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Horatio sat on a bench in a caged cell, his elbows on his knees, head bowed. He fought the frustration and anger that was brimmming over inside. It wasn't easy to surprise the always cool and collected Lt. Caine but this had taken him completely by surprise and he was feeling blindsided. His past had cuaght up with him. Walter Dresden, a suspect from his days as a homocide detctive in New York had resurfaced and had framed him for murder. He realised that Walter must have been tracking his movements for days to know his whereabouts two nights ago. He was grateful the criminal's chosen victim was the ADA and not Yelina or Ray Jr. His thoughts dwelled on Yelina and he worrried about how she was reacting to the news. He knew she was strong but he felt immensely guilty for putting her through this again. Years ago his brother had put her in a similar situation and now he was doing the same to her.
Horatio studied the blood on his hands, a result of the punch he threw at Walter during their brief encounter earlier. He never reacted to a suspect's taunts but for once he felt glad for his loss of control, for he had in his hands possible evidence that could exonerate him from the crime.
The alarm to the cell door buzzed, signalling that the door was now unlocked. He looked up to see Calleigh entering the cell.
"You wanted me to bring my kit?" she asked as she sat down on the bench beside him.
Horatio held out his hands, "I have Walter Dresden's blood here."
"You're hoping the DNA will match those found at the murder scene and to his other murders from New York?" Calleigh stated.
Horatio smiled slightly. "I'm hoping to turn the tables on Dresden." He held out his open palms to her.
Calleigh began to swab Horatio's hands. He lowered his head again, waiting patiently for her to finish. When she was done he balled his hands tightly into fists, willing himself not to cave in to the frustration. He would get out of this mess soon, and Dresden would pay.
"You ok?" Calleigh asked.
"I'm fine but... I'm worried about Yelina. I don't want her to be hurt by this." Horatio confessed. Although their relationship had been made known since they got back from their trip to Rio, it was the first time he had openly talked about his feelings for Yelina to anyone else. "Did you see her?"
"No." Calleigh replied. "I'm sure she won't believe everything she hears."
"I told Frank to tell her I was here... that I was being set up. I wanted her to hear it from him first."
"Word gets round fast here," Calleigh pointed out. "The truth gets twisted, rumors start flying."
"Yes they do have a tendency to these days don't they?" Horatio sighed. "If you see her, could you tell her I'm sorry?"
"You can tell her yourself," Calleigh nodded in the direction of the door.
Horatio looked up to see Yelina standing outside waiting for her turn to come in.
"I'll leave you two to talk," Calleigh said. She patted Horatio on the shoulder as she got up to leave.
The door buzzed again. Yelina pushed the cell door open, letting Calleigh out.
Horatio stood up as Yelina entered. He could tell that she was fighting back tears...
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