CHAPTER 6: SAN ANTONIO

When Horatio was picking up his bag at the San Antonio airport, he noticed Grissom was doing the same nearby. He hadn't seen Grissom in a long time. He walked over. "Mr. Grissom," he said setting his bag down and stood in his famous sideways stance. "I didn't expect to see you here."

"Nor you," he replied. "What are you doing here?"

"Two of my colleagues went missing and I believe them to be right here in San Antonio," Horatio answered.

"I have a colleague missing here in San Antonio as well," informed Grissom.

"Do you think the same person is behind the disappearances?"

"I do," Horatio answered.

2 HOURS LATER

"I thought you said we were going to the Roaring 20s," asked a very confused Grissom when it looked like they were heading into a neighborhood. There was what looked like a small intersection out front. The sign out front said that the neighborhood was called Churchill Forest.

"I am," replied Horatio turning left. Behind the fence line and some of the first few houses was a run down building that looked like it had been around for a long time. A rusty red sign that arched out front with light bulbs that looked like they haven't been used in ages stood out front, displaying the name of the place. As they were pulling up, they noticed that another man was parked out front. When he looked over at the car pulling up, Horatio realized that it was Mac Taylor from the New York crime lab. Just as Horatio parked his car, a lady got out of the car Mac was leaning against. He couldn't remember her name, but he knew she worked for Mac.

"Horatio Cain," Mac stated surprised. "I didn't expect to see you here."

"Nor you, Mac. What are you doing here," Horatio wanted to know.

"One person on my team went missing. Stella and I are trying to find her. Ransom call from the kidnappers said to bring a million dollars here by noon Wednesday to get her back alive."

"Isn't that July 7th," Grissom wondered out loud.

"Yeah," Stella replied. "Why?" Horatio told Mac and Stella that he and Grissom were trying to get friends out also. "Looks like were in this together," Stella threw out.

"Yes it does," replied Horatio.

"We aren't going to be helping them by just standing here," Mac stated. Suddenly, they heard a women's scream and a gun going off.