Poor baby. G's in a bunch of trouble and S doesn't even care. Shame on her. (I know, she doesn't know he's in trouble, but she should!) :-D

You had me worried there for a minute. Really good chapter :-))

Oh that bastard. Room scorching to freezing. At least Gil got some water...hopefully Amalia and the Provost can buy Gil some time. Sylvie must be sleeping with school staff or paying them off to have everyone at her beck and call. Conniving bi***. More soon? :)

Oh yeah, stink bomb. Not just one, but one hundred and fifty thousands of stink bomb.

No. Sorry. I got carried away easy. You warned us that this will be angsty. I could see this coming. Sigh.

Bad Jelly. Bad. Bad. Jelly. I think I'd send a hate mail with a stink bomb in it. You'll see.

Or maybe I should say I worked a lot of "shits?" As in, "fuck the 'f.' Because working like this is fucking nuts."
Oh that was brilliant. Every sentence in italic in this chapter leads to brilliant reading. Lovely.
Now, please don't tell me something bad about to happen because of the forgotten itinerary and the photo.

This chapter makes me realize how much of a talented writer you are. I've read your fun pieces, I love them. While they made me happy, In The Dark makes me think, thinking while reading is the part that makes me love reading so much.
Thank you for sharing such talent, Jelly. You rock! (and Jelly at the same time, how awesome!)

How can he keep his sanity under these circumstances? Love the Schrödinger's cat reference.

He will get out of there. He will get out of there. He will get out of there. He will get out of there.

Jean, repeat after me: HE WILL GET OUT OF THERE.

Shrodinger's cat indeed, but at least he's still got his wits about him. How much longer for, remains to be seen.

Looking forward to more.

Woohoo. Amalia came to the rescue. It's high time that Sylvie should be known for what she really was. Too bad that Amalia was such a square-and-fair minded one; if I were Grissom's assistant, I sure would have duked the scheming harpy as soon as I caught her in Grissom's office. Justified assault? You bet.

What a sticky quandary both of them are in; however, it's a good sign that Grissom is able to keep his wits about him. Maybe he can turn the table and draws Headley into the open. After all, Headley keeps Grissom in captivity only in the name of experiment, right? He doesn't mean to kill Grissom, right? On the other hand, maybe Hiss can do away those men in the forest one by one?

We should all follow Dalai Lama's wisdom of pearls: “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”

Yes, please. Please lead us on this winding and mind-boggling journey to see what awaits us. Mind you, I do so NOT want to see Hiss hang upside down at the end of the rainbow's end.

Oh, a scheming bitch and a wife who doesn't care. Maybe Grissom is better of staying where he is. lol

From one end of the temperature gauge to the other, huh? You're doing such a good job of describing not only Grissom's environment to us but also his state of mind; I can totally imagine the nasty little hell-hole you've plonked the poor man into and what it's doing to his head. And, speaking of heads, mine is going to completely explode if something isn't done about that freaking bitch Sylvie so please, please, please, could we, perhaps, have someone just haul off and hit the cow? :)

wonderful work

Wow - so will Grissom finally remember the case that Sara told him about and remember his theory about someone else being involved, or another victim who had survived? If he does begin to remember, then he can begin to understand what his captor is trying to do to him.

Thank god for Amalia, although it sure doesn't seem likely that Grissom will be able to contact her within the timeframe the Provost would like. But, hopefully she'll be able to contact Sara who will realize that something is seriously amiss with her husband. Especially if Amalia informs Sara about what really transpired between Sylvie Martin and Grissom. Please Amalia - try to reach Sara.

and so the plot thickens.
write on, jellybean :)