:lol: I'm glad you're in a good mood
LtKitty
And
calleighspeedle, you are right on. Thank goodness someone got it. Teehee.
It Only Hurts When I Breathe
[Hospital]
Horatio: Okay I have to head back to the lab and finish the case. Are you coming?
Speed: No, I'll stay and wait for her mom.
Horatio: Are you sure?
Speed: Yeah.
Horatio: I'm sure she can find her way here.
Speed: I'd rather stay.
Horatio: You barely know the victim. Why care so much about her?
Speed: I made a promise to her mother.
Horatio: Ah. Well lord knows I've been there. Well, I'll see you back at the lab.
Speed: Alright.
Horatio: *leaves*
Speed: *walks into room* Hey. How are you feeling?
Alice: I hate getting poked and prodded.
Speed: Well you'll be able to go home soon. Are you sure you're okay?
Alice: What are you, my father? *laughs*
Speed: ...Can you describe the man who took you?
Alice: Yeah. He had short brown hair, and green eyes.
Speed: Great. Did he have any tattoos or anything?
Alice: He had one on his left arm. It was black and kind of messy. Kind of like the ones you get in prison.
Speed: Did he ever tell you his name?
Alice: Nope.
Speed: We um...We got the SART kit back from the doctor.
Alice: SART kit?
Speed: Sexual Assault Response Team exam.
Alice: And?
Speed: *sigh* Did he hurt you physically?
Alice: You mean did he assault me?
Speed: *tilts head*
Alice: Is that what the exam said?
Speed: Do you want to tell me what happened?
Alice: Nothing happened.
Speed: The evidence doesn't lie.
Alice: I just spent 10 months cooped up in some old dusty building. If I didn't do what he told me to then I was as good as dead.
Speed: Did he kill Tom?
Alice: He gagged him but Tom choked.
Speed: We have evidence of your teeth marks on his neck.
Alice: Tom was choking. I didn't know what to do. He was turning blue and the only way I could get to his throat was...Through his throat.
Speed: He died before you could do anything.
Alice: Yeah I realized that after.
Speed: Where was the kidnapper?
Alice: He bolted. About an hour later he came back and I kicked him and I ran.
Speed: Why do you think he kidnapped you both?
Alice: He said something about getting back at the team and then doing what he learned from prison. Like it was some sort of bet.
Speed: The team? Do you know what team he was talking about?
Alice: No.
Speed: Okay, that's fine. Don't worry about it. Your mom's going to be here soon.
Alice: Good.
Speed: So where's your dad?
Alice: He died. Plane crash last year.
Speed: I'm sorry.
Alice: We weren't that close. He was in the army and he was always away on 'business'. I suppose that's what they're calling it these days.
Speed: Yet another reason you don't trust men?
Alice: I've learned to look out for myself. My mom tries but...She has no idea what goes on in my life.
Speed: So uh...I found out that you want to be a photographer.
Alice: *laughs* Yeah well it's one of those things that will never happen like everything else in my life.
Speed: I'm sure if you put your mind to it, you could do it.
Alice: Me? A photographer? Yeah right.
Speed: You know I'm...Kind of a photographer myself.
Alice: Really? Got any tips?
Speed: Well one good tip is, never take a picture of every blade of grass.
Alice: *laughs*
Speed: Cows are good though. Very photogenic.
Alice: *laughing* I'm sure they are.
Speed: *smirks*
Mom: *walks in* Alice?
Speed: *looks up*
Alice: Hey mom.
Mom: Oh honey. *walks over* Are you okay?
Alice: I'm fine.
Mom: I'm so glad you're safe. *looks at Speed* Thank you so much.
Speed: You're welcome ma'am.
Mom: Have you caught whoever did this?
Speed: The investigation is ongoing. I'll keep you informed as soon as I have something.
Mom: Thank you.
Speed: I'll see you guys later.
Alice: Bye Tim.
Speed: *turns around* ....Bye. *leaves*
[Lab]
[2 hours later]
Horatio: Okay so based on the description given by our victim, we can narrow down the suspects to released inmates and pedofiles.
Calleigh: I've got patrol searching a grid around the crime scene.
Horatio: Good. Eric, what have you found out in reference to the planted evidence?
Delko: Well since we found out the perp said he was getting back at the 'team' that means us. So it's anyone with a grudge against us.
Speed: I have the DNA from the SART kit. It's running now. We should have our guy in a few hours if PD doesn't find him first.
Horatio: Okay good work everyone. Go home and get some rest and get back here tomorrow morning alright?
Calleigh: No problem.
Delko: Adios.
Speed: See ya later H.
Horatio: Likewise.
[Speed/Katie's house]
Katie: Hey I heard you guys found the missing girl.
Speed: Yeah, she's at home now.
Katie: Are you okay?
Speed: Why? Do I not look okay?
Katie: You look...Sad.
Speed: I'm not sad.
Katie: No, I know that look.
Speed: *sigh* It's just...These cases are sometimes a little hard to handle.
Katie: *smiles*
Speed: What are you smiling about?
Katie: It just...Shows that you're a really good cop, that's all.
Speed: It's a matter of opinion.
Katie: Well that's great because mine's the only one that counts.
Speed: Very funny.
Katie: Well I'm going to bed.
Speed: I'll be up in a minute.
Katie: Okay. *leaves*
Speed: *sigh*
TBC........