*pushes through the papers and Nyquil*
I'm back.
Sorry for being away so long!
And since I'm too lazy to look back, I'll just write the chapters blindly and then when I remember I'll go "OH YEAH" and fill everything in.
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Two weeks later, Miami Lab
Delko: *pulls evidence out of boxes*
Josh: *walks over*
Delko: *looks up* Hey man. I...Didn't know you were better.
Josh: Do you know where Lori is?
Delko: Yeah she's somewhere around here.
Josh: Where.
Delko: Why?
Josh: Because I need to speak with her.
Delko: Shouldn't you be at home resting? You look like crap.
Josh: *walks away*
Calleigh: *walks over* What was that about?
Delko: I don't know.
Calleigh: *sigh* Well anyway, the case has been closed.
Delko: It has?
Calleigh: Yeah. Colton and I got back from California last week.
Delko: How are you two working out anyway?
Calleigh: What do you mean?
Delko: Well you two are on and off a lot.
Calleigh: ...The status of our relationship is private, Eric.
Delko: I know it's just that well you guys have been together for years but you...Aren't really together.
Calleigh: *looks down at table* I was actually just about to visit Ryan in the hospital.
Delko: How's he doing?
Calleigh: I don't know.
Delko: We've been kind of busy here.
Calleigh: Yeah.
Delko: You seem a little down.
Calleigh: *smiles* I'm fine Eric.
Delko: You don't seem fine.
Calleigh: What happened on that plane, anyway?
Delko: Ryan basically saved my ass.
Calleigh: And you didn't trust him.
Delko: I guess we're all judged on our actions.
[FLASHBACK - PLANE, TWO WEEKS EARLIER]
Inside area with pipes
Ryan: Okay...Something out of the ordinary...
Adam: *points gun at Ryan* How stupid do you think I am?
Ryan: *stares at pipes*
Adam: Your friend Eric tried to distract us but it didn't work. Your feeble attempts aren't going to save these people.
Ryan: Sorry, it's kind of my job.
Adam: It's your job to be arrogant and self-riteous.
Ryan: Pretty much.
Adam: Turn around slowly.
Ryan: Why? So you can kill me while I'm facing you? *grabs pipe*
Adam: Turn around.
Ryan: *turns around, slams pipe into Adam*
Adam: AH! *falls backward*
Device falls out of his pocket
Ryan: *looks at floor*
Adam: *reaches for device*
Ryan: *kicks Adam*
Adam: *grabs Ryan's foot*
Ryan: AH!
Delko: *jumps down* Ryan!
Adam: *pushes Ryan against pipes*
Ryan: *falls over*
Adam: *picks up device*
Ryan: *yanks pipes*
Delko: *looking around* Ryan! Where are you!
Ryan: Get out! *cracks pipe open*
Smoke starts to spill out of pipes
[FLASHBACK TO PRESENT]
Delko: He killed the suspect and almost got himself killed.
Calleigh: It's not your job to protect him.
Delko: I was the senior CSI.
Calleigh: Eric, you're not responsible.
Delko: I feel responsible.
Calleigh: You're not.
Lora: *walks in* So THIS is the Miami Dade Crime Lab.
Calleigh: *lifts brow*
Delko: Who's she?
Calleigh: Meet Lora. DNA Analyst from California.
Delko: Don't we have enough?
Lora: Hey. You can never have enough people that actually WANT to be around blood all day long.
Evidence room
Lori: *flipping through files*
Josh: *places hands in pockets* What are you doing?
Lori: *turns around*
Josh: *frowning*
Lori: You're...Back.
Josh: You're not supposed to be in here.
Lori: I needed a file.
Josh: *looks at folder* Bomb fragments.
Lori: You have
great eyes.
Josh: What do you need that for?
Lori: Just going over some things.
Josh: *staring at Lori*
Lori: Have I mentioned how...Handsome you look today?
Josh: Put the folder away.
Lori: What crawled up your ass?
Josh: A building.
Lori: Ouch.
Josh: You've been working this case, right?
Lori: Yeah until they closed it.
Josh: You want to explain something to me?
Lori: ...Explain what?
Josh: I spoke to the LAPD who interrogated Adam a while back, you know, the guy who was about to kill 200 people on a plane.
Lori: Yeah.
Josh: He said something about a Columbian agent.
Lori: So?
Josh: I checked his records. He owned a home 35 yards from your house.
Lori: *laughs* Wow the paranoia that passes through this family. I live a few yards from a killer who mentioned a Columbian agent in
Columbia. Whew those must be hard to find. So now I'm guilty of something because of this.
Josh: You don't exactly have a squeaky clean past.
Lori: No, I don't and it's none of your damn business what I do.
Josh: Your mother's in prison, your father is God knows where and Ryan Wolfe is in the hospital.
Lori: Not my problem.
Josh: See, I'm a little tired of you popping up everywhere when something goes to hell.
Lori: Why don't you go get yourself a boyfriend and get lost.
Josh: You're ruining lives.
Lori: Whose? Anni's? Katie's? They could have it a lot worse.
Josh: You and Adam had a relationship.
Lori: *leans against wall, crosses arms*
Had being the operative word.
Josh: So he skips out on you, you take it out on everyone else.
Lori: I wasn't the one who decided to kill a bunch of people on a plane.
Josh: You were the one who planted the bombs in the warehouse.
Lori: I was trying to destroy his work not kill anyone.
Josh: You wanted to kill
him.
Lori: So what if I did? One ass out of a billion, dead. I should get a medal.
Josh: Why don't you just get out of here.
Lori: *nods* Fine.
Josh: You belong in Columbia, not here.
Lori: I was thinking the same.
Josh: Get out.
Lori: *walks over to door* ...Will you tell me when you find my dad?
Josh: No.
Lori: *nods*
Josh: Goodbye Lori.
Lori: *leaves*
Josh: *glares*
Outside
Horatio: *takes off shades*
Stetler: *walks over*
Horatio: Reinstated I see.
Stetler: IAB knows a good man when they see one.
Horatio: Good tell me when they find him.
Stetler: *smirks* Your lab sure got caught up in a mess.
Horatio: The case is closed.
Stetler: Mhm. One CSI in prison, one in the hospital, another one MIA.
Horatio: And you think IAB could be of any help.
Stetler: Take a vacation Horatio.
Horatio: Vacation.
Stetler: Your damn Hummer....Thing's out back. I'll clean up all of the garbage.
Horatio: How commendable of you Rick.
Stetler: Well it'll give me a chance to make some changes.
Horatio: *smirks* Of course it would.
Stetler: Get going.
Horatio: *looks at Stetler* If you say so. *leaves*
Stelter: Have fun on your road trip and don't come back until I say!
TBC....................