Chapter 21

The day after the assault Lily came back from Florida. She told Catherine that she and Warrick could have her house. "After all," Lily told her, "I don't need anything that big. I've been thinking about moving into a condo anyway."

Lily paid a moving company to clear out her house. Anything Lilly did not want she left there for Warrick and Catherine.

Gil and the gang packed up Catherine and Warrick's place and helped Catherine settle into her mom's place.

Warrick would be off work for at least 4 weeks and Catherine 2. Ecklie told Gil he could keep Beth Jenkins and Frank Hill for as long as he needed.

A week after Catherine and Lindsay were assaulted Catherine's doctor called her and asked her to come in to the office. "Have a seat," Dr. Roberts told her.

"Is there anything wrong?" Catherine asked. "I have the results of yours and Lindsay's tests back," he told her. Catherine was nervous, she knew all the things that could go wrong as a result of the rape.

"Lindsay's tests all came back negative. No STD's," the doctor told her.

"I was concerned the rape might have resulted in a pregnancy," Catherine told him. "I knew you were. We ran a beta HCG test on you both. Lindsay's HCGlevel is under 5 mlu/ml. This is a normal level, it means no fetus."

"Thank God," Catherine said. "But yours is over," he said.

Catherine looked at him, "My rape resulted in a pregnancy?"

"You are pregnant," Roberts said, "but your HCG level is 426 mIU/ml." Catherine looked at him totally confused, "I didn't understand a word you just said."

He smiled at her, "A HCG level that high is consistent with a 4 week old fetus."

"A 4 week old fetus?" Catherine said, "You mean ..... Warrick and I am going to have a baby?"

"That is just what I mean," he told her, "I suggest you see an OBGYN as soon as possible."

Catherine sat there still stunned. "Yes," she said. "All the other tests were negative," he told her. Catherine stood up and thanked him, she still had a far-a-way look in her eyes when she went to the waiting room.

Sara had taken Catherine to the doctor because she was still to sore to drive. "Catherine, what is wrong?" Sara asked.

Catherine looked over at her, "Pregnant?" she said more to her self then out loud, "I can't believe it."

"CATHERINE," Sara said a little louder to get her attention. Catherine looked at her.

"Who is pregnant?" Sara asked. "Me," Catherine said.

"Oh no," Sara said. "What are you going to do?" Sara knew also that rape can lead to a pregnancy.

Catherine said, "Nothing. It's not because of the rape."

"What?" Sara asked almost as confused as Catherine seemed to be.

"The doctor said I was pregnant, about 4 weeks along." "Congratulations," Sara said. "I take it by your reaction you did not know?"

"Did not know nor did we plan for it," Catherine said, "Heavens, I don't know how to tell Warrick."

"It has to be easier then how you found out, "Sara said giggling.

"True," Catherine said, finally smiling.

Sara dropped her off at her house, "Need me to come in?"

"I think I can take care of it," she said. Catherine went in the house where she found Warrick was sitting on the couch.

"How is everything?" Warrick asked her. Catherine sat next to him. "Lindsay's tests came back negative," she told him.

"That is good," he said. "And yours?" Warrick asked.

"They were all negative except one," Catherine said.

Warrick took her hand, "Darling, what is it?" She looked at him, "I am pregnant."

"What do you want to do?" he asked her.

Catherine smiled, "Have him. I'm 4 weeks pregnant."

"The pregnancy was not because of the rape?" Warrick said.

"No," Catherine told him, "The baby is yours."

"HOT DAMN!" Warrick yelled causing some himself some pain. "Ouch!" he said grabbing his side, "I need not to do that for a while yet. We are going to have a baby!"

Warrick kissed her, "I am so happy."

Chapter 22

Warrick called Gil, "Guess what? I am going to be a dad!"

"Congratulations," Gil said. Warrick explained about what the doctor said. "At first we thought it was because of the rape but the doc said she was at least a month along. She is going to see Doc. Webb tomorrow. Sara recommended him."

"He's good," Gil said. They talked a little longer about the house and how he was feeling.

At shift that night Frank was sitting in the break room, half asleep. "Not used to graves," Frank told Nick. Nick laughed and handed him a cup of coffee. "You will," Nick asked.

Greg and Beth were talking about his book. "I love old Vegas history," she said. "The gangsters and mobsters. They are so exciting."

Greg them told her about Sam being Catherine's dad and about Lily helping him write it. "I have another good source," Beth said. It seems that her uncle was also one of the gangsters from old Vegas. Beth invited Greg to her place for dinner the next day to meet her uncle. "Maybe Lily would like to meet him too," Greg said. They decided to invite her too.

Nick looked at Sara, "I think those two are hitting it off."

"They're a perfect match," Sara said. "She's as flaky as he is."

Gil came in, "As you all know Ecklie said Frank and Beth will be helping us while Catherine and Warrick are out. Nick, take Frank with you and finish up that case you and Warrick had started. You will have to fill him in. Greg, a skeleton has been found at the old SKYLIGHT HOTEL. They were tearing it down when the skeleton was found. Sara and I have our own DB."

Everyone left for their cases.

At the hotel Beth was taking pictures while Greg talked to the construction worker who found it. All there was left was some clothing and a few other things that were to be collected to be brought back to the lab along with the skeleton.

"Greg look," Beth called to him. She had found something and what ever it was had her excited. Greg walked over to where she was. She handed him part of a newspaper. "It was sticking out of what is left of his jacket," Beth told Greg. It was part of a newspaper dated APRIL 4,1965.

"That means he has been here since 1965," Greg said.

Back at the lab Greg made a few calls. The bones were to old for DNA, all doc could determine was the body was male - right at 6 feet 8 inches - mid to late 40's. Greg took the skull and had the face reconstructed. Greg stood looking at it, he kept turning his head from side to side, "I have seen that face someplace before."

"Herman 'Stretch' Mc Gill," a voice from behind him said. Greg turned around to see Lily standing behind him. "That looks like Stretch," she said. Lily them preceded to tell Greg and Beth about a wanta be thug named Herman Mc Gill. He had tried more then once to push his way in with the 'big boys.'

"Back in early 65 he disappeared. He stepped on the wrong set of toes and was never seen again," Lilly said.

Greg told her that there was a bullet hole in his head. Beth looked at Greg, "A mob hit?" "It appears that way," Greg said.

Gil and Sara walked in. Greg told Gil what they found. Gil said he doubted the investigation needed to go any further, who ever did this was more then likely dead. "Another chapter for my book, "Greg said.

After work Sara and Gil stopped at Warrick and Catherine's place. They were dropping off some things the Brown's needed. They sat and talked for a while, Sara told them about the bones, and what Greg and Beth found out.

Catherine laughed, "Mom does it again."

At the house Sara had beat Gil to the shower, by time he had finished she was sound asleep. Gil crawled in close to her, she rolled her back to him. He wrapped his arms around her, kissed the top of her head. "I love you," he said.