Hello everyone!! I'm sorry it took me forever to update but I'm having trouble with my computer! Grrr I hate it! Anyway hope you like this chapter!
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"What the hell is going on? I thought McKeen had placed him at the scene" Catherine said confused looking around the hospital's waiting room to her colleagues.
"Exactly. McKeen placed him there. And he was the first one at the scene" Said Nick. And the first witness…" Grissom said looking at Cath. "It's the first suspect" She finished
"Well, when I went to tell Warrick that he had been framed, he said that there was no way a street cop like Pritchard could take someone like Gedda down. He said it must have been someone that was higher up in the food chain" Grissom stated.
"If Mckeen saw the interrogation tape or was behind the glass…" Greg said
"He would try to make sure that Warrick will keep his mouth shut…Oh my God…" Catherine said bringing her hand to her mouth, letting everything sink in. She couldn't believe it.
"Exactly. Okay you guys, we need to be very careful. If Mckeen finds out we're after him it's not gonna be good for any of us. We have to make him think that we're sure that Pritchard did it and that we have all the evidence pointing towards him, that way Mckeen will put down his guard and we can catch him" Brass said.
"We should head back to the lab. Cath you stay with Warrick and call us if there's any change in his condition. We'll keep you posted as well" Grissom said. Catherine nodded.
"How is it going Archie?" Nick asked thought the phone. "You are right behind him Nick. Keep going" Archie responded.
"The green are Nick and Brass?" Greg asked. Grissom and Archie nodded. They kept watching the screen and all of a sudden Mckeen`s GPS showed that he had come to a stop.
"What the hell…" Said Archie. "What is it?" Nick asked concerned
"Nick, either Mckeen threw his phone or he stopped but you should be right over him" Grissom said.
Brass and Nick got out of the car and headed to Mckeen`s car that had flipped. Inside they found Pritchard dead but not the sheriff. They started to search the area along with other cops and with Griss and Greg that had arrived to help. Two hours later there were no signs of Mckeen around and they started a wider search.
Catherine sat next to Warrick`s hospital bed, holding his hand. She looked at him and sighed. She couldn't bare the thought of loosing him. A vibe in her pocket snapped her to reality and she reached for her phone. "Willows" she answered. "Cath, it's Gil. The sheriff is on the wind. We found Pritchard dead but no signs of Mckeen" Grissom hated to give this news to her. "Son of a bitch" she cursed under her breath. "Ok Gil. Everything is the same here with `Rick. I'll stay with him till visit hours are over and then I'll head over there to help" she said. "No Cath, you should get some rest afterwards. Stay with Warrick and then go home and…" she cut him off "No way. I'm helping to find this jerk" she said determinedly. Grissom let out a slight chuckle. That sounded like the Catherine he knew. "Okay. See ya later then. Call if anything happens?" He said giving in. "Sure Gil. See ya" she said and hung up.
All of a sudden she felt something squeeze her hand. She looked at Warrick and leaned closer toward him. "Warrick?" she asked. "Rick? You awake?" she asked again more urgently.
He slowly opened his eyes and blinked twice. His green emerald eyes stared into her blue ones and she smiled. "Cath…" he said. His voice rough and forced.
"Oh thank God!" she said smiling and kissed him on the cheek. Her eyes tearing up. He smiled slightly at her eagerness. "What happened?" he asked confused, coughing because of his dry throat. "I'll fill you in later okay? Right now all that matters is that you're okay. I'll call a nurse. I'll be right back. I'm so happy you're okay!" She said kissing his cheek again and heading out of the room to find a nurse. Warrick smiled as he watched her turn away. He attempted to move but the pain that shocked through his body made him stay in place. He tried to remember what happened. Why was she lying in a hospital bed? The last thing he remembered was walking toward his car after breakfast with the team at the dinner. After that it was all a blur…
Grissom was walking through the halls of Las Vegas crime lab. Nick , Greg and Hodges were running some evidence they had found in the area where Mckenn had the car accident.
He opened the door of his office and saw someone looking at on of the pictures of the team that he had on his desk. "Sara?" he asked confused. The brunette turned around and smiled at him. "Hey Gil"….
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