The funeral had happened less than a week ago and now the case was solved. Nick walked up to the gravesite slowly and sat down on the bench. The sunlight was slowly fading away. Nick sat down on the bench. Tears started pouring down Nick's cheeks.

"We got 'em buddy. They won't hurt anyone else now."

Nick wiped the tears from his face.

"When we got the call for officer down and I got to the scene, I couldn't believe that it was you. Grissom was holding you in his arms. I just had to go sit down. I wasn't trying to leave you, Warrick. I just couldn't stand the pain of seeing my best friend lying there in a pool of blood. Things were not supposed to happen that way!"

With this, Nick broke down again.

"Warrick, I will always remember when we first met. We were both here to interview for the CSI Level one position. " Nick laughed a little. "We were both a bit nervous. Looking back now, I am reminded of the conversation we had in the break room once. I could see that somewhat nervous, unsure way about you. But, you handled yourself quite well. I remember we went out for a drink after the interview. I remember you talking about your Gran. It made me a bit homesick for my own family who I had left in Texas, to pursue big dreams in Las Vegas."

"Of all the things I faced while working at CSI…having a stalker follow me, being buried alive, having guns pulled on me, seeing all kinds of violence people did to one another. None of that even comes close to being the worst nightmare. Losing my best friend is…"

"Sometimes, I swear I can almost hear your voice and I just want to reach out and touch you. So that I can prove to myself that is just a dream, that you aren't really dead."

"I will never forget you. The sun is setting. You and I would both be getting ready for work about now." Nick pushed the button on the new watch and it illuminated the time. "Well, I guess I will be going now. And you won't have to worry about Eli. I have talked to Tina and she says she wants me to be a big part of his life. Tina said you always talked to her about how great a person Nick was. Isn't that something? You were the great person and she never fully got to realize that."

"I'll stop by again another time. You'll never be far from my thoughts, buddy." Nick walked back to the car and got in to go pick up Eli.