Two days in the lab – and it was finally over!
Nick was allowed back in the field, although Catherine didn't want him to. But he insisted and wanted to see the scene where they found officer Wood, so he and Greg went.
Wood's body was found in an abandoned warehouse. A company wanted to buy it and wanted to take a look at it when they found the disfigured body.
Blood drops, shoe prints and lots of dirt was what Nick first saw when he walked inside.
"Wow, what a mess," he said while making his way to where the body was found.
"Wait." Greg stopped.
Nick turned around. "What is it?"
"I don't know, something's different." Greg looked around. He didn't know what it was, but something was wrong. The crime scene looked a bit different when Greg saw it the first time. He took a closer look with his flash light. "These ropes weren't here two days ago." He picked up four ropes lying on the ground for everyone to see.
"Someone was here? Are you sure you didn't forget them?"
"How could I overlook them when they're lying here in plain sight?" Greg went further into the warehouse. It had two halls so he went into the other.
Nick stayed in the other one.
"There's a uniform." Greg said from the other hall while taking pictures of it.
"Why would someone try to hide his victim's identity with lye and then come back to leave all these hints behind? Doesn't make any sense..." Nick said while taking a look around. He was close to the entrance when he heard something outside. "What was that?"
"I'll go check it out. You two stay here." The officer assigned to the scene, Carter, said while walking to where the noise was coming from.
Nick was thinking about going with the officer. If Greg wasn't in the other hall, he would've. Instead, he watched the officer walk away, yearning to follow him. When he was too far for Nick to still be able to see him in the dark, he heard a noise coming from the hall Greg was in.
"Greg, what are you doing?" He walked towards the door leading to the other hall when someone ran out, coming Nick's way.
"Hey, stop!" Nick drew his weapon.
The man stopped.
"Officer Monroe..." Nick said. He was one of the officers that tried to kill the CSIs.
"You'll let me get out of here, alright?" Monroe said in a weirdly confident voice.
"In your dreams, Monroe." Nick got nervous and excited at the same time. Finally he could do something to help the case, but why did Monroe think he'll get out of here? And where was Greg? "...What did you do to him?" Nick finally asked, fearing for the worst.
"Nothing... Yet! But I will if you don't let me get out of here!" Monroe yelled.
"That's not gonna happen." Nick kept pointing his gun at the officer. But Monroe looked rather unimpressed by this.
Slowly, Greg was walking towards the two men.
"Nick, let him go," Greg said in a calm, but fearful voice.
"What? Why should I?" Nick said, keeping his eyes on Monroe.
Officer Carter, who was checking out the noise they heard, came back. "What's going on?" He quickly put out his gun and pointed it at Monroe.
"Put your hands up, Monroe!" Nick shouted.
"Get over here!" Monroe commanded Greg.
Greg looked at Nick before he went over to Monroe, giving him a 'I'm sorry' look.
"Don't...!" Nick said desperately. "What the hell are you doing?"
Monroe grabbed Greg by the arm and used him as a human shield. "Let me go now." He got a gun out of his pocket and put it on Greg's neck.
Nick gave Greg an angry look. Why did he do that? "Put the gun down, Monroe..."
"That's not gonna happen." He forcefully pressed the gun at Greg's neck.
"Nick, let him go," Greg said with fear in his voice.
"But..." Nick wasn't sure what he should do. Let this guy walk out with Greg, not knowing what he might do to him once they're out, or hope he won't pull the trigger when he's being held here?
Monroe used more force pressing the gun against Greg's neck. "Come on! Let me go!"
"Alright, take it easy..." Nick slowly held his gun down and told the officer to do the same.
"You two stay here. If you follow me, he's dead." He went out with Greg and made him close the door to the warehouse.