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Post by NV Oracle on Mar 10, 2008 4:36:56 GMT -10
I'm not sure I like the sound of that, but you do have a great story here. Please keep going.
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Post by sanne on Mar 10, 2008 8:37:53 GMT -10
I love SHOCKERS........let it come..... Sandra
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Post by proshutterbug on Mar 31, 2008 19:52:20 GMT -10
Sorry so long with next chapter .. Easter kicked my butt this year..we were short staffed this year and I had to work like a mad woman but now that the rush is over here is the next long overdue chapter if anyone is still interested enough to read....
Five...
Horatio walks into the interview room ready to get some answers from Penny's Ex. Jerry Marshal and nods to Frank and Eric who are already there. Horatio stands next to the window and observes the man while he lets Eric take the lead questioning the suspect. Jerry seemed very calm to Horatio..too calm, like this was nothing new to him.
"Mr. Marshal, do you know why you have been called into interview today?" Eric begins.
"No, but I haven't done anything wrong so I am not worried." Jerry quips.
"How does murder sound to you Jerry?" Horatio asks to see his reaction.
"Like a trumped up charge. Who am I supposed to have killed?" Jerry asks with attitude.
Eric slides a picture of Penny in front of him and says "Does this look trumped up to you?"
Jerry looks down at the picture of Penny and his eyes go wide.. "Penny is dead?" He asks with a quiver in his voice. "When did this happen?"
"Her body was found behind a night club at 6:30 this morning. The time of death was around 4:00 A.M. Where were you at that time Jerry?" Eric asks.
"I was at home asleep at that time. I had to be at work for 7:00 so I went to bed around 11:00 p.m." Jerry answers. "How did she die?" Jerry asks with none of the earlier attitude.
"She was strangled." H. replies as he watches Jerry close his eyes and put his head in his hands.
"She should have let me stay..I wanted to stay but she said that we were moving to fast and she didn't want to see me anymore..I love her..loved her...God I can't believe she is gone." Jerry said with tears in his eyes.
"Can anyone verify that you were at home asleep when the murder took place?" Eric asks
"You think I did this?" Jerry demands. "I loved her man, I could never hurt her!"
Again Eric asks.."Can anyone verify that you were at home?"
"I have a friend from college staying at my place who can verify it." Jerry said.."His name is Mikel Valdez. He came into town about two months ago looking for work. He works at Chandler Real Estates with Penny. That is how I met Penny. I went to join him for lunch to celebrate his new job. Penny and I hit it off and she joined us for lunch. We had a great time and I asked her out. She said yes and everything was great for the next three weeks..I fell in love with her at first sight..I know that sounds lame but I did. Penny liked me too but I came on to strong and I lost her..I was working on getting her back by slowing down..but now..well now...Oh God...She can't be gone." Jerry broke down in tears.
"Mr. Marshal, Can you explain why a witness can place your SUV at the scene where Penny was found?" Eric asks.
"What? My SUV? No, my SUV was parked at my house all night..there must be some mistake" Jerry claims.
"Does anyone else have keys to your car?" Horatio asks quietly.
"No, but I keep a spare in the house in case I lock myself out of the car." Jerry says. "I keep it on the key rack in the pantry."
"Did You and Penny have a fight when she told you that she didn't want to see you anymore?" Eric asks
"If you mean did I threaten or hurt her..No. I was upset , yes, but I wanted to reassure her not scare her anymore than I already had. I could tell something was upsetting her but she wouldn't tell me what it was..I thought it might be some other man but she said no..I was worried someone else was hitting on her and I got upset when I saw her talking to some man at work..it turned out to be her boss...I blew it when I got upset about that and I knew it..I was so in love with her and I didn't handle it well. She broke up with me the next night. I have been trying to make things right ever since." Jerry explained.
"Make things right how Mr. Marshal?" Horatio asked.
"I sent her flowers and a card that said I would back off and slow things down..I knew I was going to fast for her..and I didn't call or come by for a week just to prove my point. I called her for the first time again two days ago. She said she was thinking about going out with me again if I could promise not to rush this time..I was so glad..I said she could go as slow as she wanted..she was worth waiting for. I even said she could pick the time and the date of our next meeting..she said she would let me know in a few days...oh God..I will never hear her voice again..who could do this to Penny..She was the sweetest woman and so kind." Jerry started to break down again.
"Can you think of anyone else who would want to hurt her?" Eric asks.
"No. Penny wouldn't hurt a fly and she had the most beautiful and kind eyes." Jerry answers with tears in his voice.
"Do you know if Penny was doing any drugs?" Frank asks.
"Drugs? Penny? No. No way. Penny's brother is an alcoholic. Penny is very anti drugs...Very! She didn't even drink or smoke and was funny about over the counter medicine. She would never take any drug more powerful than an asprin." Jerry assured them.
"We need to speak to your house guest to verify your story." Frank said.
"Go right ahead." Jerry said. "Ask anyone you need too."
"I intent to Jerry. You are free to go for now but don't go far." Horatio tells the man.
Horatio, Eric, and Frank go out of interview. Eric pulls Horatio aside and asks him what he thinks. Horatio says " I believe him Eric. Someone is setting him up..I think it is time to talk to the house guest and find out if he has been borrowing more than a spare room." Eric and Frank agree with Horatio..Just then Horatio's cell goes off..it is Calliegh ..she says she needs him in trace right away..they have found something very disturbing on the tape that was used to gag Penny. Horatio says he is on the way.
In Trace Horatio enters and asks Calliegh "What's up?"
"The trace came back on that substance that was found on the tape. There were no prints but this is bad..the substance was a compound used to make plastic explosive." Calliegh gravely informs Horatio.
"Plastic explosive? You know what that means Calliegh..we have a bomb in Miami." Horatio says with worry as he looks down at the report.."And a bomber...drugs and explosives are never a good mix."
Calliegh and Horatio share a look of worry as they both take a look at the clock on the wall..how much time do they have to find this bomb..who is the target and who is the bomber..this case just got a lot more complicated...
Meanwhile in the basement of the Lab..a janitor pushes his mop bucket down the hall..he stops at a supply closet and looks inside.. "When did you set it to go?" He asks his companion.
"For 5:00 P.M. just before shift change." His companion replies.. "This evening they will all pay for the death of my brother."
As he moves..his shirt opens just enough to show a single tip of the pitchfork that is tattooed over his left chest...
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Post by sanne on Mar 31, 2008 21:17:23 GMT -10
And I thought I couldn't get much closer or more strongly glued to my screen......... ....Well....I was wrong......thnx to you Proshutterbug........This is a great addition to the story that already WAS good......I am so hooked up to this. Will you please not wait too long before you post the next one..... Sandra
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 1, 2008 2:02:07 GMT -10
Thanks Sandra..sorry so long this time...Easter was crazy this year..I promise the next installment will be on thur..My day off this week..
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 4, 2008 3:50:53 GMT -10
Six...
2:00 P.M.
Horatio calls Frank with the news that they have a bomb somewhere in their city. The need to find the primary Crime scene has now doubled..not only to help find a killer but to stop the bomber from killing even more people. Frank tells Horatio that he has tracked down the house guest of Jerry..Mikel was at work and Frank was bringing him in for questioning. Horatio said to let him know when they arrived..he had several questions for the man. As Horatio hung up his cell Eric arrived to tell Horatio and Calliegh that Wolf had something to show them in the lab..Wolf and Natalia had been busy working on the evidence from Penny's house..Horatio, Calliegh and Eric all head to the lab to see what was up.
Horatio walks in and asks Wolf "What have you found Mr. Wolf?"
Ryan explains "We have been going over all of the evidence found at Penny's house..Someone came in through the window at the back of the house but no prints were found outside or on the glass which means the bad guy had on gloves..There was sign of a struggle in the bedroom but whoever this was was careful not to leave any prints behind. We got lucky with Penny's computer though..Someone tried to erase it but we were able to reconstruct the file and found what at first appears to be just photos of property for sale..This is where it gets interesting..it seems that Penny was killed because she caught something on this picture here..."
Ryan pulls up the picture of a very nice house..he then blows up a section of the picture between the main house and the pool house. Horatio could see a man walking between the two houses. "Who is that Mr. Wolf?"
"Your not going to believe your eyes Horatio.." Ryan says as he continues to blow the image up larger and larger...until a face appears...a face that can not be because he is suppose to be dead..a face Horatio killed himself. Beside him he could feel Eric's breath as it exploded out of his chest..Eric quietly says "No..oh no Horatio..it can't be.. I saw him die...it can't be..."
But it was..there on the screen was a face he would never forget..the face of Antonio Riaz...
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Post by sanne on Apr 4, 2008 4:39:45 GMT -10
THE ENEMY is back to life....now THIS is really going to be interesting.......I love this. Wondering what the explanation will be for THAT Sandra
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Post by tanyadell on Apr 5, 2008 6:48:32 GMT -10
**gulp** OMG.........Riaz back from the grave ...wow he had a twin ;D....totally cool this is really an awesome story loving every word!! tanyadell
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 7, 2008 0:13:26 GMT -10
add on to six
Horatio felt all the blood drain from his face as the memories hit him like a ton of bricks...
Marisol smiling at him at the outdoor cafe on the day of their wedding..
Marisol in the ambulance as it rushed to the hospital and her holding his hand and asking him not to leave her..
The ambulance being stopped by the car and Horatio having to deal with the Mala Noche as his wife is rushed to the hospital
Horatio telling Marisol about his plans for the evening and her telling him she would never stand him up as she dies while holding his hand
Horatio and Eric learning who put the hit on Marisol
Horatio standing at Marisol's grave as her killer rides away in a black car
Eric telling Horatio that it is their move then Horatio telling Eric they were going to Rio
Horatio stabbing the knife in Antonio in Rio and him falling to the ground
Horaito couldn't get his breath back..it seemed like to much effort to breathe at the moment..as the memories pounded in his head and shredded his heart once again. He could feel Eric next to him struggling with his own memories of the animal on the screen. Feelings of rage at Marisol's death filled him once again. The only thing that seemed to be getting through was the sound of concern in Calliegh's voice. Slowly the world crept back in one second at a time. He could hear Calliegh's voice slowly become words as she tried to reach him.
"We will get him Horatio. He won't get away. We will take him down Eric. He is a monster that we will put behind bars where he belongs." Calliegh pledges.
Ryan and Calliegh watch both men struggle to come back from their memories. Slowly they could see them gather their breaths and ease away from that awful time. Horaito and Eric look at each other and make promises with their eyes..he wouldn't escape them..They would hunt until it was done...and this time they would be sure it was done...and Horatio knew just where to start..
"Eric we need to find that house." Horatio says in a voice rusty from emotion. As he stares at the picture he gives orders to his team...
"Mr. Wolf dig up all the background files on Antonio Riaz and look for any connection to Penny. Eric you are with me..we are going to pay a visit to Chandler Real Estate and ask Penny's boss about this house. Calliegh you interview Mikel when he comes in with Frank. Lets not forget that we have a bomb out there so time is short. Lets get to work." Horatio states as he pulls his eyes from the face that had ordered the death of Horatio's beloved wife...time to go hunting...
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Post by tanyadell on Apr 7, 2008 1:23:14 GMT -10
.....time to go hunting.....I love it!! great update too! wow now I'm really panting for more! tanyadell
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 7, 2008 1:27:58 GMT -10
thanks girl I am glad you liked it...things are about to heat up in a big way!
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Post by NV Oracle on Apr 7, 2008 5:36:33 GMT -10
Whoa! You've got a great story going here, proshutterbug. I loved the way you wrote the way Eric and Horatio both had the rug yanked out from under them, looking at Riaz's face on the video. Very powerful stuff. The team is really going to go that extra mile to make sure that they get the bad guys. Hopefully they'll be able to get to the bomb, preferably before it goes off. Please, keep going. You've got a great story here.
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Post by sanne on Apr 7, 2008 9:01:32 GMT -10
Exciting........and great written emotion........Hunting again..... Sandra
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 7, 2008 12:56:46 GMT -10
Seven
3:00 P.M.
Horatio and Eric arrive at Chandler Real Estate with photos of the house that Ryan made for them. They walk in and identify themselves to the lady behind the desk.
"I'm CSI Horatio Caine and this is CSI Eric Delko. We need to speak to Penny Griffin's boss about some photos that were taken. Where is he?" Horatio asks the lady.
"He is in his office..first door on the right..I'll just let him know you are here." She says as she announces them on the phone. "He said you can go right in." She tells the two men.
When Horatio and Eric open the door they find a familiar face sitting in a chair with who could only be a family member sitting behind the desk, and an unknown man in a suit sitting in a chair next to him. "CSI Caine and Delko we have been expecting you." replies Mr. Victor Chandler Jr. "This is my Father Victor Chandler. He is the one who knew Penny. This is our attorney Mr. Prickett who is advising us. Please come in and let us explain what has been going on." Chandler Jr. tells the two men.
"You should have done that the first time we interviewed you" Horatio explains as he and Eric walk to the desk.
"I am sorry about not being able to explain at the time but I didn't know who you were or who you worked for. This is a very nasty situation that we find ourselves in. I wanted to be sure I could trust you first. My Father had Mr. Prickett investigate you and found out that you are a highly respected and dedicated CSI that is known for your honor. That is why we have chosen you. When we explain the events of the past five days all would be clear." Chandler Jr. said
Mr. Prickett pulled a file from his briefcase and handed it to Mr.Chandler Sr. "My Clients are in fear for their lives Mr. Caine which is why they didn't tell you the whole sorry story from the start. They came to me with this just the day before Penny's body had been found. It has all been very upsetting to them." Mr. Prickett said.
"Tell that to Mrs. Griffin..I just had to explain to her on the phone about her daughter..I bet she is more upset than you at this point." Horatio said with bite in his voice.
"I am sorry for the loss of Penny." Mr Chandler Sr tells them. " She was at the wrong place at the wrong time it seems and she is the one who brought this to my attention. Without her, we would still be in the dark about what is going on. It appears that someone in our Real Estate agency has been using empty houses waiting for sale to hold drugs and who knows what else. That same someone is also working with one of my son's night club employees to distribute these drugs. The same man that found Penny's body, Juan Martinez, is the one we think distributes the drugs behind the club. You have the other party in for questioning right now..Mikel Valdez. It seems that Juan Martinez and Mikel Valdez know each other some how but we haven't been able to figure out the connection. That is what we were working on when you came in. It seems she stumbled into it when she was taking pictures of houses to go on the market. She saw several men in vans at this house.." Mr. Chandler Sr. puts a picture on the desk of the same house Eric and Horatio had come to ask them about. "She reported the activity to me and said she thought it was drugs. She saw several men unloading boxes and started to take pictures..she had only taken a few when one of the men spotted her and yelled..she became very frightened and left quickly..she came to me with this information but she had not actually seen any drugs so I wanted to investigate this myself before I talked to the police. It wouldn't do any good to upset a client if they were just storing old stuff in their house, but when I talked to the owners..they didn't know anything about the men in the van." Mr. Chandler said.
"So instead of upsetting a client you left your employee in danger that ended up costing her her life" Horatio said with fury in his voice.
"I had no idea anyone could identify her until we started looking into the property and found out that Mikel was the one who was letting the men use these houses..several owners from his client list reported break-ins..that is how we put it together but that wasn't until today..and it wasn't in time to save Penny." Mr. Chandler Sr. said with regret in his voice. Mr. Prickett and I have been working non-stop for the last day to figure out who was behind this ..going over thousands of properties and agents who represent them to figure out it was Mikel..here are our findings.." Mr. Chandler Sr. gives the list of suspected properties to Horatio and Eric.
"Eric call units to check out every one of those properties. Tell Mr. Wolf and Natalia to go and process the house in this picture." Horatio says.
"I'm on it." Eric tells him as he walks away with his cell already calling dispatch.
"Why do you think Juan Martinez is the one selling the drugs behind your club?" Horatio asked Chandler Jr.
"Because I saw Mikel and him talking at the club two nights ago. Juan seemed upset about something afterwards. It just seemed weird that they would even talk to each other. They don't exactly run in the same social circles. It wasn't until Father found out about Mikel that I looked at that conversation in a different light." Chandler Jr. replied.
"Were you aware that someone was selling drugs out of your club?" Horatio asked
"I knew something was going on but I hadn't been able to find out anything concrete until Penny was found. I know night clubs have a hard time keeping the drugs down..but since my brush with the law, I have really tried to run a clean place. My Father has a hard stance when it comes to drugs.." Mr. Chandler Jr. replied
"I threatened to cut him off completely if I ever got wind that he had anything at all to do with drugs. My wife was a good woman Mr. Caine but she had a weakness for sleeping pills. She said it helped her unwind from all the stress of being my wife. One night she had a little to much to drink at one of our parties. I asked her not to take any pills that night but she must have done so out of habit..She never woke up..That was about ten years ago. It has just been Jr. and I ever since..I won't let my son fall into the trap of drugs.." Mr. Chandler Sr. told Horatio.
"If I find you had anything to do with the drugs in your club Jr..Being cut off will be the least of your worries." H. promised the man.
"I swear I don't." Jr. insisted.
"You better hope you are telling me the truth because the evidence never lies." Horatio warned one final time as Eric and him leave the building.
Eric tells Horatio that Frank called to let them know that Mikel had arrived at the lab. Eric had called Calliegh and filled her in on the latest development. He had also called for a uniform to pick Juan Martinez up for more questions. As they headed back both men spoke of Marisol and vowed to catch the animal who had stolen her from the two men who had loved her so much...
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Post by NV Oracle on Apr 7, 2008 14:18:10 GMT -10
Well, now, very, very interesting. Me thinks me smells a rat of some kind. I'm not sure if it's Riaz, a twin, or just somebody to pretend to be him. If it's Riaz, he's going to wish he had stayed dead. If it's a twin, or just somebody pretending to be him, they'll wish they never got involved.
The Chandlers talked a good talk. If they're telling the truth, they'll end up thinking that they should have a better look into the backgrounds of their employees. If, on the other hand, they're lying, H and co. will figure it out, then they'll go up 'the river'.
Great story, proshutterbug. Please, keep going, and thanks for the update.
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