A/N: Part 3 of Detonated. They've got the shooter, but who made and placed the bomb?

Back at the lab, Eric was going to DNA to get the results of the blood he found. It would make sense if it was Wolfe's.. but he needed to be sure. Fuses and things were definitely more Horatio's expertise which is why their boss was in a lab, working on it to see what he could determine how it was made and what was used to detonate the bomb.

"Hey Nat, got any news for me?"

Natalia Boa Vista picked up the results sheet from the print and walked it over to him. "Hey. Had a rough morning?" "A sniper almost ruined all the evidence." The DNA expert smiled and handed him the sheet. "Not Wolfe's?" She shook her head. "Unknown, male doner."

Eric nodded. "That's good news. It means when we find another suspect, we can compare blood samples and see if it's a match. It's not much but it's good. Thanks 'Talia." He gave her a quick smile, leaving the DNA expert with a smile on her face as she watched him leave. Natalia really did care about him and if anything happened to him.. she didn't know what she would do. Him being okay after the shooting, it was more than she could ever ask for.

While in the Trace Lab - Ryan was working on the clothes from the shooter and his accomplice. Anything out of the ordinary would be handy for this case. Tripp was interrogating one by one and he could only work with the evidence. Which is why he had also collected the weapon as he'd noticed some trace on it. He wanted to find out who did this in time.

When scanning the accomplice's shirt, he found traces of C4 on it. "Crap." He discovered a note lodged in the folded sleeve.

'Tell Hyde it's done once you attack an officer.'

Ryan wanted to say it wouldn't tell them anything, although, he had hope that they'd be able to make sense of it in QD. But first, he had something he needed to do. Wolfe extracted some of the ink and used it to conduct a chromatography test which proved useful. The components it was made up of proved how old and down the timeline the ink was as he knew for a fact neither of the men they arrested had handwriting like that. It was blocky, with the smallest spaces between each other. Distinct. Awfully so.

That's when he realised something. The beachside. Aiming to kill an identified police officer. Hidden bomb in the letter box. Green light. Sniper, one they weren't meant to find that quickly. Which meant they were ahead of he who they nicknamed 'Hyde' in the note.

"Thought you were sent home?"

He took a glimpse up from his notes and saw Calleigh stood in her lab coat, with a sincere look on her face. "From the field. Doesn't mean I'm not still on the case.. besides, I think I found a link." "Okay.. I'm listening?" Ryan showed her the list of things he had and told her that this could all be one big game they were in the middle of. With hidden snipers and bombs, it just didn't make sense. Using a fictional character to nickname their boss proved one thing. It was the metaphor for the representation of the devil himself. Pure evil.

Whoever they were dealing with, he sure knew how to keep his goons going. However he hadn't planned for the CSIs to interfere as soon as they did. For Ryan to spot the shooter so quickly. They needed a plan.

"I think you're the link."

"And how would that be, Cal?"

Calleigh took his hand and led him to the layout as the Trace tech came in to finish his work. Ryan wasn't sure what she meant but decided he would see where this went. They were teammates after all and teammates trust each other no matter how wrong it seems. "We found an out of place blood sample at the scene because you said to look closer. You saw the blood, the detonation of the bomb, the muzzle flash from the rifle gun, the shooter.. all before we did. You're the only person who can solve this puzzle." Wolfe pursed his lips, looking down to the floor.

"I'm the victim, aren't I?"

The blonde nodded. "Exactly. You're supposed to be dead but your statement had made solving the case a lot easier. The colored flash is a sniper aiming. We need the victim's point of view." "Let me get this straight.. you want me to explain it fully?" Calleigh smiled. "Might be our only hope. But I have a feeling you saw something."