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Title: Undercover in Danger

Author: Virginia Maiden aka MaidenVKPY

Series: Post-fanfic Team Switch. Three weeks after Ryan graduated from the FBI agency.

Warnings: Opposite explanation about Ryan's bets [CSI Miami, episode "Burned" (T5 Ep22)]

Note: There is mention of the episode "Burned" of CSI Miami, but in this fanfic (chapter) a version is narrated that probably does not even come close to the one of the show, you are warned.

Disclaimer: I do not own the CSI Miami characters, only the FBAU characters (except Ryan) and any other agent / character that appears.

》 》 Undercover In Danger 《 《

The FBAU had three cases almost at the same time, therefore they had to be distributed. Ryan went to the case closest to Miami County, Monroe; Erin, Rayna and Jim went to Volusia County, and Gary, Karl, along with Janice went to Desoto County; while Annabella and Gabriel stayed in Miami. In three days, the agents who helped in Desoto and Volusia, finalized the cases and went to Miami; but not Ryan. His case was still inconclusive, he stayed one more day and at the end finally, in the evening hours, he returned to Miami.

Meanwhile, information that would put his life at risk is revealed in the nightly news.

Building of Florida's Behavioral Analysis Unit, Miami - Night.

The team was in the Rest Room, after three days of work, they had a free moment and they were reunited, waiting for Ryan. Annabella and Janice talked animatedly around the central table of the Rest Room, Gabriel and the others ate a little of the leftovers and their own food.

Erin was the only one who paid attention to the television on, watching the nightly news. She was going to change channels when she saw something that almost stopped her heart.

- SILENCE! - She exclaimed silencing them - Listen - increased the volume of the news.

- And the former CSI, now an FBI agent, was undercover during his last months before being fired and then reinstated a year later.- The reporter announced - Years ago, Ryan Wolfe, member of the dayshift CSIs, was assigned to a special task as undercover in an FBI case. The agents went after a large group of mobsters, owners of clandestine places used for illegal gambling, the former CSI had to go undercover, pretending to be a corrupt policeman and addicted to gambling.- Every time she kept talking, the whole team left falling almost to the ground their jaws - Months later, close to the dismantling of the mafia group, Ryan Wolfe was fired, since he was filmed paying a suspect, member of said group. Although this did not stop the FBI and Ryan continued undercover, until a week later, when the group was finally dismantled almost entirely. Hours later Ryan resigned to the televising chain and a year later, was reinstated like CSI. I'm Lara Young, reporting.- At this point, everyone was on the verge of panic, but they were not showing it ... Except for Erin, who immediately grabbed her phone looking for Ryan's number.

Highway, Miami - Night.

- Yes, Lilian. I don't think you need my permission to go out.- Ryan said on the phone.

- I know, but for you to not panic when you don't see me at home. - Lilian said.

- And I was the one who gave attacks to your grandfather when I was not there.- Ryan said laughing.

- Well, see you tomorrow or if you're awake when I return, tonight.- Lilian commented

- Ok see you. Goodbye.- Ryan hung up and instantly received another call.

- Erin calling ...- said the robotic voice of the phone.

- Attend.- Ryan ordered.

- Ryan! - Erin exclaimed.

- What's wrong?- Ryan asked worriedly.

- In the news- Suddenly, something punctured the wheels of the car, causing Ryan to lose total control of it. He tried to push the brakes full force, which caused him to stop almost occupying both lanes. Ryan breathed hard, looking at the floor of the vehicle, slowly raised his head; and to his horror, a vehicle was coming at full speed behind him, hitting him and literally, causing the car to end up crushing a large part and crashing into a tree.

The vehicle that hit him was at the edge of the lane, a man got down with a satisfying smile, climbed again and drove to Miami.

Building of the FBAU, Miami.

- Ryan? Ryan? Ryan ?! - Erin exclaimed terrified - Damn it!- She screamed, hitting the wall hard. They were all in shock, and several things going through their minds. Ryan's undercover work was compromised, one, and two, apparently, they were the last to know because the followers of the mafia group sent to derail and probably murder Ryan.

- We have to find him. Now.- Gabriel demanded.

- Ryan had a case in Monroe. He would probably be on the road back to Miami.- Gary announced.

- We'll take care.- Annabella and Jim said. Erin handed over her phone and they both went to trace the call.

- I need to go home. - Erin mentioned - I have to call ... the patrol cars and Lilian.- she said tearfully, leaving the room.

- This is not good at all. - Rayna said sadly.

5 minutes later.

- We found him! - Jim entered the room quickly - Well, not me, Ella found him. He crossed the state line between Miami Dade and Monroe, that is, he is already inside Miami Dade.- added.

- Well, now we do not have problems of jurisdictions.- Gary said - Let's go there, now.- ordered.

Building of the FBAU, Miami - Sunrise

Patrols, paramedics and the FBAU team surrounded the accident site.

The paramedics confirmed that Ryan still had a pulse and breathed with difficulty, it took 30 minutes to get him out; after achieving this, he was immediately taken to the Dade Memorial Hospital; while the others stayed processing the scene.

After four hours of surgery, Ryan was taken to Intensive Care because of the severity of his injuries.

In the waiting room, his team and friends were anxious and worried, even more so because they had no idea what would happen or if those who derailed Ryan, would again threaten his life; but being unable to do anything momentarily, the only possible thing they could do was investigate everything Ryan had investigated alongside the other FBI agents during his undercover time; therefore, they had to return to the FBAU Building to have as much information as possible.

At this time, they were gathered in the Conference Room, waiting for access to the case information. They did not wait long, since only about 10 minutes after being prepared, Annabella appeared on the screen of the room, with a look between serious and sad.

- Hi guys. I spoke with the agents in charge of the case that they mentioned on television. The agents Valerie Esposito, Steven Reynolds and a criminalist Margaret Wells were the ones who took the case. - Annabella informed - According to the information that they could give me, this mafia group had 5 years of being installed between Miami and Broward, mainly they were members of a Cuban and Italian mafia that also included some corrupt judges, lawyers and businessmen. In Miami they had only two corrupt policemen, and with Ryan they would be three. This group was essentially dedicated to illegal gambling, but rather it was a screen for drug sales. - She reported showing several images of the participants and some that others reports - Michael Lipton was among the 5 bettors with the greatest power of the mafia and one of the two biggest dealers in the group. So that the FBI could be closer to the head of the group, they had to infiltrate someone in the circle of one of those 5, and if it was the closest to the boss, better.- she finished.

- And Michael Lipton was chosen. - Gabriel commented.

- Not quite. According to the first report, when Ryan began to infiltrate the illegal bets, Michael Lipton watched him for two or three weeks. Until he saw "potential" in Ryan and decided to "invite him to play" .- Annabella argued.

- Ryan was not a betting specialist, but his uncle taught him how to count cards and cheat that at the sight of any experienced gambler, he could not see specifically. - Erin reported.

- Well, it served him immensely if he got the attention of one of the chief's almost right-hand.- Janice said.

- Exactly, and according to the following reports from Ryan, he managed to get the mafia to believe he was a corrupt policeman; also for 10 months he obtained information not only from Michael Lipton, he managed to obtain various information from the other bettors about their transactions and their activities. At this point, during a payment, he was given small bags of drugs stuck in the money, with this, the FBI had confirmation that the illegal bets were a screen for drug trafficking.- Annabella explained.

- How long did his mission last?- Jim asked.

- It lasted 11 months and two weeks. A week before, as you know, he was fired. He had complications for Lipton to accept him again, but he managed to enter again and a week later, the evidence collected was enough to arrest all the members.- Annabella reported - The boss was arrested shortly after the others, just as he was heading to a plane to Brazil.- ended.

- Apparently, there were some resentful.- Jim said.

- No one suspected Ryan, I guess.- Janice said thoughtfully.

- Not Ryan. They suspected Lipton, because he was arrested and he was followed by Caine's sister-in-law, by order of the aforementioned.- Annabella said.

- And now that they just found out they suspected the wrong one, they sent a hit man after Ryan.- Janice said.

- Mafia supporters? Lara Young said that they were not totally dismantled.- Erin asked.

- Only the relatives were left. I could not tell if they're still in business.- Annabella answered.

- We have to question them. - Gary said.

- Agents Esposito, Reynolds and Wells will come in an hour to help. - Annabella reported.

- Alright. Then we'll have to ask for police custody for Ryan's room. It is possible that if they find out that he is alive, they could threaten his life again.- Karl said softly.

Miami Dade Crime Lab - Day.

Three CSIs from the night shift were in the garage waiting for the arrival of the car belonging to Ryan. When it finally arrived, without waiting for more they began to process the vehicle.

- Let's start on the outside. Erin mentioned listening as if the vehicle wheels collided with something, pulling him out of the lane that Ryan was traveling.- CSI Hayley Svouterrier said. They disarmed much of the car, but there were parts that could not be removed due to the great damage; although they could discover several things with the obtained parts.

- I just found something. The wheels have holes, the suspect used spikes for Ryan to lose control. - CSI Andrew Davalos said showing the wheels, Hayley approached shining the flashlight.

- They are the spikes used by some patrol cars when a suspect was driving a stolen car. - Hayley reported.

- The suspect pulled Ryan out of the lane he was driving. It is likely that when braking hard, he ended between the two lanes.- Andrew said, circling the vehicle and stopping in the back - Ryan looked at the floor of the car, then he did not see that a car would crash from behind.- tilted slightly his head - There are transfer spots here. I need to take a sample.- said straightening.

- It can be any car of any color.- the CSI Eliane Wescott contradicted.

- It's dark green.- Andrew argued.

- They spent 8 hours, they could paint it in a variety of colors.- Eliane said narrowing her eyes - It is the mafia, although the car maintenance sites are closed, they will find a way to paint it.- she added crossing her arms over her chest.

- I detest when you're right.- Andrew sighed - Okay, let's keep look … ing. What is that?- Said pointing to a mark on the plate, Eliane approached crouching at the height of the license plate.

- It's half of a license plate.- He said.

- Great.- Andrew announced smiling.

- That could be stolen.- Eliane added, to which Andrew looked annoyed.

Mansion in an unknown place - Day.

A tall man, dark skin, dark hair and dark suit dress; It was located in front of the window, staring out the outskirts of his mansion. Another man of similar appearance but lower approached quickly.

- Is it done? - asked the first man.

- People do not speak. No one mentions what situation he is in.- The second one answered.

- He betrayed us, we must make him pay. Search everything, investigate where it is, whether it is alive or not, I want to know.- The man growled - If he is still alive, send Carisi, to finish him.- he added.

- Yes sir.-

- Ryan Wolfe will pay to mess with my brother and our family ... I also have the theory that he is not the only one who knows about us.- he growled.

Building of the FBAU.

Three agents, two brunettes and one blond dressed in a black suit, entered the building with a steady march and a face that emanated "do not mess with us", three members of the Quantico FBI. They were received by Karen West, who guided them to the Conference Room.

- Agents.- one of them said. Everyone looked at them instantly, Gary being the first to get up and address the trio.

- Agent Johansson. I was informed that you handled the case that was exposed on television.- Gary greeted each one.

- Agent Reynolds. Yes, we had received information about the case before we turned it in one. A couple of undercovers officers in another cartel, had witnessed a few illegal activities of this mafia; they could not get solid information, and then we remember that in a 2-month trial before Wolfe went undercover, Lt. Caine had used Wolfe in undercover to discover the mole informing the FBI.- The blonde reported.

- How did you contacted Ryan?- Gabriel asked.

- To prevent that the CSI get involved, we resort to discreet meetings. We made ourselves pass by messengers and every three weeks or a month, we went to the Laboratory to leave a "personal" message.- Wells said making quotation marks in personal - Ryan, in the same days, visited his uncle and we were in the corridors, pretending to be neighbors or relatives at times; It worked for all the months the mission lasted.- she added.

- The case, was at risk when Ryan was fired? - Rayna asked.

- A little, yes it was. A patrolman and a homicide detective were also betting with Lipton, when the lieutenant ordered Lipton to follow, they first doubted Wolfe even more when the investigator Salas recorded a video, used as evidence to fire him.- Agent Esposito informed.

- About the mafia, did Ryan report indications that someone else is with the boss or his right hands? Anyone who could go unnoticed. - Janice asked.

- If they refer to the remaining members, there were only the relatives of the Mafia boss; which we investigated and showed no absolute connection to the mafia business.- Agent Reynolds confirmed.

- There were 5 other undercover agents, they were not related like Ryan; but they helped us in case Ryan could not report on time.- Wells said.

- These undercovers, how did they get close to Ryan? - Jim asked.

- The 5 undercovers were from the DEA, they are inside cartels that participated with this mafia for the traffic of their drugs. One cartel is located here in Miami and the other in Broward; both used the mafia that Ryan was infiltrated to expand their drugs. The payments were made as if they were betting payments.- Agent Esposito reported - That's why when we read the names of the members of this betting mafia, we discovered several judges, lawyers and policemen that in exchange for winning a bet or leaving in freedom some trafficker, they were given a large sum of money. The DEA and the FBI agreed that Ryan would help dismantle the illegal gambling and illicit enrichment society in exchange for the drug part being treated by the DEA.- finished.

- That's why the report only mentions a payment with drugs and does not mention what happened with the other parts.- Janice said.

- We need to know the name of the mafia boss in which Ryan was undercover. It's too likely that some of that group has sent Ryan to be murdered.- Gary asked.

- Now, the only remaining one is ... Oh no. - Reynolds sighed - The half brother of Luis Giardone Martínez, Matías. We did not take it into account at that time, because he was in another country and his company was legitimate. Nor was there any indication that he was involved with his half brother.- he added.

- Well, after the almost total dismantling of the mafia, this Matias took control of his brother's work. - Karl said softly.

- We have to do everything possible to prevent them from going against his live again and knowing about the other undercovers. We already ordered police custody in Ryan's room.- Gary said firmly, while everyone present nodded.

[Two days later]Unknown place, Miami - Sunset / Night.

- Mr. Giardone.- said a dark man who was coming quickly with his boss.

- Hernandez, are there news from Wolfe? - asked the boss.

- Yes sir. He's alive, at the Miami Dade Memorial Hospital. According to my sources, he is in the ICU, with a police guard, sir.- the youngest man answered.

- Send to Carisi. To end with him.- ordered.

- Yes sir, immediately.- said the young man and left.

Miami Dade Memorial Hospital - Night.

Ryan's room was currently guarded by one of his best friends during his time as a patrolman, Elias Divron. For Elias, Ryan was a younger brother and he was not going to allow a psychopath or group of them to hurt his little brother.

Elias received a list of who could visit him and of course, he was going to follow the rules; that's why when his father, Dr. Viktor Divron approached with 2 other people, he hesitated to let them in; until his father mentioned that they were Ron Wolfe and Eric Romero, relatives of Ryan, just because of that and because Ron Wolfe was like Ryan's older version, he allowed them to enter.

Minutes later, Yessika Sanchez, a detective and almost mother of Ryan, approached seriously and a little agitated.

- Yessika, is something wrong? - Elias asked.

- They're about to attack Ryan again. Erin and Lilian notified me of sightings of a man who follows them every time they appear here, the same reports Sam.- Yessika answered with a sigh.

- Did you describe the man? - Elias questioned.

- Yes, but ... - turned to look at the elevator, watching Caine and BoaVista - It can't be.- sighed putting her hand on her forehead - Don't you have to be in the lab? - said as soon as both CSI stopped in front to them.

- We want to see Mr. Wolfe. None of the night shift tells us how he is and his time of disguise was during his work at CSI. - Caine said.

- Ahem.- Yessika coughed - You treated him like a garbage, one, and two, you are not in the list of visitors.- she said raising an eyebrow.

- We were his teammates, and this work was during his time at CSI.- BoaVista argued.

- I am sorry. You are not on the list. Just as some of you invoked your seniority to make Ryan work almost twice as much as you, we will use the orders made by his family. You are not on the list and your CSI excuse will not work.- Yessika put her hands on her hip, giving a look of anger, there was no way the CSI could see her little son.

Caine and BoaVista looked at each other, turning around and retreating with the steady gaze of Elias and Yessika; until the latter noticed a person approaching them suspiciously. Yessika recognized him from the photo sent by Lilian, Erin and Sam; He pretended to say goodbye to Elias, starting to walk in the same direction that the CSIs were, in the second they crossed paths with the man dressed as a nurse, she noticed a gun and quickly, she pulled out hers, pointing at the head.

- Stop there, scum.- Yessika said between teeth - Hand over the weapon now .- demanded. The CSIs turned around and observed Yessika pointing to a man who had a gun in the back, both drew their weapons to support the detective, even if she nearly cut off their heads.

- The detective gave an order.- Caine exclaimed.

- Hand over the weapon now.- BoaVista demanded. The man fixed a serious gaze, and in front of him, Elias also pointed his gun; he was literally surrounded. Slowly he drew his weapon and handed it to Yessika, Elias quickly approached, guarding his weapon and handcuffing the suspect.

He took the hit man while Yessika and the CSI stayed behind. The first mentioned went to Ryan's room, opening the door slightly and watching Ryan's uncle with his best friend, talking slowly. She grinned, turned around, meeting face to face with both CSIs.

- They are fine? Didn't hear the situation? - BoaVista asked.

- They're fine.- Yessika sighed - I just want Ryan to wake up - she said lamenting.

- We all want that. - Caine said - The man who was trying to kill him is in custody.- he added.

- The mafia will send more. - Yessika murmured.

- And we'll stop them. They will not hurt one of our own.- BoaVista said firmly, Yessika only made a slight grimace.

To be continue…

In the next chapter "Sheep in wolf's clothing"