Chapter 7: Flight 1824 From McCarran to Will Rogers

They arrived at the airport parking in the long term parking. They all got out and got their luggage. They then walked to the line where they checked in their luggage and went to find their gate.

Greg: "So what are we going to do when we get to Miami?"

Grissom: "Well, we are just going to relax Greg, go to the beach, and basically do whatever we want to."

Greg: "Grissom, do you know what relaxing means?"

Everyone laughed. They thought it was funny.

Grissom: "Very funny Greg. As a matter of fact I do know how to relax."

They continued sitting around talking waiting for their flight to be called.

Catherine: "When I found out that we were going to Miami, I called Horatio Caine and we will be getting together with them one night."

Warrick: "I will have to talk to Eric, and see if he can teach me how to dive."

Sara: " Who is Eric?"

Warrick: " He is one of Horatio Caine's CSI's there in Miami. He is cool. I think you all will like him. You guys will like Tim Speedle and Calleigh Duquene. Calleigh she is their ballistics expert. If anyone knows their guns its her."

Catherine: "So who is sitting where on the plane?"

Brass: "Well, Cath you and Warrick will sit by each other, then Nick and Mandy together, Me and Sophia, and then Greg."

Grissom: " Oh, I forgot to tell all of you we are flying first class."

Greg: " Sweet, I have never flew first class before. This is going to be awesome."

Sara: "Greg, seriously calm down."

Greg: "Yes mother."

Sara glared at him. Then their flight was called. They got their carry-on's and headed to the gate entrance. Once they got seated, Sara and Grissom fell asleep just after take off. Greg pulled out his ipod and listened to music. Catherine and Warrick sat there and watched their friends to see if they could get any clues. Brass and Sophia also fell asleep just after take off. Nick and Mandy took out Nick's portable dvd player and watched Live Free or Die Hard.

When they were almost to the Houston airport, everyone was awake except Sara. She was still asleep with her head resting on Grissom's shoulder, when the pilot came over the intercom.

'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, we are almost to Houston. But we are having to turn to head to Oklahoma City because of the tropical storm that is hitting Houston at this time. We will land in Oklahoma City in one hour and fifteen minutes. Thank you for understanding and sorry for the delay.'

At hearing this everyone was a little irritated but it gave them time to relax before they landed.

Sara then started to wake up. She looked up at Grissom and smile and was wondering why they had not landed yet.

Sara: "Gil, how come we have not landed yet?"

Grissom: "Well, honey they are going to have to land our aircraft in Oklahoma City because of the tropical storm heading into Houston."

Sara: "Oh, ok, that will be neat I have never been to Oklahoma."

Grissom: "I have been there once."

Sara: " Where and what did you go to Oklahoma for?"

Grissom: " Well, I was invited to do a seminar at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Much like the seminar that I taught when I met you. I remember I had this one student who waited after class to ask me questions. She reminded me a lot of you actually."

Sara: "Oh really? What was her name?"

Grissom: "Her name was Emma Sidle."

After hearing the name Sara sat straight up. By now everyone was looking at them.

Grissom: "Sara, honey what is it?"

Sara: " Are you sure it was Emma Sidle?"

Grissom: "Yes honey I am sure that was her name. Why?"

Sara: sighed. "Cause Emma Sidle was the name of my little sister that I never got to keep in contact with after we were all taken into foster care."

Grissom looked over at Sara and seen that she looked sad, so he tried ot comfort her. He wrapped his arm around her and tried to calm her down.

Grissom: " You going to be alright honey?"

Sara: " I think so. Do you know where she now or do you keep in touch with her?"

Grissom: " I do keep in touch with her. Same way I did with you. I just got an email from her before we left and she told me that she is working in Miami, Fl as a CSI for their dayshift."

Sara: turned to Catherine. " Catherine?"

Catherine: " Yes Sara?"

Sara: " Do you know who the dayshift supervisor of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab is?"

Catherine: "Yes, we are going to be meeting up with him and his team while we are down there. His name is Horatio Caine. Why do you ask?"

Sara: "Thanks Catherine, I was just wondering."

Catherine: "Your welcome."

Sara could not believe that her baby sister was working as a CSI in Miami and she was going to be meeting with her when they got there. Being nervous was an understatement. She was terrified. As Sara was lost in her own thoughts, the plane landed in Oklahoma City. From there they would get on a plane to Miami.