Re: CSI:Miami: RT #5- In God We Trust-All Others Are Suspect
Glad you liked the chapter
carole.
And I'm happy you were able to read the chapters eventually Jaci.
I Swear I Didn't Want To, I Swear I Didn't Know
Lab
Horatio: Talk to me Speed.
Speed: She didn't see all of it.
Horatio: I've been looking through patient records. Our friendly neighborhood psychiatrist lent me the sessions he had with Lori over the past year.
Speed: Why would you be looking into her sessions?
Horatio: I need to go with the only lead I have, and she's it.
Speed: So what do the records say?
Horatio: Over the past few months she's been getting irritable, frustrated, angry, and at times lashes out at staff members.
Speed: Really. *grabs file* You think it's because of the medication she's on?
Horatio: There's no indication she's on anything.
Speed: How far back did you check?
Horatio: Six months.
Speed: She didn't ever seem angry when I was there.
Horatio: So the change happened after you left....She seems like a sweet girl. Very innocent.
Speed: Your point?
Horatio: She probably hasn't experienced very many things, or emotions for that matter.
Speed: You think something happened to her and she doesn't know how to react.
Horatio: Trauma can have that effect on some people. Especially with someone who's been isolated for a long period of time.
Speed: So the trauma manifests itself as anger.
Horatio: It's possible.
Speed: Well she probably won't tell us what happened, if something happened at all.
Horatio: It's my understanding that before you left, she commented on how she loved you.
Speed: She doesn't know what love is.
Horatio: And then you left. Maybe she didn't know how to react to that.
Speed: Come on H, you don't believe someone being in love leads to murder.
Horatio: *places hands on hips* I've seen my fair share of cases.
Speed: Right. It's always about money or sex.
Horatio: Revenge and obsession go hand in hand as well.
Speed: Come on, she could never hurt someone intentionally.
Horatio: Mental condition or not, everyone's capable of murder.
Speed: Even you?
Horatio: *places on shades* Go back to the hospital and talk to the psychiatrist. *walks away*
Speed: Aye aye captain. *leaves*
Hospital, one hour later. Psychiatry office
Speed: *sits down, places folder on table*
Psychiatrist: Lori's file. I gave that to the lieutenant a while ago.
Speed: Can you describe her mental state for the last six to eight months?
Psychiatrist: ...Angry, depressed.
Speed: Depressed about what?
Psychiatrist: She wouldn't tell me.
Speed: What
did she tell you.
Psychiatrist: She told me that she was...Feeling different.
Speed: How?
Psychiatrist: She went into depressive psychosis. It's a condition that effects that memory centre of the brain, as well as a patient's emotions. She would remember a tramatic event, and it would trigger her depression, which led to her anger.
Speed: Tramatic like what?
Psychiatrist: Well, if I remember correctly, a family member assaulted her a while back.
Speed: Could that have been what made her lash out at people?
Psychiatrist: It's always a possibility. But the thing that made me curious, is at times she seemed almost...Euphoric, and calm.
Speed: And that has nothing to do with the psychosis?
Psychiatrist: With that condition, you don't just do a 360 with your emotions. It's stays pretty consistant, and it's manageable with medication.
Speed: So she has two different conditions.
Psychiatrist: *laughs* If you call love a condition.
Speed: What are you talking about?
Psychiatrist: Unfortunately, doctors haven't found a cure for the common cold, or the love bug.
Speed: Do you think she could have commited the murder?
Psychiatrist: Maybe, if something set her off.
Speed: Like what?
Psychiatrist: Who knows.
Horatio: *takes off shades* So let's test that theory.
Speed: *looks up* H?
Horatio: Let's set her off.
Psychiatrist: How do you mean?
Horatio: I want to keep Speed here away from her, and I want her to stay locked in her room.
Psychiatrist: What will that prove?
Horatio: Put a camera in the room, and let's see what happens.
Psychiatrist: I'll do that right now. *leaves*
Speed: *stands* I don't think this is a good idea.
Horatio: I'm wondering if she's really as innocent as we thought.
Speed: This is torture. You can't just lock her up and expect her to throw a fit.
Horatio: Your objections are duely noted.
Speed: And you're still going to do it anyway.
Horatio: Mhm. *walks away*
Speed: *sigh* Wonderful.
TBC.........
