Yes, it was a hallucination. Gee, I need to keep y'all on your toes. :lol:
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Crime Scene, next morning. Art & Deco community. Street.
Calleigh: *walks under tape* Hey Tim, what do we have?
Speed: A crime scene.
Calleigh: *laughs* I knew you'd say that.
Delko: Hey I heard Anni's in the hospital.
Speed: Yeah. *snaps pictures*
Delko: Unfortunate.
Speed: I thought you weren't supposed to be working any cases yet.
Delko: I'm strictly crime scene investigating.
Calleigh: No lab?
Delko: Not even a gun.
Calleigh: Horatio hasn't cleared it up?
Delko: It's taking some time.
Calleigh: It's too bad, I kind of miss you without your gun.
Delko: *laughs* Careful, Cal.
Calleigh: *smiles*
Speed: Can we work the scene now or are you guys going to fool around in the back of the Hummer?
Delko: *clears throat* So what do we have?
Speed: Drive-by shooting. Tripp asked a witness who said the shooter crashed his car into this mini van and then fled on foot.
Delko: Well you let the car man deal with the car and you go play around with the blood drops.
Speed: How many times do I have to tell you th-
Delko: Yeah yeah vehicular accidents are about Trace. I got it.
Speed: Oh so you do listen.
Delko: One of my more endearing qualities, unlike you.
Calleigh: *opens minivan door* Hey there's blood drops on the passenger seat.
Delko: *looks over*
Calleigh: Did the witness say anything about a second passenger in the mini van?
Delko: No.
Calleigh: Then we have another victim to find.
Delko: I think Tripp said the victim had a daughter though.
Speed: So when you find her, are you going to sleep with her too?
Delko: *looks at Speed*
Calleigh: *swabs blood*
Speed: *snaps photos*
Calleigh: *opens kit, grabs things*
Delko: Directionality of the blood suggests our shooter went west. You could try snapping your camera that way.
Speed: I was investigating crime scenes before you were even finished college.
Delko: At least I didn't have to kiss H's ass when he joined the team.
Speed: *frowns*
Calleigh: Hey. The blood isn't human.
Delko: What?
Calleigh: *stands* The blood found on the passenger seat isn't human.
Delko: A dog maybe?
Calleigh: We'll have to get it back to the lab.
Speed: *walks down street*
Delko: Doesn't he annoy you?
Calleigh: *reaches into kit* Who?
Delko: Speedle. He always has to complain about something.
Calleigh: It's a two-way street, Eric.
Delko: You're saying I'm half the problem?
Calleigh: *looks at Eric* I'm sayin' you two need to let off each other for a while. You're both under a lot of stress and I think it would be better if you two remained professional.
Delko: If there's one thing he
can't do lately is stay professional.
Calleigh: Well then you know what Eric? You have to take the first step.
Delko: Yeah. Yeah, you're right.
Calleigh: We've all made some mistakes that we're not proud of but we have to move on.
Delko: *nods*
Calleigh: You stick with the car and I'll go with the ballistics.
Delko: Sure.
Calleigh: *walks away*
Delko: *sigh*
Few feet away
Calleigh: *pulls bullet out of street lamp*
Speed: *photographs blood*
Calleigh: *opens evidence envelope*
Speed: So what did he say to you?
Calleigh: It doesn't matter what he said.
Speed: *stands* He's just trying to make himself look like the good guy in all of this.
Calleigh: *shakes head, writing things on envelope* Even if he is, you don't need to get involved.
Speed: He's an idiot.
Calleigh: *looks at Speed* I'm not taking sides. And right now it seems like both of you are acting like a couple children. I don't know how y'all don't kill each other. Why don't you just do your job and stop worrying about Eric.
Speed: Well it looks like you have taken sides. *walks away*
Calleigh: *continues writing on envelope*
Miami PD
Yelina: *walks over* Hi.
Horatio: *removes shades* Ma'am.
Yelina: There's a little setback in Stetler's case. They think Colton had something to do with the kidnapping so they're releasing Stetler until further notice.
Horatio: *stares at holding*
Stetler: *rubs wrists, looks at Horatio*
Horatio: *smiles nods*
Stetler: *smirks, walks away*
Yelina: So what's the plan?
Horatio: You...Leave that up to me. *walks away*
Outside
Stetler: *opens car door*
Horatio: *walks up behind Rick*
Stetler: *sigh* Horatio.
Horatio: *places hands on hips* That's a nice car. Is it new?
Stetler: *turns around* As a matter of fact it is.
Horatio: Boy the tax payer's money sure goes a long way for criminals doesn't it?
Stetler: Your evidence didn't hold up, it was the DA's choice to release me.
Horatio: Yes I understand that but now they're looking at Colton for this.
Stetler: Be glad it's not your CSI Delko.
Horatio: It doesn't make a difference who it is. I will not let an innocent man go to jail.
Stetler: So find some more evidence. Until then, I'll be at my new beachside home. You should come see it some time.
Horatio: *nods*
Stetler: *gets into car, shuts door* Have a nice day, Lieutenant.
Car drives away
Horatio: *puts on shades, leaves*
Hospital
Katie: *runs in* I CAME TO SEE YOU!
Anni: How did you even know I was here?
Katie: I'm talented. Okay so I brought the whole gang since you seem to be feeling crazy.
Carly: *walks in*
Colton: *walks in*
JC: *runs in* OH MAN I haven't been in one of these rooms in forever!
Missy: You...Wanted to be in the hospital?
Megan: *walks in* Eww! Eww! Sterile! AHHH NEEDLES!
Carly: How are you feeling?
Anni: ..I don't know. That depends on if I'm hallucinating or not.
Carly: I can assure you, you aren't.
Anni: Oh good.
Katie: *holds up balloons, jumps up and down* ANNI! ANNI! SHE'S OUR GAL IF SHE CAN'T DO IT....I CAN'T FIND A RHYME FOR GAL!
Anni: I'm crazy. I'm hallucinating.
Carly: No, that's just how Katie's really acting. So do you know what happened?
Anni: No. The doctor said I've been going through some bouts of psychosis which can go hand-in-hand with stress.
Carly: What are you stressed about?
Katie: *jumping up and down*
Anni: Well right now, her.
Katie: What? No one gets stressed around me. I'm the most laid back person on the planet. Well except when I'm hyper active but that's because I drank like fifty red bulls today and WHEW let's play a game. Okay OPERATION! I need some tweezers.
Anni: Get her away from me.
Carly: Katie, knock it off.
Katie: Sorry.
Anni: Look I appreciate you guys coming here but...JC can you stop chewing the bed pan please?
JC: *drops bed pan* ...My bad.
Anni: I appreciate you guys coming to see me but I'd rather just get some sleep.
Carly: Well if you want we can leave. Right guys?
Colton: Oh yeah.
Missy: Definitely.
Megan: The gauze pads are staring at me.
Anni: Thanks.
Carly: Okay gang, shovel out.
Everyone leaves
Katie: *runs back in* Oh but I wanted to ask you a question.
Anni: Make it quick.
Katie: If you die, can I have your clothes?
Anni: *frowns*
DNA Lab
Calleigh: *walks over* Hey Valera, you paged me?
Valera: The blood samples you gave me from the mini van?
Calleigh: Yeah it wasn't human.
Valera: Well I found out what it was. *hands over paper*
Calleigh: *looks down at paper* Mink?
Valera: Everglades Mink to be precise. They live in the shallow freshwater marshes of the Everglades. They've been hunted almost into extinction.
Calleigh: Making them a rare endangered species. Okay thank you Valera. *leaves*
Valera: No problem.
Halls
Delko: Hey do you have something?
Calleigh: *hands over paper* Blood in the van was Everglades Mink blood.
Delko: Well that's interesting because I found out what the victim did for a living. She was a biologist with the Florida Wildlife Society.
Speed: *walks over* Hey You guys should see this.
Layout room
Calleigh: What are they?
Speed: I found a bunch of broken glass on the floor of the van. I managed to put some of the pieces together. They're viles.
Calleigh: Well this is making more sense.
Delko: It is?
Calleigh: She was carrying viles of mink blood, probably for research.
Delko: Motive.
Calleigh: And opportunity.
TBC.................