I know."

"My lawyer is looking into whether it's a valid subpoena since its interstate and then they're trying to get me out of it because I can't be in two places at once and I really don't want to go to jail."

"You have a lawyer?" Nick questioned.

"Ah."

"Ah?" Nick repeated.

"I forgot how late it was and the time difference and called Jillian."

"You called my mother?"

"She's the only lawyer I know the number for off the top of my head." Sara shrugged. "She's said she'd make a few calls in the morning."

"So you're getting Mom to get you out of testifying in California because you have to testify in Nevada from Texas."

"We're a multi-state country." She paused. "It's ridiculous right."

"Mom won't mind helping." He looked at her. "Do you want to go? It would mean having to see her."

"I haven't seen her in 19 years. I don't know her, I only know what I remember and I'm not even sure if that's the truth any more."

"Sara…"

"I got this subpoena first therefore I have to attend this one and the other one we'll deal with."

"Sara…"

"I'm fine; you should get back to work." She told him.

"Sara…" Nick repeated again.

"We can talk later; you should go solve your case."

"You know where I am if you need me." Nick kissed the top of her head.

"Thanks."

CSI CSI

"Hey man." Warrick said.

"Hey Rick." Nick looked up.

"How's the case going?"

"We still don't have an ID on our vic, but it looks like she froze to death."

"That's one hell of a way to go."

"How's your case going?"

"We've got fingerprints Greg's running them through AFIS right now." Warrick paused. "Is Sara okay? I saw her she looked a little out of it."

"Her mother got an appeal for something and Sara got subpoenaed."

"Wow. How long has it been since she's seen her?" Warrick asked.

"Nineteen years. Mom is trying to get her out of it."

"Your mother?"

"Sara called her. She probably should testify anyway she read all the case files and the trial transcript when she worked in San Francisco."

"I'm sure they'll figure something out man. I should go and she how Greg is doing."

"Later bro."

TBC