Road Trip! The Final Frontier.

KATIE! *glomps* KATIE! *clings*



Ah yes, the old days. How I miss them as well. *sniff*

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Dade Women's Correctional Facility

Josh: *walks over* I got a message on my phone. You people called me?

Woman: *extends hand* Hildi Washington. I'm the facility's psychologist. I was told I could contact a member of the crime lab. Are you Horatio Caine?

Josh: No, I work for him.

Hildi: Ah. Well, this is about Lori Henderson.

Josh: Uh, well, I'm afraid I can't involve myself in her case. I'll give you Natalia Boa Vista's number, she's an excellent investigator.

Hildi: Well, this is actually quite urgent. I'm sure you could pass the information on?

Josh: No. You can call her yourself.

Hildi: The department gave me your number. I'm sure if they thought you could be held liable for anything, they wouldn't have done it.

Josh: They do a lot of stupid things.

Hildi: Okay. I'll call miss Boa Vista right now then.

Josh: She's actually off duty until tomorrow.

Hildi: *angry sigh* Then I would like to contact miss Henderson's next of kin.

Josh: They're out of town.

Hildi: All of them?

Josh: ...Actually, I'm her uncle.

Hildi: I see. Have a seat.

Josh: *sits*

Hildi: *sits behind desk* The reason I wanted to contact the police department is because she was a member of the MDPD, correct?

Josh: She was actually a consultant.

Hildi: Did she ever...suffer a trauma while employed there?

Josh: What do you mean?

Hildi: Well during our court appointed session, she refused to speak about her job.

Josh: Good.

Hildi: Sorry?

Josh: She can't divulge too much information about her cases.

Hildi: It might be necessary in order to help her.

Josh: Help her with what?

Hildi: She's a very emotionally disturbed young woman. I sat with her for several hours.

Josh: What do you mean, 'sat' with her?

Hildi: She couldn't stop crying. I've seen inmates upset before but she seemed absolutely desperate and dispaired. I would have said she was just manipulative and sociopathic but she seemed genuinely remoreseful for what she had done.

Josh: Was there any evidence that she was under the influence of anything when she came in?

Hildi: Yes. She had methanphetamines on her when she was brought in and she had just come off of them when I saw her.

Josh: *nods*

Hildi: I can tell you right now she definitely has some sort of PTSD. It seems like she's been struggling with it for some time. You sure she didn't experience anything while at work?

Josh: I'm not going to get into anything with you without her here. Would it be possible for me to see her?

Hildi: She's in isolation and on 15 minute watches.

Josh: It'll only take a few minutes, I swear.

Hildi: *sigh* I speak to the boss. And that's only because she's part of MDPD.

Half hour later--Isolation

Josh: *walks in*

Lori: *lifts head*

Door closes

Josh: Hey.

Lori: *stares at Josh*

Josh: *walks over, sits* I spoke to that psychologist. She's a bit of a loop but she says you were under the influence when you, well, landed yourself here.

Lori: *nods*

Josh: That was a bad move.

Lori: *wipes eye* Well, yeah, when it didn't kill me, I guess I...lost control.

Josh: You were manipulated by the people you trusted the most. I'd be pretty messed up too.

Lori: I'm so sorry. *covers eyes* I didn't want to hurt you. Ever.

Josh: I'm not pressing charges.

Lori: *looks at Josh*

Josh: And I've paid your bail.

Lori: My bail was 50 grand. Which is actually pretty low for attempted murder.

Josh: You could have killed me any time but you didn't. You brought a gun but you never used it.

Lori: I don't understand why you're helping me.

Josh: I know what it's like to be hurt by a loved one.

Lori: *lifts brow* What about 'learning from my mistakes' and 'owning up to what I did'?

Josh: I'm not your father. You've been punished enough in this life for doing nothing wrong.

Lori: ...*starts to cry*

Josh: *wraps arm around Lori*

Lori: *hugs Josh*

Guard: *walks in* You need to leave, sir.

Josh: Okay. *lets go* You going to be okay?

Lori: *wipes eyes* I haven't decided yet.

Josh: You can call me anytime, alright?

Lori: *nods*

Josh: Take care of yourself. *stands, leaves*

TBC.........................

 

Heh, thanks for the reviews everyone!

Yeah Ryan seems like the sidekick type so ha.

And Lora, no worries about not being able to get here. RL takes all the fun away from visiting the boards.

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Hummerhome, 6pm

Calleigh: *fans self* It's a billion degrees in here.

Colton: *sitting in underwear* I think I'm going to melt.

Katie: HEY. When did you have time to work out?

Colton: What? *looks down* Oh, I'm always in shape.

Katie: *narrows eyes* You lie.

Colton: Seriously.

Katie: Can I touch it?

Colton: *frowns* No.

Jess: Horatio, I thought this thing had air conditioning.

Horatio: Budget cuts. It was either air conditioning or gas money.

Anni: Why don't you just go in your room where the air conditioner is?

Jess: Because I broke it when I fell back agains....I mean...it broke.

Anni: *slaps Speed*

Speed: I didn't do anything!

Anni: Oh and she fell all on her own?

Speed: Yes!

Missy: Someone crank a window.

Jenna: *grabs window* It's stuck.

Horatio: Oh yeah, the windows don't open anymore. I had to cautorize them shut to keep the whole thing bullet proof.

Ryan: *wrings out hair* Ick.

Lora: Okay, that's it, I'm going to sit in the shower.

Jenna: WAIT FOR ME!

Katie: And me!

Carly: AND ME!

Calleigh: Everyone get your bathingsuits on!

Lora: I don't think we can all fit.

Bathroom, five minutes later

Lora: *face squished against wall* Ahhhhhh.

Katie: Who's sitting on my leg?

Delko: Sorry.

Jenna: Who's back is this?

Calleigh: That's mine.

Colton: Um I don't mean to be a buzz kill but I'm not getting any water down here.

Katie: *sits on Speed* Ah, there we go. Direct line of sight between me and the water.

Speed: *frowns* You know, I was here first.

Katie: Shut up.

Lora: Hey if we had cameras in here-

Carly: Speed already told me not to.

Lora: Pshh. Some Aussies are missing out on my fab bod.

Colton: You mean the one underneath 10 people?

Lora: Hey you're under here too bucko.

Speed: AH!

Everyone: *looks at Speed*

Speed: Katie, I'm warning you.

Katie: I didn't touch you.

Speed: *frowns* You're such a liar.

Katie: Yeah well deal with it. There's a hundred of us in here.

TBC..........................

 

Hee, thanks for the reviews everyone! I should have an update up tomorrow--sorry for the laggyness, my new job started yesterday. But I'm only working 3 12 hour shifts a week so I'll have plenty of time to update.

 

Ick, sorry I didn't get an update up. Blarg stupid RL.

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Hummerhome, 7pm

Katie: *whips out iPod*

Anni: Where did everyone go?

Katie: Oh, they found a petting zoo nearby and Lora wanted to 'pet the fishes', whatever that means.

Anni: There are fishes in petting zoos?

Katie: No, but I suspect she'll find out soon enough.

Anni: I see. *sits* What are you up to?

Katie: I just bought this iPod.

Anni: Why is it bright pink with red swirlies?

Katie: That's the case.

Anni: Oh.

Katie: *clicking*

Anni: What are you doing?

Katie: Finding music.

Anni: Is it like a radio?

Katie: *stares at Anni*

Anni: ...What?

Katie: Are you serious?

Anni: ...Yes.

Katie: This is an iPod.

Anni: So?

Katie: Mp3 player.

Anni: ...

Katie: Discman without the disc.

Anni: *shrugs*

Katie: Walkman.

Anni: OH!

Katie: Without the radio.

Anni: Oh okay. So you put a tape in there?

Katie: *blinks*

Anni: What?

Katie: Okay, let's start over. This is an iPod.

Anni: I know, you already told me that.

Katie: This holds music.

Anni: Okay. From a tape?

Katie: No.

Anni: Alright, CD then.

Katie: No.

Anni: *lifts brow* Is it magic?

Katie: Yes, it's the wonders of Apple.

Anni: Why would you put an apple in your iPod?

Katie: *angry sigh* This is a hard drive. It stores music like a laptop.

Anni: OH! Why didn't you just say that in the first place?

Katie: I thought you knew what I was talking about but I was sorely mistaken.

Anni: Can I see it?

Katie: If you don't know enough about it, you can't see it.

Anni: I won't break it.

Katie: That's what Humpty Dumpty said before he planted his fat egg ass on the wall.

Anni: *lifts brow* I thought the egg broke, not the wall.

Katie: Okay you know what? You're too old to see the iPod, kay?

Anni: No one's too old for technology.

Katie: Obviously you've never seen Horatio with binoculars. He calls them friggin' glasses.

Calleigh: *runs in* Oh God.

Katie: What, what happened?

Calleigh: Okay well Eric found the hose that attaches to the little tank thingies to feed the rabbits water and he accidentally broke it and now everyone's getting soaked. Oh an iPod, can I see?

Katie: Sure. *hands over iPod*

Anni: HEY.

Katie: Teehee.

Speed: *runs in* I'm going to break his neck.

Calleigh: Oh Tim.

Speed: He was aiming at me!

Calleigh: He wasn't aiming at anyone.

Speed: *grabs tea towel* Where did you get an iPod?

Anni: COME ON!

Katie: Hehe.

Calleigh: OH KENNY CHESNEY! *rocks out*

Speed: *rolls eyes* Gross.

Anni: *walks over to sink* You look like a drowned rat.

Speed: *frowns* He was aiming at me.

Anni: Oh come off it.

Speed: *looks down at self* Man, now I have to wring myself out.

Katie: Can I have my iPod back?

Calleigh: *dancing*

Katie: HEY CAL!

Calleigh: WOO! *dances*

Katie: Ugh. *throws shoe*

Calleigh: OW! *holds head*

Katie: iPod!

Calleigh: Oh. *hands over iPod*

Katie: Geez.

Speed: I'll go clean up..or at least dry off. *walks into room*

Calleigh: *opens fridge* Ooh Fresca.

Katie: Fresca? *snorts* Who stalked the fridge?

Calleigh: Horatio.

Katie: Oh. Nevermind then. *stands* Well I'm going to go take a nap with my iPod. *walks away*

Anni: Pass me a Fres....Mountain D....Root Beer?

Calleigh: We don't have Root Beer but we have fizzy water with vitamins.

Anni: I suddenly feel very old.

Bedroom

Speed: *grabs towel*

Katie: *runs in, shuts door, locks it*

Speed: *turns around* ...You get lost on your way to your room?

Katie: We have to talk.

Speed: I knew it, you're breaking up with me.

Katie: *frowns* We have to talk about Anni.

Speed: And why isn't Anni here to talk about Anni?

Katie: Because she's a coward.

Speed: *places hands on hips* Okay, so what's up?

Katie: Well, see, Anni might think I'm only telling you so that I can move her over and get into your good graces and steal you away or something but I swear it's just because I'm super concerned about her and she's just not facing all of this and if she just would, th-

Speed: Would you just tell me-

Katie: She's dying.

Speed: *lifts brow* Dying.

Katie: Yeah. Brain cancer.

Speed: *looks at watch* It's not April 1st.

Katie: That's because I'm not kidding. *holds out phone* I have the message right here from her doctor.

Speed: You stole her phone?

Katie: Wanna hear it?

Speed: No, I don't want to hear it. Stop messing around.

Katie: I'm not messing around! I know it makes our lives seem more like a soap opera but it's true. You think those headaches were nothing?

Speed: ...

Katie: I found out when I accidentally checked her messages instead of dialing out. She wants to keep it hush-hush but I thought you should know. If something like that happened to me, I'd tell you.

Speed: *frowns* Well you're not her. You had no right to tell me anything.

Katie: What?

Speed: It was her choice, not yours. I'm pretty sure she didn't want me finding out this way and especially not while on vacation with everyone else. She might not seem like a very private person but she doesn't like people screwing around with what she chooses to keep to herself. What you just did was selfish.

Katie: How is it selfish? She's just delaying the inevitable! It's more selfish for her to keep it to herself!

Speed: Why do you always have to get into it?

Katie: Because I'm a friend and I'm worried about her.

Speed: *sits on bed*

Katie: *sits*

Speed: *grabs phone*

Katie: You want to hear the message?

Speed: No and I shouldn't.

Katie: But you are anyway.

Speed: *holds phone up to ear*

Katie: *looks at Speed*

Speed: *rubs forehead*

Katie: You okay?

Speed: *throws phone on bed* How were you when you found out?

Katie: Hey I didn't marry her.

Speed: Yeah.

Katie: You going to talk to her?

Speed: Eventually. When it's appropriate.

Katie: So you still mad that I told you?

Speed: I was never mad at you, Katie.

Katie: ...Okay in general or just that?

Speed: *stands, leaves*

Katie: Um, well....YOU'RE WELCOME!

TBC........................

 

Yeah, Katie being Katie, we couldn't expect her to keep her mouth shut for very long eh? :lol:

As for if Speed is mad and at whom, I suppose we'll find out.

Aww. *huggles Anni* You've now entered what is called the Twilight Zone. Anything you say can and will be said in the third person. The mayor is speed_cochrane and the population is now 2. :lol: Support groups convene Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. What can I say, crazy people need all the help they can get.

Anyway. LOL.

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Hummerhome, 7:30 pm

Calleigh: *walks outside*

Speed: *walks over* Anni.

Anni: *opens Fresca* Yeah?

Speed: You and I need to have a conversation.

Anni: Okay, what about?

Katie: *runs over* You call this appropriate?

Speed: *hands over phone*

Anni: *looks down*

Speed: Interesting messages.

Anni: Who gave you my ph..*looks at Katie*

Katie: *bites nails*

Anni: You weren't supposed to find out.

Speed: Funny, you berate me at 3 in the morning about the difference between dish detergents but this, I wasn't supposed to find out. I can understand if you didn't want to tell me just yet but this message is 4 months old. When was I supposed to find out? When one day you just don't wake up?

Anni: That was the plan, yeah.

Speed: Why?

Anni: Because I didn't want anyone acting weird around me, especially you! And you know what? I feel fine. It's not like I'm walking around with my brains seeping out of my ears.

Speed: Oh, especially me. Because we've been very close lately.

Anni: You don't exactly make the effort either.

Speed: Look, I'm just glad I know now so we don't have to have this discussion on your death bed.

Anni: Good. And if you act all weird around me, I'll break your neck.

Katie: *lifts hand* Can I still act weird around you?

Anni/Speed: *look at Katie*

Katie: I'll just..go back to the iPod.

TBC................

Sorry, shorty update but I promise I'll have more tomorrow.