Greg was sitting in the DNA-lab, staring at the Autopsy report. He's been sitting there for 10 minutes now and didn't move ever since, his eyes glued to the report with an idle glance on his face.
„Hey, what are you doing?" Sara said, smiling.
He didn't react.
„...Greg?"
„Huh?" He looked up to her. „Oh, hey... I didn't hear you coming."
„Yeah, I'm like a ninja sometimes..." She said with a forced smile on her face. „What's wrong?" She asked, looking down the files he was holding in his hand.
„Oh... nothing..." He said, laying the report down, turning it around so that she couldn't read what it was.
She saw his gesture and was getting curious. „I heard about your little... dispute.. with Brass and Catherine, what is this all about?" She was walking up to him.
„Nick told you, right?" He rolled his eyes. „You can't keep any secrets around here, right?" He smiled.
„Well, as you know..." she went on „I had some fights with them, too, I understand that. They can be getting on your nerves sometimes, right?" As she said this she was picking up the files.
Greg just looked at her reading the files and started scratching his head nervously.
„Your victim in the alley was raped." Sara noticed.
Greg just nodded, not looking at her.
„You've been staring at this report for minutes, I've seen you whenever I went pass this lab."
He looked at Sara.
„It's not the first male rape victim we've had... What's different about this one?" She layed the report back on the table and looked at Greg.
He sighed. „Well... Ever since, you know..." He was holding up his still wrapped up hand. „I'm looking at this report, the pictures... And keep thinking... This could be me... You know?"
Sara sat down next to him, giving him a caring look. „I know that feeling..."
„God, I just feel so stupid... I should be lucky I'm fine!" He said, forcing a smile.
„What is it you worry about, Greg?" She couldn't let this one go. She wanted to get to the bottom of this.
Greg didn't say a word for a few seconds. Then he continued. „Brass told Catherine he thought I let something out when he questioned me about what happened that day... And Catherine believes him..."
„That's why you're angry with them..." Sara assessed.
He nodded with a desperate smile on his face. „I told you it's stupid..."
„Well, did you... leave something out?" She questioned him being honest about this, too. Although he was angry with Brass and Catherine because they did, she was sure he wouldn't be mad at her.
Again he just nodded, not looking at her.
„And what has this to do with your rape victim?" She stared at him.
Greg could hear the fear in her voice. „No... well..." He cleared his throat. „This is really hard to talk about..." He looked at her, gave her an uneasy smile.
„Greg" she put her hand on his shoulder. „What happened in there?"
Again a deep sigh. „One of them, the tall guy... He forced a kiss on me... twice... and if he got the chance to, I think he would've raped me..." Greg didn't look at her when he told her. „I feel so embarrassed." He rubbed his eyes with his palms.
„No, Greg, it's not your fault and you know that..." Sara tried to comfort him.
„No, no. It's nothing like that... I mean, nothing happened. And still... I don't know..."
She just sat there in silent, listening to him.
„I..." As he started to talk again he was interrupted by the noise of the printer, printing his victim's DNA results he was waiting for. He got off his chair and took the paper.
„I gotta go, Sara..."
„Wait, Greg..."
Greg stopped right before the door. „Yeah?" He didn't even turn around.
„If you want off this case, I..."
„No, it's okay." He said interrupting her „But thanks." He left the lab.
As Sara sighed, Julian entered the lab.
„You're waiting for the test results, right?" Julian asked.
„What makes you think that, Julian?" She grinned at him.
„Here you go..." he handed the results to her.
„Thanks..." She was on her way out. „Oh and the next time you try to use me as your alibi..." She looked at him amused „Make sure I'm not working on a case with Catherine." She left with a big grin on her face.