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"Sara, Eklie wants you to come into the lab tonight. He'll brief you on what we have and go over what we need."
Sara waited a minute, waited for everything to sink in and then looked up at Grissom.
Grissom was worried, there was no doubt about that.
"Okay, I can do that but…. but what are we going to tell the guys?" Sara asked motioning to her baby bump.
The fact that no one on the team knew that Sara was pregnant and that he was obviously the father, had never crossed him mind.
Grissom knew she never let Westin's crass and sometimes graphic words get to her.
He also saw the relentless determination in Sara to put the case to rest.
Sara had made all the pieces had fit and Kevin Westin would go to trial for the murder of his wife, Kelli Westin.
Grissom was more worried about the effect the case could have on Sara.
She was in no condition to put herself through that again.
Grissom was also proud of Sara at this moment.
The woman had no fear.
"Sara, I don't care what the guys will think. I don't care if they are mad, They'll get over it…." Grissom smiled at her and grabbed her hand as he continued, "I want you to be careful. Take it easy when you need it. Eat when you're hungry. I don't want this case to consume you."
Sara nodded her head acknowledging that Grissom was only looking out for the well being of her and the baby.
"Gil, even if I wanted to…… I don't think I could. I do not have the energy for that." Sara could hardly suppress a smile.
Grissom made dinner for Sara and himself as Sara read over the files and picture evidence from the Westin case.
It was only 9:00 pm when Grissom and Sara headed to the lab.
Sara found her way back to the old conference room and got herself comfortable.
Grissom went in search of Eklie.
Sara had once again spread out the case file in chronological order as the case had presented itself months ago.
Soon Grissom returned with Eklie and the three of them got right down to business.
Sara never wanted her pregnancy to be a handicap for her while working.
Her position at the table made her belly go un-noticed.
"Sara, thank you for agreeing to coming back for this case." Eklie stated knowing full well that CSI Sidle had no choice in the matter.
Sara just nodded in response.
"I see you've familiarized yourself with the case. Do you have any questions for me? Eklie asked.
"No. Grissom has given me the information I need to get started. Thank you."
Eklie stood, headed for the door, and started to leave with one last statement.
"I've agreed to let Grissom over-see this case. Just know that it is against lab policy" Eklie never missed the chance to have the last word in.
Grissom gave one good eye roll and seated himself next to Sara and started to walk through the case.
"Okay, so what is missing?" Sara had a 'no nonsense' kind of attitude.
"The shoes you had pulled from underneath in the living room couch that had trace evidence in the traction. Those had placed him in the house that night."
Sara listening while looking over the pictures of the shoes Grissom was speaking of.
"Okay well, I can't go back to the house. There'll be nothing to go back to. All the other evidence I have is circumstantial." Sara stated the facts.
"Well what do you know?" Grissom asked.
"The Westins were having financial problems. Kelli Westin had been out of town for three days attending a conference in Seattle and had only been home approximately two hours according to airline records and co-work Melanie Carr who had given her a ride home that afternoon." Sara provided.
"Kevin Westin was on medication for bipolar disorder." Grissom added.
Grissom remember back to the Kevin Westin interrogation.
Sara gathered and organized her files and picture evidence as she walked through the halls to the interrogation room where Kevin Westin waited for her.
Upon her arrival Grissom placed himself in Sara's path.
"Griss, hey. What are you doing here?" Sara asked
"Sara, I don't want you to go in there. I think it would be best if someone took over this case." Grissom stated trying to sound stern, but the fear evident in his eyes.
Sara immediately run through all the reasons she might be pulled.
'I'm not emotionally involved with anyone on the case.'
'The case has been ongoing less then 15 hours.'
'The case is pretty strait forward.
'This makes no sense.' Sara thought as she shook her head.
"Giss… I don't understand." Sara was struggling with anger and confusion.
Grissom recognized her inner battle and grabbed her arm, leading her to a quite place.
"Sara, the man has made threats toward you."
Sara remembering back to the few moments in the kitchen and just thought Grissom was over reacting.
"Grissom, I promise this is nothing I can't handle. Westin just killed his wife and had been caught, it's not the fist time a suspect has taken some frustration out on me." Sara finished nearly laughing it off.
"Sara I don't think you understand, this is not just your average frustrated murderer. I think, and Brass agrees with me, that Westin should see a psychiatrist. Something's not right with him."
"True, there is nothing right about killing another human." Sara defended.
Sara thought about her options and what it would take to avoid trouble.
"Grissom, I will agree to having a psychiatrist talk to Westin if it'll make you happy, but the case is still mine. There is no point in pulling me, Westin is guilty, I have everything I need to prove that. His words can't change anything."
Grissom dropped his head in defeat, silently agreeing.
Now Sara joined Grissom on one side of the two-way glass and watched as Dr. John Belkin evaluated Kevin Westin.
Hours later Grissom and Sara met Dr. Belkin in the conference room.
Now Sara understood Grissom's discomfort.
Westin had gone from being remorseful about what happened to his wife to taking comfort in violating Sara.
The episode that took place in his kitchen had played out somewhat differently then what Sara had remembered.
Dr. Belkin explained that he not only had a severe diagnosis of bipolar disorder he was depressive and very stressed out.
"As well as not receiving a refill on his medication for the previous two months." Grissom now reading aloud from Westin's medical history.
"Kevin Westin was paranoid. That he would loose his job.
His wife was cheating on him and that his wife was hiding money from him." Dr. Beklin added.
"Upon Kelli Westins return, Kevin Westin must've confronted her." Sara guessed.
"Unfortunately his blood alcohol level was a factor and Kevin Westin had lost control with logic and reason." Grissom stated.
Sara went on, "back round checks provided information that Kevin Westin had been sexually abused as a child."
Dr. Beklin nodding to the new information, "while that won't justify his actions, it explained how he got to this point.
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