:lol: It's a surprise Anni still has any marbles to spare.
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US Embassy, Greece
Agent: What makes you think this involves us at all?
Horatio: I have a motive.
Agent: That's great but you don't even have a
suspect.
Horatio: Eric.
Delko: *hands over folder* Fifteen prisoners have been released from the Dade Correctional Facility for Men. All of them were put in prison by Horatio.
Agent: Circumstantial.
Delko: These inmates were on death row.
Agent: That's not the FBI's problem.
Horatio: An American was kidnapped on international soil and it's not your problem?
Agent: Not unless you can find me some proof. Right now all you have is a bunch of newspaper articles and a napkin with some gibberish on it.
Horatio: Okay, I don't think she's going to be the first victim and I don't think Miami is the only place releasing prisoners.
Agent: Based on what.
Cellphone rings
Horatio: This. *opens phone* Yeah....okay, thank you Calleigh. *closes phone* This just became your problem.
Street
Delko: *walking* So, 8 countries, all over the world have released prisoners.
Horatio: And they happen to be 8 countries we've visited.
Delko: And felons we've put away?
Horatio: Mhm.
Delko: Any idea who's doing this?
Horatio: Stetler.
Delko: *scoffs* He doesn't exactly have that kind of clearance.
Horatio: He doesn't, but he knows people who do.
Delko: So this is about some vendetta he has against us? He releases a bunch of pissed prisoners and offers them a buttload of cash to off us?
Horatio: Think about all the people we put away over the years, some in different countries. Some of them weren't as...legitimate as I let on.
Delko: What?
Horatio: *stops walking* We weren't within the law, Eric.
Delko: You told us we were.
Horatio: We tainted every case.
Delko: ...
Horatio: I tainted every case.
Delko: So those prisoners just became untouchable and they're pissed to boot. He probably told them it's a free for all. Justice because of your mistake.
Horatio: Those people did commit crimes.
Delko: You manipulated the cops and detectives and agents in those countries, which are third world, by the way. You can't just wave your fist and claim justice. You just gave Stetler the perfect excuse to get you. You realize you could have just gotten us all killed?
Horatio: Eric, you have to understand, th-
Delko: I-I don't understand. You preach to us to do things by the book and then you go and Rambo your way through South America behind our backs.
Horatio: *places hands on hips*
Delko: Why?
Horatio: ...I'm tired of letting people walk. And if that means planting evidence and manipulating the laws of other countries, so be it. I'm not going to stand around while the people we
know are commiting these crimes get away on a technicality.
Delko: Where is this coming from?
Horatio: We've been on the road a long time. I was oblivious to half the things that went on out here until I saw it with my own eyes. I decided to do something about it and it's not your fault.
Delko: We were dragged into it.
Horatio: Would you rather stand by and watch?
Delko: What the hell's gotten into you?
Horatio: *walks away*
Delko: *frowns*
Hotel, couple hours later--hotel room
Delko: *walks in, closes door* We need to talk.
Speed: *buttons up shirt* I'm not fixing your toilet.
Delko: Why do you think Horatio always had some sort of connection with South America?
Speed: Because a lot of crap happens down there.
Delko: Okay, when did we first get a connection with South America?
Speed: Uh, I don't know, when they threatened to poison our water. Are you okay?
Delko: H has been taking the law into his own hands.
Speed: *frowns* I thought he took the mini bars out of the rooms.
Delko: Will you listen to me? Stetler found out about it. Everything H has done down there has been completely unlawful.
Speed: This is the same Horatio we're talking about, right? The guy stops 2 centimeters from the stop line so he's in the perfect distance between him and the red light. He hasn't broken a law in his life.
Delko: *scratches head* Okay. *lifts head* I need to talk to Colton.
Speed: Why do you need to talk to Colton?
Delko: H said that he was tired of letting people walk and that he was oblivious until he actually saw what was going on. He only set foot in South America a couple times and we didn't see anything that terrible.
Speed: ...You think he'd been there before.
Delko: Maybe.
Speed: Even so, what does that have to do with anything?
Delko: What he was doing was wrong. I know it sounds crazy but I don't think we can trust him in this.
Speed:
Why.
Delko: You don't find it just a little bit convenient that he decided to take us to Greece?
Speed: No.
Delko: Okay how about the fact that Colton, the guy with some pretty huge ties to South America decided to out of the blue ask Katie out on a date. Now Katie's gone, Horatio's dealing with the FBI and...you think I'm crazy.
Speed: I just think you're putting too much thought into this. Which, is a bad thing for you obviously.
Delko: I think H is taking his vigilanti-ism to the extreme. Stetler's just trying to stop him. He probably doesn't know we have no idea what's going on.
Speed: Or maybe Stetler's just trying to kill us because he's Stetler.
Delko: This isn't funny,--look, Lori spent some time in Colombia, right?
Speed: Yeah.
Delko: That sounds to me like Horatio needed some evidence of what was going on and Jess just conveniently got kidnapped and sent to Colombia where she got a job at the Embassy and 'magically' found Lori.
Speed: *stares at Eric*
Delko: What?
Speed: You're saying that Horatio
planned to send her there.
Delko: You don't think the 'poisoning your water' thing was a little stupid?
Speed: *frowns*
Delko: We could close this chapter for good but you have to work with me. We need to call Stetler.
Speed: No. We're not calling anyone, we're not doing anything and you're not going to tell this to anyone else.
Delko: Why?
Speed: Because it's crazy!
Delko: It's not crazy, it's true!
Speed: Get out.
Delko: What?
Speed: Get out of my room.
Delko: You're not just going to let h-
Speed: You have three seconds to get out.
Delko: *leaves, slams door*
Miami, warehouse
Katie: *yanks arms* You know, the handcuffs are a bit much.
Trevor: Whatever keeps your keister in the chair.
Stetler: *walks in* Katie.
Katie: Bite me.
Stetler: Trevor, you can leave.
Trevor: B-
Stetler: Out.
Trevor: Fine. *leaves*
Stetler: You can tell anything to ex-cons nowadays.
Katie: Really.
Stetler: *sits* Tell me what you know.
Katie: ...What I know about what.
Stetler: Horatio's escapades.
Katie: Escapades?
Stetler: In South America.
Katie: *lifts brow* I don't know what you're talking about.
Stetler: *laughs* Come on, you guys are always goin' down there lockin' people up--illegally, I might add.
Katie: *shakes head* Illegally?
Stetler: Horatio's trained his team well I see. You know, I've been lookin' into his past for quite some time and there are things that just don't add up. And it's not just South America, it's other things. We'll get into that later. I need you to tell me exactly where he is.
Katie: No.
Stetler: I'm not out to hurt anyone.
Katie: Trevor thinks otherwise.
Stetler: How else was I going to get someone in the country?
Katie: So Horatio's been lockin' people up for no reason.
Stetler: No, he has a reason but he went about it the wrong way. His judgement was clouded. You think the reason you guys go on road trips is to have fun? Now, I'm not sayin' he's evil but this is wrong, even for him.
Katie: ...
Dinner table, Hotel
Everyone: *eating*
Delko: *frowns*
Calleigh: So any word on where Katie is?
Horatio: Miami. I'll head there tomorrow.
Delko: I can go.
Horatio: I need you here.
Delko: Why?
Horatio: Because I said so.
Ryan: So Stetler's in on this? I mean, he's the one who kidnapped her?
Horatio: Mhm.
Delko: Well maybe he had some revelations.
Horatio: Eat your food.
Delko: *shoves potatoes in mouth*
Anni: So why are we just sitting here? We should go get her right now.
Horatio: I'll go get her tomorrow.
Anni: By yourself?
Horatio: Mhm. I don't want to have your vacation ruined.
Anni: Well it's not much of a vacation if one of our own is gone.
Horatio: Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it.
Cellphone rings
Horatio: Excuse me. *leaves*
Delko: *stabs potatoes with fork*
Calleigh: Are you okay?
Delko: I'm fine.
Jess: You look a bit angry.
Delko: Must be gas.
Jenna: I've had that before. You need to just sit down and let 'er rip for a while. You'll be okay. *pats Delko on the back*
Delko: *throws fork onto plate* You guys are being played by him.
Calleigh: Played by who?
Delko: H.
Ryan: But he sucks at most games.
Delko: Okay this is turning into one of those stupid movies where no one believes the only sane one. And you know what? It means you're all going to die. We've got a bunch of pissed ex-cons coming our way because of Horatio.
Speed: Eric, those people committed crimes.
Delko: It doesn't matter. You don't manipulate the system no matter how disgusting the crimes.
Jenna: Wait, who's coming our way?
TBC.....................................
