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Post by margaret1234 on Sept 27, 2009 3:15:41 GMT -10
Poor Natalia.....hope nothing happened to her that she cannot remember....nice that Calleigh is there for support. So the next 24 hours are critical for Damien, and everyone is obviously tense. Hope there is better news tomorrow. Nice chapeter Sam. Margaret
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Post by sanne on Sept 27, 2009 3:38:00 GMT -10
Hope they won't find anything on Natalia that has any scent of sexual abuse, but if she fought them off, I guess they won't......24 hours and hopefully with better news...... Sandra
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Post by jessica on Sept 27, 2009 3:52:58 GMT -10
Two great chapters, Sam.
Like the others I hope that Natalia wasn't sexually assaulted, but for now.. it's good that Calleigh is with her. She definitely needs someone she can lean on.
And Dammo.. well this sounds pretty bad and I bet that once they have a lead, there'll be nothing that can stop Horatio from hunting the perps down.
Jess
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Post by deborah on Sept 27, 2009 5:49:18 GMT -10
I hope everything turns out alright for both Natalia, and Dammo. I also hope that Hortio will let Calleigh give him the help he needs. Deborah
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Sept 28, 2009 8:08:52 GMT -10
next chap ladies! enjoy! luv sam x
Mac had finished processing Damien. Horatio sat next to his bed with one hand on Damien's arm. He couldn’t take it in, the sight of his cousin laid there lifeless. “He’s normally the life and soul of the party. To see him like this is just…” Horatio broke off trying to control his emotions.
Mac put his hand on Horatio’s shoulder, “we’ll get them, I promise you. He’s one of our own and I’ll take down the ones who did this,” there was anger in Mac’s voice that Horatio had never heard before.
“No, we will take them down. This is personal,” Horatio was still looking towards Damien.
“Do think that is a good idea?”
Horatio looked at Mac sternly.
“I’ll make a deal with you Horatio, let us do our jobs and find out who did this and you can observe. If you find anything that will help, let me know and I will personally investigate it. You need to be hands off this investigation as it might compromise the whole case with you being a relation to Damien. Is that okay with you?”
Horatio knew Mac was right, if he did handle any evidence then the monsters who did this would get away with it. It wasn’t going to be easy for him not to interfere but he would have to try, for Damien's sake.
“You know it won’t be easy for me but I will try to keep away,” Horatio finally retreated.
“Thank you. I will be keeping an eye on you, this case has to be air-tight before we present it to the DA.”
Horatio nodded, “where’s Natalia?”
“Follow me and I’ll take you to her. I’ll warn you now, she is very emotional and may not talk much,” Mac explained as he finished packing his kit away, then led him to Natalia’s room.
There was a knock on the door, Natalia jumped and looked worriedly at the door.
“Don’t worry, I’ll go see who it is,” Stella took off her gloves and opened the door.
“Mac, Horatio, I take it you’ve finished with Damien?”
“Horatio, how is Dammo doing?” Natalia was relieved to see her boss walking in.
Horatio went and sat next to the bed on the opposite side to Calleigh, “there’s no easy way of saying this but he’s in a bad way. He’s stable and still unconscious. The next twenty four hours are critical to his recovery.”
“C…c…can I see him?”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea. He’s in a bad way.”
Natalia lay back down in her bed and turned on her side to face Calleigh and closed her eyes. Tears fell down her face. Calleigh put her hand on Natalia’s head and moved her hair to the side, “he’ll get through this, he’s a Caine, it’s not in their nature to give up.”
Horatio stood up and took Stella to the side, “so what’s the verdict Stella?”
“She’s got cuts and bruises consistent with the attack. I found epiphylls under her finger nails which I will process at the lab.”
“What about the sexual assault kit?”
“It shows that she had sex recently but it wasn’t forced. More than likely consented with Damien. I do have a sample but I need to compare it to Damien’s DNA. I will let you know.”
“Okay, keep me posted.”
“Are you coming back to the lab with us?”
Horatio looked at Mac then back at Stella, “yes I am,” he turned to Calleigh who was still stroking Natalia’s hair, “sweetheart, are you staying here?”
“I think I will. Natalia needs me here, let me know what you find out.”
“I will.”
Mac and Stella left with Horatio.
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Post by sanne on Sept 28, 2009 8:16:46 GMT -10
No forced sexual intercourse......sounds to me like she had a nice night with Damien somewhere down their trip..... But you'll never be sure until you prove it....So please, let the evidence speak. And hopefully the epithelials will give some info as well.... Sandra
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Post by pinkyster on Sept 28, 2009 8:37:52 GMT -10
Oh it's going to be real tough for Horatio to step aside, but with Calleigh's help and Mac's team, he will get through it. Glad that Natalia wasn't assulted. So now what does the evidence bring? Can't wait for the next chapter.
Jen
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Post by margaret1234 on Sept 28, 2009 9:04:36 GMT -10
It certainly will be tough for Horatio to take a back seat. Where family is involved he is like a tiger. But Mac is absolutely right. Nice to know that Natalia has not been abused, or we hope so anyway. Nice chapter Sam.
Margaret
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Post by jessica on Sept 29, 2009 0:00:19 GMT -10
I already thought that Horatio would want to be part of the investigation and even though he can't process anything (which was really good thinking of Mac here) he will keep a very close eye on everyone, I'm sure. So.. Natalia wasn't abused.. this is at least something. Now.. it depends on the Caine stubbornness if Dammo will survive the next 24 hours. Nice chapter Sam, waiting for the next one. Jess
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Post by gonsy on Sept 29, 2009 4:27:50 GMT -10
Nice chapters Sam. Hard times for the couple. Hope they can work it out. Waiting to see the New York team working to find who did the deed.
Gonsy
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Sept 29, 2009 8:42:39 GMT -10
this chap is slightly longer than normal mainly because it wouldn't flow right if i had split it. team New York are getting their butts onto gear and are starting to gets the ball rolling! enjoy! luv sam x
Stella ran the DNA and the epiphylls that she’d collected from Natalia through the computer. Mac analysed Damien’s clothes for any evidence. Horatio stood next to the table as he watched Mac at work.
“Horatio, are you sure you want to be here? You can’t do anything here. You really should be at the hospital for Damien.”
“Mac, at the moment, all I want to do is take down these monsters.”
“I know but we have to do this by the book. You can’t get involved with any part of the investigation. I don’t want you doing anything you may regret later.”
Horatio looked at Mac, “don’t worry, I’ll behave. It’s just something I need to do.”
Mac was a bit worried about how Horatio would react to the results of the evidence, he knew he’d have to keep a close eye on him. He turned his attention back to the shirt on the table. He suddenly noticed something. He pulled the magnifier closer to get a better look.
“What have you found?”
“A shoe print. I just need to lift it then run it through the database.”
Stella knocked on the door and entered, “I’ve got some results. The DNA from the sexual assault kit was from Damien. The epiphylls are from someone called Chad Jones. He’s in the system for armed robbery, grand theft auto and assaulting an officer whilst resisting arrest.”
“Great! Bring him in, maybe he can answer a few questions for us. Take Flack with you.” Stella nodded and left to find Flack.
Mac had lifted the shoeprint and was putting it into the computer, “Horatio, I want you to steer clear of the suspect when he’s brought in, okay?”
Horatio nodded, “I had a feeling you might say something like that.”
“You can watch from behind the glass but under no circumstances are you to come into the interrogation room.”
“Okay, I’m sure I can do that. Have you got the evidence from the scene of the crime?”
“Lindsey and Sheldon are still over there now. They’ll be back soon.”
Stella and Flack arrived at a run down shack in a rough area. Flack noticed that there was an unbearable smell in the air.
“What the hell is that?” Flack wafted his hand about in front of his face.
“Sewerage. Smells like a blockage somewhere.”
As they got closer to the front door, there was shouting and crashing coming from inside the house. It sounded like a man and woman fighting with a dog barking over them. Both Stella and Flack drew their guns and cautiously approached the door.
“Ma’am, sir, NYPD…” Flack hadn’t even finished his announcement when there were gunshots heard. Flack kicked down the door and they both entered.
“NYPD, put down your weapon,” Flack demanded.
The man was stood over the body of a big mongrel dog with the woman sobbing over the body.
“Sir, I said put down your weapon,” Flack repeated himself whilst he and Stella pointed their guns at the suspect.
“Okay, I heard you the first time,” the man placed the gun on the floor. Stella went to pick it up when the sobbing woman grabbed the gun and held it towards the man.
“You b*****d, you didn’t need to do that.”
“It was your fault, you should have muzzled the d*mn thing. It bit me,” the man held out his arm to show bite marks on his wrist.
Stella and Flack knew that they had to take control of the situation, “ma’am, you don’t want to do this. We already want to talk to him on a different charge, we don’t want to be taking you in for killing him,” Stella tried to calm the woman down.
“So what has he done now? Robbed another bank? Stolen another cop car? Shot another dog?” the woman was angry.
“Ma’am, let us handle this. Just hand me the gun and we’ll get him out of here.”
The woman listened to what Stella had said and thought about it for a few moments. Suddenly she lowered the gun and Stella took it from her.
“Get him away from me before I change my mind.”
Flack grabbed the man and pushed him against the wall as he checked him for any other weapons, “Chad Jones?”
“Yeah, why do you want to know?”
“You’re under arrest for the murder of an officer and assault of another officer. You have the right to remain silent…”
“Yeah, yeah, I know all that. Just get me out of here away from that mad woman.”
Flack hand-cuffed Chad and lead him to the car outside, followed by Stella.
“Hey, what about my dead dog? What am I supposed to do with it?”
Stella turned round to the woman, “I’ll send an officer over to talk to you.”
“Yeah right, like that will happen. You’re all too bothered about your precious dead cop than my dog.”
Stella just turned round and walked away. Flack had just put Chad in the car and looked behind Stella, “you know what Stella? I don’t think it was the dog that needed the muzzle, she needs one. She’s psycho.”
Stella grinned, “what’s up Don? Can’t handle a feisty woman?”
“That isn’t a feisty woman, that is a psychotic loony. I’m not surprised that Chad wanted to come with us.”
Stella giggled slightly, “let’s get back to the lab. Mac wants words with Chad.” With that, they left, with the psycho woman shouting obscenities after them.
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Post by pinkyster on Sept 29, 2009 9:21:13 GMT -10
OH my, so what part did Chad play in this? What is this woman to Chad? Great chapter, can't wait for more. So Horatio has to stand down for this one, can he do that? Can't wait for the interrogation...
Jen
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Post by sanne on Sept 29, 2009 9:31:21 GMT -10
Well....he met Natalia and Damien at least 1 time and it was physical......Wonder what he'll have to say. Sandra
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Sept 30, 2009 7:32:52 GMT -10
none of you have asked about the crime scene yet, wouldn't you like to know where it is??? well, even if you don't, it's in this chap! enjoy! luv sam x
Lindsey and Sheldon were in the process of sorting through the evidence they’d collected from the scene of the crime. Horatio walked into the lab to see how they were doing.
“Lieutenant Caine, sorry to hear about your cousin and CSI,” Sheldon put on his lab coat.
“How are they both doing?” Lindsey watched as Horatio looked towards the evidence that they’d brought in.
“Not too good. Dammo is still on life support and Natalia is in a bad state. Is this what you collected from the scene?”
“It is. Me and Sheldon are just about to process it now. Are you sure you want to be here?”
“Yes ma’am, I am sure.”
Lindsey looked at Sheldon as he looked towards Horatio, “well I don’t mind you being here just as long you don’t touch anything.”
“I take it Mac has given you instructions about me?”
Sheldon nodded, “yes he has, just don’t touch a thing.”
Lindsey took the memory card from the camera and inserted it into the computer. Horatio looked at the computer screen at the scene. He recognised that street, it was the same street as the strip club behind Broadway that he and Damien had been caught in when they were younger. What were they doing down there?
“I know that area.”
“Yeah, you and every other man in New York.”
“What I don’t understand is, why would Dammo take Natalia down there? I don’t get it.”
Sheldon shook his head, “I wouldn’t know unless they both have a thing for strippers.”
“Dammo yes but not Natalia.”
Mac came through the door, “the suspect is in custody. Remember Horatio, I’ll ask the questions, you can stand behind the glass.”
Horatio looked towards Mac, “actually, there is something else I need to find out.”
“I will send Danny with you.”
“Mac, this something I have to find out myself.”
“But still, if anything happens or you find anything that can help us Danny can include it in the investigation. If something comes up that can help with the investigation and you’re on your own, we can’t include it.”
Reluctantly, Horatio agreed to let Danny go with him. As they left the building, Mac went to find Flack in custody to interview their suspect.
Flack stood at the interrogation room door waiting for Mac to arrive.
“Hey Mac, he’s in there. How are we going to play this?”
“As far as he knows Damien is dead so we’ll keep that up,” Mac stared into the room at the suspect, “let’s get started.”
The two men walked into the room and sat opposite their suspect.
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Post by pinkyster on Sept 30, 2009 7:38:05 GMT -10
So is Horatio going down to the club? Must be really important if he doesn't even want to see the suspect. So how will Mac play this out? Can't wait to see what evidence Lindsay and Sheldon found. Great chapter. I hope Dammo pulls thorugh this... What were they doing at the club anyway? Doesn't sound like a place you would take your date to...
Jen
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