Past Catches Up
Part 4
Soon the weekend came and Roxanne and Speed were nervous.
"Will you stop pacing the floor. You're going to put a hole in it," said Horatio.
"We can't help it. We're nervous. What if they hate us for hiding this secret from them," asked Roxanne.
"I'm sure they'll understand why you two did what you did," said Horatio.
"I don't think Eric is going to be too happy knowing I was undercover with the Mala Noches," said Roxanne.
"Yeah, Calleigh and Eric aren't going to be too thrilled when they see that I'm alive. They're going to be pissed to know that I was alive this whole time and I didn't tell them," said Speed.
"You had a good reason not to tell them. You two worry too much. Everything will be okay," said Horatio reassuringly.
"I hope you're right. I don't want to lose their friendship over this," said Roxanne.
"You won't lose their friendship. Trust me," said Horatio.
"They should be here soon, shouldn't they," asked Speed.
"Yes. They should be getting here soon," said Horatio.
"What do you think Horatio and Roxanne are going to tell us," asked Ryan.
"I really don't know. I doubt it has to do with their relationship though," said Calleigh.
"I will agree with you there. H sounded too serious," said Eric.
"Do you think it has to do with the guy that ran into Roxanne the other day," asked Ryan.
"I don't know. It could have to do with that. We'll find out soon enough. We're here," said Calleigh as she pulled up in front of Speed's old place.
"Hey guys. Glad you could make it," said Roxanne as she let everyone in.
"Yeah. Horatio sounded serious when he told us you two had something you needed to tell us," said Calleigh.
"It is serious. Why don't we sit down and get comfortable," suggested Roxanne.
So they went into the living room and sat down.
"You remember Sanchez, right," asked Roxanne.
"Yes. What about him," asked Calleigh.
"He had a cousin who was part of the Mala Noches," said Roxanne.
"Who was his cousin," asked Eric.
"Antonio Riaz," said Roxanne.
"Antonio Riaz? Are you sure," asked Eric.
"I'm very sure. I was with the Mala Noches a few years ago. I was working undercover for the feds," said Roxanne.
"You were working for the feds a few years ago," asked Calleigh.
"Yes. I was approached by a federal agent who needed someone on the inside to see what Antonio was up. They thought I would be perfect for the job because Riaz wouldn't suspect me as being undercover because I'm in a wheelchair," said Roxanne.
"So, what you're saying is the feds used you to spy on Riaz for them," asked Eric.
"Yes. I guess you could see it that way. We were close to finding out what Riaz was up to when you and Horatio came in the picture and got rid of him. The feds at first were mad, but then saw it as a good thing. They saw it as whatever Riaz had planned was now ruined. At least that's what they thought. Shortly after that they took me off the case. They said they didn't need me anymore. I tried to tell them differently, but they wouldn't listen to me. I knew about Sanchez. Riaz talked about him from time to time, but the feds didn't want to hear it," said Roxanne.
"Did Sanchez know who you were," asked Ryan.
"Not at first he didn't, but somehow he figured it out. That's why he beat me. He wanted to know who I really was and what did I know. When I wouldn't tell him, he decided to beat it out of me. If it hadn't been for all of you I would probably be dead," said Roxanne.
"Is that all you wanted to tell us," asked Calleigh.
"No. There's more. After I was taken off the Mala Noche case I ran into someone who needed my help. He wanted me to help him find out who wanted him dead. Someone was trying to get him killed. The person who needed my help is someone you know," said Roxanne.
"Who is it," asked Eric.
"Me," said a familiar voice.
Calleigh and Eric turned around and were shocked to see Speed standing there.
"Speed," asked Eric and Calleigh surprised.
"Yeah. It's me. I've been hiding all these years because I knew someone wanted me dead. I cleaned my gun after the whole dispo day thing. I made sure I cleaned my gun. Someone messed with my making it jam. The person you saw wasn't me, but someone who was paid to look like me," said Speed.
"Do you know who might want you dead," asked Eric.
"No. I first thought it was Stetler, but I was wrong. I think it might be Judge Ratner and Kurt Rossi that are behind this," said Speed.
"Why do you think it's them," asked Calleigh.
"Think about it Calleigh. Rossi had all those disks with our names on them. How does Judge Ratner come into play," asked Eric.
"He probably wants to get revenge from when we found out he was guilty of killing that girl a few years ago," said Horatio.
"So he hires Rossi to snoop on us," said Ryan.
"Yup, but we have no way of proving it so far," said Roxanne.
"How are you going to prove it," asked Ryan.
"I've been doing my own snooping around lately. I've been at the lab doing some research," said Speed.
"How have you been getting past the receptionist," asked Eric.
"I get there before she does, or I sneak in the back way," said Speed with a smirk on his face.
"You are so bad," said Eric with a laugh.
"I know I am. So, none of you are mad at me or Roxanne," asked Speed.
"No. We're not mad. It's understandable why you hid all these years," said Calleigh.
"What about me," asked Roxanne.
"I can understand why you didn't tell me or Horatio about Sanchez. You were protecting us," said Eric.
"I was trying to anyways. I didn't want either of you getting hurt," said Roxanne.
"It's okay. So, how are we going to go about getting Rossi and Ratner," asked Eric.
"I haven't totally figured that out yet. Stetler is suppose to be getting some information for us," said Speed.
"Stetler knows you're alive," asked Eric.
"Yup. I had a little fun messing with him. I know we can trust him to help us," said Speed.
Meanwhile at an undisclosed place Ratner and Rossi were talking.
"Do you think Caine suspects anything," asked Ratner.
"No. He's too hooked up with that Roxanne girl. She's all he sees when she's around. He doesn't think about anything else," said Rossi.
"Good. I'd like to keep it that way. I don't want him finding out about anything," said Ratner.
"Don't worry. He won't find out about any of this, especially about that guy that ran into Roxanne. I made sure of it," said Rossi.
"You're a good man, Rossi. I knew I could count on you to get the job done. I still have my worries about her though. She knows things that I don't want anyone else to find out about. I'm sure she remembers who killed her family when she was just a kid. I don't want her saying anything to Caine. If he found out he'll be all over my ass again, and I don't want that to happen," said Ratner.
"If she does happen to remember and tell Caine, I'll have her taken care of. And if I have to, I'll have him taken care of also," said Rossi.