A/N:

I really appreciate everyone who wrote reviews! I read every review, and they really gave me strength and encouraged me to upload this next chapter. Of course, I was going to update it anyways. ;D I am terribly sorry for updating so late. I'm attending high school right now, and believe me, being a high school student in Korea is not easy at all(especially when you're in senior year, which I will be in next year...TAT). Anyways, I really hope you enjoy this horribly short story of what happened next.

Chapter 2: No Way

"So, what killed this guy?" Calleigh asked as she approached the body.

Tom had already finished up the autopsy and had the body ready for the CSI to look over.

"Well, to start with, he bled out," Tom said, "but the definite cause was the holes on his lungs."

"Suffocation?" Calleigh asked, looking at the body.

Tom nodded.

"Yeah. Must have been very painful. And the knife you found at the scene? It matched the wounds."

"So we have our murder weapon, but it's not very helpful in finding who actually held it," Calleigh said as she frowned a bit.

"Well, maybe this might give you something." Tom turned the body slightly and showing her the back of the victim. There was a black figure on the victim's back, right below his left shoulder. It was a strange shape that somewhat looked like a bow and an arrow in a circle, of which the radius was about half an inch.

"A tattoo," Calleigh muttered as she looked at the black mark curiously. She then picked up the camera and photographed it.

"Hey, Wolfe!"

Walter found Ryan walking down the hallway and stopped him. Ryan turned around to face him.

"Oh, hey Walter. I've got something. They found cocaine in the victim's system."

"Cocaine?" Walter asked curiously.

"Uh huh. And Calleigh found a bag full of white powder. I processed it, and it turned out to be the same drug."

"Does it have anything to do with the case?"

"It can, maybe the victim was killed in the process of selling or buying it. Plus, I heard it was found right next to him."

Walter nodded slowly, his expression changing as if he was connecting something in his head. Ryan looked at Walter's hand and noticed a file in his hand.

"What do you have?" Ryan asked as he pointed at it.

"Oh, this?" Walter said as he came out of his thoughts. "The victim, Dustin Manson? Since we don't have much evidence that can help us, I've done some background search on him."

Walter handed the file to Ryan, who opened and took a look at the paper inside.

"Served time for manslaughter." Ryan read out loud.

"He ran over a patrol officer with his car. He had a son who watched all of it happen." Walter explained.

"But it was an accident. Does somebody hold a grudge on someone over an accident?" Ryan answered as he knitted his brows and looked at Walter.

"Still, it at least gives us something to start with," Walter said. "And besides, that's not all."

"Not all?"

"See, this guy was hit by a car, and the victim of the accident was carrying a bag of cocaine in his pocket. They found cocaine in his system, too. But the thing is, the 10 year-old-boy stated that his father was never a junkie, and insisted that he saw Dustin Manson injecting something in the victim's body. Nobody listened, really"

"Because the witness was so young?" Ryan looked up to ask.

"That too. But the main reason was because the guy turned himself in right after the accident. He said he was just driving and a man suddenly jumped into the road. The DA thought the case was extenuating. So Manson was able to reduce some years he needed to serve."

Ryan nodded and looked into the file again. He frowned when he saw a familiar name on the paper.

"Wait, the victim's name is Josh McKlein?" He looked up at Walter and asked.

"Yeah, and guess what? His son is in patrol, too. His name is…."

"Brian McKlein?" Ryan asked in shock.

"How did you know?" Walter scowled.

"No, no, no, no. No way." Ryan said as he shook his head. Ryan closed the file and handed it to Walter. "There's no…. There's no way Brian did this."

"So, you know this guy?" Walter asked as he held the file again.

"Yeah. He's my buddy from patrol."

Walter gave him the look of understanding. He looked into the file again and said with a troublesome face.

"Wolfe, he's the prime and the only suspect now. I understand the situation here, but… We gotta do our job."

"I'm afraid we'll have to bring your friend in, Ryan." Calleigh's voice came from behind Ryan. Ryan and Walter both turned their eyes to Calleigh.

"I found a hair on the shirt from the crime scene, and got a result saying that the hair belongs to Brian McKlein," Calleigh said.

"Oh, no…" Ryan murmured.

"Well, he's the only one we can find with a motive," Walter said, in a cautious manner.

"What do you mean?" Calleigh frowned a little with confusion as she asked.

"His father was killed in a car accident caused by the victim," Walter explained. "If, just if he held a grudge over the incident, then…"

"He could have killed him." Calleigh nodded and said.

Ryan remained silent while rubbing his forehead. He couldn't believe the fact that his best friend is now the main suspect of a murder case. He trusted Brian and never doubted that he could go wrong. Brian seemed to be the most right-minded man he had ever known. And he knew that there would be no harm to bring his friend in, for he believed that Brian was innocent. When Walter was done with the explaining, he opened his mouth. "Let's bring him in."

"Is it okay with you?" Calleigh asked with worried voice. "I know it's hard."

"Well we have to do our job." Ryan shrugged. "I just hope the truth is that Brian is 100 percent clean."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Calleigh asked Ryan outside the interrogation room. Inside was Brian sitting on one side of the table, nervously massaging his own hands while his deep-in-thoughts eyes stared at the air in front of them blankly. Ryan pursed his lips as he looked into the interrogation room and saw his friend sitting there.

"I have to." He said, facing Calleigh again. "I know he didn't, but if, IF, like in a chance of one in a zillion, Brian committed murder, I have to make sure he pays for it."

The last words were spoken with such a sad voice. But his voice was full of confidence. Calleigh looked at him without a word. Her eyes held the subtle awe, most likely for his upright determination. She offered him an encouraging smile.

"Well, I do hope that he is not the one we're looking for, but we're going to find out one way or another."

They both entered the Interrogation room.

What would Brian say? Don't ask me. I don't know either... I didn't write it yet.. ;P

I really hope I could be able to update real soon. In the meantime, please leave reviews!