Just What I Needed
Chapter 12
I don't own CSI but I do love to play with them! It's the sincerest form of flattery!
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"Grissom," Archie said excitedly to the voice mail recording. "Call me as soon as you get this, we have an answer!"
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"OK Let's find the key and then get the hell out of here," the mean voice said.
"What about the dude in the bathroom?" the softer voice replied.
"Look, I don't give a rats ass about him. I ain't killing a cop if I can avoid it, I don't like needles!"
"But he's seen my face!" soft voice said, "And since I killed those two idiots in the store, he's going to be able to turn me in!"
"Frank!" the meaner voice said, "He doesn't know who killed the store owners, all he knows is that you grabbed him. Unless you told him?"
"Nah, I'm not that stupid," Frank answered. "But Tony, what about the fire?"
"Well," Tony responded, "If the building burns down with a cop in it, that's not exactly killing a cop now is it?" he sneered, "I've got the safe, now help me find that key!"
Greg, listening through the door, smiled and thought to himself, "If I can just get out of here, I've got the key!"
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"Grissom, get that phone," Sara demanded as she listened to Gil's cell phone beeping that he had a voice mail. "Maybe its Greg," she added hoping he had found a way out.
Grissom picked up the phone and accessed the voice mail.
"Archie says they have something," Grissom stated, "Charlie how long until we get to the house?"
"About 5 minutes at this speed," Charlie answered.
Grissom dialed Archie back. "It's Grissom, what do you have?"
"Grissom," Archie said excitedly, "We broke the code, I know what the imbedded file contains."
"I'm going to put you on the speaker, one second." He placed the call on the speaker and turned up the volume. "Go ahead Archie," he instructed.
Archie's voice resonated in the vehicle. "When we got the file from under the setting of the stone, we found a family tree for the Faisano family. While we couldn't initially figure out what the big secret was, after cross referencing, we determined that Nicholas Faisano is the illegitimate child of Vinnie Faisano, the man who owned the house where Greg is currently being held."
Charlie raised an eyebrow. "His daughter is the witch in who was in the office trying to get back her precious jewelry and her brother Tony was the hood you found in the hospital."
"Nice family," Sara quipped.
"But that's not it…" Archie continued, "There is a file inside that house – it's in the master bedroom, under the bed with a key hidden somewhere on the first floor – that contains the birth records for Nicholas."
"Well that doesn't seem like it should be such a big secret?" Sara asked.
"Second file," Archie answered. "There is a little complication. Nicholas is probably not aware that he is a Faisano. His mother died, actually was killed, and Faisano didn't want his wife to find out about the baby. So he paid to have the child adopted, paid for his expenses, including an Ivy League college."
"Apparently," Archie continued, "The identity of Nicholas is something that everyone is looking for. The FBI is also looking into this matter due to the death of the baby's mother. They believe Vinnie had her killed. Maybe part of a large conspiracy? But the whole story rides on who is the child and, if they are indeed the illegitimate son of Vinnie, he could be heir to one-third of the Faisano fortune."
"Ouch," Charlie said, "That's a lot of money! No wonder the brother and sister are highly motivated to find this file."
"Archie," Grissom interjected, "We are at the house, is there anything else we should know?"
"Not now, but I'll keep looking."
"We will check back in with you shortly," Grissom said, terminating the call.
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Sara picked up her phone to text Greg. The message read: "We are here. Hang tight."
Ten seconds later, she received a reply: "Waiting with a key."
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The scary voice man, Tony, opened the door and told Greg to stand up. Once up, Greg was man-handled into the living room and forced to sit in a hard-backed chair.
Tony looked at Greg, took a drag on a cigarette that had been smoldering in an ashtray on the table beside them, and blew a long billow of smoke into Greg's face.
Greg coughed.
"Ok Officer, I'm going to make this really easy for you," Tony snarled, "Either you tell us where the files are or I will make sure that pretty face is pretty fucked up."
"I'm not a cop!" Greg said seriously, "I'm a technician – I work in the lab!"
"Right," Tony responded, "I heard that already, but I'm not as gullible as Frankie over here."
And without warning, he delivered a punch to Greg's temple.
Smarting from the pain, Greg fought back the tears. None of his training ever prepared him for this.
"Come on Sara," Greg thought, "Please get in here."
"Now, Officer, where is the file?" Tony growled.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Greg answered.
"Frankie, get that fire stoked up," Tony instructed his partner, and, turning his attention back to Greg, said "Last chance."
"I really don't know what you are talking about," Greg tried to be proactive, "Believe me, if I knew anything, I'd tell you. I'd rather not be charred."
"Smart ass!" Tony yelled, smacking Greg under the chin, sending Greg and the chair across the room.
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Charlie directed the police cruisers and the undercover detective cars to cover the back and the front of the house.
"Unarmed?" she asked Grissom and Sara.
Sara smiled at her, "Me, never; him" she indicated to Grissom, "Always."
Charlie looked at Grissom and told him to stay behind the officers.
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The back and front doors were breached by the police at the exact same moment.
Neither Frank nor Tony could get past the wall of police. Tony ran back to the living room to try to grab Greg as a shield against the police guns. However, since the chair was still off balance and partially under a table, he was unable to get purchase.
Frank readily gave up to the first officer through the back door and was singing about a deal before the handcuffs were on.
Charlie, first through the front door, drew her service revolver and, in a firm and deep voice, "Do it and it will be the last thing you do."
Knowing he was beaten, Tony raised his hands and dropped to his knees.
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