MacsGirlMel
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Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
At least Cath and Brass will get there and resuce them.
At least Cath and Brass will get there and resuce them.
CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspense
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ericloca
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Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
ch 27 Where are our guys ?
“I have no idea man , I have no idea ” Warrick whispered , and then the guys saw Grissom moving .
“Hey Griss ” Nick said .
His vision was blurred . After it cleared , he remembered Nick’s words and answered .
“Fine , Nicky .”
“What the hell happened ?”
“Hodges happened . That sick bastard .”
“Hodges ? But how he succeeded to take us all ?”
“He had two guys that are helping him ”
“Ah , he found another ones .” Warrick laughed “other idiots”
They laughed and in that moment the door opened and Hodges followed by ’the two idiots’ entered . Dean approached Nick , Jim went straight to Warrick and Hodges was in front of Grissom .
“You bastard….” Nick whispered .
“Oh , you want to play ” Hodges laughed “Dean , teach him the rules of the game ”
Dean kicked Nick in the stomach hard . Nick closed his eyes at the horrible pain he felt .
“You can see that I can do whatever I want because this is my game !” Hodges smiled “come on , Nick , you close your eyes at a simple kick ? What is this ? I thought you were strong …. God , even Greg , that idiot supported the pain ! you are such a coward !”
“Don’t you dare to talk about Greg , understand ? Not even mention about him , because even tied up I’m going to kill you , understand bastard ?!” Warrick yelled .
“Oh , really ?” he approached Warrick and kicked him in the chest “you want to know something ? I feel so good having you all here , too good … I’m having my sweet revenge on you now . the only thing that is in your minds now is how to help Greg , I bet . And there’s nothing you can do to help him . absolutely nothing . I guess you all hate me , but you’ll understand later –well , if you will not be dead , anyway- that is better for everyone that Greg dies . ”
“Better for everyone ? Only in your sick mind … is better for everyone if you die , not Greg ! ” Warrick yelled again .
“Oh , we have a little hero here , don’t we ?” Hodges said “but he doesn’t know the good manners . Please Jimmy teach him .”
“My pleasure sir !”
He kicked Warrick in his stomach with his foot . And started beating him crazy , sending powerful blows all over his body , in his head , his hands ,legs , his chest . The pain was horrible . Too much to bear .
“Jimmy , is enough for now . I think he learned to behave himself and not to yell at me any more .”
“Now , let’s talk about how your buddy is going to die .”
Warrick wanted to say something again , but a look on Nick’s face stopped him .
“About the poison ”
“So ,what’s the composition of that stuff ? Huh ??” Grissom asked again .”look , I know that in Greg’s body are only thallium and arsenic , nothing more .”
“Ah , I guess you made the analysis of the blood . And you only need to know the concentration I used from both substances . and you‘ll never find out ….isn’t this hilarious ?”
“No ”
“For me is . I wanted to give you the cure , you know ?”
“Come on , in that bottle there is no cure . is probably other poison .”
“How did you guess ? But you almost believed the thing I said to you , didn’t you ? do you really believed that was the real poison , what I gave you … you’re so pathetic and idiot , or course .”
“God , I hate this guy . ” Nick yelled “could you , please , for God’s sake , just shut up ?”
“No , sorry . You have to know how there are going to be the last minutes of your friends life … this will be funny . I think I’ll go there to watch them . He’s going to die at 6 pm . so , now probably they made the treatment with BAL and D-penicillamine . That will slow the effect . But , for your pleasure , I want you to know that the painkillers react with BAL , so they stopped the administration . So he’ll live the next hours in excruciating pain , he’ll feel every of his organs shutting down … I want to see this . It’ll be so funny … to see him suffering for the nightmare I was through … “
“You psycho !” Warrick yelled again .
“And , when he’ll have only twelve hours left , his body will provoke convulsions , and bleedings …. On my Gods , he’s going to bleed so much that you can’t even imagine .. his nose , his eyes , his mouth …he’ll be like a blood fountain . And , by the way , it takes twenty hours to prepare the cure for this poison , so if you will not escape from here in two hours , you are going to say goodbye … but I don’t know if I’m going to let you live after all . I need to think about . But … I’d love to kill you . yeah ., I’m going to kill you myself ”
“You’re sick man !” Nick said .”you need treatment !”
”I might need , but this still is no use ! so shut the hell up ! ”
“But why did you do all this ? tell me the real reason , please for once , tell me the truth !”
“Because of you . And I kidnapped you now just to stop you from finding me . ”
…
Catherine drove crazily on the highway . Brass told her to meet him somewhere close to the house . So she arrived there sooner .
After one minute on waiting , Brass with all his team went to the place Catherine was waiting.
“Hey , what happened ?” he asked .
“I think something bad . I called them five times , but I couldn’t get an answer .I’m very worried “
“Come on guys ! ” Brass yelled to his officers “be as quiet as you can !”
They approached the house . Catherine looked at her watch . There were twenty-one more hours until Greg will lose the fight with life and they had to be extremely carefully , because if they didn’t arrive to the hospital in one hour , all this will be for nothing .
Brass tried the door and found out it was opened . He stepped in carefully And motioned to his guys to follow him .
They opened the first door and entered the living room . There they saw Grissom’s kit and his things .
“But where is Grissom ?”
The other cops that inspected the house found Nick’s and Warrick’s kits as well , but nothing that could lead them to the place their friends were .
Then they heard a loud sound coming from underground . Grissom’s voice , who heard them and covered their sounds .
They found a little door that lead to the basement . In there , they could hear clearly the voices . Brass touched a piece of wood and a door opened in front of them .
In that moment , Hodges and everyone in that room turned to the door and saw Brass , Catherine and other ten cops with their guns drawn and pointed at them .
Hodges pulled his gun out and pointed it to Grissom’s head ;,Dean and Jim did the same with Nick and Warrick .
“Glad you joined the party” Hodges laughed “ now gun down or Greg will not be the only dead !”
…..
O … kind of cliffy …. What do you think ?
Please , read and review .
ch 27 Where are our guys ?
“I have no idea man , I have no idea ” Warrick whispered , and then the guys saw Grissom moving .
“Hey Griss ” Nick said .
His vision was blurred . After it cleared , he remembered Nick’s words and answered .
“Fine , Nicky .”
“What the hell happened ?”
“Hodges happened . That sick bastard .”
“Hodges ? But how he succeeded to take us all ?”
“He had two guys that are helping him ”
“Ah , he found another ones .” Warrick laughed “other idiots”
They laughed and in that moment the door opened and Hodges followed by ’the two idiots’ entered . Dean approached Nick , Jim went straight to Warrick and Hodges was in front of Grissom .
“You bastard….” Nick whispered .
“Oh , you want to play ” Hodges laughed “Dean , teach him the rules of the game ”
Dean kicked Nick in the stomach hard . Nick closed his eyes at the horrible pain he felt .
“You can see that I can do whatever I want because this is my game !” Hodges smiled “come on , Nick , you close your eyes at a simple kick ? What is this ? I thought you were strong …. God , even Greg , that idiot supported the pain ! you are such a coward !”
“Don’t you dare to talk about Greg , understand ? Not even mention about him , because even tied up I’m going to kill you , understand bastard ?!” Warrick yelled .
“Oh , really ?” he approached Warrick and kicked him in the chest “you want to know something ? I feel so good having you all here , too good … I’m having my sweet revenge on you now . the only thing that is in your minds now is how to help Greg , I bet . And there’s nothing you can do to help him . absolutely nothing . I guess you all hate me , but you’ll understand later –well , if you will not be dead , anyway- that is better for everyone that Greg dies . ”
“Better for everyone ? Only in your sick mind … is better for everyone if you die , not Greg ! ” Warrick yelled again .
“Oh , we have a little hero here , don’t we ?” Hodges said “but he doesn’t know the good manners . Please Jimmy teach him .”
“My pleasure sir !”
He kicked Warrick in his stomach with his foot . And started beating him crazy , sending powerful blows all over his body , in his head , his hands ,legs , his chest . The pain was horrible . Too much to bear .
“Jimmy , is enough for now . I think he learned to behave himself and not to yell at me any more .”
“Now , let’s talk about how your buddy is going to die .”
Warrick wanted to say something again , but a look on Nick’s face stopped him .
“About the poison ”
“So ,what’s the composition of that stuff ? Huh ??” Grissom asked again .”look , I know that in Greg’s body are only thallium and arsenic , nothing more .”
“Ah , I guess you made the analysis of the blood . And you only need to know the concentration I used from both substances . and you‘ll never find out ….isn’t this hilarious ?”
“No ”
“For me is . I wanted to give you the cure , you know ?”
“Come on , in that bottle there is no cure . is probably other poison .”
“How did you guess ? But you almost believed the thing I said to you , didn’t you ? do you really believed that was the real poison , what I gave you … you’re so pathetic and idiot , or course .”
“God , I hate this guy . ” Nick yelled “could you , please , for God’s sake , just shut up ?”
“No , sorry . You have to know how there are going to be the last minutes of your friends life … this will be funny . I think I’ll go there to watch them . He’s going to die at 6 pm . so , now probably they made the treatment with BAL and D-penicillamine . That will slow the effect . But , for your pleasure , I want you to know that the painkillers react with BAL , so they stopped the administration . So he’ll live the next hours in excruciating pain , he’ll feel every of his organs shutting down … I want to see this . It’ll be so funny … to see him suffering for the nightmare I was through … “
“You psycho !” Warrick yelled again .
“And , when he’ll have only twelve hours left , his body will provoke convulsions , and bleedings …. On my Gods , he’s going to bleed so much that you can’t even imagine .. his nose , his eyes , his mouth …he’ll be like a blood fountain . And , by the way , it takes twenty hours to prepare the cure for this poison , so if you will not escape from here in two hours , you are going to say goodbye … but I don’t know if I’m going to let you live after all . I need to think about . But … I’d love to kill you . yeah ., I’m going to kill you myself ”
“You’re sick man !” Nick said .”you need treatment !”
”I might need , but this still is no use ! so shut the hell up ! ”
“But why did you do all this ? tell me the real reason , please for once , tell me the truth !”
“Because of you . And I kidnapped you now just to stop you from finding me . ”
…
Catherine drove crazily on the highway . Brass told her to meet him somewhere close to the house . So she arrived there sooner .
After one minute on waiting , Brass with all his team went to the place Catherine was waiting.
“Hey , what happened ?” he asked .
“I think something bad . I called them five times , but I couldn’t get an answer .I’m very worried “
“Come on guys ! ” Brass yelled to his officers “be as quiet as you can !”
They approached the house . Catherine looked at her watch . There were twenty-one more hours until Greg will lose the fight with life and they had to be extremely carefully , because if they didn’t arrive to the hospital in one hour , all this will be for nothing .
Brass tried the door and found out it was opened . He stepped in carefully And motioned to his guys to follow him .
They opened the first door and entered the living room . There they saw Grissom’s kit and his things .
“But where is Grissom ?”
The other cops that inspected the house found Nick’s and Warrick’s kits as well , but nothing that could lead them to the place their friends were .
Then they heard a loud sound coming from underground . Grissom’s voice , who heard them and covered their sounds .
They found a little door that lead to the basement . In there , they could hear clearly the voices . Brass touched a piece of wood and a door opened in front of them .
In that moment , Hodges and everyone in that room turned to the door and saw Brass , Catherine and other ten cops with their guns drawn and pointed at them .
Hodges pulled his gun out and pointed it to Grissom’s head ;,Dean and Jim did the same with Nick and Warrick .
“Glad you joined the party” Hodges laughed “ now gun down or Greg will not be the only dead !”
…..
O … kind of cliffy …. What do you think ?
Please , read and review .
sarahSidle1981
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Can't wait to see what happen next. I hope Jim and the other cap shoot Hodges and the other two men.
Can't wait to see what happen next. I hope Jim and the other cap shoot Hodges and the other two men.
MacsGirlMel
Mac's Personal Assistant
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Yeah shoot him shoot him
Yeah shoot him shoot him
Shanna_Banana
Dead on Arrival
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
^haha yes...
this is really good! im addicted to it=]
^haha yes...
this is really good! im addicted to it=]
ericloca
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Escape
“Greg will not be the only one dead ! ” Hodges laughed .
“Gun down Hodges !” Catherine yelled “or I’ll shoot you !”
“No you won’t . You won’t risk Grissom’s life , would you ?” he pressed the gun further on Grissom’s temple .”if you’ll pull the trigger now , well , you’ll kill me , but al least I’m going to take him with me ” he laughed evilly “and the others will go with us !” he pointed to Warrick and Nick , who were fighting to escape from Jim and Dean .
Catherine was making the biggest decision of her life . She knew she mustn’t kill Hodges
“A , Cath , I forgot , you won’t kill me ” Hodges threw her a sadistic look “because you need me to tell you how to make the antidote to save Greg ” he smiled “otherwise your little CSI will die .”
“What the hell do you want , Hodges ? What have we ever done to you ? Why do you want so much to hurt us ? ” Catherine asked , yelling like this for the first time in her life .
“Because I hate you , I hate you all with all my heart ”
“And why ? Why do you hate us ?”
“Because I loved her and she died ! She was my best friend and she died because of you !” Hodges yelled . “you let her die , you are a team of killers ! All of you ! ”
“Who ? Who was the girl you loved , Hodges ?”
“You were suppose to protect her !” he motioned to Warrick , ignoring Catherine’s question .”but you didn’t ! you cared about you more than anything !”
“You are talking about …” Grissom asked .
“About Holly , my best friend . ”
“You knew Holly Gribbs ?”
“I loved Holly …and she died because of you .And I wanted you to feel just like I felt when they gave me the news that my friend is dead ”
“That’s why you kidnapped Greg ?” Warrick asked “to make us suffer ?”
“You shut up ! Because of you and your frickin’ gambling !!! You idiot !”
Catherine closed her eyes after she heard the confession . They have worked three years with Hodges and never noticed that he had a connection with Holly . So , Greg was like Holly . The newbie , the one who was trying to integrate in the team . He knew that hurting him will bring them much pain too . He was the kid , after all , he was only twenty nine years . That’s why Hodges was laughing about everything Greg did , that’s why he was so bad with him . That’s why he found Bobby and Jonathan and enraged them against the team .
“Miss Willows , what a honor , we meet again . ” the guy who was taking care of Nick said .
Catherine and Brass recognized the voice . Catherine thought this was a dream , too many bad things happened during just two weeks . Way too many .
“It can’t be…”
“Yeah , it is true ” Dean said “It’s me and for the first time you’ll see my face !” she stepped out of the shadow .”you wish you have caught me then, don’t you ?”
“Who is he ? ” Nick asked . Dean hit him hard in the head , almost making him pass out .
“Hey , what was that ?” Grissom screamed .”come on , let us go ! and if you tell us how to make the antidote for Greg , I swear I’ll let you go wherever you want !”
“You’re lying !” Dean told Hodges “don’t believe him , boss , he’s a liar !”
“I know , Dean , trust me ”
“So , Hodges , we are talking for ten minutes , what the hell do you want ? ”
“I want to lower your weapon and to came to me now !”
Grissom , took advantage of Hodges’ rage and slowly untied the rope that was around his wrists . He nodded to Catherine to keep talking . She understood and continued to yell and plead Hodges to let the guys go while Grissom removed the knife Hodges had at his waist .
Grissom took the knife by the blade . He elbowed David in the stomach and he , feeling the pain fell to the ground . Grissom took him by the collar and pressed the blade on his neck .
“Put your gun down guys , or I’ll kill this bastard !”
“Don’t do it , guys , he’s not going to kill me , he still need me to save the life of his guy ”
“Lower your weapon and I promise you won’t receive any charges about this ” Catherine said to Jim ..
“You are serious ?”
“I swear on the life of my daughter , just let Warrick go , okay ?”
”Alright ” he released the pressure on Warrick’s temple .”but you promise I won’t be killed ?” He asked again ,to be sure .
“Yeah .”
….
Sara looked at Greg who had just passed out and saw that he was shaking like hell . He was probably into a shock .
She looked at the ceiling , still holding his hand , she prayed that the others and Catherine were okay . The words that went out from Greg’s mouth and scared Catherine frightened her too . What was worse was that Catherine nor Brass were answering their cell phones .
“Please , God , let them be okay ”
Meanwhile Greg was talking into his uneasy sleep and jumped in pain .
…..
Jim threw the gun on the floor and pushed Warrick aside . He raised his hands and two police officers took him out of the room .
Now it was just Dean with Warrick .
“Let him go !” Grissom said “Hodges , tell him to free Warrick !”
“Dean , kill the son of a bitch ! ” Hodges yelled , laughing evilly .
Warrick felt the gun pushing on his temple ; he felt Dean’s hand trembling . “He’s going to shoot me” Warrick thought “he’s going to kill me !”
When he felt that Dean started pressing the trigger , Warrick threw himself on the grown , even tied up . The policemen shot Dean who felt dead beside Warrick .
“Hey , man are you alright ?” Nick asked rushing by his side .
It was over . Catherine hugged Warrick , who tried to calm her .
“I was afraid , Warrick ,I was afraid I’m going to lose you !” she said to him .
“You’ll never lose me , Catherine , I promise !”
They hugged each other , happy that all that nightmare was gone .
“It is finally over ! ” Nick smiled .
“Yeah ,” Warrick nodded ”is… oh my God , Greg !”
“Greg , I forgot about him !” Nick confessed .
They heard a laugh , a sadistic laugh beside them .
“What is so funny ?” Nick asked .
“Looking at the watch you have there on your hand , your guy is dead. ” he said to Grissom .
“What ? What do you mean ?”
“Well , it takes twenty hours to prepare the antidote for your Greg , and there are only sixteen , so I’ll be happy to go to his funeral !”
“Well , Hodges , we already prepared the antidote !” Catherine spoke . looking at her watch “so Greg is now sleeping fine in his bed . You lost , Hodges ”
“How did you know to use the perfect concentration ” he asked dazed “you found the poison ?” he looked at her with pure rage .
“No ,we worked with his blood ” Catherine answered “and we developed the cure very quickly ”
“But … no it isn’t possible … is not possible … how the hell did you managed to extract the concentration of arsenic , I can’t understand !”
“It was easy . And now he’s fine. ”
“It was the perfect poison….” Hodges confessed , talking to himself “48,98arsenic , 51,02 thallium . What have I done wrong ?” he asked Catherine .
“You’re idiot ” she told him pulling out her cell phone and dialing a number .
“Hey , Mary , Willows here . I found out the concentration : 48,98arsenic , 51,02 thallium” .
”What ?” Hodges laughed “who’s the idiot now , huh ?”
“You” Catherine told him .
“You really think you can make the antidote in sixteen hours ? You need at least nineteen .”
“Well , we have twenty hours and ten minutes . Is this enough ?”
“Twenty … but your watch …” he said to Grissom .
“Well , I lied to you , please no hard feelings .” Grissom smiled .
“You …. You’ll pay for this ” Hodges mumbled while he was taking away by police .
…..
Escape
“Greg will not be the only one dead ! ” Hodges laughed .
“Gun down Hodges !” Catherine yelled “or I’ll shoot you !”
“No you won’t . You won’t risk Grissom’s life , would you ?” he pressed the gun further on Grissom’s temple .”if you’ll pull the trigger now , well , you’ll kill me , but al least I’m going to take him with me ” he laughed evilly “and the others will go with us !” he pointed to Warrick and Nick , who were fighting to escape from Jim and Dean .
Catherine was making the biggest decision of her life . She knew she mustn’t kill Hodges
“A , Cath , I forgot , you won’t kill me ” Hodges threw her a sadistic look “because you need me to tell you how to make the antidote to save Greg ” he smiled “otherwise your little CSI will die .”
“What the hell do you want , Hodges ? What have we ever done to you ? Why do you want so much to hurt us ? ” Catherine asked , yelling like this for the first time in her life .
“Because I hate you , I hate you all with all my heart ”
“And why ? Why do you hate us ?”
“Because I loved her and she died ! She was my best friend and she died because of you !” Hodges yelled . “you let her die , you are a team of killers ! All of you ! ”
“Who ? Who was the girl you loved , Hodges ?”
“You were suppose to protect her !” he motioned to Warrick , ignoring Catherine’s question .”but you didn’t ! you cared about you more than anything !”
“You are talking about …” Grissom asked .
“About Holly , my best friend . ”
“You knew Holly Gribbs ?”
“I loved Holly …and she died because of you .And I wanted you to feel just like I felt when they gave me the news that my friend is dead ”
“That’s why you kidnapped Greg ?” Warrick asked “to make us suffer ?”
“You shut up ! Because of you and your frickin’ gambling !!! You idiot !”
Catherine closed her eyes after she heard the confession . They have worked three years with Hodges and never noticed that he had a connection with Holly . So , Greg was like Holly . The newbie , the one who was trying to integrate in the team . He knew that hurting him will bring them much pain too . He was the kid , after all , he was only twenty nine years . That’s why Hodges was laughing about everything Greg did , that’s why he was so bad with him . That’s why he found Bobby and Jonathan and enraged them against the team .
“Miss Willows , what a honor , we meet again . ” the guy who was taking care of Nick said .
Catherine and Brass recognized the voice . Catherine thought this was a dream , too many bad things happened during just two weeks . Way too many .
“It can’t be…”
“Yeah , it is true ” Dean said “It’s me and for the first time you’ll see my face !” she stepped out of the shadow .”you wish you have caught me then, don’t you ?”
“Who is he ? ” Nick asked . Dean hit him hard in the head , almost making him pass out .
“Hey , what was that ?” Grissom screamed .”come on , let us go ! and if you tell us how to make the antidote for Greg , I swear I’ll let you go wherever you want !”
“You’re lying !” Dean told Hodges “don’t believe him , boss , he’s a liar !”
“I know , Dean , trust me ”
“So , Hodges , we are talking for ten minutes , what the hell do you want ? ”
“I want to lower your weapon and to came to me now !”
Grissom , took advantage of Hodges’ rage and slowly untied the rope that was around his wrists . He nodded to Catherine to keep talking . She understood and continued to yell and plead Hodges to let the guys go while Grissom removed the knife Hodges had at his waist .
Grissom took the knife by the blade . He elbowed David in the stomach and he , feeling the pain fell to the ground . Grissom took him by the collar and pressed the blade on his neck .
“Put your gun down guys , or I’ll kill this bastard !”
“Don’t do it , guys , he’s not going to kill me , he still need me to save the life of his guy ”
“Lower your weapon and I promise you won’t receive any charges about this ” Catherine said to Jim ..
“You are serious ?”
“I swear on the life of my daughter , just let Warrick go , okay ?”
”Alright ” he released the pressure on Warrick’s temple .”but you promise I won’t be killed ?” He asked again ,to be sure .
“Yeah .”
….
Sara looked at Greg who had just passed out and saw that he was shaking like hell . He was probably into a shock .
She looked at the ceiling , still holding his hand , she prayed that the others and Catherine were okay . The words that went out from Greg’s mouth and scared Catherine frightened her too . What was worse was that Catherine nor Brass were answering their cell phones .
“Please , God , let them be okay ”
Meanwhile Greg was talking into his uneasy sleep and jumped in pain .
…..
Jim threw the gun on the floor and pushed Warrick aside . He raised his hands and two police officers took him out of the room .
Now it was just Dean with Warrick .
“Let him go !” Grissom said “Hodges , tell him to free Warrick !”
“Dean , kill the son of a bitch ! ” Hodges yelled , laughing evilly .
Warrick felt the gun pushing on his temple ; he felt Dean’s hand trembling . “He’s going to shoot me” Warrick thought “he’s going to kill me !”
When he felt that Dean started pressing the trigger , Warrick threw himself on the grown , even tied up . The policemen shot Dean who felt dead beside Warrick .
“Hey , man are you alright ?” Nick asked rushing by his side .
It was over . Catherine hugged Warrick , who tried to calm her .
“I was afraid , Warrick ,I was afraid I’m going to lose you !” she said to him .
“You’ll never lose me , Catherine , I promise !”
They hugged each other , happy that all that nightmare was gone .
“It is finally over ! ” Nick smiled .
“Yeah ,” Warrick nodded ”is… oh my God , Greg !”
“Greg , I forgot about him !” Nick confessed .
They heard a laugh , a sadistic laugh beside them .
“What is so funny ?” Nick asked .
“Looking at the watch you have there on your hand , your guy is dead. ” he said to Grissom .
“What ? What do you mean ?”
“Well , it takes twenty hours to prepare the antidote for your Greg , and there are only sixteen , so I’ll be happy to go to his funeral !”
“Well , Hodges , we already prepared the antidote !” Catherine spoke . looking at her watch “so Greg is now sleeping fine in his bed . You lost , Hodges ”
“How did you know to use the perfect concentration ” he asked dazed “you found the poison ?” he looked at her with pure rage .
“No ,we worked with his blood ” Catherine answered “and we developed the cure very quickly ”
“But … no it isn’t possible … is not possible … how the hell did you managed to extract the concentration of arsenic , I can’t understand !”
“It was easy . And now he’s fine. ”
“It was the perfect poison….” Hodges confessed , talking to himself “48,98arsenic , 51,02 thallium . What have I done wrong ?” he asked Catherine .
“You’re idiot ” she told him pulling out her cell phone and dialing a number .
“Hey , Mary , Willows here . I found out the concentration : 48,98arsenic , 51,02 thallium” .
”What ?” Hodges laughed “who’s the idiot now , huh ?”
“You” Catherine told him .
“You really think you can make the antidote in sixteen hours ? You need at least nineteen .”
“Well , we have twenty hours and ten minutes . Is this enough ?”
“Twenty … but your watch …” he said to Grissom .
“Well , I lied to you , please no hard feelings .” Grissom smiled .
“You …. You’ll pay for this ” Hodges mumbled while he was taking away by police .
…..
MacsGirlMel
Mac's Personal Assistant
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
I hope they make it in time.
I hope they make it in time.
sarahSidle1981
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Keep going I hope they are able to save Greg.
Keep going I hope they are able to save Greg.
ericloca
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Ch 29 Blood and tears
Grissom , Nick , Warrick and Catherine watched the police taking Hodges and Jim away . It was finally , over . After weeks of pain and sufferance , it was over . They caught the bad guy and saved their friend . Everything was going to be alright , like it used to be before this . Or this was what they hoped .
Because there will be scars . All of them will have scars .
Greg’s would be deeper ; he was the innocent victim of this sick freak . He had been kidnapped two times , beaten , stabbed , whipped , shot , burned , poisoned … and all this in a matter of weeks . Too many bad things happened to him ; and it wasn’t even his fault . Nothing had still a meaning for the young lab tech there were no answers for the questions he wanted to ask . Through the pain and sufferance everything looked strange , because he thought that it was his fault ; else , why would be so hard to bear ? But no one blamed him ; he felt that they were trying to show him that he wasn’t guilty ; but he also had his faults , he let himself caught by Jonathan in the first place , but how could someone not pass out when is hit in the head that hard ? But he should have fought , not stay there and look at what was happening around him , without even trying to react . That would be the scar that’ll be there , on his heart , always , because he knew he should have done a lot of things he didn’t even try to do .
Warrick will have some memories ; somehow , because of him all this happened . If he had taken care of Holly then and she’d be alive , none of those would happen . But he knew that everything was done now ; he couldn’t turn back time anymore . And everything seemed to keep telling him this . Even his dreams , daydreams . He saw in everyone’s eyes they were looking at him with hate , or this was what he thought . But how could have been possible to see it coming ? To see that someone will seek revenge for a murder happened so long time ago . To think that someone is a good person , a good friend and after a couple of years to be told this was all a lie , that that person was a crazy who hate you ? This was weird and probably a thing that Warrick will never forget . Like what happened with Nick; too many bad things , too many faults .
The overprotective mother of the team , Catherine . She loved Greg like a son , the son she never had and she cried for him , for his sufferance . She felt Greg’s pain inside, she took care of him and tried to calm him after the first kidnapping and she did anything possible to save him . She was the one to call the lab and tell them about the cure ; she really wanted to . At least to help to take the pain away , how he pleaded her to do . She tried to make Warrick understand it wasn’t he culpable for Hodges’ behavior and for the mental problems this one had . No one was except for Hodges . And she really thought what that idiot told them ? He tried to destroy their lives , so she hated him for that . For making her cry ; for making her feel powerless ; for making Greg suffer .And the memories of Greg’s screams won’t ever fade away from her mind . Those would be her scars .
Nick , well , for Nick Greg was a brother , a younger brother , a crazier brother , but still his little brother . All this scared the hell out of the CSI ; he really didn’t understand why all this things happened to his best friend . Only a couple of months passed since he had been buried alive by that Walter Gordon; he was the one who knew perfectly what was Greg going through . perfectly . That feeling that he disappointed all the persons who cared about him , that he didn’t fight . Not enough , anyway . He was now trying to recover from his own problem with a person who wanted to destroy the team . Why the hell now was happening this all over again ? He should make a list with questions he didn’t find answers to . Question like why is happening this to them or who’s fault is . Because he really didn’t have an idea what to say to this kind of questions .
The boss Grissom was maybe the most affected by Greg’s pain , but he never showed what he was feeling . He didn’t want to show the others he was human . But this was Grissom : no matter what he was feeling inside , no one could see that on his face or in his eyes . He didn’t want to look weak . He never looked , that was for sure . Grissom looked so cold , so powerful , even if he was a sensitive kind of guy .Trying to look indifferent was just for keeping the team altogether and help them get past the feelings . Grissom felt his heart breaking apart when he heard Greg’s yells , his shouts for help and the sight of him . Grissom was so proud of having such good guys in his team . Nick , Greg , Warrick , Catherine and of course Sara . They weren’t just his team they were his family , who loved and who he loved . All his anger and torment had been released in the moment when he hit Hodges . This thing happened short time after Nick’s kidnapping , so for him were old wounds opening inside his heart .
Sara , she had been struck by all this hard . She never got time to show Grissom how much she loved him or Greg how much she cared for him . She tried to do too many things at once and never finished them . But this was her personality , a powerful woman , just like Grissom . She’d never agree the fact she can be weak . She wants to look cold and hard , but all people who know her can say she’s not like that . She was a tough girl, who knew to fight life and still she couldn’t understand why , and no one was there to answer her question . She was the only one who stayed with Greg all the time since he had been brought to that hospital . In Greg she saw her little brother ; Josh looked like her younger colleague , but she hoped that Greg won’t end up like Josh , dying on a hospital bed in front of her eyes .
Even Brass had been impressed by what happened . He was the cop , he was not working so much with the CSI , but seeing Greg , who fought so hard to became a part of the team , seeing him trying to please everyone ; he had the chance to work a little with Greg and then understood that he was a powerful person , he had a strong personality , he stood up for himself ; those were the qualities that can be found very hard at a person and Greg had them all . He was the person who reminded him of his own daughter ; she was crazy , she wasn’t listening to anything that people were telling her . And Greg did the same . He wasn’t accustomed to do what everybody told him to, at least he seemed he wasn’t , just like Ellie . But he was a great person and a good friend .
But the true sequel of this , of the bad things that happened with them was just a reason to make them stronger and more close one to each other . To show them that the friendship between them was not to be destroyed by an idiot and his plans . They weren’t just friends ; they’ve been through enough not to realize that they were a true family . Because it isn’t blood that make a family , it is the love and caring . And they loved and cared about each other very much .
….
Warrick looked in Grissom’s eyes , right before he started to speak .
”I can’t believe this … is horrible ., I am guilty for everything that happened to Greg…and I really don’t know how to explain this to him . Do you think he’ll ever forgive me ?” Warrick’s voice echoed in the quiet room they were in . Empty , silent , like the way his heart was now .
“What ?” Catherine and Nick jumped .”No , this is not your fault , you didn’t try to kill Greg , what the hell , War !” Catherine almost yelled .”this is not your fucking fault , is all Hodges’ , you got it ?” she said angrily , looking at him with her eyes full of rage .
“I mean that …” but he couldn’t continue because of that look on her face , the spark that was entering his mind right in that moment and stopped him from saying anything .
“Shut up and listen to me : you didn’t kill Holly , remember ? She was shot by the guy we caught . You didn’t do anything !” she snapped .
“But she died because of me . Why Catherine , why did she die ?” Warrick felt his eyes wet with tears , hot tears .
No one answered Warrick’ question; there was no answer to that . He knew it . They could say it wad God’s will or something like that , but they kept their mouths shout .
“Let’s go to the hospital and ” Grissom proposed , changing the subject “ see how Greg’s condition is”
“Yeah , your right , let’s go .”
……
While the techs were working on the cure , Sara was looking at Greg who was shaking like hell . He was sweating , his clothes were wet and Sara regained her old feeling of powerless , because she couldn’t do anything to change his condition . She just hoped the techs were going to prepare the cure sooner ; she couldn’t just stay there and watch him .
“Hey , Sara ” Catherine said while she entered the room “Greg…”
“Hey guys” she turned her attention on them she saluted , trying a little smile to warm the coldness of their souls .
They all were watching Greg , whose face was whiter than the last time they saw him , like the sheet he was sitting on and the sweat was running crazily over his face , his shoulders . He didn’t look good at all ; his eyes were squeezed shut , and he looked like he was thinking how to make the pain go away . At least he hasn’t slipped away yet .
When he heard Catherine’s voice , he opened his brown eyes , looking at them . His eyes were so different … that little spark that was always in there couldn’t be seen . They were only some ordinary eyes ; not Greg’s shinny eyes.
“He-hey” he whispered .
“Greg …” Grissom told him “how are you holding on ? How are you feeling ?”
“G-good , I-I t-think …I’m n-not d-dead y-yet” he answered .
“I heard that they are preparing the antidote , you just need to relax and wait .”
“H-how …h-how m-much t-time ?” Greg asked , even if he wasn’t supposed to have so much strength to talk .
“What do you mean ?” Nick asked “what time? ”
“H-how much p-pain….”
He clenched his teeth when a seizure overtook him and squeezed Sara’s hand harder . She caressed his face with her hand and whispered some words that were meant to help him .
The others just watched in horror the pain obviously on his face . They couldn’t even imagine what was he going through . The hell .
After that Greg opened his eyes and spoke again .
“A-ans-swer t-to m-me N-nick…”
“Well , ”
“P-pleas-se … j-jus-st s-speak”
This was too much even for Nick . The look on Greg’s face , his eyes that were looking at him pleading were too much to bear .
“Kind of nineteen hours ”
“N-nineteen ” Greg managed a soft smile “t-that m-much , huh ?”
They looked amazed at Greg . He was a tough guy , that was for sure , because a smile through that pain was a thing no many guys could manage to do . He just wanted to calm them . His fight with the demons inside was painful ; but he’d do anything to stop them from worrying .
This was the Greg they used to know ; he’ll smile even if he’d be at the gates of Hell . That’s why he was so amazing . He was too good for this world .
“C-catherine c-can you g-give m-me w-water …p-please ?”
“Of course , baby , whatever you want you just ask , alright ?”
She poured a glass of water and placed it on his lips , lifting his head a little to help him take a sip . She allowed him to take small sips , until he said her to stop and he placed his head again on the pillow . Catherine took Sara’s place and she was holding Greg now , like a caring mother she was .
They were all in that room , decided not to leave it until someone will come with the antidote .
Warrick and Nick were sitting on the cold floor , Sara was on the chair next to Greg’s bed , Catherine was on the bed , holding his head in her lap and caressing his face and Grissom was on his feet, leaned over the wall .
They all looked at Greg , seeing every seizure he had , all the pain hew was going through .
“You need more water , baby ?” Catherine asked softly .
Greg nodded . She brought the cup closed to his lips ; he needed water because he was loosing way too much liquid by sweating and had to replace it .
When he took a sip , Catherine looked at the water and her hands started shaking , almost letting the glass fell on the floor . It couldn’t be possible … it was not possible … it wasn’t happening .
“Oh my God !” she yelled “we need a doctor !”
“What happened ?” Nick asked , but before he got his answer he saw the water that was in the glass . It was all red , like someone poured something there … something like blood .
“I’ll go !” Warrick said , while the others looked at Greg ; at the corner of his mouth was some blood . He wanted to cough , so Catherine turned him on his side .
Terrified already , they looked with fear in their eyes , knowing that the worse just happened .
They were told that the last part of this poison’s action is a powerful bleeding ; but they also knew that this was supposed to happen when there were twenty hours left , not nineteen .
When Greg lifted his white face from the pillow , his face was all red from blood , so was the sheet he sat on . Greg touched his mouth with his hand and when he looked at it , his eyes widened in shock ; he was bleeding .
“So , this is going from bad to worse “ Greg told himself “maybe this is it ” he spoke in his head and started shaking again , whispering something that no one heard
“What ?” Catherine asked , seeing the horrified look on the young CSI’s face “calm down Greg ” she caressed his face , saying something to comfort their poor guy “the doctor will be here very soon , just stay calm , okay ?”
He nodded , because he was too damn weak to speak . When he raised his sight from the ground , they could see tears falling down from his brown eyes . He was crying .
….
Ch 29 Blood and tears
Grissom , Nick , Warrick and Catherine watched the police taking Hodges and Jim away . It was finally , over . After weeks of pain and sufferance , it was over . They caught the bad guy and saved their friend . Everything was going to be alright , like it used to be before this . Or this was what they hoped .
Because there will be scars . All of them will have scars .
Greg’s would be deeper ; he was the innocent victim of this sick freak . He had been kidnapped two times , beaten , stabbed , whipped , shot , burned , poisoned … and all this in a matter of weeks . Too many bad things happened to him ; and it wasn’t even his fault . Nothing had still a meaning for the young lab tech there were no answers for the questions he wanted to ask . Through the pain and sufferance everything looked strange , because he thought that it was his fault ; else , why would be so hard to bear ? But no one blamed him ; he felt that they were trying to show him that he wasn’t guilty ; but he also had his faults , he let himself caught by Jonathan in the first place , but how could someone not pass out when is hit in the head that hard ? But he should have fought , not stay there and look at what was happening around him , without even trying to react . That would be the scar that’ll be there , on his heart , always , because he knew he should have done a lot of things he didn’t even try to do .
Warrick will have some memories ; somehow , because of him all this happened . If he had taken care of Holly then and she’d be alive , none of those would happen . But he knew that everything was done now ; he couldn’t turn back time anymore . And everything seemed to keep telling him this . Even his dreams , daydreams . He saw in everyone’s eyes they were looking at him with hate , or this was what he thought . But how could have been possible to see it coming ? To see that someone will seek revenge for a murder happened so long time ago . To think that someone is a good person , a good friend and after a couple of years to be told this was all a lie , that that person was a crazy who hate you ? This was weird and probably a thing that Warrick will never forget . Like what happened with Nick; too many bad things , too many faults .
The overprotective mother of the team , Catherine . She loved Greg like a son , the son she never had and she cried for him , for his sufferance . She felt Greg’s pain inside, she took care of him and tried to calm him after the first kidnapping and she did anything possible to save him . She was the one to call the lab and tell them about the cure ; she really wanted to . At least to help to take the pain away , how he pleaded her to do . She tried to make Warrick understand it wasn’t he culpable for Hodges’ behavior and for the mental problems this one had . No one was except for Hodges . And she really thought what that idiot told them ? He tried to destroy their lives , so she hated him for that . For making her cry ; for making her feel powerless ; for making Greg suffer .And the memories of Greg’s screams won’t ever fade away from her mind . Those would be her scars .
Nick , well , for Nick Greg was a brother , a younger brother , a crazier brother , but still his little brother . All this scared the hell out of the CSI ; he really didn’t understand why all this things happened to his best friend . Only a couple of months passed since he had been buried alive by that Walter Gordon; he was the one who knew perfectly what was Greg going through . perfectly . That feeling that he disappointed all the persons who cared about him , that he didn’t fight . Not enough , anyway . He was now trying to recover from his own problem with a person who wanted to destroy the team . Why the hell now was happening this all over again ? He should make a list with questions he didn’t find answers to . Question like why is happening this to them or who’s fault is . Because he really didn’t have an idea what to say to this kind of questions .
The boss Grissom was maybe the most affected by Greg’s pain , but he never showed what he was feeling . He didn’t want to show the others he was human . But this was Grissom : no matter what he was feeling inside , no one could see that on his face or in his eyes . He didn’t want to look weak . He never looked , that was for sure . Grissom looked so cold , so powerful , even if he was a sensitive kind of guy .Trying to look indifferent was just for keeping the team altogether and help them get past the feelings . Grissom felt his heart breaking apart when he heard Greg’s yells , his shouts for help and the sight of him . Grissom was so proud of having such good guys in his team . Nick , Greg , Warrick , Catherine and of course Sara . They weren’t just his team they were his family , who loved and who he loved . All his anger and torment had been released in the moment when he hit Hodges . This thing happened short time after Nick’s kidnapping , so for him were old wounds opening inside his heart .
Sara , she had been struck by all this hard . She never got time to show Grissom how much she loved him or Greg how much she cared for him . She tried to do too many things at once and never finished them . But this was her personality , a powerful woman , just like Grissom . She’d never agree the fact she can be weak . She wants to look cold and hard , but all people who know her can say she’s not like that . She was a tough girl, who knew to fight life and still she couldn’t understand why , and no one was there to answer her question . She was the only one who stayed with Greg all the time since he had been brought to that hospital . In Greg she saw her little brother ; Josh looked like her younger colleague , but she hoped that Greg won’t end up like Josh , dying on a hospital bed in front of her eyes .
Even Brass had been impressed by what happened . He was the cop , he was not working so much with the CSI , but seeing Greg , who fought so hard to became a part of the team , seeing him trying to please everyone ; he had the chance to work a little with Greg and then understood that he was a powerful person , he had a strong personality , he stood up for himself ; those were the qualities that can be found very hard at a person and Greg had them all . He was the person who reminded him of his own daughter ; she was crazy , she wasn’t listening to anything that people were telling her . And Greg did the same . He wasn’t accustomed to do what everybody told him to, at least he seemed he wasn’t , just like Ellie . But he was a great person and a good friend .
But the true sequel of this , of the bad things that happened with them was just a reason to make them stronger and more close one to each other . To show them that the friendship between them was not to be destroyed by an idiot and his plans . They weren’t just friends ; they’ve been through enough not to realize that they were a true family . Because it isn’t blood that make a family , it is the love and caring . And they loved and cared about each other very much .
….
Warrick looked in Grissom’s eyes , right before he started to speak .
”I can’t believe this … is horrible ., I am guilty for everything that happened to Greg…and I really don’t know how to explain this to him . Do you think he’ll ever forgive me ?” Warrick’s voice echoed in the quiet room they were in . Empty , silent , like the way his heart was now .
“What ?” Catherine and Nick jumped .”No , this is not your fault , you didn’t try to kill Greg , what the hell , War !” Catherine almost yelled .”this is not your fucking fault , is all Hodges’ , you got it ?” she said angrily , looking at him with her eyes full of rage .
“I mean that …” but he couldn’t continue because of that look on her face , the spark that was entering his mind right in that moment and stopped him from saying anything .
“Shut up and listen to me : you didn’t kill Holly , remember ? She was shot by the guy we caught . You didn’t do anything !” she snapped .
“But she died because of me . Why Catherine , why did she die ?” Warrick felt his eyes wet with tears , hot tears .
No one answered Warrick’ question; there was no answer to that . He knew it . They could say it wad God’s will or something like that , but they kept their mouths shout .
“Let’s go to the hospital and ” Grissom proposed , changing the subject “ see how Greg’s condition is”
“Yeah , your right , let’s go .”
……
While the techs were working on the cure , Sara was looking at Greg who was shaking like hell . He was sweating , his clothes were wet and Sara regained her old feeling of powerless , because she couldn’t do anything to change his condition . She just hoped the techs were going to prepare the cure sooner ; she couldn’t just stay there and watch him .
“Hey , Sara ” Catherine said while she entered the room “Greg…”
“Hey guys” she turned her attention on them she saluted , trying a little smile to warm the coldness of their souls .
They all were watching Greg , whose face was whiter than the last time they saw him , like the sheet he was sitting on and the sweat was running crazily over his face , his shoulders . He didn’t look good at all ; his eyes were squeezed shut , and he looked like he was thinking how to make the pain go away . At least he hasn’t slipped away yet .
When he heard Catherine’s voice , he opened his brown eyes , looking at them . His eyes were so different … that little spark that was always in there couldn’t be seen . They were only some ordinary eyes ; not Greg’s shinny eyes.
“He-hey” he whispered .
“Greg …” Grissom told him “how are you holding on ? How are you feeling ?”
“G-good , I-I t-think …I’m n-not d-dead y-yet” he answered .
“I heard that they are preparing the antidote , you just need to relax and wait .”
“H-how …h-how m-much t-time ?” Greg asked , even if he wasn’t supposed to have so much strength to talk .
“What do you mean ?” Nick asked “what time? ”
“H-how much p-pain….”
He clenched his teeth when a seizure overtook him and squeezed Sara’s hand harder . She caressed his face with her hand and whispered some words that were meant to help him .
The others just watched in horror the pain obviously on his face . They couldn’t even imagine what was he going through . The hell .
After that Greg opened his eyes and spoke again .
“A-ans-swer t-to m-me N-nick…”
“Well , ”
“P-pleas-se … j-jus-st s-speak”
This was too much even for Nick . The look on Greg’s face , his eyes that were looking at him pleading were too much to bear .
“Kind of nineteen hours ”
“N-nineteen ” Greg managed a soft smile “t-that m-much , huh ?”
They looked amazed at Greg . He was a tough guy , that was for sure , because a smile through that pain was a thing no many guys could manage to do . He just wanted to calm them . His fight with the demons inside was painful ; but he’d do anything to stop them from worrying .
This was the Greg they used to know ; he’ll smile even if he’d be at the gates of Hell . That’s why he was so amazing . He was too good for this world .
“C-catherine c-can you g-give m-me w-water …p-please ?”
“Of course , baby , whatever you want you just ask , alright ?”
She poured a glass of water and placed it on his lips , lifting his head a little to help him take a sip . She allowed him to take small sips , until he said her to stop and he placed his head again on the pillow . Catherine took Sara’s place and she was holding Greg now , like a caring mother she was .
They were all in that room , decided not to leave it until someone will come with the antidote .
Warrick and Nick were sitting on the cold floor , Sara was on the chair next to Greg’s bed , Catherine was on the bed , holding his head in her lap and caressing his face and Grissom was on his feet, leaned over the wall .
They all looked at Greg , seeing every seizure he had , all the pain hew was going through .
“You need more water , baby ?” Catherine asked softly .
Greg nodded . She brought the cup closed to his lips ; he needed water because he was loosing way too much liquid by sweating and had to replace it .
When he took a sip , Catherine looked at the water and her hands started shaking , almost letting the glass fell on the floor . It couldn’t be possible … it was not possible … it wasn’t happening .
“Oh my God !” she yelled “we need a doctor !”
“What happened ?” Nick asked , but before he got his answer he saw the water that was in the glass . It was all red , like someone poured something there … something like blood .
“I’ll go !” Warrick said , while the others looked at Greg ; at the corner of his mouth was some blood . He wanted to cough , so Catherine turned him on his side .
Terrified already , they looked with fear in their eyes , knowing that the worse just happened .
They were told that the last part of this poison’s action is a powerful bleeding ; but they also knew that this was supposed to happen when there were twenty hours left , not nineteen .
When Greg lifted his white face from the pillow , his face was all red from blood , so was the sheet he sat on . Greg touched his mouth with his hand and when he looked at it , his eyes widened in shock ; he was bleeding .
“So , this is going from bad to worse “ Greg told himself “maybe this is it ” he spoke in his head and started shaking again , whispering something that no one heard
“What ?” Catherine asked , seeing the horrified look on the young CSI’s face “calm down Greg ” she caressed his face , saying something to comfort their poor guy “the doctor will be here very soon , just stay calm , okay ?”
He nodded , because he was too damn weak to speak . When he raised his sight from the ground , they could see tears falling down from his brown eyes . He was crying .
….
sarahSidle1981
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Keep going I need to know if they get the cure made in time to save Greg life.
Keep going I need to know if they get the cure made in time to save Greg life.
Shanna_Banana
Dead on Arrival
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Omg poor Greg!!! Continue ASAP!
Omg poor Greg!!! Continue ASAP!
MacsGirlMel
Mac's Personal Assistant
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Yes more, as soon as you can! I wanna know what happens too.
Yes more, as soon as you can! I wanna know what happens too.
ericloca
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
Time left
The doctor arrived seconds after Warrick called him . All CSIs went out so Greg would be checked . Again . Hopefully , this will not be happening so often . But it did ; it was an usual thing . Something happened , they stepped out , the doctor checked on him and then tell them what was wrong , words that finished with “let’s hope everything will be fine” or “until we will receive the antidote ” . It was annoying .
The doctor checked on him carefully , not wanting to cause the young man more pain . He wiped away the blood and saw that there was nothing else to do . Because his life depended on the speed of the techs .
…
In the hallway , Sara and Nick were sitting on the chairs while Grissom , Catherine and Warrick were pacing the floor , counting the minutes until the doctor will be out . It seemed like forever . Brass just arrived in the hospital .
“Hey , guys something wrong ?” he asked , seeing their worried faces .
“Yeah …” Nick said, trembling voice and scared eyes “very bad ”
“Is he … ?” the policeman asked .
“No , not yet , he still has some strength left. And some time . But he started to cough blood , which is never a good thing .”
“Coughing blood , Catherine ? Jesus , hope he’ll be okay . Hodges is kept by two of my best men in the cell , we caught him and we won’t let him go . For what he did to All of you . He’s such a frickin’ psycho and I hate him “
“Same feeling here . Hope he’ll get a life sentence . Or two , one for the future life”
By the way , before coming to you I went to the lab to see how is the progress in developing the antidote . Those techs are really …”
“So ?!” Grissom demanded nervously .
“Easy , Gil , don’t yell at me !”
“Sorry . So how is it ?”
“They told me they have many hours to work . But they gave me 60% chances they will finish it before … you know .”
“Only 60% ? Why ?” Nick said .
“I don’t know for sure , but …”
In that moment the doctor stepped out of Greg’s room . He walked over the six guys who were waiting for him . For news about Greg .
“You can enter now , we stabilized him”
“Thanks , Doc . ” they said and entered .
Grissom stayed behind to talk to the doctor . He knew there was something that the doctor haven’t told them .
“Can I ask you something ?”
“Yeah , sure , anything you want ”
“Well ,, I knew that this bleeding wasn’t supposed to appear until there were about twelve hours left , why the hell it did started now , we have nineteen ?”
“Let’s tell this straight . Twelve hours for a healthy person , who would be just poisoned and that’s it . But for your buddy here things are worse .”
“What do you mean by worse ?”
“Well , he wasn’t healthy at all when he was brought . Remember ? He had that large wound on the abdomen , who got really infected and we had to clean it . But loosing much blood caused a weakness of his system , which means that the finale stage of the poisoning will start earlier than in the other cases”
“What ? This means that he doesn’t have even eighteen hours ?”
“Right now all I can tell you is that you must pray that the cure will be developed quicker . And by the way , he passed out . He won’t be able to talk to you” the doctor left , letting the CSI with more questions than answers .
…….
They entered again Greg’s room ; God it was not pleasant to step out and in of his room so many times a day , but there wasn’t anything they could do. They saw that Greg had an oxygen mask covering his face . They could see he wasn’t conscious . They stood in the doorframe ; Brass saw him the first time and gasped in horror .
The kid looked like shit . It was hard to see any differences between his face and the white sheets . It was terrifying . He was like a ghost .
Grissom entered the room . When they heard his steps , all five turned their faces to look at him . He tried to look calm , even though he wasn’t . But not to scare them he tried to hide his expression with a fake hopeful smile.
“Hey , Griss what did the doctor say ?” Warrick broke the silence
“He said Greg passed out . And that he’ll try to help the techs work faster on the cure .” he lied “nothing more ”
“Well , I guess we’ll have to stay and wait ”
…
Four hours past like an eternity ; they were all looking at the door , hoping that every moment someone will come in tell them the antidote is ready . But no one came . That was the problem . The waiting was killing them ; they drank too many cups of coffee not to be nervous as hell and they haven’t eaten anything because they couldn’t .
Greg’s condition was the same ; they were glad he wasn’t awake to feel the pain shooting through his body .
The doctor told them that it was just a reaction , the bleeding , because Grissom asked him to do so , to save them from more worries and help them keep the hope alive in their soul . The last thing that’ll help them was the thing called hope .
The hours passed slowly , they felt every second . Every minute . It was hell . What if the machines Greg was connected to were going to say that he’s dead ? What if they will develop the cure too late ? What if it won’t work ? Those questions were driving them crazy . No one was coming to tell them about the progress , and , minute by minute , the worries were increasing . It was really hard to focus on what was happening around them . Every one had his own thoughts , his own prayer . But they had the same wish and that wish was that Greg would be okay . He had to be okay , because they needed him to annoy them with his jokes , to make them smile with his commentaries . He was a good friends ,a great person , but he was part of their lives , so it was impossible to lose him .
Sara was feeling much better ; the doctor said that he can let her go out , so he changed her clothes and joined the others in their waiting , long and horrible waiting .
The hallway room was quiet , no one was talking , they were even breathing without making a sound . They didn’t want to disturb Greg from his uneasy sleep , even if it wasn’t natural it was at least taking the pain away .
…
They waited for another five hours . This was totally crazy . Then there were two hours left and the hope was still there , hanging . They started to smile when they heard techs all over , doctors that were checking Greg’s vitals and many others nurses that were telling them that everything will be okay . For the first time , without the worries in their hearts they felt relieved .
But why was there that thing that made them squirm and pace crazily ? Why they were looking at the watch every second ?
….
There were , hopefully only twenty minutes and they smiled , hearing that the cure is ready and made just in time for Greg . The doctor approached and after checking his vitals took the syringe to give him the cure . But , just in that moment , the machines started beeping and the doctor raised his face , worried .
“There is nothing we can do more , I’m really sorry”
Time left
The doctor arrived seconds after Warrick called him . All CSIs went out so Greg would be checked . Again . Hopefully , this will not be happening so often . But it did ; it was an usual thing . Something happened , they stepped out , the doctor checked on him and then tell them what was wrong , words that finished with “let’s hope everything will be fine” or “until we will receive the antidote ” . It was annoying .
The doctor checked on him carefully , not wanting to cause the young man more pain . He wiped away the blood and saw that there was nothing else to do . Because his life depended on the speed of the techs .
…
In the hallway , Sara and Nick were sitting on the chairs while Grissom , Catherine and Warrick were pacing the floor , counting the minutes until the doctor will be out . It seemed like forever . Brass just arrived in the hospital .
“Hey , guys something wrong ?” he asked , seeing their worried faces .
“Yeah …” Nick said, trembling voice and scared eyes “very bad ”
“Is he … ?” the policeman asked .
“No , not yet , he still has some strength left. And some time . But he started to cough blood , which is never a good thing .”
“Coughing blood , Catherine ? Jesus , hope he’ll be okay . Hodges is kept by two of my best men in the cell , we caught him and we won’t let him go . For what he did to All of you . He’s such a frickin’ psycho and I hate him “
“Same feeling here . Hope he’ll get a life sentence . Or two , one for the future life”
By the way , before coming to you I went to the lab to see how is the progress in developing the antidote . Those techs are really …”
“So ?!” Grissom demanded nervously .
“Easy , Gil , don’t yell at me !”
“Sorry . So how is it ?”
“They told me they have many hours to work . But they gave me 60% chances they will finish it before … you know .”
“Only 60% ? Why ?” Nick said .
“I don’t know for sure , but …”
In that moment the doctor stepped out of Greg’s room . He walked over the six guys who were waiting for him . For news about Greg .
“You can enter now , we stabilized him”
“Thanks , Doc . ” they said and entered .
Grissom stayed behind to talk to the doctor . He knew there was something that the doctor haven’t told them .
“Can I ask you something ?”
“Yeah , sure , anything you want ”
“Well ,, I knew that this bleeding wasn’t supposed to appear until there were about twelve hours left , why the hell it did started now , we have nineteen ?”
“Let’s tell this straight . Twelve hours for a healthy person , who would be just poisoned and that’s it . But for your buddy here things are worse .”
“What do you mean by worse ?”
“Well , he wasn’t healthy at all when he was brought . Remember ? He had that large wound on the abdomen , who got really infected and we had to clean it . But loosing much blood caused a weakness of his system , which means that the finale stage of the poisoning will start earlier than in the other cases”
“What ? This means that he doesn’t have even eighteen hours ?”
“Right now all I can tell you is that you must pray that the cure will be developed quicker . And by the way , he passed out . He won’t be able to talk to you” the doctor left , letting the CSI with more questions than answers .
…….
They entered again Greg’s room ; God it was not pleasant to step out and in of his room so many times a day , but there wasn’t anything they could do. They saw that Greg had an oxygen mask covering his face . They could see he wasn’t conscious . They stood in the doorframe ; Brass saw him the first time and gasped in horror .
The kid looked like shit . It was hard to see any differences between his face and the white sheets . It was terrifying . He was like a ghost .
Grissom entered the room . When they heard his steps , all five turned their faces to look at him . He tried to look calm , even though he wasn’t . But not to scare them he tried to hide his expression with a fake hopeful smile.
“Hey , Griss what did the doctor say ?” Warrick broke the silence
“He said Greg passed out . And that he’ll try to help the techs work faster on the cure .” he lied “nothing more ”
“Well , I guess we’ll have to stay and wait ”
…
Four hours past like an eternity ; they were all looking at the door , hoping that every moment someone will come in tell them the antidote is ready . But no one came . That was the problem . The waiting was killing them ; they drank too many cups of coffee not to be nervous as hell and they haven’t eaten anything because they couldn’t .
Greg’s condition was the same ; they were glad he wasn’t awake to feel the pain shooting through his body .
The doctor told them that it was just a reaction , the bleeding , because Grissom asked him to do so , to save them from more worries and help them keep the hope alive in their soul . The last thing that’ll help them was the thing called hope .
The hours passed slowly , they felt every second . Every minute . It was hell . What if the machines Greg was connected to were going to say that he’s dead ? What if they will develop the cure too late ? What if it won’t work ? Those questions were driving them crazy . No one was coming to tell them about the progress , and , minute by minute , the worries were increasing . It was really hard to focus on what was happening around them . Every one had his own thoughts , his own prayer . But they had the same wish and that wish was that Greg would be okay . He had to be okay , because they needed him to annoy them with his jokes , to make them smile with his commentaries . He was a good friends ,a great person , but he was part of their lives , so it was impossible to lose him .
Sara was feeling much better ; the doctor said that he can let her go out , so he changed her clothes and joined the others in their waiting , long and horrible waiting .
The hallway room was quiet , no one was talking , they were even breathing without making a sound . They didn’t want to disturb Greg from his uneasy sleep , even if it wasn’t natural it was at least taking the pain away .
…
They waited for another five hours . This was totally crazy . Then there were two hours left and the hope was still there , hanging . They started to smile when they heard techs all over , doctors that were checking Greg’s vitals and many others nurses that were telling them that everything will be okay . For the first time , without the worries in their hearts they felt relieved .
But why was there that thing that made them squirm and pace crazily ? Why they were looking at the watch every second ?
….
There were , hopefully only twenty minutes and they smiled , hearing that the cure is ready and made just in time for Greg . The doctor approached and after checking his vitals took the syringe to give him the cure . But , just in that moment , the machines started beeping and the doctor raised his face , worried .
“There is nothing we can do more , I’m really sorry”
sarahSidle1981
Lab Technician
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
No, he has to be alright. Greg can't die, not now that they have the cure.
No, he has to be alright. Greg can't die, not now that they have the cure.
Shanna_Banana
Dead on Arrival
Re: CSI LV fic "A sick man's game" Greg centered drama/suspe
NO! He can't die! Write more soon!
NO! He can't die! Write more soon!