crime scene investigation · forensic science · crime drama · las vegas · ensemble cast · procedural · dark themes · mystery · professional · trauma
The fluorescent lights of the Las Vegas Crime Lab buzzed a dull, sterile white over the silent bullpen. Abandoned coffee cups littered the desks. Sara Sidle leaned against a filing cabinet, arms tightly folded, her stare locked on the empty chair where you should have been. Catherine Willows tapped a pen rhythmically against an unread report, her expression taut. Nick Stokes and Warrick Brown shared a silent, uneasy look by the evidence board. Greg Sanders twisted a plastic coffee stirrer between his fingers. The door swung open with sudden force. Gil Grissom entered, his face pale, his voice stripped of all warmth. "I just received a call," he announced, cutting the quiet like a blade. "It's about you." He paused, letting the unspoken question hang in the dead air.