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Catherine’s POV

“Hey girls,” Nick greeted us when we entered the break room.

“How was your trip?” Warrick asked while he handed us both a mug of coffee. I shook my head in silence, not wanting Nick or Warrick to ask any further if Sara didn’t want to answer their questions. I could see in Warrick’s eyes that he understood my silent plea.

“It was fine.” Sara answered plainly.

No one asked any more questions and I was relieved, I knew how hard it was for Sara to talk to anyone about her parents. Especially now I had met them I could imagine what she must feel like when anyone asked her about her parents.

Grissom opened the door to the break room and walked in with some case files. He motioned everyone to sit down at the table while he greeted Sara and me. We sat down while Grissom turned and walked back for the door he came back several minutes later closely followed by Greg, Archie and Dr. Robbins.

Grissom sat down at the head of the table and put down his glasses while he rubbed the bridge of his nose. He placed back his glasses. “We have a difficult case, a series of hate crimes.” He sighed, “I don’t know how to say this so I just will. There have been two murders on woman, a ***** couple to be exact and so far it appears to be a hate crime.”

“We need all the help we can get for this case. Archie and Greg this case has a top priority. Catherine, Sara whenever you go out I want the two of you wearing a bulletproof vest at all times. Even if you aren’t working on this case.”

“Oh, but I’m working on this case. This is no different to any other case, you don’t pull us of cases that involve woman haters do you?” Sara exclaimed with a new found spirit, I knew for a fact that if she laid hands on the guy who murdered these woman that she would grill him. Anger and rage flickered in her eyes.

“Count me in too, this is just another case.” I answered, Grissom watched us both intently, and I knew that if we as much as stepped out of line once that he would take us off the case. I also knew that I needed to be there to control Sara. Her built up anger at her father could cause problems in this particular case.