Cath thought briefly. "Don't be scared. I'm a friend of Sara's. Remember? I'm Catherine Willows from the Crime Lab. Can you tell me what you were running from?"
Cath got out slowly so as not to frighten her. "Brenda? Honey, what brings you here?" She saw her trembling. "Oh, don't be scared," she said gently, stepping closer. "You're not in trouble. Sara told me you came by the lab. Did you need help?"
As Cath was getting into her car, it hit her. The old City Hall. Brenda had explained to Sara how the steps were a good place to think, so she drove in that direction.
Cath wracked her brain, thinkung of the reasons Brenda might come back. Had she come for help? If she had, what made her leave? Man, why did life have to be so complicated?
As Cath waited for Sara to answer the other call, she thought back to the case. Poor Brenda. She'd already been through so much at such a young age. She sighed. Sometimes life just wasn't fair.