Sirens came screaming down the street. The three CSIs could hear them coming. Calleigh, Eric and Horatio were shackled to the stone wall not knowing exactly what was happening. It was terrible not knowing. They heard the squad cars screech to a stop. Then gun shots. It sounded like there was a fireworks display going on outside the house.
This wasn't very calming for the CSIs in the basement though. All they could do is hope that there were enough officers to overtake the mob. The yells and screams of the cops telling them to get down on the ground. It sounded like they almost had it under control, only a few more shots fired. It sounded like they had the situation handled.
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
This sound was not your everyday gunshot. It was an automatic. Shot after shot was fired at the police with little effort from the mob. Screams were coming from everywhere. Horatio even heard one cop requesting backup immediately.
"That can't be good. How will we ever get out of here now?" Eric asked.
There was no response. Everyone was trying to think of a way to escape. After what felt like half an hour of thinking and waiting to see what would come of that escape attempt, Damien, Tom and the rest of the mob all came down to greet them.
"Hey Calleigh, Horatio, and Eric. I see you made an attempt to save yourselves. Yet again, it failed. Now there's more cops showing up. You know what that means? We're gonna have to hurry this process up a little," Damien spat.
SLAP
Damien had just slapped Calleigh across the face, "this is what happens when you mess with me Caine!"
"Look this is my fault. If any of us have to pay it would be me," Horatio admitted trying to divert their attention to him instead of Calleigh.
"You know what Caine? You're absolutely right. The only problem is that the only way to get to you is to go through her!" Damien yelled.
Damien was very agitated now. He looked like he would explode any second.
He ran out the tables full of equipment. Grabbed the closest and sharpest object he could. This happened to be a very old long nail. It looked as though it was already used to build something then taken down because of it's age.
He ran back to Horatio, Calleigh, and Eric and threw the nail with all the force he could muster and stuck it in Calleighs forearm.
Calleigh screamed. Tears now coming down her face. Blood everywhere. Even Horatio and Eric couldn't hold back a few tears.
"Ah...you don't like that do you Caine? I think I found out what ticks you off," Damien said. All of his friends standing behind him started laughing.
"Stop that! This has nothing to do with Calleigh or Eric. Why don't you let them go? If you want to hurt them, hurt me instead," Horatio said heroically.
"Oh you want to be the hero. The old serve and protect thing, huh?" Damien had snapped now. He was rampaging through the entire cell. He pulled out a gun and pointed it straight at Calleighs head, "give me a reason not to? 'Cause I will."
Calleigh was whimpering now. She'd been through so much pain in her career as a CSI but nothing like this. She just looked at Horatio, her face was covered in tears now.
Calleigh went unconscious. Her head just hanging there.
"Do you want me to let her go? Here. I'll let her go," Damien said.
He removed the shackles off the already limp and unconscious body. When she was free, her body plummeted to the ground. She just lay there crumpled up into a funny position after the fall. She didn't move, didn't even make a whimpering noise.
