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Fall Out Boy – Chapter 15 What's wrong
"Well it's looking like your theory could be right Nick" Catherine said as she stood up clutching the case file, the other two doing the same.
"Yeah, with any luck we should have this case wrapped up pretty soon once we process the evidence, and find anything promising to connect us to this Frost guy" Nick replied happy that he'd made a good call on the possible motive and theory of the case.
"I'll get back to the lab and help Greg out with the processing. He was working on the shoe prints when we left, so I'll get on with the vic's cloths" Nick threw over his shoulder walking off towards the exit.
Brass pulled out his cell phone and flicked it open "I'll get on to NYPD and get them to haul in this Frost guy asap. See if he has a credible alibi for the night of the murders" he said scrolling through the phone.
"Yeah I better get back to the lab and let Ecklie know that a couple of us might need to fly out to New York for a few days to investigate this further" Catherine said with some thought
Chuckling Brass added "Oh Conrad is just gonna love that one when he comes to do the lab budgets at the end of the month, isn't he" he said pushing buttons on his cell phone.
"Don't I know it. He's already having a hissy fit because we are one CSI down with Sara on leave. He's just gonna flip when I tell him we're gonna need flights and accommodation arranging for two of us to head off to NY" she said shaking her head.
Flicking his cell closed for the time being, Brass frowned at the reference to Sara "Yeah, about this whole Sara taking sudden personal time off. What do you make of it?" he asked Catherine as he walked her down the corridor towards the way out of PD.
Letting out a derisive huff she commented "Who ever knows with her. She's as god damned private and evasive as Gil always is. The pair of them are just so frustrating at times. I could just knock their heads together sometimes with all this damned tension in the air around them when they are together, and I know I'm not the only one to notice it either" Catherine said shaking her head distastefully "But it's definitely got me curious that's for sure".
Letting out a laugh now Brass added his two cents "Well in my opinion I think the pair of them just need to get their acts together and get laid" he chuckled "The sexual tension alone rolling off them sometimes, is enough for any idiot to see that their both attracted to each other" he said with humour, then paused letting out a long sigh "But I gotta say It concerns me that our usual firecracker workaholic is taking any time off, let alone personal time" he paused letting the humour go for now "Has Sara ever even taken any time off since she came here to Vegas?" he asked seriously now.
Letting out a long sigh Catherine came to a stop and faced Brass "Not that I can ever recall Jim. And your right, it is a concern, especially as Gil was so evasive about the reasoning behind her leave. Plus the fact that Nick told me that Sara seemed to be getting too involved in this case we have. And our frustrating supervisor failed to fill me in on the details that occurred at the hospital while he was with her too" she added.
"You think there's more to the kid and the hospital stuff?" Jim queried.
"Yeah I do, but I just don't quite know what it has to do with it yet. I'm getting a gut feeling on this one Jim, and I have every intention of getting to the bottom of it too" She said with her trade mark Willows smirk, as she pushed open the exit door.
"Keep me in the loop Catherine, and if I hear anything I'll call yer" Brass called after her.
Meanwhile Grissom and Warrick worked their suspected murder suicide, they found what looked to be a genuine blood smeared confession and suicide note at the scene, after David took the bodies away.
The female had been caught out cheating on the boyfriend in earlier days, the cheated man having found out that the other male involved was in fact his own cousin, had incensed him enough to confront his former lover who'd called quits on the relationship.
Things had got heated between the two, and he'd shot her at point blank range when she refused to have him back, all the evidence in the motel room corresponded with that scenario having happened, so all there was to do was to take case notes and photographs, collect any evidence that needed to be, before they could write up the case details ready for filing.
Dropping the sealed bags off at evidence, then making towards the break room Grissom glanced at his watch, only an hour of shift left to finish up on the paperwork, then he would be going home on time, a rare occurrence for him, he smirked at the thought as they both entered the room and headed over to the half empty coffee pot.
Just as he and Warrick got settled at the table to start the writing they would need to get done, Greg and Catherine walked in "Hey your back early. Slam dunk case?" Greg asked cheerfully, clearly not expecting to see the duo back so soon.
"Pretty much. Just making sure we got all the details in the file before we close the case" Warrick said eyeing Greg who was now smelling the coffee pot.
Grissom looked expectantly at Catherine, who was now also watching Greg, as he dumped the old coffee out and started to prepare a fresh pot "How's your case going?" he asked her.
"We interviewed the male victims brother earlier, and it's looking very likely that Nick and Greg's theory might be right. We now have a prime suspect, a former lover of the female victim, who lives in New York. Brass is dealing with that end of things right now" Catherine said.
"Where Charlotte gave birth to the child" Grissom recalled the brief information he'd read in the file before handing it over to Catherine earlier in the day.
Nodding, but a little surprised at Gil using the victim's name in the case, Catherine continued "Yes. They were never married, but it seems the father of the boy was pissed that she refused to name him on the birth certificate, and that shortly after she left him to take up with Jacobs, taking his kid away from the super cool rich 'Ice-man'. So he's been stalking them and making threats ever since, according to the brother".
Grissom frowned "Ice-man?" he asked.
This is where Greg added his narrative to the conversation "Oh yeah. Apparently this guy is quite an intimidating guy, likes to make threats and generally look aggressive towards people. The hospital administrator told me that he even tried to intimidate the registrar into adding his name as the father to the certificate without Charlotte's knowledge. They had to call in security to deal with it, having him thrown out of the building. But dear old Mommy and Daddy made a sizeable donation to the hospital, in exchange for their son being allowed back in to visit his girlfriend and child" he said turning from the coffee pot to look at his boss with obvious disgust.
Nodding appreciatively at Greg, Grissom asked "So how's the processing going? Got anything probative so far?".
Catherine took a seat at the table and placed her file on the table "Greg managed to isolate one set of foot prints that doesn't match up with any of the shoes in the crime scene house, or the PD, and anyone else that was there after the fact. There are a few samples with trace that Nick and I got off the victims cloths, and Mandy will be a while yet with the many prints that were lifted from the place" she nodded the affirmative to Greg, who was holding up a cup to indicate asking if she wanted a cup, then continued "Wendy should have all the DNA results for us ready by tonight's shift, and with any luck NYPD will have our guy in custody, ready for a couple of us to head over there to question him and get warrants" she said finishing.
"Has Conrad been informed, and has he approved the funds for two CSI's to go out to New York if needed?" Grissom asked her with a slight wince, knowing that particular task should have been his to do, but hoping Catherine had already done it for him.
Shaking her head with a slight smirk she answered him "Yeah, don't worry Gil. As per usual I did it, so there's no need for you to have to go see him about such trivial things as paperwork on this one. Okay" Catherine said as Greg handed her a coffee, then she stood up to leave with the youngest CSI "By the way it will be Greg and myself going, Nick's gonna stay here to take charge of the case this end" she got to the door and threw over her shoulder "I'll keep you informed" just before the two of them disappeared down the hall.
Grissom and Warrick got back to the job of closing their own case after they left, swapping comments and details where needed.
Half an hour before shifts end Grissom's cell phone rang, pulling it out of his jacket pocket he quickly glanced at the caller ID, and seeing it was Sara got up to stand pushing his chair back with the back of his knees as he flicked it open "Grissom" he spoke in a lighter tone that he would normally use on answering his phone while still on the clock.
"Griss, you gonna be home soon?" Sara asked urgently, her voice a little choked up, she gulped her tears back a few times before continuing "I need......He's really ...He's...He's frightened...And and I...I..." she broke off suddenly.
Gil could hear the muffled sniffling as if she had covered the mouth piece to hide the sound from him.
Shooting his eyes to Warrick who'd noticed his actions and different tone, he quickly stepped out into the corridor, then towards his office, worry filling him with dread "Sara what's wrong? Has something happened? Is it Kye? Are you hurt?.....Sara honey speak to me" he said letting the endearment slip without a second thought.
He could hear the remnants of her sniffles as she brought the phone back to her mouth "Please, can you just come home as soon as you can" Sara said trying not to sound as upset as she really was.
Gil quickly grabbed up the files on his desk shoving them into his briefcase "I'm on my way right now Sara, and should be with you in twenty minutes" he spoke more calmly that his actual body was portraying right now, his pulse was up, and his hands trembled slightly at the thought of what could have possibly happened to her.
Reaching his office door and fumbling to lock it, he asked Sara "You going to be okay until I get there?".
"Yes. I'm sorry I had to call Griss, but I just didn't know what else to do" she said her voice breaking at the end.
Approaching the break room Gil lowered his voice to speak "It's okay, I'll be there shortly, don't worry. Okay".
"Okay. Bye" Sara said clicking off the line.
Flipping his cell closed and stuffing it back in his pocket Grissom stepped into the break room addressing Warrick "I'm heading out, there's something urgent I need to take care of. Tell Catherine to call if there are any problems" he said before ducking back out of the room and quick stepping it down the corridor to the lab exit.
A/N I hope you all like this latest instalment of the story, and will continue to enjoy reading it. The next chapter should be up by Monday, & be warned there will be major angst in that, and most likely the one after that too.
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