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Miami lab, 6 days later
Katie: *walks in, grabs lab coat*
Speed: *staring into microscope*
Katie: *snatches latex gloves, puts them on*
Speed: *picks up slide*
Katie: Mind if I conduct an experiement in here? The layout room's full up with Ryan's trash bin evidence.
Speed: Go ahead.
Katie: Thanks. *places box onto table*
Speed: *pulls over file, grabs pen*
Katie: *starts lighting packages of cocaine on fire*
Speed: *looks over*
Katie: *throws wigs into fire*
Speed: What the hell are you doing?
Katie: Catching someone in a lie.
Speed: Explain.
Katie: *places mask over face* I'm trying to prove that burning cocaine and throwing synthetic hair into it won't reduce the mind-altering fumes from the cocaine. *picks up Z-Nose* Hmm it needs more cocaine. *throws package onto fire*
Smoke billows upward
Speed: *coughs*
Katie: Wow, there's a big spike for cocaine.
Speed: *holds head* Ugh, yeah.
Katie: *looks over*
Speed: I think you proved your point.
Katie: You inhaled some?
Speed: Put out the fire, Katie.
Katie: Oh. Right. *throws fire blanket onto flames* Are you okay? Your hands are shaking.
Speed: I guess you can put that in your report. Next time, do that in a chamber where you can control where your 'fumes' go.
Katie: Oops. But hey, I thought you'd be madder.
Speed: *smiles* It's either the cocaine or me not caring what you do anymore.
Katie: You're smiling.
Speed: Yes.
Katie: Well I'm glad I could perk up your day.
Speed: *laughs, grabs folder*
Katie: *lifts brow*
Speed: *writing*
Horatio: *walks over* Speed.
Speed: *lifts head* Yes sir!
Horatio: ...
Speed: *blinking* What can I do for you H? Horatio. H. *squints* Lieutenant H?
Horatio: *looks at Katie*
Katie: *shrugs*
Horatio: *looks at Speed* I need you to visit a suspect in interrogation for me. I have to head out to a scene.
Speed: Sure thing. *salutes*
Horatio: *hands over file*
Speed: *fumbles with file, leans over table, catches folder*
Horatio: Are you feeling okay?
Speed: I'm GREAT. You know, I've been thinking. The lab just received a whole bunch of money, correct?
Horatio: Yes.
Speed: And yet we could only manage to chip in for
one mask in this department.
Horatio: It's not really recommended that experiments requiring a mask be conducted in the trace lab. That's what the chambers are for.
Speed: *looks at Katie* SEE?
Katie: *smirks*
Horatio: Did you need a mask?
Speed: Nah, it would be pretty useless anyway. Besides I hate the little lines the elastic leaves around my ears. OH! We should buy self-adhesive masks.
Horatio: I don't think those exist.
Speed: We have a lab, let's invent them.
Katie: *snorts, covers mouth*
Horatio: Did you ingest something?
Speed: I had a potato chip about an hour ago.
Horatio: Just one?
Speed: Oh, you wanted me to recount all of my nutrition intake? Okay well there was the oatmeal this morning with toast and then I had a power bar on the way to work and then I had 13 and a half potato chips that I stole from Eric's bag while he was in ballistics trying to ask Calleigh out on a date and then I drank some water but then I had to go to the bathroom, so I-
Horatio: *lifts hand* That's enough, Speed. I get it.
Speed: Does your hair change color in the winter?
Horatio: *blinks*
Katie: This is my favourite day of work
ever.
Horatio: Katie, what kind of experiment do you have over there?
Katie: It's nothing.
Horatio: It's not nothing, I can see a fire blanket over there. *grabs blanket, lifts it* ...Do you want to explain this?
Katie: I-
Speed: It's not her experiment, it's mine.
Horatio: *looks at Speed*
Speed: Well, it wasn't really an experiment. I knocked over a bunsen burner by mistake.
Horatio: *picks up wig* What were you doing with cocaine and wigs?
Speed: The wigs were for me.
Horatio: *stares at Speed*
Speed: It's my understanding that you can't get anywhere in this lab unless your hair is red and hairsprayed to the max.
Horatio: And the cocaine?
Speed: This is a lab. We sometimes process drugs in it.
Horatio: What were you doing with a bunsen burner?
Speed: I like fire.
Horatio: None of what you have just said makes any sense.
Speed: You're just getting old.
Horatio: *frowns*
Katie: *looks down at floor*
Horatio: Lab coat and gloves off. You're relieved of duty until further notice.
Speed: *nods* Sure. *takes off lab coat* I guess that means you don't want me in interrogation.
Horatio: No.
Speed: *takes off gloves*
Horatio: Katie, take him home please.
Katie: Sure.
Horatio: *walks away*
Speed: He's getting crotchety in his old age.
Katie: How long is this high supposed to last?
Speed: I guess we'll find out.
House
Katie: *steps in* Lori! You around?
Lori: *walks into living room holding Steph, throws towel into basket* No, I always leave my front door locked when I'm not home.
Katie: *walks over* I just finished dropping your father off at home. Thought I'd come by and see how your vacation went.
Lori: It was fine. *bends over, picks up toys*
Katie: Where's Scott?
Lori: Work. *sits on couch, wipes Steph's mouth with towel*
Katie: *sits* Do you miss it?
Lori: *lifts eyes*
Katie: The cocaine.
Lori: I hated it. But I also loved it.
Katie: An interesting relationship.
Lori: *places Steph on lap, hands over toy*
Steph flails, squishes toy
Katie: It's some serious stuff, huh. I mean, you can get addicted right off the bat.
Lori: Depends.
Katie: *nods* So you and Scott had a good time?
Lori: Sure.
Katie: Good! Tell me everything!
Lori: *smirks* Maybe not everything.
TBC...................
