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Post by gonsy on Aug 28, 2009 8:39:04 GMT -10
Wow, very interesting chapters Lucy! Luckily Mich is not involved and she is keeping calm. I love to see they are more and more closer. Now I'm curious about who did the deed!
Gonsy
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Aug 28, 2009 16:28:35 GMT -10
im so glad that Mich didn't do it! i am also glad that she took the questioning like hse has done! she understood where Horatio was going with the questioning! good for her! maybe she can use her experiance and shed some light on the evidence!
also they get some time together, just the two of them! great chap! luv sam x
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Post by lucymalta on Aug 30, 2009 4:24:32 GMT -10
Well, I missed yesterday, but here's a little snippet....
Lucy
Chapter 41
Horatio glanced at the woman next to him. Mich was sitting in the passenger seat of the Hummer, her face unreadable, until you looked in her eyes. The look worried Horatio slightly, he had seen it only once or twice before and it indicated that Mich was drawing on her experiences as an MI5 agent.
Pulling up outside the PD, he smiled as she waited for him to escort her inside, trying to hide his concern. As they went up to the lab Mich looked at him out of the corner of her eye, “something wrong Horatio?”
“I don’t think you should be here Mich, I don’t want this to trigger something for you.”
Mich sighed, “I know, but from what you said at home, you need help and maybe I can do that. If not – I’ll go straight home and we won’t talk about it any more, deal?”
Horatio looked at her and saw the concern for him on her face, the need to help showing in her eyes, he chuckled softly, “Ok… You have a deal.”
As they walked to the AV lab together, they were met by Calleigh who looked a little embarrassed when she saw Mich. At first the female CSI said nothing and returned to her lab to collect the case files at Horatio’s request.
As the files were put out on the A/V table, Mich joked with the ballistics expert, “So Cal… Did the .303 bullets match?”
Calleigh turned a slight shade of pink realising that Mich had guessed the reason for her embarrassment, “No… But how…”
Mich spoke softly to allay her friends fears, “It’s ok Cal… As in the case two years ago – I know you’re just doing your job.”
“Now let’s have a look at these pictures and you and Horatio can fill me in.”
Calleigh glanced at Horatio, generally outsiders were not allowed to see any kind of evidence that might compromise the case, but she realised that this was not an ordinary situation.
H nodded, “let’s just say that Mich is our ‘expert witness’ shall we…?”
Calleigh chuckled and began to explain to Mich about what had been pieced together so far. Mich listened carefully and after a few moments gave Horatio a soft look. “I can see now why you thought it could have been me…”
“Cal, can you show me the full layout of the former Mala Noche territory?”
The blonde CSI made a few strokes on the A/V table, and soon an area of the city was highlighted in blue. Mich walked a little closer to the screen “and which areas are controlled by the victims gangs?”
Mich looked carefully at the map on the wall before she spoke quietly, “How many gangs control the remaining area?”
“Two.”
Mich turned at the deep Southern voice that had come from the door. Frank walked in slowly, looking at Mich, his eyes narrowed. There was something going on here, his instincts told him that. Mich gave a soft smile, but she knew that the detective was not going to fall for any story.
Horatio interrupted any possible questions he might have had to ask one of his own. “Hello Frank. Did you find anything out for us?”
The Texan nodded, “The four gangs that have been hit have become angry, looking for answers, the remaining two have gone quiet, hoping to be left out of what they see is a turf war between the other four. They believe that the fact one of the Russians was killed first is the reason this has escalated.”
Calleigh was intrigued, “How so?”
“They think the Russians are going after everyone else because they don’t know who did the original hit.”
Initially Mich said nothing, listening to Frank’s words, she was carefully looking at Alexx’s autopsy photographs and something had caught her eye.
“That’s what the killer wants everyone to think.”
Frank, Calleigh and Horatio, turned to look at Mich, who by now had picked up a magnifying glass to look at the picture more closely. Horatio was intrigued, but also concerned at the look he could see in Mich’s eyes.
“What have you found?”
Mich looked up and sighed, quietly she walked over to the door of the A/V lab and closed it. “Look at the picture Horatio, look at the technique used to cut the victims throat.”
Frank looked at her closely, “It’s just a slice across the neck isn’t it?”
Mich shook her head, “That’s what it looks like – and that kind of move would result in the victim bleeding out. Also, the victim would show slight signs of a struggle – and you might have picked up some skin scrapings from underneath the fingernails.”
“All of these victims were surprised, but died instantly. That means the knife used was pushed directly into the neck, cutting the carotid artery, before being pulled across the throat. Any bleeding would have been into the body, not out.”
Horatio looked up, “As Alexx’s reports state. So this means we have a practised killer on our hands.”
Mich nodded, “It is also a technique taught to every agent working for the security services.”
Frank pulled a face, “Are you saying we’ve got another CIA operation going on here? d**ned…”
“It’s not a CIA job…”
Horatio turned to Mich noticing that she had become pale, “How can you be sure?”
“Because I recognise the technique Horatio, I know who this is…”
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Post by margaret1234 on Aug 30, 2009 4:43:50 GMT -10
So it turns out that it was a good idea for Mich to go to the PD with Horatio, she has not only helped with sussing out the method she knows who it is.........but, does this mean she will will offer her services or will she stay calm and let Horatio and the Team sort it out. Lets see if there is a bit of a battle of wills here.
Great chapter Lucy.
Margaret
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Post by gonsy on Aug 30, 2009 10:57:20 GMT -10
Wow, Mich, tell us who is the killer!! Good chapter Lucy!
Gonsy
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Post by deborah on Aug 30, 2009 12:12:59 GMT -10
yea Mich tell everyone the name of the killer. Oh this will be really good.
Deborah
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Post by NV Oracle on Aug 30, 2009 17:18:43 GMT -10
I'm not sure I like the sounds of this though ladies. Mich is looking a little pale. Yes, she knows who did this, but it's not good, from where she's sitting. That usually means that Horatio's probably not going to like it either.
Great chapter, Lucy. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
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Post by lucymalta on Aug 31, 2009 11:48:25 GMT -10
So... Who is it that has caughtHoratio's interest - and what does it mean to Mich...?
Enjoy
Lucy
Chap 42
The three Law Enforcement Officers stared at Mich not knowing what to say. Calleigh, because she didn’t want to give anything away to Frank without Horatio’s consent, Horatio was quiet, because he knew that this was part of Mich’s past and he was trying to prepare himself for what might happen next. Frank, because he now realised that Mich was not the person he thought she was.
Horatio spoke quietly, needing any information Mich could have. “What can you tell us sweetheart?”
The former MI5 agent sat down on a nearby stool speaking equally quietly. “This assassin is known as the Lynx, former CIA, but turned rogue and now working for whomever will pay. “
Calleigh become curious “How do you know who this person is Mich?”
“The CIA put the Lynx on a hit list after someone important was killed – several agents were asked to run the Lynx down – I was one of them.”
A polite cough issued from near the door and Frank spoke quietly, “Would you three mind telling me what is going on – or should I leave and pretend I didn’t hear anything.”
Mich gave a soft chuckle and nodded to Horatio, over the last couple of years she had come to know the team well and knew that Horatio trusted Frank a great deal. Quickly Horatio filled Frank in and Mich noted how the Texan’s face went through the various stages of anger, denial and finally acceptance.
“Give me a picture of this guy and we’ll have him behind bars within 24 hours.”
“No…”
Horatio’s eyes narrowed at Mich’s abrupt answer, but remained quiet as she explained herself, “Firstly, I don’t have a recent picture, and secondly, what are you going to use to bring the Lynx in? You have no evidence Frank, and she will just walk away…”
Frank was stunned, “SHE!”
Mich couldn’t help but laugh, “You’d be surprised as to how many of us there are Frank… A female assassin is easier to hide in a community.” She became more sombre, “The Lynx is one of the best at covering her tracks, I was sent after her twice – both times I nearly got her, but she eluded me at the last minute.”
“Later we discovered that she had a friend on the inside, she knew who was chasing her. That knowledge helped her to escape.”
Horatio pulled a face, “So now she’s in Miami… What is she up to? Creating a turf war so someone new can move in?”
Mich shook her head, “That’s not what she does, her speciality is a single contract kill.”
Calleigh was confused, “But she’s killed nine already…”
Mich sighed and explained, “The Lynx creates a trap for her official target – first she builds up her knowledge, does her research. Works out how to draw her target out into the open. Then she takes the target out.”
“All the killings so far are incidental, part of her technique – collateral damage if you like.”
“But she didn’t kill the prostitute, why?”
Mich dropped her head, “because her intended target would not be so interested in the death of a prostitute. She has deliberately linked the nine murders so far – if she had killed the prostitute, it would have moved the focus of her intended victim.”
Horatio frowned, “So our job is to work out who her target is – and who paid her to do the job…”
Mich pulled a face, from her knowledge of the Lynx, she had already worked out the answers to both questions – and they were right in front of her. Calleigh saw Mich’s reaction and realised what she was thinking. “Have you worked it out already Mich?”
The former agent nodded, “Your next murder will either be a member of the same gang as the last murder with a different MO, or a member of one of the two untouched gangs in the area with the same MO. As for the people who requested the hit… She is telling us what they used to own…”
Calleigh was surprised, “The Mala Noche? But the gang is gone – we broke them up.”
Mich sighed, “But there are some members are still around Calleigh, there may be enough of them to get something together. She could have been given the initial contract a long time ago, or even from one of the higher members currently behind bars.”
Frank became agitated, “and there are a lot of people who were on the Noche’s hit list, how do we know who it is?”
It was Calleigh who saw the link, “Someone who would connect the murders to each other… That’s the trap… Someone will connect the murders and be drawn in to see what happens next – maybe someone who would profit from trouble between the gangs.”
Frank shook his head, “When there’s a big turf war, all the gangs suffer for a while… Their clients can’t get what they need and go looking elsewhere, no-one benefits. It creates trouble on the streets”
Horatio straightened up, he noticed the look on Mich’s face, saw the fear in her eyes, “We benefit Frank… Dealers get sloppy, runners get nervous… Everytime there’s a turf war we take the bad guys off the street.”
Frank was startled, “She’s after the PD! A few too many to take out…”
It was Calleigh’s turn to look afraid, “She only needs to take out one person Frank… One person who would show an interest in a serial killer… and we have one person here who we know the Mala Noche put on their hit list.”
“She’s coming after me.” Horatio’s mouth was set it a tight line, indicating to Mich the level his anger had reached. “Well she’s going to have to work a lot harder to catch me out.”
Mich became worried, “Don’t talk like that Horatio, the Lynx is not someone you can take lightly.”
Horatio was only a little concerned, “Mich I’ve been threatened before – how good is her hit rate?”
Mich fought down her fear and anger, “She never misses…”
Calleigh and Frank traded looks and even Horatio was startled, the Texan shook his head, “We’re going to have to be very careful with this… Are you sure she’s never missed Mich?”
“It is why she’s targeted by all the agencies Frank… CIA, MI5, Mossad… Even the Russians want her dead… She’s dangerous. Very dangerous.”
Horatio allowed his anger to show, “I am not going to sit around here and wait for her to walk in… There must be something we can do…”
Mich nodded, “It’s possible that she doesn’t know that you’ve sprung her trap already – she usually builds slowly over a few months… We can keep collecting information which will help pin her down. I can call Dad – he still has contacts…”
Frank interrupted, “Yeah… and then what…?”
“We still have an advantage… She doesn’t know I’m here…”
Horatio was facing her at that point and what he saw made him turn ice cold. For a moment he was afraid that everything he and Mich had been through was for nothing, when he saw the look in her eyes. The Wolf was certainly back, but now Mich had her under complete control. Though there was an assassin moving around, he wasn’t sure who to be more afraid of…
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Aug 31, 2009 11:48:34 GMT -10
so Mich's idea to go in to see if she can help turned out to be a good one, they will find out who did it! i have a feeling its not going to be good, maybe someone they already know?!?! we will see! great chap! luv sam x
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Post by margaret1234 on Aug 31, 2009 12:08:16 GMT -10
Mmm.....I suggested yesterday that Mich might offer to help......so is she or not, and will Horatio sanction this.? She was a big help today.
Great chapter Lucy.
Margaret
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Post by NV Oracle on Aug 31, 2009 13:10:36 GMT -10
Mich isn't going to let the Lynx kill Horatio, if he really is the target. I just hope Mich knows what she's doing with letting the Wolf out to play.
Great chapter, Lucy. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
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Post by deborah on Sept 1, 2009 3:10:39 GMT -10
I certainly understand where she is coming from. She wants to protect the ones that she loves. Horatio should be able to understand that. I too hope she knows what she is doing in letting the Wolf out again. Can't wait to find out what happens next.
Deborah
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Post by pinkyster on Sept 1, 2009 3:45:34 GMT -10
Ah so Horatio is the target? Glad to see Mich is controlling the wolf, I see Horatio is going to need her and her abilities right now to help. Mich is certainly not going to let anything happen to her man.
Jen
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Post by lucymalta on Sept 2, 2009 3:22:33 GMT -10
So, how is Horatio going to react to Mich being involved?
Enjoy
Lucy
Chapter 43
Calleigh and Frank began to talk quietly about how they could collect more information without giving away the fact that the PD had connected the murders. Horatio moved closer to his partner, worried about what could be moving through her mind.
“Mich, what are you thinking…? You’ve given us a heads up, we can take it from here.”
Mich shook her head, “It won’t be enough Horatio, The PD is great at what it does – and you have a superb team, but without my knowledge you will not catch her.”
“She’s that good?”
Mich dropped her head, “I was sent after her twice Horatio – and both times I failed… Her voiced softened and she spoke so quietly that only H could hear, “She is not going to take you from me after I have worked so hard… After you have helped me so much…”
Horatio caught Mich’s hand, “I have no intention of letting her catch me sweetheart, but I also don’t want you to go back to the way you were…”
Mich sighed, “I won’t let the Wolf take over Horatio, not now I know how to control her, but if the Lynx wins…”
Horatio pulled her close, “Don’t go there…”
Calleigh and Frank noticed the exchange, Frank, his anger barely under control left to start his inquiries. Calleigh, trying not to show her concern for her friend and her boss began to look through the reports on each file more carefully trying to find answers that she was afraid would not come.
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Horatio arrived home, his mind spinning. It was not the first time his life had been threatened, but this time it was different. This time it was not some jumped up punk who had made money off other people, exploiting their weaknesses. This time it was someone who could seriously follow through with the threat.
As Horatio walked towards the house he took a deep breath, it was time he admitted it to himself. He was afraid…
He was afraid not only for himself, but for his team, his friends and his family. Mich had revealed that the Lynx would escalate her killings if her initial trap failed. On one side they had to play a waiting game, to try and spring the trap – but if they waited too long, she would go after people close to him…
Mich had indicated her first likely targets would be Calleigh and Eric – because of the length of time they had worked together. Eric especially because they were family through Marisol. Mich had also admitted that she herself would be a target – and possibly the girls too.
They had discussed sending Kyra and Amber to stay with Derek – but Calleigh pointed out that this might show the Lynx that they were on to her – especially as Kyra was still at school. Summer break would not begin for another three weeks.
Walking into the house, he was surprised to see Sarah helping Kyra with her homework. The young nanny had usually left by now.
Seeing Horatio the young woman got up to say goodnight, “Mich said she had to go and see someone and that she wouldn’t be long. Do you need me to stay a little longer?”
Horatio shook his head and allowed her to leave knowing Amber was already asleep in her bed. Leaving Kyra to finish her homework, he went upstairs to check on his daughter. The little red-head was fast asleep, the occasional little snore coming from her mouth making him smile.
He closed his eyes in pain, what was he going to do? His whole being screamed at him not to let Mich be a part of this, but she was right. She was the one with the knowledge and the ability to defeat the Lynx, but at what cost…?
A slight noise from downstairs confirmed that Mich was home and when he heard Kyra’s happy voice he began to relax a little. Moving out of Amber’s room, he saw Mich going into theirs, carrying something in her hand.
After a quiet dinner, Mich sent Kyra to bed and excused herself, Horatio following a few minutes later, curious as to what she was doing. Walking into their room he sighed when he saw Mich inspecting her things. As he watched, Mich picked up a knife and a small stone, sharpening the edge.
“I missed you earlier.”
Mich gave a sad smile, “I had to go and get something… Thank god Ryan is OCD… He’s looked after my blades really well.”
Standing up, Mich picked up the Katana blades and started to travel slowly around the room. Horatio was entranced by the movement, almost a dance that made him ache to join her, except for the ways that the blades were spinning about her.
She stopped in front of him, sliding the blades into their position over her back and looked up at him with sad eyes. “It seems moving on from my past is not going to be as easy as we both had hoped.”
Horatio’s voice caught in his throat, “How can I help… How can I stop the Wolf from reclaiming you…?”
Mich gave a soft smile, “She cannot, because I won’t let her control me… But if you want to help me… help me become stronger in my fight… There is something you can do…”
“Name it…”
“Just hold me and show me you love me Horatio… It is the one thing that will help me control the anger should it start to rise and threaten to take over…”
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Post by margaret1234 on Sept 2, 2009 4:11:46 GMT -10
So Mich is getting involved and Horatio is going to allow it..... with reservations of course. I am not sure the Wolf will not reclaim Mich, she has been there too often, but hopefully Horatio's love will keep her safe.
Great chapter Lucy.
Margaret
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