CSI:Miami RT #12 - 'Road To Nowhere'

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Short one this evening.

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Miami restaurant, 8pm

Anni: *walks over, smiles* Hey! Glad you could make it. *hugs Speed*

Speed: *places hand on Anni's back* Good to see you.

Tom: *walks over*

Speed: *lets go*

Tom: Table's back there if we're all ready.

Katie: Hey hey if Anni got to hug Speed, does that mean I get to hug Tom?

Tom: *looks at Katie*

Katie: WEE! *hugs Tom*

Tom: Oof.

Katie: Oooh you're one solid man.

Anni: *grabs Katie*

Katie: ACK! *falls back*

Scott: *steps over* Hey.

Anni: Oh hi Scott! Just in time! Did you manage to get Lori here?

Lori: *walks over*

Anni: *smiles* Wonderful. *wraps arms around Lori*

Lori: *looks at Tom*

Tom: *stares at Lori*

Anni: *lets go* Okay, dinner time!

Table

Lori: *staring at plate*

Scott: *looks at Lori*

Anni: I heard you got a promotion, Lori.

Lori: *lifts eyes* Yeah.

Anni: Good for you! We're all really proud, aren't we. *looks at Speed*

Speed: *drinks water*

Lori: It's not really a big deal.

Speed: Yeah it's not like she's actually providing for herself. It's a hobby while Scott foots all her bills.

Lori: *looks down at plate*

Scott: That's a little unfair.

Speed: What's unfair is how her children have to grow up waiting for the next time their mother blows a gasket in front of them.

Anni: No no no. We're not doing this again. We're here to have dinner as friends and family, not to take shots at each other.

Katie: *looks at Lori* Can I see the scar?

Lori: *lifts brow*

Katie: *smiles* From the gunshot.

Lori: *frowns*

Anni: I don't think that's appropr-

Lori: Here. *rips open shirt* There? You happy? Anymore comments? Just so we get it all out of the way.

Everyone: *staring at Lori*

Lori: Great. *closes shirt* Now that we're on the same page, let's do this dinner thing.

Speed: Why, you in a hurry?

Lori: Forget it. *stands, walks away*

Speed: She's touchy.

Scott: Excuse me. *stands, walks away*

Tom: If they don't come back, I don't have to pay for their portion, right?

Anni: *places hand on Tom's arm*

Tom: Just wondering. I'm not made of money.

Back alley

Lori: *sitting on steps*

Scott: *walks over, sits*

Lori: I don't really want to talk.

Scott: Then I'll just sit with you.

Lori: Maybe I don't want you to sit here.

Scott: It's a nice night, I don't mind.

Lori: *rolls eyes* You're supposed to be inside pretending to be separated from me.

Scott: Just because we're separated, doesn't mean I don't care about you.

Lori: *looks at Scott*

Scott: *staring at Lori*

Lori: *stands* I'm going home. You can go back inside and eat with them.

Scott: *lifts head* I'm your ride.

Lori: I like to walk. *leaves*

Scott: *lowers head*

Inside restaurant

Katie: *staring at Tom* You have really nice eyes.

Tom: *looks at Katie*

Anni: *elbows Katie*

Katie: OW. I'll stop.

TBC..................................

 

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Condo, next day, 4pm

Speed: *opens door*

Lori: *walks in* We need to talk.

Speed: *shuts door* We do?

Lori: Yeah. Th-

Katie: *smiles*

Lori: *sigh* Mom's here. Great.

Speed: *turns around*

Lori: I'm going to therapy tomorrow.

Speed: Great.

Lori: You're coming.

Speed: *lifts brow* Excuse me?

Lori: It's a family thing. You need to be involved.

Speed: No I don't.

Lori: The doctor says it affects everyone and you're part of everyone.

Speed: I don't need therapy.

Katie: *laughs*

Speed: *looks at Katie*

Katie: Oh you weren't joking.

Lori: It would mean a lot to me.

Speed: Lori, your problems are your problems. Don't drag me into it.

Lori: We have some issues we need to work through.

Speed: No we don't.

Lori: Uh you sent me to a foreign jungle for 8 years.

Speed: You're still going on about that?

Lori: *frowns* That's just one slice of the pie.

Katie: I think it'll be neat. You should go. That way, you can get everything off your chest.

Speed: Now you're on her side?

Katie: I see the benefits.

Speed: What benefits? Lori badmouthing me for an hour?

Katie: Oh come now, Tim. Are you afraid of her saying some mean things or are you afraid of facing yourself?

Speed: ...You've been watching too many Lifetime movies.

Katie: *looks at Lori* He'll go.

Lori: *smiles*

Speed: No I won't.

Lori: *smile fades*

Speed: I don't need to be attacked by my own children. *walks away*

Lori: *lowers head*

Katie: He needs to sleep on it.

Lori: ...I just wish we could have a normal father/daughter relationship. *lifts head* Is that too much to ask?

Katie: What's normal?

Lori: *stares at Katie*

Katie: *walks away*

Lori: *stares blankly*

Biscayne Park, house, 5pm

Anni: *places bowl onto table* Come eat your dinner, Brook.

Brook: *runs over*

Tom: *opens door, walks in*

Anni: *smiles* Just in time for dinner.

Brook: DADDY! *runs over, hugs Tom's leg*

Tom: *smiles* Hey! *kneels, picks up Brook*

Brook: *wraps arms around Tom's neck*

Tom: *kisses Brook's cheek*

Brook: *giggles*

Tom: Ready for dinner?

Brook: *smiling, nods*

Tom: Good.

Kitchen

Tom: *places Brook in chair*

Brook: *grabs plate*

Anni: Whoa! Hold it, let me get some food on there first. *dumps potatoes onto plate*

Brook: *grabs spoon, digs into potatoes*

Tom: She's sure hungry.

Anni: That's just because I'm an excellent cook.

Tom: *wraps arm around Anni, kisses her*

Anni: *smiles*

Tom: Here, *grabs pot* why don't you sit down for dinner and I'll get everything else out.

Anni: Thanks.

Tom: *places pot on table, walks away*

Brook: *shovels potatoes into mouth*

Anni: *sigh* You're making a mess.

Tom: *walks in, places dish onto table* We'll get her cleaned once she's finished, no sweat. *dumps veggies onto plate*

Brook: *grabs veggies*

Tom: *sits*

Anni: What's with the uh, gash over your eye?

Tom: *shakes head* Suspect in the interview room had a problem with going to jail for murder and decided to take it out on me.

Anni: I hope you dropped him.

Tom: Her.

Anni: *nods slowly*

Tom: *smiles* She was effectively neutralized.

Anni: I would have loved to see that.

Tom: *winks, drinks soda*

Anni: *smiles*

TBC.....................................

 

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Therapy Room, 9am next day

Speed: *sits*

Lori: *looks at Speed*

Doctor: Okay, welcome. Lori's told me so much about you.

Speed: *frowns* Has she.

Doctor: All of this will be between the three of us so don't be afraid to say everything that's on your mind.

Speed: Great. I think this is a waste of time.

Lori: So I'm a waste of time to you now.

Speed: That's not what I said.

Doctor: But you can see why Lori might feel this way.

Speed: The only reason she wants me here is so she can cry victim like she always does. I love her but she's a pain in my ass.

Doctor: Because of her disease.

Speed: If you want to call it that.

Doctor: It's normal to be angry. Lori understands the effect she's had on everyone.

Speed: Does she.

Lori: Yes. You and Mom never let me forget it.

Doctor: What's the worst memory you have of Lori?

Speed: The worst?

Doctor: Yes, the point in which you were the most disappointed, furious or scared.

Speed: Can there be more than one?

Lori: *frowns*

Doctor: Let's start off with a singular event.

Speed: Okay. *looks at Lori* When you tried to kill yourself.

Lori: ...That was the worst thing you could come up with.

Speed: What's worse than losing your child?

Lori: *stares at Speed*

Speed: I've lost enough.

Lori: Yeah? Is that why you ran your bike off the causeway? What the hell do you call that? You think that didn't totally gut me too?

Doctor: Obviously there's a lot of hurt here but I see a lot of love as well.

Lori: Definitely. You might be pissed off that I did what I did but I can't replace you either. And I have no desire to.

Speed: *stares at Lori*

Lori: *leans back in chair* ...You know, when I was sent off to Colombia...you didn't just lose me. *lowers head* I lost you too. I lost just as many years with you that I'll never get back.

Speed: *nods*

Lori: And I...I just...I know I've done a lot of really stupid and hurtful things but whenever you look at me like I'm just a worthless whore, even when I'm trying to do good and I'm successful with something...it kills me. It makes me feel like it wouldn't matter whether I was an addict or completely balanced.

Speed: *lowers head*

Lori: *angry sigh*

Doctor: Tim, do you get what she's trying to say?

Speed: Loud and clear. And she could have just said it to my face, we didn't need a shrink in the room.

Lori: You wouldn't take me seriously any other way.

Speed: That's ridiculous.

Lori: You said this was a waste of time earlier.

Speed: It is.

Lori: *rolls eyes*

Doctor: *looks at watch* ...54 and a half minutes left. *sigh*

Miami lab, layout room, 11am

Tom: *lifts clothing*

Katie: *walks over* Need any help?

Tom: No thanks, I got it covered.

Katie: Can I observe?

Tom: *lifts brow* Checking up on me?

Katie: *shrugs* Got a problem with that?

Tom: Not at all.

Katie: *pulls chair over, sits*

Tom: *picks up tweezers*

Katie: Have you always wanted to be a CSI?

Tom: No. *lifts fiber*

Katie: But you have a science degree.

Tom: It was either that or musical theatre.

Katie: Oh come on, people who get into science have to have some sort of intelligence rattlin' around up in the noggin.

Tom: I worked my ass off. Good enough?

Katie: I guess.

Tom: *nods*

Katie: ...You and Lori have slept together, right?

Tom: *lifts eyes* ...Not recently.

Katie: It's kind of funny because when Stephanie was conceived, it was right around the time you two did your dance between the sheets.

Tom: *stares at Katie*

Katie: I mean sure, she has Scott's eyes but...you both look pretty similar. Lori definitely has a type.

Tom: Anni told me you do this.

Katie: Do what?

Tom: Try to mess with people's relationships.

Katie: It's the truth.

Tom: I think this is the part where I'm not supposed to indulge you.

Katie: *leans on table* You must have really loved Lori to let her and her child stay at your place for months.

Tom: *lowers head, stares through magnifyer*

Katie: But hey, maybe if she'd met you in that rehab instead of Scott...you two would be the ones married. Ever think about that?

Tom: I married Anni. She's the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. She's the one I want a family with.

Katie: Yeah but she'll always be second tier, right?

Tom: *frowns* No. Now I'm really busy, you can go observe someone else for a while.

Katie: *smiles, walks away*

TBC..........................................