When Horatio first told him that Kyle was missing Eric's mind went right back to the day his sister died and his promise to always look after her son, and from recent events, Eric feels like failed Marisol by not being able to keep his word.
It took everything Eric had in him to convince Frank to let him go along and question Julia Winston, he had to promise to let Natalia take the lead and not mention his relation to Kyle.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"Natalia asks for the third time as their driving to Julia Winston's house.
"Do I want to find out if this woman has anything to do with my nephew's disappearance, yeah I do"says Eric looking out the window to watch all the expensive houses pass by.
"Eric, she might know where Kyle is and you have to be okay with us walking away with nothing. Not Julia and not Kyle"says Natalia trying to get Eric to look at her.
"You think I don't know that I've done this a hundred times before Natalia, the only difference is who the victim is,"Eric says almost immediately regretting that he called his nephew a victim.
"I know that but when it's a case involving someone we care about we get careless and miss something because we are too emotionally involved,"Natalia says thinking back to her sister's kidnapping.
She thought about how completely helpless she felt and how desperately she wanted to do something but she couldn't.
They soon pull up to a large house and when they got out of the car they got to see how large it really was.
"How can someone go from a one bedroom apartment in west Miami to this in fifteen years,"asks Eric thinking that this could have been the world Kyle grew up in.
Kyle could have had everything he ever wanted and never have to worry about money, but Eric knew that wouldn't have made Kyle happy.
"You marry well, her first husband had a decent amount of cash and helped her get started as a real estate developer. After he died she married someone with even more money and now here we are"Natalia says as her and Eric walk up to the door and she rings the bell.
"With all this money she could have easily hired someone to find Kyle,"Eric says looking up at the house.
"Yeah, your right,"Natalia says as a woman answers the door.
She's blond about forty with brown eyes, although Kyle resembles Horatio around the eyes and nose, Eric could clearly see Kyle in the woman's face, in Julia's Winston's face.
"Can I help you?"Julia asks.
"Julia Winston,"Natalia asks even though she recognized Julia from her driver's license.
"Yes"answers Julia.
"I'm Natalia Boa Vista and this is Eric Delko, we're with the Miami-Dade Police department. Can we come in and ask you a few questions"Natalia asks motioning to Eric when she said his name.
"Sure"answers Julia and motions for them enter.
Her house was even bigger on the inside and was also way more expensive.
"Ron the police are here,"Julia tells the guy who was sitting on the couch typing on his phone.
He stands up and turns to face them and Eric realizes that he was face to face with Kyle's stepfather.
"Ron Saris,"he says as he sticks out his hand to Natalia and Eric.
"Natalia Boa Vista and this is Eric Delko,"says Natalia as Ron shakes both her's and Eric's hand.
"Well, what's this about,"Ron asks while he sits back down and motions for them to do the same thing.
Julia sits down on the sofa next to her husband while Natalia and Eric sit in the pair of chairs across from the couple.
"We're here to ask your wife a few questions about a missing teenage boy,"Natalia says opening the folder she had brought with her.
"I don't know anything about that"Julia says in a way Eric couldn't tell if she was lying or not.
"We'll see,do you know this boy,"says Natalia as she takes out a picture of Kyle that had been taken the week before at a family barbecue and holds it up to Julia and Ron.
"No, I don't think so. Who is he,"Julia asks barely glancing at the photo.
"His name is Kyle Caine, he disappeared last night on his way home from a party,"Natalia says still holding up the picture.
"Oh my god his poor parents,"Julia says apparently not making the connection that this was her son.
"What does this boy have to do with my wife,"Ron asks getting really defensive.
"We found a purse with your wife's ID in it next to the crime scene,"Eric says realizing this is the first time he's spoken since Julia answered the door.
"I lost that purse a week ago, I left it in the mall,and when I went back to get it,it was gone,"Julia says immediately knowing what they were talking about.
"Miss Winston, do you have any children"Natalia asks which surprise Eric because he thought they agreed to not mention the relation between Kyle and Julia.
"No, wait there was a child I gave up for adoption, but that was a long time ago,"Julia says giving the G rating version about how Kyle ended up in foster care.
"What does that have to do with anything, that was twenty years ago"this came from Ron who had either heard this story before or was pretending to have.
"It was fifteen years ago actually, and you didn't willingly give him up for adoption,"Natalia says which again surprises Eric because he had wanted to call Julia's bluff on the whole story.
"Yes you're right I had a drug problem and social services thought it would be better if my son didn't see me anymore, but how do you know that,"Julia asks finally realizing why they were at her house.
Natalia realized she had screwed up by correcting Julia and Ron about Kyle so she saw she had no choice but to tell them the truth,"We know that because Kyle was the child that was taken from you"she says almost making it sound like Julia Winston was the victim, which she immediately regretted.
"This is my son,"Julia asks taking the picture of Kyle from Natalia.
"Yes he's your son,"Eric says it being a physical struggle to get the words out of his mouth.
"He's grown up,"Julia says still looking at the photo.
"But the records should have been sealed how did you know that this boy was her son even if he is,"Ron says as if he was trying to convince his wife that Kyle wasn't her son.
"Kyle's father recognized your wife from her ID,"Natalia says trying to minimize her mistake as much as possible.
"Well how did his father know what I look like,"Julia asks confused
"Does the name John Walden ring a bell?"Eric asks who knows the story of Horatio and Julia by heart.
"That's my ex-boyfriend and Kyle's biological father,but how do you know that I never listed him on the birth certificate,"Julia asks very confused.
"John Walden's real name is Horatio Caine, and he's had custody of Kyle for the past ten years"Eric explains.
"Ten years, so he was never adopted,"Julia says in total disbelief.
Just then Natalia's phone starts to ring and she excuses herself to go answer it, leaving Eric along with Julia and Ron.
"So he has a good life,"Julia asks handing Kyle's picture back to Eric.
"Yeah, he has,"Eric says looking at Kyle's picture again before placing it back in Natalia's folder.
"Eric,"Natalia says as she motions for him to come over to her.
"Excuse me,"Eric says to Julia and Ron before he walks over to Natalia
"What is it,"Eric asks almost afraid to hear what she had to say.
"They just found three bodies across town,"Natalia says slipping her phone into one of her pants pockets.
"What does that have to do with Kyle,"Eric asks confused.
"They were found in Julia Winston's office,"Natalia says quietly while motioning to Julia who is still sitting on the couch.
"I'm sorry but something's come up and we really have to be going,"Natalia says going over to talk to Julia and Ron.
"I'll show you out,"Ron says as he starts walking over to the door.
Ron shows Eric and Natalia to the door and doesn't say another word as he slams it behind them.
"So what happened to not telling her Kyle was her son,"Eric asks as they walk to the car.
"Yeah well plans change"Natalia says while she gets into her hummer.
"So what's the issue with the bodies,"Eric asks as he climbs in the passenger's side.
"We'll get more information when we get to the lab,"Natalia says as she starts the car.
Natalia had been right, they left without any more information on Kyle, but Eric couldn't shake the feeling that Julia Winston knew more about Kyle than she was saying.
