Maddie was recovering from having surgery and went to sleep after Ryan left to rest himself and once Ryan closed Maddie's hospital door, Ryan noticed his boss Horatio and wondered why he was still there and Ryan asks Horatio " How come you are still here?" then Horatio admits a deep secret to Ryan which really shocks Ryan to the core and so Ryan then asks " Does Maddie know about this?" and Horatio shook his head and Ryan now knew why and wondered if he should inform Maddie about it.
Ryan had decided to tell Maddie about Horatio's secret and Ryan went into hospital the next day to visit Maddie and he walked into her room and saw her awake, then Ryan walked over to Maddie and softly kissed her and then Ryan asks Maddie " Do you know who your real father is?" and Maddie shook her head and tells Ryan " My mom gave me his surname and I asked her about him but she wouldnt tell me anything else about him", then Ryan shockingly reveals to Maddie " Horatio is your father and he confessed it to me last night before I left to head home".
Maddie was shocked that Horatio was her real father and asked Ryan " Will you get him for me?" and Ryan nods to Maddie's request and calls Horatio who then arrives in at the hospital and so Horatio walks into Maddie's room and Ryan leaves them alone to talk. Maddie asks Horatio " Why were you not in my life?" and so Horatio tells Maddie " Well, your mom wouldnt let me and i tried to get access but she blocked it and I kept thinking about you everyday and I want a chance to know you, if you'll let me".
Maddie agreed to let Horatio be a part of her life and this was good for Horatio as well, after a while Horatio left the hospital and headed to the lab while Ryan went back into Maddie's room and so Maddie tells Ryan " Thank you for telling me about Horatio and it means a lot to me" and Ryan smiles at his girlfriend and they start making plans for their future together, Horatio returned to the lab and went to find Calleigh who was test firing the 9mm gun that had been found and Horatio asks Calleigh " Does the bullet match the bullet from the victim?" and Calleigh tells Horatio " The bullets match and the gun is owned by the victim's attacker Marc James."
Horatio sends Eric out to arrest Marc James and bring him back to MDPD for the interview and once Eric returns with the attacker, Horatio is waiting to interview him and once in the interview room, Horatio asks Marc " Why did you shoot your girlfriend Maddie?" and a smug Marc James replies " I wanted to kill her" and so Horatio smugly tells Marc " You failed as Maddie's still alive and is going to make a full recovery".
( Hospital )
Ryan and Maddie were talking when Alexx entered the room and tells Maddie " You are lucky to have Ryan and he's my baby and the same goes for you sugar" and then Maddie tells Alexx " I know who my real father is and it's Ryan I thanked for it" and Alexx asks Maddie "Who is your father?" and Maddie informs Alexx "It's Horatio"...