Chapter 7 – Evidentiary value

"The dental impression from Jason Reeves is consistent with the bite mark evidence that I retrieved from Sara Sidle. In my professional opinion Reeves was responsible with the bite mark on the victim." The forensic odontologist said as she finished making notes for her report. Each member of the team flinched at the word victim.

"It's definitely him?" Brass asked.

"The chances of it being another person who bit Ms Sidle is practically negligible." She said smiling sadly at them. She could see the team she had been called into help was grieving for their fallen colleague.

"The suspect has a number of unique dental characteristics. He has several chipped teeth, a diastema. The bite mark also shows signs of these characteristics. This increases the evidentiary value of the comparison."

"Thank you." Brass said as they left her to write the report on her analysis.

"You're welcome."

"With that and the fingerprint match, we've got him." Catherine said.

"It's not going to bring her back though, is it?" Greg murmured, looking down at the table.

"Nothing we can do can bring her back. But we've got her justice, that's all we can do." Warrick replied gently.

"She should have been able to trust him, he was her uncle. How could he do that to her?" Nick asked, shaking with anger.

"I'm going to interview him, confront him with the evidence we've got, see what he says." Brass stood up.

"Can I join you?" Catherine requested, needing the answer to Nicks question.

"Sure."

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There rest of the team assembled to watch the interview, hoping it would bring them closure. No one noticed Grissom quietly open the door and stand behind them as Brass began the interview.

"Right Reeves, time to tell us the truth. We have your fingerprints on a jewellery box in your nieces apartment, a ring from that jewellery box was stolen when Sara was murdered, your mothers ring I believe. What was it, you jealous that your mom gave it to Sara's mom?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Reeves replied.

"We've also had a forensic odontologist in. Do you know what that is?" Reeves didn't reply. "It's a forensic dental expert. She's confirmed that the bite mark found on Sara was made by you. How do you think you're going to get out of that one Reeves? You're going down for her rape and murder. All we want to know is why? Why did you kill Sara? She was your niece, why did you rape her?"

"Fine. I killed her. You want to know why I did it? Cos she was a little bitch. That cow killed her father, she slept with her father and she let her own mother take responsibility for it."

"Sara didn't kill her father though did she? Laura Sidle killed him." Catherine said, struggling to keep her cool.

"Her name is Laura Reeves. She should never have got involved with Sidle. Sara was just like her bastard of a father. She let her mother take the rap for it and then wouldn't even visit her in prison. Laura was desperate to see that little brat, so I came to Vegas to talk to her. But she wouldn't listen, she couldn't be bothered to go and see her own mom, said she had to work. So I taught her a lesson. One that she wouldn't forget."

"Are you confessing to the rape and murder of Sara Sidle."

"Yeah, I suppose I am."

The door behind the team slammed shut and they turned to look at each other to work out who had just left. Before they realised, they saw Grissom storm into the interrogation room and grab Reeves by the throat.

"You bastard." Gil screamed with his hands around his throat. "You took her away from me. You killed her."

It took a surprised Brass several seconds to respond. He pulled Grissom off, Reeves collapsed to the floor gasping for breath.

"He attacked me. He tried to strangle me." Reeves shouted.

"Well now you know how Sara felt." Grissom shouted in reply.

"Shut up Gil." Brass said as he turned to Reeves. "I don't know what you're talking about. You fell off your chair. Grissom was just trying to help you up." He placed handcuffs on Reeves and pushed him out of the room into the care of uniformed officers.

"What did you think you were doing Gil?" Brass shouted. "Do you want to get yourself suspended."

"I don't care about that. I don't care." Gil screamed back. "You should have let me kill him, he killed Sara, he killed my Sara."

Catherine knelt down beside Gil as he sobbed. She pulled her into an embrace and held him as he cried. "There's no point. Without Sara I have nothing."

"I'm sorry Gil, I'm so sorry." Catherine whispered as tears trickled down her own cheeks.

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