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Chapter 17 - by Orca15
Speed sat in the hospital bed trying to think things through. Eric and Calleigh had gone home a long time before and now he was left with his thoughts. Should I go back to my life as Lee P. Demits or do I stay here? Do I even have that option? Or am I going to have to leave the whole thing behind. Everything, Lia, Horatio, Cal, Eric, and my life. Did I screw up completely? He stared out the window and looked at the ocean. Why does it even matter?
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Back at the lab Wolfe and Natalia had a lead. Horatio walked in. "so, I looked closer at the base of the Griffin." Natalia started. "there's this dust that is only found in one area of Miami. The only thing down there is one warehouse and a dock."
"and I bet the rest of the gang." Horatio said calmly. "let's go see" the walked out together.
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At the warehouse Horatio looked at Frank who nodded. They made entry, there was six guy's sitting at a table playing cards. "Miami Dade Police Department put your hands on your head and get on the ground." Frank yelled. The men did as they were instructed.
"you're to late, your friend is a goner." One man said. "my buddy just went to kill him. You took someone and something from us, we're going to take someone from you."
Horatio, Calleigh, Eric, and Frank left the six men for the rest of the entry team to deal with, they had to get to the hospital.
The man watched his target closely, Speedle was laying on the bed and looked as if he was asleep. It would be easy.
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The guy looks around to be sure no one has noticed him, then cautiously pushes the door to Speedle's room open. There's barely a squeak. He creeps across the room, approaching the bed he draws his weapon. Just as he places the gun to the sleeping Speedle, he feels another weapon lock onto his own head.
"I don't think you wanna do that" comes a voice from behind him.
The man gulps, "I have to," he starts, "otherwise they'll kill me" he concludes.
"Well, if you don't remove that weapon now, it'll be me that kills you." The voice warns.
The guy takes a deep breath, and slowly cocks his gun.
"Don't do it!" The voice says a little louder.
"Don't do it!!" Shouting now.
The intruders finger strokes the trigger, ready to squeeze it. The risk was too great, Speedle was in mortal danger, the 'voice' pulls his own trigger, and kills the univited guest with one shot.
Looking down at the dead body Ryan says "They never listen" quoting Horatio.
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Eric bursts into the room. "We heard the gunfire, couldn't get here sooner" he pants, out of breath.
"It's ok Eric. Tim's ok. Did they really think we'd leave him here alone?" Ryan says to no one in particular.
Calleigh, Horatio, and Tripp catch up with Eric and enter the room. All looking around to see who had been caught in the gun fight. Speedle sits up in his bed.
"Man I'm glad you left me with a good one," he says, nodding towards Wolfe, "but I don't know how you work with him," he tells Eric, "he's got no sense of humour!" He finishes with a twinkle in his eye.
Eric laughs "He's ok," smiling at Wolfe, "he'll always have my back."
"And mine too apparently!" Tim says.
Horatio steps outside the door to make a call to get the body removed. He discovers all of the gang were rounded up back at the warehouse, along with billion's of dollars worth of stolen artefacts, after all this time, the case was nearly closed.
"Hey, H!" Speedle shouts, Horatio sticks his head back into the room, "we...never...close!" He says through laughter.
I hope you enjoyed it so far, and over to Orca15 for the final chapter!
