That's quite a series of events isn't it? Wow hard to wrap the brain around some of it.
Make It Through, Keep It Strong, Move Along
One Week Later, crime scene
Delko: Ligature marks on the arms and legs, tape around the mouth...Brutal.
Horatio: Mhm. Kidnapping gone wrong.
Speed: Either that or the happy couple was interested in some kinky things.
Delko/Horatio: *look at Speed*
Speed: ...I'll...Process now.
Horatio: Good idea. Eric, collect DNA samples, I'll go talk to the husband. *leaves*
Delko: *writing down notes, laughs*
Speed: *looks up* What?
Delko: Kinky?
Speed: I'm just going through theories.
Delko: Right, right.
Speed: *frowns*
Delko: So are you and Carly kinky? *winks*
Speed: Well there was this one video we made....
Delko: *wide-eyed* Really?
Speed: No.
Delko: ...Oh.
Speed: You mind passing me that camera?
Delko: Not at all. *hands over camera* So I heard you went to court.
Speed: Yeah.
Delko: Is everything alright?
Speed: *snaps photos* No.
Delko: So Katie has Lori then.
Speed: That would count as 'everything's not alright' Eric.
Delko: Oh. Did you at least get to say goodbye to her?
Speed: No, I didn't.
Delko: How'd she take it?
Speed: Rather well actually. You could hear her crying from outside the courthouse.
Delko: Man, I'm sorry.
Speed: I get to see her once a month....Once, a month.
Delko: That's harsh.
Speed: No, that's torture.
Delko: Yeah.
Speed: Well at least I get to see her today.
Delko: That's good.
Speed: Yeah. Actually I have to leave in about ten minutes.
Delko: No problem, I'll take care of the scene. You can go right now.
Speed: Thanks. *leaves*
Delko: *grabs camera* Whoa, these things get smaller every year.
Katie's house, one hour later
Speed: *knocks on door*
Katie: *opens door*
Speed: *frowning*
Katie: I'm sorry but it has to be this way.
Speed: Yeah sure it does.
Katie: Shawn's with her in the living room. You can go ahead.
Speed: *walks into house*
Katie: *closes door*
living room
Shawn: I can't believe you like Oscar the Grouch. He's miserable.
Lori: He has his own garbage can.
Speed: *walks in* At least something's in his favor.
Lori: *looks up* DADDY! *runs over, hugs Speed*
Shawn: *stands*
Katie: *walks over*
Lori: *hugs tighter* I wanna go home with you.
Speed: *sigh* You have to stay here.
Lori: *starts to cry*
Speed: *looks up at Katie*
Katie: *crosses arms* Lori, go wash up for lunch.
Lori: *lets go of Speed* ...I don't want lunch. *wipes eyes*
Katie: Go on.
Lori: Fine. *walks away*
Speed: *stands*
Shawn: I hope there's no hard feelings between us. I'm not going to try and be her father.
Speed: *frowns* Yeah, no hard feelings.
Katie: She'll have a better life with us.
Speed: Sure she will.
Katie: You'll get to see her every month.
Speed: Wow don't I feel special.
Shawn: Well maybe we can arrange something. I mean, it wouldn't hurt if she stayed some weekends with him.
Katie: No. She stays here.
Shawn: We're not going to at least discuss this?
Katie: We just did.
Shawn: *nods*
Lori: *runs over, grabs Speed's hand* Okay. I'm done.
Katie: Go sit at the table.
Lori: *shakes head*
Katie: GO!
Lori: *frowns* ...*walks away*
Shawn: Now honey that was uncalled for.
Katie: The kid needs some structure in her life.
Shawn: I'm sure Tim was doing a fine job when she lived with him.
Katie: Sitting around eating and watchng tv all day is not a fine job. It's bad parenting.
Shawn: It's not bad parenting.
Katie: I'm going to go make some lunch. *walks away*
Shawn: Look, I'm really sorry about her she's just...
Speed: No need to apologize.
Shawn: Yeah. Um...She's usually very pleasant.
Speed: I'm sure she is.
Shawn: Well I'm still sorry that we had to put you through all of that. It must have been hard.
Speed: Seriously are you a boy scout or something, because that whole...Nice thing you have going is really starting to get irritating.
Shawn: Sorry.
Speed: No, stop apologizing.
Shawn: Oh..Okay, sorry.
Speed: *lifts brow*
Katie: *walks over* Food's cooking.
Shawn: Great!
Speed: Hey could you give us a minute?
Shawn: Sure. *walks away*
Katie: You going to yell at me now?
Speed: I don't know what the hell your problem is, but don't yell at my daughter ever again.
Katie: It's too bad I don't answer to you.
Speed: You're right.
Katie: Yeah.
Speed: *looks down at table*
Katie: ...What?
Speed: You spill some icing sugar on there?
Katie: Yep.
Speed: Nope.
Katie: What are you talking about?
Speed: You must deal with the Columbians a lot. You know, undercover and everything.
Katie: Your point?
Speed: They left some of their 'product' behind. Probably a present for such a beautiful woman.
Katie: *frowning* Did you have a point?
Speed: That's cocaine.
Katie: *stares at Speed*
Speed: *frowns* Whoops.
Katie: It's for the job, arrest me.
Speed: *gets out cellphone*
Katie: What are you doing?
Speed: Arresting you.
Katie: WHAT!
Speed: Sorry, it's part of the job.
Katie: *grabs phone* Okay, okay okay okay.
Speed: *crosses arms*
Katie: You can have her on weekends.
Speed: I want her on
all weekends.
Katie: Fine.
Speed: And I'm going to need to take that cocaine back to the lab.
Katie: What for?
Speed: Because it's illegal.
Katie: You won't tell anyone?
Speed: Secrets and lies seem to be the continuing theme these days.
Katie: *sigh*
Speed: It also helps that I still love you. Looks like you got lucky.
Katie: *lifts brow*
Speed: *walks into kitchen*
Katie: ...
TBC............
