mystic
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Post by mystic on Nov 13, 2006 15:50:36 GMT 1
Rhia turned to the side to grab her coffee cup, when something on the screen caught her eye. She jumped up spilling coffee on the floor, but not bothering. She raced to Sam's bureau.
"Sam!" she called out of breath. "Costero...it's the name of the law firm, that led investigation agains you back in Miami. Now that's why you seemed to know the name...."
She put the empty coffee cup down and stared at Sam, who all of a sudden looked very pale. "Everything alright, Sam?"
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Post by scorpii on Nov 14, 2006 11:17:48 GMT 1
"No" Sam looked at Rhia. "It's not. Rhia, I got to tell you something. The killer in the O'Connor-case down in Miami didn't threaten to kill my fiancé. He did threaten to kill me, though. Eventhough he was my fiancé. His name is James Costero, he's powerfull and involved in organized crime. I didn't know that until he had killed that man. He was just here, telling me that he had killed the wrong O'Connor-brother. I don't even know why he was here. Rhia, I'm scared of him... I think he wants to kill ME now..." Sam cried. James did indeed scare the crap out of her. She wasn't the kind of type that was very fast scared, but she really was now...
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Post by briguy4588 on Nov 14, 2006 15:27:15 GMT 1
Brian parked his car at the lab, grabbed his laptop, and ran inside. He jogged down the hallways until he reached Luke's office. He knocked on the door and waited, catching his breath.
No answer.
He kicked the door in frustration, but still no answer. Where was that guy when you needed him? He then walked back to Rhia's office, but it was empty. He saw the name "Costero Law Firm" flashing on the screen of her computer. He frowned, wondering what that had to do with anything. He strolled over to Sam's desk, to find her sobbing softly next to Rhia.
"Sam? Rhia? What's wrong? What happened?" Brian asked, completely puzzled. Today was utterly out of control...
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Post by Fabian on Nov 14, 2006 16:00:17 GMT 1
Luke saw Brian run into Rhia's office and also entered." He kneeled down to Rhia and asked her: "What's going on? Is this all because of Townsend? Tell me?"
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Post by scorpii on Nov 15, 2006 19:05:40 GMT 1
Sam tried to smile. "No, Luke, it's not because of that Townsend guy. It's because of a man named James Costero. He was here, just a few minutes ago, to, well, to speak to me. He Down in Miami he was the man who had threatened to kill ME, not my fiancé. He has killed that O'Connor-guy here too. And... that Costero's my ex-fiancé, so he couldn't threaten to kill himself. He's involved in organized crime. I always seem to hook up with the wrong guys. They're either already married or engaged, or they're on the wrong side of the law. Or they seem not interested" Sam shook her head. "I've lied to all of you, I've lied to my ex-supervisor. Today's the first time I told the truth." She sighed. "I better tell this to IAB, don't I, Luke?"
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Post by briguy4588 on Nov 15, 2006 21:35:33 GMT 1
Brian narrowed his eyes, thinking hard for a second. So this James Costero guy was the one who killed O'Connor... and he walked right into the lab and threatened Sam... which meant the suspect had the nerve to fall into our lap and then get out... but he couldn't have gone too far!
Brian turned to Luke. "Look, Luke, I don't know where you've been, so I've had to break a few rules to get things done. And I'm about to break a few more. We can sort out the mess later, but James Costero is still on the premises; I can catch him."
Brian cast a glance at Sam; she'll be fine. He drew his gun and ran down the hallway towards the exit. Just then, the fire alarm sounded and lights began flashing in the hallways. "Damn it!" Brian shouted as people filled the hallways trying to evacuate. Costero was escaping! Brian kept his gun drawn at the half-ready position, and shouted "Move move move!" while pushing through people in the hallway. Brian would have made a comment about New Yorkers, but at that point he finally made it outside, to see a man climbing into a red Ford F350!
"Hold it!" Brian shouted over the din of the fire alarms and the crowd of people gathering outside the building. Great, a whole bunch of witnesses watching Brian break the rules. The man didn't stop. "You are under arrest," Brian continued, aware that as a CSI, he had no arresting powers. The real cops were probably still distracted with the fire alarm. The man started the engine, and began to drive off. Brian opened fire on the truck, popping both rear tires as it turned onto the street and headed for the highway.
Brian grabbed his radio. "Dispatch, this is CSI Shefkowitz. James Costero is in a red Ford F350 heading southbound on Pecan Street towards the highway. The rear tires are deflated; the truck is unstable. Driver may be armed." Brian could only look on as four patrol cars sped off after the truck. He holstered his gun and sat down on the curb.
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Post by scorpii on Nov 15, 2006 22:07:09 GMT 1
Sam looked up when the fire alarm rang. What the -? She got up and tried to get outside, just as anyone else. When she finally got outside, she saw Brian sitting on the curb. "Hey. You got him? You okay? You sent dispatch after him?"
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Post by briguy4588 on Nov 15, 2006 22:38:56 GMT 1
"Yeah, the police are chasing him as we speak. If that darned fire alarm wasn't so loud, you'd probably be able to hear the sirens. I shot out his tires so he wouldn't make it very far. But what about you? Are YOU gonna be ok?"
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Post by scorpii on Nov 15, 2006 23:12:31 GMT 1
Sam nodded. "Yeah, I guess so. He'll go away for life if they get him, and, well, I feel better now I told the truth. He really scared the crap out of me but I hope it'll be over soon. They'll get him." She looked at Brian. "I wonder what set off the fire alarm."
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Post by briguy4588 on Nov 16, 2006 5:56:53 GMT 1
"Oh, I'm sure he did, to congest the hallways with people to make sure we couldn't catch him while he ran out. And yeah, they'll get him, but I guess we're going to have to deal with Mr. IAB all night." Brian smiled. Corpses, death threats, car chases, false clues, chaos and lawlessness...
... things were finally back to normal.
Brian stood up. "Well, Sam, we have more than enough evidence to convict James Costero, and I'm completely sure the police will catch him. Let's go back inside where it's warmer and debrief with Luke." Brian gestured for her to walk with him back into the building, where the alarms had stopped ringing and others were filing back in, clearly upset over the wasted time.
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Post by scorpii on Nov 16, 2006 9:01:28 GMT 1
Sam nodded. "Okay" The both of them walked back to where Luke and Rhia were.
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Post by briguy4588 on Nov 20, 2006 20:53:39 GMT 1
Brian looked from Luke, to Rhia, and back and forth like that, waiting for them to speak. Clearly, Luke was going to choose his words carefully. Brian looked at Sam for a brief second, then averted his eyes to the ground.
Did they have to make him wait so much today?
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mystic
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Post by mystic on Nov 20, 2006 22:42:13 GMT 1
As soon as Brian had left the fire alarm started and Rhia knew it was senseless to try to help him. But Brian had a good change, he had started to run secons before the sirens did. She really hoped, that he would catch this.... she didn't even find a suitable name.
Rhia had stayed with Luke, in the office, knowing that Costero started the alarm and it was a fake. She had tried to stop Sam running out, but she couldn't manage. Somehow she understood. Surely she wanted to see the man arrested who did all this to her.
She looked up meeting Luke's gaze for seconds. He seemed to stare into nowhere collecting his thoughts. So, Rhia waited till the others came back. Finally, she heard their footsteps.
"What happened? Did you catch him? Did you send someone after him?" she blurted out once Brian and Sam had returned. When she looked at Sam's face, she suddenly knew that Costero still was on the run.
"Maybe we should put you under police protection...just until we've found and arrested him!" she suggested putting an arm comforting on Sam's shoulder.
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Post by briguy4588 on Nov 21, 2006 0:25:01 GMT 1
"He nearly got away... I shot out the tires on his getaway vehicle, so the cops should have an easy job bringing him in. I think you're safe now," Brian said first to Rhia, then turning to Sam.
"Of course, I'm probably going to have to spend a long night with IAB for that stunt, eh, Luke?" Brian asked, trying to stimulate his boss into conversation. Brian was becoming increasingly uneasy, and felt he was going to get into a lot of trouble. But that won't bother him as long as his efforts didn't go to waste.
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Post by scorpii on Nov 21, 2006 17:59:15 GMT 1
"You're probably not the only one" Sam said. She looked at Luke. "Luke? Luke, are you alright? Luke?"
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