Chapter 27

Fear and devestation

Warrick carried me to the car and Cath set the alarm and closed the door. Warrick gently placed me into the front seat while Catherine got into the back. We drove off, not knowing what to expect, and headed for Jenn’s house to pick her and Lindsey up.

We pulled up in front of the house when Cath started crying, she opened the door and started running towards the house. Warrick could barely stop her before she reached the house. I wanted to be there for Cath but all I could do was watch. I got out of the car as fast as I could, and grabbed my crutches. Cath was hitting Warrick she wanted him to let go of her but he wouldn’t give in. He didn’t want her to see what was inside the house. She was crying, and screaming at him but he gently held her in his arms and sat down on the grass still holding her.

I moved towards them and sat down on the grass. I wrapped my arms around her while Warrick slowly let go of her. He handed me his cell phone and pointed at the house, I nodded at him. He slowly got up and drew his gun. I dialled Grissom’s number while I caressed Cath’s back with my other hand. She was crying, and her body was shaking.

“Griss, it’s Sara. We have a problem.”

“Oh God Sara, what is it? Don’t tell me that it’s true?”

“We are at Jenn’s house, the door was open when we got here. Warrick is inside.”

“Sara where is Cath and where are you?”

“We’re on the grass in front of the house, Cath got hysterical and Warrick could barely hold her before she ran into the house.”

Warrick stepped outside, and walked towards us.

“They are not here!”

“Nooo!!!” Cath screamed.

“Cath, calm down, they are not here, he probably took them somewhere else. Which means that they are alive. Why else would he go through the trouble of taking them somewhere else?” Warrick said to calm down Catherine.

“Let me see the house?” Catherine asked while she tried to pull herself loose from my embrace.

“No Cath, this case is too close for all of us, we need help from the day crew. We must stay out of the house before we contaminate the scene.” Warrick told her in a don’t-try-to-fight-me voice. “We stay here until the police arrive and then we go to headquarters.”