Ok, sorry that this took so long. I'm in over my head, writing my other fic and this one, so this is top priority for awhile. Please don't be mad at me!!!!

I apologize, I spelled Natalie's last name wrong. The auto spell check really sucks sometimes, especially when it doesn't like what you are trying to say.

Again, I own nothing. I wish I did, but I don't. Too bad...

OK, I'm over it. Here's chapter 3.

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The door opened. In stepped Jim Brass, followed by Greg Sanders. They looked startled by the visitors, and Sara stepped forward to introduce them.

"Brass, Greg, this is Mr. Adrian Monk, and Natalie Teeger. They work for San Francisco PD. My old supervisor, Gary, contacted them for us. They have an unsolved case that has the exact same MO as our desert victim. You could overlay the pictures, and only their faces would be different, but only slightly. Natalie, Mr. Monk, this is our homicide detective, Jim Brass, and our CSI/ DNA tech, Greg Sanders. He was a tech, until he took the field test. Now he's a CSI 1."

Jim held his hand out, shaking both their hands. Greg followed suit. Monk mumbled "Wipe, Wipe" at Natalie. She pulled out the pack that she had only just put away. She tugged one out, and handed it to him. He wiped his hands, and handed it back to her. The two that had not witnessed this earlier stared in amazement. Natalie assured them that that happened to everyone, and the other three Vegas detectives backed her up.

"Ok, what are you two doing here? We need to compare files." Said Grissom.

"I did not make any matches with the DNA under the second Vic's fingernails. Maybe the San Francisco guys did better. Please let me know." Said Greg. He was always extremely nervous around Grissom, especially when there was little or no good news. Grissom nodded, and Greg quickly exited, smiling at Sara on his way out. It was obvious to Natalie and Monk that Greg liked Sara a whole lot more that he let on, and Sara was clearly not interested in more than friendship.

"I was just curious about our visitors, Gil. I'm going. Have fun" Brass grinned at Gil and Sara, nodded to Natalie and Monk, and left the room.

"OK, do the two of you have the file?" Catherine asked, looking at Natalie.

"No, it's in my suitcase. We still have to unpack. Sara let us rest for awhile, and then dragged us here." Natalie replied, smiling to indicate that she was joking about being dragged.

"OK, you should bring it soon, though. We can brief you on what we have, and show you around the lab, as you are probably going to be around here a lot until we solve this case. You still have a lot of people to meet, including Ecklie. Oh, by the way, most people here are just called by their last name, but there are a few who go by their first. You have to get used to, it always takes people awhile. I'm not sure how they do it in San Francisco." Grissom told the visitors. Natalie nodded.

Meanwhile, Monk had drifted around Grissom's office. He was straightening the shelves, and looking at Grissom's bug collection.

"You collect bugs, Dr. Grissom?" Monk inquired.

"Yes, I am a forensic entomologist. I have a love for bugs, ever since I was little. And please, call me Grissom. That's what everyone calls me."

"Oh. OK, Grissom." Monk said.

"Sara, would you please give our guests a tour of the lab. Take Nick or Warrick with you when you go talk to Ecklie, please. He can't get as testy with them around. Or Brass. Someone." Catherine said. Turning back to Gil, she told him that as shift was almost through, she was going to make sure that the evidence was secured in a safe place, as it was still in the box at their feet. She stood up, and started out of the office.

"See you later, Mr. Grissom," said Natalie. She and Monk followed Sara out of the office. Grissom watched them leave, leaned back in his chair, and sighed. It was going to be fun working with people that were from where Sara came from.

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Sara decided to start the tour in the labs. She stopped in Trace first.

"Mr. Monk, Natalie, this is our Trace lab. Here is our Lab tech, David Hodges, simply known as Hodges. He thinks that he is a genius, and he is sometimes correct on that assumption." Sara started.

Hodges looked up from his work. "Actually, Ms. Sidle, I am correct on that 99.9 percent of the time. I am a genius. I have cracked more than one case wide open for you. If I had not done that, you would have them on the fish board. So there. Mr. Monk, hello. Ms...?"

"Teeger. Natalie Teeger. I am Mr. Monk's assistant." Natalie replied.

"Oh. Well, Mr. Monk, Ms. Teeger, welcome to Las Vegas, especially my lab. Feel free to visit any time." Hodges said. Sara just smiled, and said that they might be back; they still had a lot of ground to cover.

"He really get on your nerves, doesn't he," observed Mr. Monk.

"That's right." Sara said slowly. "How could you tell?"

"Well, you went there first. That means one, you like him most, or two, you find him annoying, and wanted to get the visit out of the way. You could escape fast because we still have a lot to see. It's obvious that you have feelings for Mr. Grissom, so I knew that one is out, and your smile when we left was forced, and you rushed us out of there faster than I've ever seen someone move." Monk said.

"Wow. You are good. You could tell all of that, and you've only known me less than 24 hours! WOW!" Sara exclaimed.

"Whoa! Girl, you can't be that loud around here! You're right next to the AV lab, and Archie and I are trying to look at surveillance." A tall man poked his head out of the nearest door.

"Warrick! You scared me!" Sara said.

"Yea, you scared half the lab with your ranting. Who were you... oh? Who are they?"

"Natalie Teeger, Mr. Monk, meet Warrick Brown, CSI 3. Archie Johnson, our AV tech is in there, too. 'Rick, they're here for Griss' case."

"Oh." Warrick waved, and then disappeared back into the lab. Archie waved from his seat, and then the two faced the computer again. Sara turned, and almost waked straight into a tall man with a sour expression.

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OK, I hope you liked it! Please review. I want to hear your feedback. PLEASE!!

Review, and try to guess who Sara almost walked into. I'll announce winners in the next chapter...

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