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Finding Out The Secret:

Greg opened the journal carefully, exposing the first entry. He reads a line out loud & they all wonder what it means before he is able to go on.

"I made a promise, though; my parents are never to learn what I write in this journal or any other ones I have."

They know enough from past experiences that sentences like that one can only mean one thing, abuse. Greg reads another passage from the journal & they know something bad happened before meeting me.

"Every now & then I'll get slapped, but they haven't done anything big in a while."

And then he moves onto another day and reads a passage from that day out loud. And the CSI's know they are dealing with abusive parents. If they had known all those years, they would've gotten me out of a bad situation & I would've been thankful.

"When Social Services got to the house, I would tell them that the only time I got hit was if I had done something bad/When they asked if I'd ever been hit until I could barely stand, I lied & told them no."

Greg stopped after that last passage & looked up. Everyone had the same look on his or her faces.

"Maybe this wasn't some random act of violence. Maybe Devenia was grabbed on purpose, to get her away from her parents. Like James said, her parents weren't around when he went to her house. Maybe they paid someone to break into the house, ransack it, kidnap her & then left the state so they couldn't get arrested." Nick said.

"But then why not kill the horse as well? Levi was her pride & joy, besides working at the Diner." Warrick stated.

"Maybe they knew the sound of gun going off would alert the neighbors & get the cops called on them. Leaving the horse alive says that they grew to like Levi as much as we have." Sarah said. "Read another passage from the journal Greg."
"Somebody else can."

Warrick grabbed the journal & flipped to another entry.

"I've gotten bored with my father & mother. They have started hitting me again. I go riding as much as I can. I even ride into town every now & then. And to be honest, I like it much better now that I have Levi. She's my only companion on these rides & I have time to think about my life. I have met the most nicest guy ever."

Warrick stops, and laughs at the next statement before continuing.

"What's so funny? This is supposed to be a missing person we're looking for." Nick said.

"You'll see on this next statement." Warrick said, continuing.

"He said his name was Greg Sanders & that he worked for the LVPD Police, that he was a Forensic Scientist. I hope to see him again. I've noticed that he & some other scientists hang out around the Diner a lot. I've gone in a couple times to get some water for Levi. The owner always has a large bowl of water for me. He says I'm the only customer that needs a lot of water."

They all laughed at that statement & Greg turned red.

"All girls' first crush is always written down in a journal. All girls write their crushes down." Catherine & Sarah said together. Sarah grabbed the Journal and flipped to other passages & reads out loud.

"Been busy with work, school, Levi and other stuff. My father has started hitting me again. It's because of my grades. /Fathers been hitting like crazy. I think it has something to do with his job. I really don't want to move again. /At the Diner, everyone is in shock. James' mother worked in the Twin Towers before she retired. He plans on leaving me in charge while he, a retired firefighter, drives to N.Y. to help out. /My father has gotten even more drunk & more violent by the day. /James keeps asking where I'm getting the bruises and I've had to lie about them every time."

"So we know James was telling the truth about the bruises." Greg said.

"Does it say anything else about the bruises, Sarah?" Grissom asked.

"But now even the CSI's have noticed the bruises. Maybe I can lie to James about them, but I know I can't lie to the CSI's about them. I've gotta go, someone's at the door & nobody's home. I'll write later. This time I promise."

"It's her last entry. She must have written this before the robbery. God, she must have been scared out of her mind when she was grabbed."

"Someone's got to know something, had to have seen something go down & aren't talking. Let's go; we have a crime scene to look at. Let's hope her parents haven't come back & cleaned anything up." Grissom said.