We arrived at Damien Smith's address to find a car in the drive way. We slowly made our way up to sidewalk to his front door. Ryan knocked and shouted, "Damien Smith, MDPD, open up."

The door didn't open. Ryan pushed me behind him and pulled out his gun. I followed him and did the same. He kicked the door down and we entered with caution. We spilt up and searched the area. Living room was clear. Kitchen was clear. I rounded the corner to a bedroom. I gently pressed the door opened.

I gently pushed opened the door. Room clear, no one was inside. Walking around I inspect it more closely. I heard a faint ticking and gently lift up to covers to look under the bed. Sitting there was a bomb with 30 seconds left on it.

"Ryan, get out of the house now!" I shouted running out of the room. I bumped into him in the living room pulling him out the front door.

"Fox what the hell are you doing?" he asked.

I pushed him out of the fence just as the explosion went off.

"That is what I'm doing. Saving your ass from getting blown up," I smirked as I stood up.

"Thanks," he answered shaking the dust off himself. I looked around the surrounding area and quickly glanced at a guy with binoculars hiding inside a van about half the street down.

"Ryan, don't look," I whispered, "But the guy half way down the street looks awfully like Smith. I'm going to check it out. Fumble around the yard and look like you're investigating."

"Abby, I can't let you go off to some guy who is armed. It's too dangerous," he protested.

"If I'm not going to catch bad guys what's the point of me begin a CSI."

"Fine go, but be careful."

"I will. Try not to get caught in another surprise explosion," I laughed.

"Hahahaha very funny. Now go before I change my mind about this."

I slowly made my way over to the van containing Smith. When I approached he was still looking through the binoculars at Ryan. I pointed my gun at him through the passenger window.

"Damien Smith, MDPD, hands on your head and step out of the vehicle."

"Ah Abigail Fox, so nice to see you again."

"Excuse me?" he voiced sounded way to familiar.

"You heard me. Say Abby how are your parents doing? I heard it's kinda cold where they're at."

"You, you're the one-"

"Yes, Abby it was me."

I was frozen. I couldn't believe the man who killed my parents was sitting right in front of me. His voice, the one that echoes throughout my dreams just about every night, was alive and well. This could not be happening. That guy should be dead or in jail or something. I thought he was gone and was never coming back. Well I was wrong.

"ABBY BEHIND YOU!" Ryan yelled from across the street.

I didn't have time to react as huge hands knocked my gun out of my hands and threw me against the van and punch once in the back and head. He climbed in the van and it sped off as I slumped to the ground. I could hear Ryan yelling as he ran to me.

"Fox, are you okay? Fox answer me," he yelled.

"I'm fine. I just lost focus my fault," I replied quietly.

"Yeah it was entirely your fault. What happened? One minute you got the guy at gun point and the next your frozen and drop your guard."

"Ryan I really don't want to talk about it."

"You do know Horatio is going to want an answer, right?"

"He'll understand." H was the only one on the team that knows what happened to my parents.

Police sirens filled the air and squad cars and fire trucks raced to the scene.

"Abigail, Ryan!" Horatio called as he exited his hummer and ran over to us.

"Are you two alright?" he asked.

"I'm fine," Ryan announced, "thanks to Fox here. She found the bomb and saved us both."

"You're the one who fought me about getting out of the house," I laughed.

"Abby are you alright?" Horatio asked.

"Just sore, my head hurts but I'm fine," I answered.

"No you're not," Ryan started.

"Ryan don't!" I pleaded.

"H, Abigail was attacked when she went after Smith. She needs to see a doctor."

"What? Attacked? Fox what happened?" Horatio asked.

"I saw Smith a half block away and went to confront him. I froze and some guy came up behind me and got the best of me. That's all."

"Why did you freeze?"

"H I don't think this is a good…"

"Abigail Fox, why did you freeze?" he asked again more sternly.

"Because…because… I saw the guy who murdered my parents."

Horatio took a gasp of air in. Ryan looked at me in peer shock. I hung my head low as Horatio got up and hurried off somewhere. Tear started to flow, knowing that everything that happened was catching up with me. I felt arms around me, comforting me. I closed my eyes listening to Ryan saying it's okay.