It was a one shot, but I felt an urge to have multiple chapters..not sure why. That's why they'll be small.

Greg stared at the paper in his hands, trying to wrap his mind around the puzzle it showed him. Something was there, something he should be seeing, and it was important. This printout could hold the key to solving the whole case, but it just wasn't coming to him. Greg frowned, chewing on his lip as he moved away from the machine and towards his chair.

It wasn't adding up. He sighed and turned away from the offending printout on his desk, readying himself to get back to his other work, when the answer struck him forcefully. He snatched the paper up again and stared down in mounting excitement at what was now so clear it stood out to him like a neon sign. Trembling, he jumped up and raced out of the room in the direction of the break room. On the way he passed Hodges' lab and skidded to a stop.

"Hodges!" he beamed, clapping the man on the back and eliciting a startled look. "I've solved the Red Can case!"

Hodges scowled and smoothed down his shirt as if it was wrinkled. "You've had more time to work on it, that's not surprising," he sniffed, turning away and busying himself with samples. "I've been working on important current cases, in the meantime."

Greg laughed. He and Hodges had been working on this case off the clock for months now, even going so far as to place a friendly wager on its outcome, and Hodges was definitely not going to concede defeat without a few pot shots in Greg's direction.

"I can't wait to tell Griss," smiled Greg, looking around to the other labs. For the first time he noticed how quiet the place was. "Where is everyone?"

"They were called out to a case in Henderson," replied Hodges snippily. "Bomb squad was called out because they found explosive residue on some bodies."

Greg was heading out the door when he heard the last of Hodges' words. He stopped abruptly and turned back, staring in horror at Hodges.

"They found WHAT?" he almost shouted. Hodges looked up in shock, but Greg had already guessed the answer and bolted out the door towards the elevators. Hodges followed him as he rushed into an elevator, then shrugged and went back to work. He was still chapped that Greg had solved the case before him.