|
Post by NV Oracle on Oct 4, 2009 14:00:46 GMT -10
It wasn't Natalia's fault. She wanted to go down to the club, to be able to tell everyone in Miami that it does exist, and that the boys weren't making the story up. It's good that the team has another avenue of exploration on the investigation. I also tend to think that they'll find some cameras, somewhere.
Hopefully, Horatio won't do anything that he'll regret later, but you know he's got to be feeling more than just a little frustrated and helpless.
Great chapter, Sam. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
|
|
|
Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 5, 2009 5:05:58 GMT -10
so are you all wondering where Horatio has gone?? well, you're about to find out, after a rather embarressing situation for Flack. this chap is mainly a DuCaine chap (i'm sure you'll all love that!) so, i hope you enjoy! luv sam x
Mac and Flack arrived at the strip club, flashed their badges to get in the doors. As they entered, there were half naked women wrapping themselves around the poles on stage. One of the blonde haired girls, wearing a sequined string bikini approached Flack and put one arm round his waist and the other on his chest.
“Well hello Don, do you want your usual?” she seductively asked.
“Erm not today, Prissy, I’m on the clock,” Flack showed her his badge attached to his waistband.
“Aww that’s ashame, I’ve missed you,” Prissy walked away slowly, making sure Flack saw her bum wiggling slowly side to side as she walked.
Mac smiled, “a friend of yours Don?”
Flack composed himself with an embarrassed smile, “yeah, you could say that.”
Mac laughed as they approached the bar. The barmaid smiled at them both.
“What can I get for you boys?”
Mac showed his badge to the barmaid, “whoever is in charge.”
The barmaid went over to the phone in the corner and lifted the receiver and spoke for a few moments. When she’d hung up, she went back to the bar, “Mr Gresham will be with you shortly. In the meantime, did you want anything to drink? Mr Gresham said it’s on him.”
“No thanks, we just want to talk to Mr Gresham,” Mac declined on Flacks behalf.
Horatio sat on the wall outside the hospital, he had his head in his hands. He felt a pair of hands on his back and gently and soothingly rubbing up to his shoulders. As they dropped down to the front of his chest, Horatio turned his head to be greeted with a kiss from Calleigh.
“Hey sweetheart, how is Natalia?”
Calleigh climbed over the short wall and sat next to her husband and clasped her hand is his, “she’s sleeping right now. She keeps blaming herself for what happened,” Calleigh placed her other hand on Horatio’s knee, “how are you doing?”
Horatio looked at Calleigh, “I’m alright, considering.”
Calleigh gave him that look that Alexx gave him when she didn’t believe what he’d just said, “don’t look at me like that.”
Calleigh turned so she had one leg on either side of the wall, “Horatio, how long have we known each other?”
“Too long,” Horatio teased.
Calleigh responded with a playful nudge to his waist, “excuse me, just you behave yourself Mr Caine. What I’m trying to say is, I know when there's something bothering you.”
Horatio wasn’t used to sharing his emotions with anyone, not even his wife, “I don’t know Cal, everything is getting on top of me I guess. There has been a lot to deal with.”
Calleigh moved in closer and wrapped her arms round Horatio, “sharing the load will make things lighter for you.”
Horatio smiled, “I know but I don’t want to put anything else on you.”
“Please don’t carry this on your own, it’s not good for you,” Calleigh tried to coax out of him what was bothering him, “I’m not letting you go until you tell me what’s going on.”
Horatio knew he’d never get away with not saying anything, he was sure that Calleigh was getting helpful hints from Alexx on how to get him to talk, “there is something that doesn’t seem quite right, as though Mac and Danny are holding something back from me. I can’t quite figure it out.”
“They may not be telling you everything until they know exactly what they’re dealing with themselves.”
“It’s not that. I get the feeling that they know something about the attackers.”
“What do you mean?”
“When I was talking to Danny outside Natalia’s room, he told me that New York has evolved and so have its gangsters. Makes me think that they suspect the attack was gang related.”
“But Dammo and Natalia don’t have any gang connections in New York, how would they come to that conclusion?”
“I don’t know, I don’t know if I want to know,” Horatio put his arm round Calleigh and held her for a few moments, “it’s getting cold now, shall we go inside?”
Calleigh nodded as Horatio helped her off the wall. With their arms wrapped round each other, they went back to Natalia’s room.
|
|
|
Post by margaret1234 on Oct 5, 2009 5:19:16 GMT -10
So are Mac & Flack holding out on Horatio?........and if it is gang related, why pick on Damien?? Bit puzzled at the moment. Also have to question whether Flack has been a naughty boy in the past...he was known in the club.LOL Nice to know Horatio is getting some comfort from Calleigh.
Margaret
|
|
|
Post by deborah on Oct 5, 2009 5:19:27 GMT -10
Great chapter. The gang thing has been my thoughts also from the begining. Since we know Dammo is from Chicago. Why would he want to go to that area in New York, just to reminise. Especially since it has been over 30 or so years and things change in that time. How was he even sure that place was still there.
Deborah
|
|
|
Post by sanne on Oct 5, 2009 8:23:48 GMT -10
So Flack knows the club not only professionally...... I wouldn't be surprised if Damien and Natalia weren't just random victims......Maybe someone knew they were going to New York and following them? Someone who wants to hurt Damien? Oh well, just guessing and usually I'm not really fortunate doing that..... Sandra
|
|
|
Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 5, 2009 11:22:31 GMT -10
i have been looking over all of your comments over the last few days and have noticed one of you are so close to figuring out the motive! the person who is close just needs a few more chaps before it all starts to fall into place!
luv sam x
|
|
|
Post by jessica on Oct 5, 2009 13:24:11 GMT -10
Haha loved the scene between Flack and this girl. Now that in front of his boss must be really embarrassing. LOL
It's a good thing that Calleigh knows her husband since we all know that Horatio has the tendency to not talk about problems and his feelings. So trying to make him open up was a very good idea. That's what family is for, right?
And no.. I certainly don't believe that Natalia and Damien had been some random victims at all. Who knows.. what's going on there. And the fact that Horatio has the feeling of Mac and Danny not telling him everything.. also sounds very suspicious.
Waiting for the next chapter Sam.
Jess
|
|
|
Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 6, 2009 8:11:47 GMT -10
next chap for you! sorry its a bit late, i have had a long rotten day! enjoy! luv sam x
In the strip club, Mac and Flack stood by the bar waiting.
“Detectives?” came a deep husky voice. The two men turned round to see a tall muscular man wearing smart black pants and a white shirt with a few buttons undone.
“I’m TJ Gresham. I hear you both want to talk to me?”
Mac nodded, “yes we do. Can we go somewhere more private?”
“Follow me to my office, we won’t be disturbed there.”
Gresham led Mac and Flack upstairs to his office. When they arrived, Gresham gestured towards two chairs at the desk, “please, take a seat. Would you like a drink?”
“We’ve already been offered thanks. We have come to ask you a few questions about the attack outside your club last night,” Mac got straight to the point.
Gresham shook his head, “I was up here sorting out the pay checks when I got a call from downstairs to say that there was trouble outside. I came out of my office, locked it then went straight downstairs to see what was going on outside. I saw a young man that had obviously been beaten up and a young girl laid unconscious on the ground.”
“Surely with the beef you have on the door, they should have interfered,” Flack questioned.
“My doormen don’t start until 9pm. The attack happened before they started.”
Flack looked at his watch, it was nearly 8pm, “well, they’re out there now. Either my watch is slow or you’re running ahead of yourself.”
Gresham looked at Flack, “after last night’s incident, I’m not taking anymore chances.”
“I hear you’ve had problems with your security cameras,” Mac probed.
“Yeah, bloody hooligans keep smashing them up. I’m getting some concealed cameras installed. It’s all above board, I’m not invading anyone’s privacy. I checked the rules and regulations on that.”
Mac stood up and Flack followed, “that’s all for now. Is there any chance you have a list of your employees that were working last night at the time of the attack?”
Gresham went over to his cabinet and pulled out a piece of paper, “make sure I get this back. It’s the signing in sheet. The staff sign in when they start and out when they finish, I need it to do their pay checks.”
Mac accepted the piece of paper, “I will do. Thanks for your time Mr Gresham, if I need anything else I know where to find you.”
“Yeah, here. I’m always here, I don’t trust anyone else to run this joint so I do everything myself.”
As they left the office, Mac was reading the list of names on the paper. He noticed one name that Flack knew. He showed it to him, “you know her, so go and see if you can get anything from her.”
Flack approached Prissy, who was on stage wrapped around a pole. Flack gestured for her to come to him. Prissy smiled.
“You changed your mind then, Detective?”
“No, I need to ask you some questions about last night.”
Meanwhile, Mac was at the bar talking to the barmaid, “you were working last night weren’t you,” he looked at her name badge, “Kelsey?”
“Yeah, I dialled 911 when it all started. I was just walking through the door to start work and I saw it start. I got out my mobile and dialled 911.”
“What did you do next?”
“I came straight in here, behind the bar and rang upstairs to Mr Gresham in his office. He doesn’t like unexpected visitors to his office so we always call him from behind the bar.”
“What did he do?”
“He flew down the stairs and ran outside. I didn’t see him again until the ambulances left. He was covered in blood. He told me that he’d tried to help the man that lay in a pool of blood on the floor.”
“He failed to tell me that one.”
“He won’t do. He doesn’t like the attention, he’s a very private man. I’ve never even seen him leave work. I’m sure he lives here.”
“Just one more question, what exactly did you see out there?”
|
|
|
Post by sanne on Oct 6, 2009 8:25:33 GMT -10
Yeah........what exactly did you see....Kelsey? Sandra
|
|
|
Post by pinkyster on Oct 6, 2009 10:45:57 GMT -10
So we are one step closer to hopefully a witness. So Kelsey was walking in just as the fight ensued. She must have seen something? Keep the pressure on her guys. Damien and Natalia are counting on you.
Jen
|
|
|
Post by NV Oracle on Oct 6, 2009 10:58:08 GMT -10
Glad to see that Calleigh was able to get Horatio to talk. She may have been taking lessons from Alexx.
Poor Flack. To have been caught, by your boss, no less. That had to have been embarrassing. LOL.
I'm also wondering what the barmaid saw, and if Horatio is right, that the attack might be gang related. Calleigh does bring up a good point, though. If Dammo is from Chicago, how would a gang in New York even know he was there, unless the gang from Chicago told their buddies in New York that he was coming.
Very very interesting, Sam. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
|
|
|
Post by margaret1234 on Oct 6, 2009 13:42:27 GMT -10
Well, I guess we are all wondering what the barmaid saw....let's hope she saw something that will be of some use. Damien and Natalie are not much use at the moment for obvious reasons; they need the help of a witness that is for sure.
Margaret
|
|
|
Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 7, 2009 1:49:15 GMT -10
so what does Kelsey have to say?? and does Prissy have anything for Flack (besides the obvious )?? enjoy! luv sam x Kelsey hesitated a bit, “I saw the couple about to pose for a photo when they were attacked. They never saw it coming. I was a bit further up the sidewalk, so I saw from a distant what was happening. I ran straight to here, I was sure one of them saw me running in.” “Why do you say that?” Kelsey thought for a few moments as she tried to think about how to answer the question, “because… because the guy who saw me is an ex boyfriend of mine.” “Who is he?” “I can’t tell you, he’ll know I grassed him up and come after me and do to me what he did to that man.” Mac could sense that Kelsey was afraid of this man, “has he hurt you before?” Kelsey’s eyes started to fill up as she nodded, “that’s why I left him. Two years of pure hell. I ended up in hospital one day with broken nose and fractured skull. My mom had enough and took me to live with her. Last night was the first time I’d seen him since that day. That was just over a year ago.” Mac stood and listened. He absorbed the information so he could do a background check later on at the lab, “thanks Kelsey. I’ll be in touch if I need anything else,” Mac took out his wallet and took out a card to hand to Kelsey, “here’s my card in case you change your mind.” Kelsey nodded and turned to go towards the back of the bar and grabbed a napkin to dry her eyes. Mac turned round to see Flack stood near him, “did Prissy have anything to say?” “Yeah, there is another strip club round the corner called Class. It seems that the boss over there and Gresham do not see eye to eye. Class has only been up and running for about seven months, Gresham wasn’t too pleased with the competition. Prissy thinks that the vandalism was caused by thugs from Class.” “Let’s see if he knows anything about last night’s incident. News does travel fast around these parts.” Mac and Flack left for Class. When they arrived, Mac and Flack were surprised to see that the club was pretty quiet considering they had just left Lace which was booming with customers. After asking the security on the door who was in charge, they were lead towards a secluded VIP section towards the back of the club. When they entered, they saw three men and half a dozen of half naked women sat on the large couches, giggling and having a good time. One of the men looked up and noticed the two men with badges watching them. “Can we help you?” came a voice from one of the men. Flack cleared his throat, “we were told we could find the manager in here. Which one of you is it?” Two of the men looked towards the other man who was sat with two women on his lap. Mac approached him. “Sir, are you in charge of this club?” The man stood up and approached Mac, “yeah I am, why do you ask?” “Can we talk with you alone?” The manager signalled for everyone to leave the VIP section. “So what do I owe this pleasure?” “Do you know anything about the attack outside Lace last night?” Mac questioned. “Yeah, I heard about it. One of my boys told me about it, he saw the whole thing. Two cops wasn’t it?” Mac curiously looked at the man, “and how would you know that when we haven’t released any details of the attack?” The man shifted slightly, “I’m well connected. I like to know what’s going on in the vicinity.” “I bet you do. So what do they call you?” Flack inquired. “Ron.” “Just Ron? What no last name?” “Look detective, I know my rights and I don’t have to tell you squat. So if you don’t mind, I have some business to attend to,” Ron was getting rather impatient. “Well, Ron, if we do find that you were involved in any of this, we will be needing that surname,” Flack quipped. Ron just grinned. Mac led Flack out of the club. “What do you think Mac?” “He knows more than he’s letting on. I think we need to do some digging when we get back. I want to know all about this ‘Ron’ and his connections.” They both left for the lab to meet up with the others.
|
|
|
Post by pinkyster on Oct 7, 2009 2:27:17 GMT -10
I don't trust this Ron character, but now they have leads to go on. Kelsey helped so much. Knowing it was her ex, shouldn't be hard to get a name.
Jen
|
|
|
Post by margaret1234 on Oct 7, 2009 3:29:06 GMT -10
Great that Kelsey was able to be of some help......hope she has not put herself in harms way though. This Ron character doesn't sound very nice.....I am sure he knows something....slipped up a bit didn't he in mentioning he knew it was two cops that had been attacked. So does Kelsey's ex work for Ron. Still very uncertain how whoever knew that Damien and Natalia were going to be in that spot at that time......the fact that Ron knew they were cops is now suggesting to me this was planned and not just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time as I first thought.
Margaret
|
|