CSI: CRIME LADY'S VENGEANCE

CHAPTER 3

Chapter 3, the nightmare continues, Catherine now learns her first task to secure Lindsey's release, also Sharon finally realizes the truth. Lindsey's torture continues.

Boris Yeltsin: It won't be easy.

Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or it's characters.

CATHERINE POV

It was after midnight and now everyone was in the lab, Ed and Sharon were just arriving, I hurried over to greet them. Ed understandably looked panicked.

"Anything?"

"Not yet, not since she called you".

Ed sighed, I could tell it was difficult for him, especially since he knew Lindsey was being tortured.

"Grandma".

I managed to smile as I picked Sharon up, I noticed that she didn't seem too worried, I looked at Ed, he then explained.

"I haven't told her yet, I don't know how to tell her. I don't wanna scare her".

"You'll have to tell her sometime Ed".

Ed sighed and nodded, I handed Sharon back to him and spoke.

"I'll be talking to the others about what happened, after that I'll give you more info on Salazar".

"Alright".

So, while Ed and Sharon headed over to my office I went to speak to the others. I noticed Sara on the phone, she looked surprised, Sara was also five months pregnant with Grissom's child. When she finished she turned to us.

"Okay guys, Grissom just heard about what happened, I'm guessing Salazar called him too. Anyway, he's coming back here, he'll be here soon".

I was surprised too, Grissom was coming back, I quickly recovered and was prepared to tell the others about Salazar's plan. Suddenly I heard footsteps, I turned around and saw somebody from the front desk.

"Catherine, this package just arrived for you".

I took it surprised, the others were given the case file on Salazar and I decided to tell them later. I hurried to my office and saw Ed sitting there, holding a crying Sharon, he must have told her the truth, I heard him quietly talking to her.

"It's okay sweetie, we'll get Mommy back, I promise".

"Actually Ed, I have to do this alone, Salazar's threatening to kill Lindsey if any of you guys get involved".

I saw his face fall but he didn't complain. I then opened the package and quickly looked away, I knew now it was from Salazar, it was a severed part of an ear, Lindsey's ear.

"Catherine?"

I sighed, I had to tell Ed everything about Salazar, now, and explain about the ear.

LINDSEY POV

I groaned as I fought desperately to stay awake, I had already fallen asleep twice and therefore twice I had been strangled and nearly suffocated. I knew some sort of mark was left on my neck now, I dreaded to think what would happen next. Just then Salazar returned, smirking. She was on the phone, I listened in.

"Now, now Mr. Kennedy, that temper will get you into trouble".

"I swear you're sick, you won't get away with this".

I froze when I realized she was talking to Ed. Salazar just laughed and then, to my horror.

"That will do, I'd hate for anything to happen to that lovely daughter of yours".

With that she hung up and walked over to me, she then ripped the tape off my mouth.

"Please, leave Ed and Sharon out of this".

All this got me was a backhand across the face from Raul.

"Raul, behave. I'm afraid that's not an option, I have a point to make".

Just then I saw Arnesto walk into the room holding something which he handed to Salazar. I saw what it was, it looked like a simple steel rod but the end was bright red and I realized that the end was burning hot, I saw what was coming.

"Please, no..."

"Let's see how your husband likes you after I've messed with that pretty face of yours".

There was nothing I could do and Salazar began burning my face with the steel rod, leaving fresh burns to go with my electrical burns. I tried desperately not to scream, I didn't want to give her the satisfaction, she moved onto to burning my arms too. Before moving back to my face where she became more vicious, pressing the rod harder into my skin, I couldn't hold back anymore and began screaming. Salazar laughed, enjoying my pain, and then, finally, after ten minutes of this she decided to really hurt me. She took the heated rod and then pressed it viciously onto what remained of my left ear, naturally I screamed, nearly blinded by the pain. Finally she handed to the rod to Arnesto who left the room again and then came back without it, Raul saw me leaning forwards in the chair and yanked the ligature around my neck, I choked and struggled.

"That will do, Raul".

He let go and I fought to catch my breath, I was soon gagged and blindfolded again. I heard Salazar leave the room while one of the others remained, I wasn't sure which one. That was what scared me, I had found out that Arnesto was a deadly professional killer, he always exercised extreme control. Raul however was younger and less in control, he was more violent when it came to strangling me and had twice touched me inappropriately, showing obvious perverted attraction to me. If Raul was the one still in the room I feared what he would do to me, luckily I hear the raps of a match and several sounds that I confirmed was someone lighting a pipe. It was Arnesto, Raul and Salazar didn't smoke and I had seen Arnesto smoke a pipe when he was keeping me awake. I just feared what was going to happen next, but it was hard to focus due to the pain.

CATHERINE POV

It had taken some time but now everybody knew what was going on, Grissom had arrived and now they were all getting ready to sift through all the evidence we had on Salazar and anyone we knew was even remotely connected with her. Ed was still comforting Sharon, he was reeling in shock, as were the others, due to Lindsey's severed ear. Just then my phone rang, I answered it, already knowing who it was.

"Salazar".

I heard her snigger and then.

"You should learn to be more polite, now listen carefully, I have a task for you".

"A task?"

"Simply put, there are three tasks, I'll be giving to you one at a time, if you manage to complete all three then I'll let your daughter live, if not I'll kill her."

I couldn't believe this, what the hell was this, what was she going to make me do? I soon got my answer.

"I know you still have the evidence of my DNA from my son's death...destroy it, completely, understand".

I froze as Salazar hung up, that was my first task, destroy the evidence that she murdered her own son. I thought for a moment, destroy DNA evidence in exchange for Lindsey's life, it was a no brainer.

End of chapter, Catherine has to destroy the evidence that proves Salazar murdered her own son, Lindsey's torture still contiues, what will happen next? just wait and see. Hope you enjoyed this story, read and review please.