Chapter 29

When they got to the lab Sara and Catherine were in Gil's office, Catherine was on the phone. Gil walked over to Sara and gave her a kiss on the cheek, ''What's going on?"

"Lily called. Lindsay was to be at a friend's house, the friend has not seen her," Sara told Gil. "Do we need to call Jim?" Gil asked. "Catherine is checking with a few of Lindsay's other friends first," Sara said.

Warrick had just come in from his case. He had been trying to find Catherine when someone had told him she was in Gil's office. Gil filled Warrick in. Catherine hung up the phone, "I have checked with Karen, Jackie, Marsha and Bethany. No one has seen her."

"Jim?" Gil asked. "It seems that way," was Catherine's reply. Gil got on the phone with Jim. Even though it was to early to make Lindsay an 'official' missing person, Jim got the ball rolling anyway.

Ecklie stuck his head in the door, "There has been a shooting at the WEST END BAR. They need a CSI."

Gil told Warrick to stay with Catherine, he grabbed Nick and Greg and left.

At the bar Sophia told them that a man and lady were sitting at the bar drinking. A second man came in with a gun, called the lady "A slut who would sleep with anyone" then he started firing. The lady is dead, so is her drinking partner. Two other people were hurt. The shooter got away."

Gil went in the bar, he stood there and shook his head. A movement at the far end of the bar caught his eye. "Lindsay?" he said. She stood up a little more then tipsy, "Hi," Unka Gil .

Gil got on his phone and told Catherine he had found Lindsay. "You two finish up here," Gil said. "I am taking this little lady back to her mother." "Mommy," Lindsay said stumbling so badly that Gil had to catch her.

"Sophia," Gil said, "I think you need to talk to the bartender about serving an under aged minor." Sophia nodded her head and went to the bartender.

At the lab Gil told Warrick to bring Lindsay and Catherine home. "There is no need talking to her now," Gil said, "She will have one hell of a headache in the morning, maybe she will talk then." Catherine thanked Gil as they left.

Gil went to the AV lab, "Where is Sara?" "Where do you think she is?" Archie said chuckling and motioning towards the ladies room.

Gil smiled. Sara came out, "What?"

"Nothing," Gil said, "Let's get out of here."

On the way home he told her about Lindsay. Sara looked toward her belly, "Don't either of you two even think about it."

Gil was right, the next morning Lindsay woke with the worst headache of her life. Catherine tried to talk to her but Lindsay could not think let alone talk. Catherine gave her something for he headache and told her they would talk latter.

"I swear I want to strangle her," Catherine said. "Please don't," Warrick said. "I wouldn't want to investigate her murder. I would have to put you in jail and if I did that I would not get any lovin." Catherine hit him.

After Lindsay woke Catherine talked with her. Lindsay told her that she went "On a dare". It was rumored that no one ever checked ID's. One of her friends told her she did not have the nerve to go, so of course, she had to go. "I hope this tough you a lesson," Catherine said.

"It tough me the meaning of 'killer headache'," Lindsay said.

Gil and Sara stopped by on their way to her appointment to check up on Lindsay. "Beyond the fact that her head hurts, she is fine," Warrick said.

He explained what had happened. "Take care of her," Sara said.

In the exam room everything checked out fine. "I want to see you each week now," the doctor told her. "You are not in the field? Are you?"

"No," Sara said looking at Gil, "I am lucky he is even letting me work."

"One time it pays to be her supervisor and her husband," Gil said smiling.

Catherine and Warrick walked in as Sara was walking out.

Sitting in the waiting room was Sophia and Nick.

"Seems like half the lab is here," the nurse said chuckling as she gave Sara her next appointment. "I think there is another one coming too," the nurse said, "Do you know a - she looks at a paper - ELIZABETH SANDERS?"

"Yes, she is married to one of my crew," Gil said. "Is she?" Sara asked. "She is not sure," Sophia said. "She asked me the other day for the phone number of our OBGYN."

The nurse looked at Gil, "I don't know what you have in your drinking water over there at your lab, but I know I don't want any of it." Everyone laughed.

Later that evening Gil was about to hand out assignments when Ecklie came in the break room. "We just received an ALL HANDS call. Whatever you were going to do forget it."

Ecklie handed Gil a paper. "I want two teams," Ecklie said. "Because Catherine can't do field work - he turns towards Catherine and gives her a nasty look - Nick will head the second team. You are getting three more from swings and the cadets." Ecklie walked away.

"What is so big?" Catherine asked.

"Nothing you can have anything to do with," Warrick said.

She kicked at him, "I was talking to Grissom." Gil looked at the paper, "A mess."

Sara, who had been standing next to Gil, looked at the paper, "OUCH!" Gil looked at her, "Back off."

He knew she would want to be in the field with him. "A husband and wife have been found murdered along with his parents. They have 3 children, no one knows where they are."

Warrick and Keith and Frank along with half the cadets were assigned to Nick. Gil took Greg and Penny and Jerry along with the rest of the cadets for his team. He told Catherine to man the computers and the phones in case he needed anything. He put Sara in charge of the evidence that would be coming in. "Make sure it gets to the right lab and processed right away so we can get the information."

After they left Catherine looked at Sara, "Wonder why I got stuck with the phones?" "Cause you are a 'people person', "she said smiling. "I just wish I could be out there," Sara said as she left to get things organized.

At the scene evidence was being gathered and the wooded area around the house searched. Gil had called for and gotten two scent dogs. Sara and Catherine and all the lab rats were busy also. As soon as the evidence hit the lab Sara seen to it that it was sent where it belonged. Catherine was on the phone, giving reports and taking messages, she was also busy on the computer looking up information that was needed.

The two teams had been in the field for over 5 hours when Sara called Gil, "You need to come in and let those people get something to eat and drink. Not to mention 'answer natures call."

Gil reluctantly agreed, he told his team to go in to eat and "Whatever else they needed to do."

Sara put Judy in charge of several of the other secretaries to see to it that food was available. The first group came in, tired and hungry. They rested of an hour then returned.

Later, Nick's team came in. "Where is Gil?," Sara asked Nick. "You know Griss," Nick said, "he refuses to come in."

Sara cursed under her breath, She knew he would not come in until and answer was found. She handed Nick some juice, water and a bag with something to eat in it, "Please try and get him to eat something." Nick promised he would try.

14 hours latter the mystery was solved, arrests made and 8 very tired CSI's reported back to the lab.

"Drugs," Gil cursed as he said the word. "All over drugs." The father had been trafficking in drugs secretly for years. One of his dealers wanted to start his own business, when he was turned down he came back for revenge. He killed the man and his wife along with the grandparents. The older daughter had seen what happened, grabbed the other two children and took off. They were found hiding in a small cave in the wooded area around the house. Jim had taken them to the hospital to be checked out and Children's Services was searching for an aunt, but tonight they would have to stay in a foster home.

Everyone went home. The first thing Gil did was take a very long hot shower, after he had a quick bite to eat. Sara chased him off to bed.

"You coming?" Gil asked. Sara gave him an odd look. "Not THAT - well not now anyway," he said smiling at her. "I just want to hold you."

THAT came later, after Gil had gotten some sleep.

One more chapter after this one. My next story is one I have been working on for a while, it involves part of the Vegas team going to Miami.