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Chapter Ten: A leak two days in the making. No time like the present
A leak two days in the making.
The moment she sent the first phone call to Horatio concerning Kyle, she knew she had to do something. Though she did not know the child, Mary knew the man that was suffering in silence. Mary, for the longest, has sat at her desk and watched Horatio stare off into space, or lose his cool with his team or with her. It's not as if she knew the man for the longest, but she knows what it was like to lose a loved one to an abduction, she understands and knows Horatio's pain. It wasn't until after the second phone call, that she decided to leak the story to the media. Mary knew she was taking a risk, but somewhere deep down inside, she did not care. Mary began to set her plan in motion, she stole a picture of Kyle from the many Horatio has in his office. She, watched and waited until no one was around and stole the file off of Horatio's desk and made copies. Then when she thought no one was around to catch her, she used the phone in the basement to call the news stations. Her plan was perfectly executed, until she was caught making the phone call to Horatio by Eric:
"Horatio turn it to channel four," Mary spoke in a deep and unrecognizable voice,"I'm sorry about this, but it had to be done."
"Just turn it to channel four, Horatio-" Mary felt a hand on her shoulder, she instantly turned around and saw Eric standing behind her, she hung up the phone:
"Eric, Can I help you?"
"Yes, I want to know why you are down here and why you are telling Horatio your sorry, did he fire you or something?"
Mary took a deep breath,"Eric, I leaked Kyle's case to the media, right now as we speak, the channels are reporting the story."
"You did what?" Eric yelled.
"I know I am out of line here, and I will take the fall, but I know what it is like to lose a child to an abduction and apart of my saw my own child in Kyle eyes. I needed to do something, so that Horatio does not succumb to the pain that I did. Most people don't know what it is like to lose a child this way; you wake up in the morning and go to bed at night, wanting to hold your child one last time. You,for the rest of your life, wonder where your kid is and if they are alive. Horatio, thinks this is the hardest part, but it gets harder." Mary wiped away tears.
Eric tired to remain calm,"Mary, I need you to call Horatio back and tell him your sorry once again, then I need you to go home and stay there until I call you to come back. Do it now!!"
Mary picked up the phone and redialed Horatio's number,"Horatio, I am so sorry, I really am." She hung up, then turned to leave.
Eric grabbed her arm,"I understand why you did this, I'm just not to sure you are ready to handle Horatio."
Mary smiled,"When I cross that bridge I'll be ready." Mary walked away.
Eric turned around and tried not to think about the events to come.
No time like the present
Horatio really did not want to talk to Julia, he was still angry about the events of the past weeks,"Julia I assure you that we are working around the clock to find him."
"Horatio, that is just not good enough, I want to know how someone can walk into a police guarded room, and take our son?" Julia was angry.
"I don't know, why don't you ask the guards that were guarding the room. I've spoken to them about where they were when Kyle was being taken from the room, they took me that Frank had called and told them that they could leave the room, since I was coming to see him. But I talk to Frank and he never told them that, they left the room to go and get something to eat, thinking that the nurse would watch out for Kyle. Come to find out, the nurse had something to do with the disappearance too, those cops are no longer working for the police department." Horatio took another deep breath.
"You know what Horatio, I find in these situations that you are always blaming others for your negligence."
"Excuse me Julia?" Horatio's tone changed quickly.
"Everything that has ever happened to Kyle in your care, you have always blamed on someone else. Why don't you own up to your mistakes Horatio, and stop passing them on to others."
Horatio lost his cool,"What do you want to me to do Julia huh? Do you want me to say that the police officers leaving the door was my fault? I'm trying to do the best I can, I'm trying to keep it together, and I do not need you calling me from your jail cell trying to tell me how to do my job and work this case."
"Horatio, this isn't just some case, this is our son, this is Kyle were are talking about. We are talking about your lack of parental responsibility, we are talking about your lack of protectiveness, we are talking about you always failing to protect him. You promised him that he would never be put into this situation again, and now look where he's at."
Horatio ran his fingers through his hair to stop from yelling,"Julia, are you trying to say that I'm not a good father?"
"Horatio, I'm saying that you have no clue what it takes to raise a child, you are a danger to yourself and to our son. I'm saying Kyle would be better off without you." Julia hissed into the phone.
Horatio slammed down the receiver, disconnecting him from Julia. He put his face into his hands, and tried to stay clam, but Julia's words were still echoing in his ears.
I'm sorry it is so short, I need to prepare some lesson plans, but I thought this chapter needed to be published, chapter eleven will be posted on Saturday night.