okay, seeing as its just over a week until i post Family Values, i thought i'd do a brief summary of the prequels for those who haven't read them or just need reminding! i am also putting a link to the stories on the board in case anyone who hasn't read them and wants to read them or you just want have another read!
London
Horatio and Calleigh go across the pond to apprehend a suspect on the run. they work with Dr Anna McBreadle at Scotland Yard. Anna tells them that they will have to stay another night as their flight to Miami has been cancelled due to 'typical British weather'. she informs them that they may not be able to get another in their hotel so offers them to stay with her and her husband Hugh. Horatio and Calleigh agree. they learn about Hugh's accident that caused him to be in his wheelchair when they get to the McBreadles as they are having adaptions done to their home. they go to salsa lessons with Hugh and Anna butbhave a hospital appointment to keep so Horatio and Calleigh amuse themselves and go to the London Eye. whilst on the Eye, thety realise their feeling for each other and they kiss.
that evening, the McBreadles have some great news, they're expecting their first child.
the next day, Anna goes to work and Hugh take Horatio and Calleigh to the Tower of London. after that, they meet Anna at the airport for Horatio and Caleigh to home.
dcmessageboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories&action=display&thread=3633&page=1Miami's Secrets
Horatio and Calleigh's first week back at work and they try to hide their relationship from the rest of the team. Alexx suspects something when Calleigh is acting very strange.
Jake gets himself into alot of trouble with the team but Stetler get him off the hook so he can go back under cover.
Alexx and Natalia team up to find out who is making Calleigh so happy and gets a shock of their lives when they find out that its Horatio and drag Ryan into it as well!
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Eric finds out that he isn't the father of a kid that an ex girlfriend tried to get money out of him for. he's still realing over the news of Horatio and Calleigh dating even though its been four months.
Horatio and Calleigh have some surprize visitors in the form of the McBreadles. Jake and Stetler are going to court over what happened on the Steve Tillidge case from Miami's Secrets.
the team solve a murder but learn about scleredema courtesy of Anna.
for the week before the courst case, Jake and Stetler try to un-nerve the team. but when the courtcase come round, everyones colourful past comes to light which doesn't look good for the teams case.
after much high emotions and a seriously beaten up trash can, Jake gets thrown into jail.
they have a meal at a restaurant to celebrate and Eric brings along his new girlfriend, Suze. Horatio confesses that he'd invited Stetler as well. no-one is happy but Alexx defneds Horatio's decision. Stetler turns up and to everyones surprize, he IS actually human!
dcmessageboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories&action=display&thread=3670&page=1From Vegas with Love
a case brings Grissom and Nick to Miami. as it turns out, the case that Calleigh and Natalia were working on from the uni was connected to the Vegas case and a couple of other cold cases in Miami. they find there suspect who seems to be a very creepy character with an obsession for eyeballs.
Stetler is back but he is being supervised.
there is also a stomach bug going around and Eric, Valera and Calleigh all come down with it.
in the meantime, Horatio and Grissom are not getting alongvery well and Grissom ends up leaving in a fowl mood after not getting his own way.
Horatio calls Stetler to arrange to go for a drink and they both call a truce.
Calleigh is still sick after four days so Horatio convinces her to go to the doctors. she finds out that shes pregnant. two weeks later, she has a scan and find out that she is carrying twins.
dcmessageboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories&action=display&thread=4025&page=1Precious
its the christening of Donna and Daisy Jo Caine. the McBreadles have come over for the occasion. Duke is the very proud grandad and he's sober. Kyles turns up late which Horatio isn't too pleased about but finds out that Kyle is jealous of his baby sister after talking to his mates. Horatio sorts things out with Kyle and he soon joins in with the celebrations with Horatio looking on. kyle also agrees to spend more time with the twins and Calleigh.
Eric and Ryan turn up the next day seriously hung over. Horatio give them a special scene which causes them both to sober up much to Alexx' amuzement. the dead body is linked to Steve Tillidge who is already in jail for triple homicide (Miami's Secrets).
Eric thinks that Ryan and Natalia are secretly dating but Eric can't find anything out from anyone. his suspicions are proved wrong when he finds out that they were actually planning a surprise birthday party for him.
Calleighs first day back at work after maternity leave and Horatio proposes in a way that only Calleigh would appreciate.
dcmessageboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories&action=display&thread=4165&page=1For Better, For Worse
it the day of the wedding and Calleigh's day gets off to a bad start when Duke turns up at the house drunk. Calleigh is so disappointed in her dad that she tells him to go home. she asks Eric to give her away instead. Anna and Natalia have fun getting Chloe and the twins in their bridesmaid dresses and Alexx is trying to keep Calleigh calm, esp after Duke turns up drunk.
Horatio's wayward cousin, Damien (or Dammo as Horatio calls him), turns up to be best man. he makes his presence known and tells Kyle that he has a story or two to tell hinm about his dad growing up.
the wedding ceremony goes without a hitch. when they leave the church, Horatio notices a suspicious car driving off. Calleigh interupts him to get him to pose for the photos.
at the reception, Dammo makes his best man speech which contained an embarressing story about Horatio as a kid and a strip joint.
in the evening, the bride and grooms first dance is abruptly interupted. the leader of the gang want Horatio and Anna to go to the lab and prove his sons innocence. his son is the one they put away in the first story, London.
the nightshift supervisor at the lab, Hal, works out what is going on and helps Horatio and Anna in the lab as well as the guests at the party.
the captor gets suspicious whe he spots one of his men in custody and rings his henchmen at the party to order them to kill Calleigh. gunshot are heard on the other end of the phone. a struggle starts and Anna manages to get the gun and shoots the captor.
at the hotel, Hugh had been ordered out of his wheelchair. Dammo and the others had worked out why they had taken Horatio and Anna. when the gunshots were fired, Dammo had taken the bullet. the SWAT team burst in which Hal at the helm.
Dammo is rushed to hospital.
Horatio and Anna rush back to the hotel, Horatio is relieved to find that Calleigh is alive and well. Horatio goes to hospital with Dammo. Hugh is taken to hospital for observation. Anna isn't sure how to tell Hugh about her using a gun.
when the gunmen had burst in the hotel, Kyle and Julia get the girls out and take them to Julia's without the gunmen knowing! Kyle makes a rash decision which could put his life at risk.
two weeks later, Dammo is released from hospital but Julia has taken a shine to him. Dammo isn't too happy about that and wants to get out of there quickly. they say their goodbyes at the airport before Dammo leave for Chicago to go home. Dammo admits that he's ready to settle down after events that have happened which shocks Horatio.
dcmessageboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories&action=display&thread=4345Family Values
you'll just have to wait and see what happens!
i have just spent the last few hours reading through these links and have been laughing so much at some of your comments! i also can't believe how far my DuCaine series has come since its humble beginings in London. i can't believe that this will be number seven in this series and i'm in the middle of number eight! its crazy! i'm just glad that you all are enjoying this series!
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