I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again
Grissom was angry and scared. He had not heard back from Sara after he left her a multitude of voice mail messages. He was sitting in his office rubbing his temples when Conrad Ecklie entered his office. Right behind him was Catherine, Nick, Warrick, and Greg. Nobody looked happy.
"What is going on here guys, I thought I handed out all the assignments" he said.
"There's a problem" Ecklie said, but didn't say anything else.
"There's a problem, Ecklie can you elaborate"
"I-I did something bad" he said.
"What are you talking about, guys please tell me what he's babbling about"
"It's Sara, she's in trouble" Catherine began, but Warrick interrupted. "That Frisco "lab" Ecklie sent her to is bogus, phony and the dudes that run the place are bad news."
Grissom went pale as a ghost. "What are you saying? Sara's in danger?"
"I did some research into this new Frisco lab, and the operators and so on – does not exist Grissom, I did find out something interesting about two of the people involved an Oscar and a man named Jonson." Greg said
"Ok, what is their connection to Sara?" Grissom asked.
"It dates back many years…Sara's college days. It seemed that Sara and Charlotte Johnson had attended university together, studying to be CSIs. They were out in the field on their final exam and Sara excelled in the field and Charlotte failed her first attempt badly. Sara's grade was affected by Charlotte's failure because they were working as a team. Sara and Charlotte ended up getting into a big brawl where Sara, of course won. Sara went on to become a CSI in Frisco and Charlotte went on to something else and then married this guy Oscar. It was when Charlotte saw that Sara was a CSI 3 at the 2nd best crime lab in the country that she wanted to get even. So with the help of her husband and father and other underlings they concocted this bogus crime lab, called Conrad Ecklie who was all too eager to get rid of Sara….and that's the story." Nick said and showed everyone what he had found out on the internet.
"May I have a word with Conrad alone please, you guys go about your assignments and we'll get together then? We still have work to do -- unless Ecklie you'd call in your day shift" Grissom said and glared pointedly at his superior. Ecklie nodded and made the calls to his staff who begrudgingly came in. Grissom's crew handed them their assignments and then Grissom's team went to the break room while Grissom and Ecklie had their chat.
"I am so sorry Gil, had I known that they were bogus I never would have even encouraged Sara to go. How was I to know?"
"If you had done your homework and researched this new lab then you would have known!!" said Gil and slammed his hand on the desk.
"Feel better?" Ecklie said referring to the fact that when Grissom had hit his hand on the desk, he hurt himself slightly.
"Do not try my patience Ecklie, you don't want to see me angry" Grissom said, his eyes blazing angrily.
Meanwhile in the break room the others were talking about the mission "Saving Sara"
"What are we going to do?" Greg asked. "I am worried now, these guys sound horrible, she's being held against her will. Hopefully she is ok."
"Greggo, she's going to be fine. Sara's a tough cookie. She knows how to handle herself in a given situation" Nick said.
"I know she's capable, but she is still a woman – not a strong as a guy…Sorry Catherine" Greg said and apologized to Catherine because he made that rather mean comment about women. That was one rule in the office – never say anything negative about a member of the opposite sex.
The team decided to pile into three vehicles and head to Frisco. Ecklie was told to stay put because first of all he was needed at the lab and secondly he was their link to the bad guys. Ecklie apologized a few more times for what had happened. Not really trusting him Grissom asked both Jim Brass and Sophia Curtis to keep an eye on him, make sure he wasn't going to turn traitor on them and warn the bogus CSI team in Frisco.
"We're coming for you Sara" was the last thing that Gil Grissom texted to Sara Sidle. Unfortunately she had never received that message because her captors confiscated all her belongings.