All Grissom heard after 'bitch' was the sound of a slap and the line went dead.
"Line's down" He said slamming the phone down and looking at the map on the screen.
"We've narrowed it down to the Henderson area." Said Catherine pointing at the screen.
"Two of these addresses are in Henderson." Said Nick as he checked the addresses his in-laws had given him.
"Okay. Catherine, Warrick, take Greg and some uniforms to this address." Said Grissom as he handed them one of the papers. "Nick you come with me and Brass to the other. If you find anything suspicious, call us."
They all nodded and rushed to their cars.
Grissom and Nick were the first to arrive at their destination followed closely by Brass and his cops.
"Step back." Said Brass holding the warrant in his hand and pulling out his gun.
Both Grissom and Nick leaned back on the car as the police did their thing.
"LVPD open up!" Shouted Brass at the door.
The cops were about to break down the door when a little boy opened it.
"Oh…" Said Brass putting his gun down "Are your mommy and daddy home?"
The little boy took one look at the gun and ran away. He came back seconds later hiding behind a man's leg.
"Is there a problem here?" He asked picking up his son.
"We have a warrant to search the property. Would you step outside, please?" Brass motioned for him to get out and told the cops to go ahead.
It was only a matter of minutes before the search ended and Catherine called.
"Grissom." Grissom answered the phone on the first ring.
They had just pulled up to their destination and Catherine already knew they had the right place. As soon as she saw the get away car, she called Grissom.
"Gil, Get over here. We have the car." After saying this, Catherine looked blankly at the phone as it beeped. Grissom had hung up.
In a matter of minutes, all the CSI's were standing by their cars as the police got ready to enter the house.
"Nick, no matter what, you aren't going in that house." Grissom warned him as Nick placed his gun on its holster.
"Lauren needs…"
"Both of you have a better chance of surviving if you do what I tell you…"
Nick thought of protesting but he knew Grissom was right.
"LVPD! Open up!" The heard Brass shout at the door.
Allyson had heard the first cars arrive and was now waiting for Nick's arrival as she heard the sirens of ambulances and police cars outside.
"He won't come…" Said Lauren looking at her sister and the knife she was holding.
"Oh he will…" She smiled menacingly "his family is in danger."
Outside, Sara heard Brass' voice at the door and knew right behind him would be Grissom.
When no answer came, Brass gave the order for the uniforms to enter the house.
There was loud 'Bang' and all three women heard the house be invaded.
Adrenalin pumping, Allyson moved towards her sister, knife held out in front of her.
As he moved towards the door, Brass could hear crying. Holding his gun he entered the room.
By the window, Allyson was holding her sister down, a knife pointing at her stomach, a hand on her neck. When she saw the man before her, Allyson saw a flaw in her plan. It wasn't Nick. What if her sister had been right? When if Nick was smart enough to stay outside and let the police take her down?
"Where's Nick?" She asked holding the tip of the knife against Lauren's belly making a small wound.
"He's coming, Allyson. Now step away. I can get you a deal…" He tried to reason with the woman as he attempted to hide his worry.
"No one's going anywhere until Nicky gets here!" She pushed harder on the knife when she mentioned the name.
Lauren winced in pain as a small patch of blood appeared on her dress.
It's now or never though Sara. Allyson was distracted with Lauren and Brass. She could make a run for it. Looking at Brass, she caught his eye and he seemed to be thinking the same thing.
Allyson barely had time to react. One second Sara had been kneeling on the floor next to her, the next she was sprinting for the door. Though she managed to swing the knife, Sara didn't seem to feel the deep cut in her thigh and got away.
Rage bubbling through her system like a volcano about to erupt, Allyson screamed angrily at the ceiling and thrust the knife into Lauren's abdomen.
Lauren could think of nothing else but Nick. Where was he? She was going to die and never see him again.
Waiting in silence, all six CSI's stood outside the house. Then, all of a sudden, there came a loud, piercing scream from the house and as they turned to see what was happening, they saw a woman run out the front door. She was limping and looked like she was about to collapse. There was blood soaking her clothes at the thigh, but she was alive.
"Sara!" They all shouted as she approached.
Once she was safely in his arms again, Grissom couldn't help smiling and sighing of relief. He realized that he was holding her up and, picking her up, took her to the ambulance. Everyone followed.
"It's okay now, honey. Don't worry." Said Grissom, a hand on her back, the other on the back of her head as he waited for the paramedics to open the door.
"She…Lauren…I think she…" Sara couldn't bring herself to say it. She'd seen Lauren get stabbed out of the corner of her eye as she'd ran away. But how could she tell Nick?
Apparently, Nick needed to hear no more. The fear and desperation in her voice had been enough for him to know Lauren needed him. Placing a hand on his gun, he ran into the house before anyone could stop him. Switching into protective-husband mode, he barely registered his friend's protests.
Once he realized Nick wouldn't turn back, Grissom turned to Sara again.
"Sh…" He said brushing a hand over her arm as the paramedics took care of her.
"I'm fine Griss…" She was so worried about Nick that she could barely register the pain anymore. She tried to move away from the paramedics but both of them and Grissom held her down.
"Sara…let them check you out…" He looked her in the eyes and placed a hand on her stomach "Please…"
A few feet away, Catherine looked away to give them some privacy only to find Warrick and Greg staring at them confused.
"Guys!" She hissed to make them look away.
He's coming Allyson though as she left her bleeding sister and hid behind the door holding a rusty shovel.
She didn't much care what happened to her after she got her revenge. She could get the death sentence for all she cared. After all, she had nothing to live for.
One inside, Nick held his gun in front of him searching the house until he found the room where Brass was leaning over Lauren.
He couldn't tell what had happened, but he could see the blood leaking out of Lauren's abdomen and it stung him. The sudden feeling of loss brought his guard down. Then he felt it. A strong, blunt hit to the back of his head. Then there was nothing.
Brass had seen Nick walk in and tried to warn him. But before he could make a sound, Allyson had struck the CSI on the back of the head and he was now lying unconscious on the floor.
Brass looked down at Lauren to see her look from Nick to the gun that had fallen from his hands and slid across the room to her.
With the little strength left in her, Lauren took the gun and fired a shot. She could barely see so the aim was fuzzy, but when the scream came, she knew she' hit the right place. God bless those nights at the shooting range she though remembering her first dates with Nick as she felt Brass slap her to keep her awake.
Suddenly everyone went silent. The sound of a gun shot had made them all freeze and stare at the house.
It was a few seconds before they saw Brass run out screaming for paramedics. The four that weren't caring for Sara, picked up their supplies and sprinted into the house.
"What do you think happened?" Asked Greg, his eyes glued to Sara and Grissom.
"…I don't know…maybe Nick shot her…" replied Warrick as he looked at Catherine.
"Greg! Stop staring…" Catherine commanded hitting the back of Greg's head. It seemed to work as he spun around and started staring at the house instead.
Minutes later, the Paramedics rushed out with a woman on a gurney, rushed her into an ambulance and drove off. After that, came another gurney with another woman on it followed closely by Nick being held up by Brass' shoulder.
Once the second ambulance had driven off with Lauren, Nick was placed in the one where Sara was and that one too drove off with Grissom holding Sara's hand and Nick holding an ice pack to his head.
"Well…" Catherine said as she watched them drive off "…someone call Ecklie. Day shift can take care of this, I'm going to the hospital.