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Miami Crime Lab, 2pm
Calleigh: *walking*
Katie: *walks over* Where the hell is that rock music coming from?
Calleigh: I think it's coming from Trace.
Katie: *opens door*
Speed: *flips pipet, tosses folder into basket*
Katie: *lifts brow*
Calleigh: *walks in, stops*
Speed: *slams GCMS door closed, turns around*
Katie/Calleigh: *staring at Speed*
Speed: *turns off radio* Afternoon. Can I help you?
Katie: Well if you're finished rocking out, I have some samples for you.
Speed: Sure.
Katie: *hands over folder*
Speed: *grabs folder*
Calleigh: *smiles* Hey how about some country next time.
Speed: No.
Calleigh: *smile fades* Well don't dismiss it completely. *walks away*
Katie: *smiling*
Speed: *lifts eyes* What.
Katie: Someone's reclaiming his youth.
Speed: Music helps me work.
Katie: Well your 'music' could be heard from outside. Riley's going to be in town this evening, she wanted to take us out for dinner.
Speed: *nods*
Katie: *sigh* CEO of her own international company. At least one of our daughters is successful.
Speed: Success is relative.
Katie: She's only what, 3? 4 years older than Lori and she's already a self-made millionaire. Man can you imagine if
she'd bagged Scott instead? I'm drooling from all the awesome.
Speed: *shakes head, grabs orange cone*
Katie: I'm surprised he hasn't blown his brains out like Lori's last husband. OH that reminds me, I was hanging around the internet and look what I found on Dallas PD's website! *reaches into pocket, pulls out paper*
Speed: *looks at paper*
Katie: Gavin Henderson.
Speed: ...So?
Katie: The picture's from this year.
Speed: What? *grabs paper*
Katie: Those undercover boys are always trying to make their faked deaths look real good, right?
Speed: I saw the crime scene, Katie. He was dead.
Katie: Apparently not.
Speed: Lori saw him shoot himself in the head.
Katie: Yeah but she didn't go near the body after, did she. Did you actually
see a bullet wound?
Speed: No, but that's not uncommon and he was lying on his back so th...*looks at Katie* No, stop. I don't want to get into this with you. The man's dead.
Katie: It seems a little convenient to me that Lori couldn't claim his pension because it was suicide and she couldn't get his assets because they were supposedly 'under investigation'. Y'all were fighting with the state about that for months.
Speed: He's dead.
Katie: He's not dead. I made a few phone calls. He was under the radar for 3 and a half years to infiltrate a gang in Dallas. He lives in Hollywood Heights. I have the address.
Speed: You need to stop hacking police databases.
Katie: You going to tell Lori?
Speed: Why?
Katie: ...She
was married to the guy.
Speed: He also chose his career over her. He faked his own suicide in front of her. It was heartless, selfish and nobody deserves that. They've both moved on, there's no point in upsetting things.
Katie: She deserves to know he's alive.
Speed: *shakes head*
Katie: Look, I didn't like the guy either but she still blames herself for what happened. Or at least what she thinks happened.
Speed: *stares at Katie*
Katie: ...What.
Speed: Feel like going on a road trip?
Katie: *lifts brow*
Speed: *takes off gloves, unbuttons labcoat*
Katie: No no no. You're not going to Texas.
Speed: I have a few words for him.
Katie: Tim, leave him alone.
Speed: *grabs Katie's arm* C'mon, it'll be fun. You love Texas.
Katie: *follows* Uh, since when?
Speed: Since you're coming with me.
Katie: Why do I have to go? And hey, you can't just ditch Anni and your baby because you're pissed that some cop Lori married a bazillion years ago faked his death. The way I see it, it all worked out for the better.
Speed: *looks at Katie* The better? She was clean when she was with him and then after he 'died', she joined a trafficking organization.
Katie: She wasn't clean when she was with him, Tim. She's just very good at hiding it. At any rate, if he hadn't chosen his career over her, she would have never met Scott. And you don't know how this Gavin guy would have treated her. Yes, I think she deserves to know he's alive but I don't think
we should go to his place demanding an explanation or an apology or whatever the hell you want from him. You didn't want to upset things, this is how not to do that.
Speed: I didn't want to upset things for Lori. If she doesn't know he's alive, things stay exactly the same on her end. I, on the other hand am going to kick his spineless little ass.
Katie: Listen to yourself. You're being irrational.
Speed: Then you shouldn't have told me.
Katie: I told you under the impression you'd let Lori know the truth and at the very least, it would put her conscience to rest. I did NOT tell you so you could go beat him up. You're supposed to be an adult.
Speed: Remember that time you were involved in an investigation involving Mexican drug trafficking and you had to fake your death and go under for 5 months? Without telling me?
Katie: That's kind of the definition of going undercover.
Speed: Lori was 4. I had to tell her that her mother was dead. Now that's twice she was lied to about a loved one supposedly dying so excuse me if I'm not jumping up and down for joy that he's alive.
Katie: You're making this bigger than it has to be. I'm sure Lori would understand.
Speed: Are you coming with me or not? I'm going after the dinner with Riley.
Katie: Fine but that's only 'cause I want to make sure you don't kill him.
Speed: I never said I was going to kill him. I'm just going to hurt him.
Katie: *rolls eyes*
TBC......................................
