Full moons weren�t Grissom�s favorite nights. It seemed that�s when all the weirdos came out. As he approached the scene, Brass greeted him. �Next door neighbor kids found him.� Grissom walked over to the pool. Brass looked at the body. �Looks like he drowned.� Grissom shook his head then glanced over at the back door of the house. The door was made of glass and the glass was shattered. �It would seem that way to an on looker but to a trained eye, it looks like murder.�
A black Tahoe pulled up to the house and two men stepped out. Nick and Warrick walked around to the back. Grissom spotted them and went to meet them. �What�ve we got? Warrick asked. Grissom went into full business mode. �Dead man in a pool. Nick I need you to take pictures and dust for prints inside and out. Warrick, you�ve got door detail�.
�Again� Warrick shook his head. Nick laughed at him. �Sorry man, but hey, at least you have a starting point.� Nick took the camera and walked by the pool. SNAP!! Picture of the man in pool. SNAP!! Picture of blood turning water red. After Nick got all the pictures he needed, he moved on to the inside of the house. The inside was pretty simple. One floor house with two bedrooms and one bathroom. Yep, this guy lived alone Nick thought. He then began to check the house for prints.
Outside Grissom and Brass were talking to the two boys. �Do you always sneak in your neighbor�s yard?� Brass asked. The older one nodded. �Yeah, cause he won�t let anyone come over and swim.� Grissom noticed the other boy remained silent so he addressed a question to him. �What�s your name?�
�Parker�
�So Parker, was there a reason that Mr. Garner didn�t allow visitors?� No answer. �Maybe Mr. Garner got tired of people taking advantage him, so he quit having guests.� The other boy laughed. �Right, I guess that might be true, no wait, he didn�t have visitors to get angry at. See he lives alone and no one wants to see him. He has a really bad temper. He wouldn�t even let us swim even after we asked.�
Grissom seemed to let all this information sink in. �Alright, the two of you can go, but if we have any more questions�.�
�Yeah, we�ll be here� Parker said and the two boys left.
Gary�s Pawn Shop was a little shop northwest of Vegas. Many people go to sell, buy, and trade their stuff. Normally things ran pretty smooth, but not tonight. A dead body lay on the floor right in front of the register. Detective Wallace was busy talking to Gary, when the sound of bells got their attention. In walked two women. �You must be from the crime lab?� Detective Wallace said.
�Yeah, I�m Catherine Willows and this is Sara Sidle.�
The detective shook their hands and then glanced at the man behind the counter. �Seems we made a mistake calling the two of you out here. Gary here was just telling me that he shot this man in self defense.� Catherine gave the detective a �are you serious look� and responded to her feelings. �Afraid so, of course I would have called to stop you from coming but I just now was told.�
Sara was busy looking around the shop. Computers, stereos, guns, and jewelry filled the place. �Have you ever been robbed before?� Gary glanced over at her. �Just a few times, nothing major. Mostly little things that they think I wouldn�t notice.� Sara stared at him in disbelief �But you�ve got really expensive stuff here, I�m surprised no one hasn�t tried to steal them.� Gary gave a half smile and then looked down on the ground. �He tried, came out of nowhere, I didn�t know what he was going to do. He said that he was gonna kill me, so I protected myself.�
Catherine was getting tired. She drove all the way out here, to find out that she really didn�t need to be here in the first place. �C�mon Sara, I think the Mr. Wallace here has this covered.� Sara didn�t move. She was staring at the back of a computer. Cat walked up to her. �Earth to Sara, we aren�t needed here. I think we should go give the guys a hand.�
Sara still didn�t look at her but she finally responded. �Sir, did you know that the serial numbers on these computers are scrapped off? That�s a federal offense.� Gary along with both Catherine and Detective Wallace walked over to her. She pointed out the missing numbers. Catherine shook her head. �Sir, where did you get these?� Gary shook his head and rubbed the back of his neck. �Um, some guys sold them to me. I don�t remember who.� Detective Wallace walked up to the computer. �Sir, we will have to take these, along with any other items that don�t have a number.� Gary helped carry the items out into Wallace�s truck.
�What do we now?� asked Sara. Catherine looked at her. �I guess we go back to the lab, maybe we can see if any thing shows up about computers missing.� After saying it Catherine realized that probably a ton of computers go missing each day and tracking down where these came from wasn�t going to be easy. Then she had an idea. �Sir, could you please call me when another customer comes to sell you a computer.� Gary nodded, �Sure, if I�m not arrested for shooting this guy.� Wallace came and took Gary by the arm. �Well see what happens.� Catherine gave them both her card and she and Sara headed back to the lab.
Back at the lab, Warrick was busy trying to put the pieces of the glass back together. I can�t believe got stuck doing this he again he thought as he tried to piece another shard together. �Hey Warrick,� Nick called, �Can I see one of those pieces?� Warrick gladly gave him one. �Why?� Nick looked at it very closely. �You won�t believe this but the only fingerprints I pulled from the crime scene was the vics.� Warrick was amazed. Nick gave the piece back and unhappily left the room.
Inside Grissom�s office, Grissom was looking at the crime scene photos. He tried to imagine what had happened to Garner. Nick came in and interrupted his thoughts. �Hey Griss, I was thinking maybe the guy got drunk and threw himself at the door.� Grissom looked at Nick. �Yeah, maybe, did you notice any evidence inside to support that theory?�
Nick grimaced, �I saw beer cans in the fridge and empty ones in the trash, but I guess if he was drunk he wouldn�t have thrown them neatly in the garbage. So much for that theory.� He was about to head out when Grissom stopped him. �I�ll have Doc. Robbins check for alcohol in his system.� Nick nodded his thanks and walked out.
While he was walking out, he ran into Catherine and Sara. �Back so soon.� He replied. Catherine sighed, �Yeah, but now we are on a different case than what we thought.� Nick was confused. �Wait let me explain�. Catherine then told Nick about what had happened. Nick looked at Sara. �Wanna trade?� She gave him a half smile. �Why?� Nick gave all the details.
�Wow! No fingerprints, we�re dealing with a professional here.� Sara said and then decided to offer her services to help out how she could. Nick thanked her and told her that it was really Warrick that would need the most help. �Until we get the computer information we need, we could help you guys out.� Catherine suggested. Nick and Warrick both were grateful.