"Are you insane?" Tim exploded. "I don't even know who this woman is!"
"You don't know who she is but you fathered her child?" Rick asked. "Tim, are you just hiding this because you're getting married soon?"
"That's none of your business." he snapped, pointing his finger at Rick. "What we do on our own time has nothing to do with you."
Calleigh sat in silence, taking in all the information.
"Excuse me." she mumbled, standing up.
"Calleigh," Tim started to follow her.
"No." she shook her head, "I uh... I need some time alone."
"Cal, I swear I have nothing to do with this. I didn't even know."
"I..." she saw the hurt look in Tim's eyes but she still walked out of the office.
"For now you're under suspension Speedle." Rick said but his words were dull on Tim's ears. He just stared at the door where Calleigh had walked out of the office and possibly out of his life. Rick excused himself and Tim still stared at the door a mixed expression of hurt and shock on his face. He finally turned around and looked at Horatio.
"I swear to you Horatio I had no idea about any of this." he said quietly. When he didn't say anything, Tim's expression turned to a worried one. "You're not arresting me are you?"
"Speed, what happened at the crime scene?" Horatio finally asked.
"I got swabs of all the blood stains. Did the sketch. Calleigh said she was going back to the lab so I helped her get everything out to the truck. When I was going back to the house Kiera Martin called me over to where she was standing. She said, 'you don't even remember do you?' and then I asked her had we met before. She smiled, shook her head and said, 'I must have you mistaken with someone else.' then walked away."
"Okay. Eric, I want you to go talk to Ms. Martin. Speed, go home. Talk to Calleigh."
The boys nodded and started for the parking lot.
"Speed, I'm sorry man. I shouldn't have said anything with Stetler there." Eric said. Tim shook his head.
"It was going to come out one way or another. Don't blame yourself. I'll call you later."
"Alright. See you later."
"Bye." The boys went to their separate cars and went to where they had to go.
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Tim unlocked his apartment and quietly walked in. Calleigh jumped off the couch and sighed, seeing it was him.
"Where's my mom?"
"She didn't want to be a burden so went to a hotel." Calleigh replied. They stared at each other in silence.
"Calleigh, I wouldn't lie to you." Tim mumbled. "I had no idea about any of this. If I had don't you think I would've... tried being there for this girl?"
"I don't know. I thought maybe that uh... you were hiding it."
"No. No, Calleigh I would've told you. I swear I would have. I don't even remember this woman. Hell I don't know if I met her."
"Obviously you did if you had a daughter with her."
"That doesn't mean anything. It must've been a one night stand."
"What about your fingerprints?"
"I don't know how to explain that."
"Well you're gonna have to!" Calleigh exclaimed. "I don't want you going to jail!"
"Do you think I want to?" Tim snapped. Calleigh's eyes widened slightly and Tim sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. "Come here."
Calleigh walked over and wrapped her arms tightly around him.
"I'm scared." she whispered.
"I know. Everything's gonna be fine though." Tim buried his face in her hair, trying to calm himself down.
"I don't want something to happen to you."
"Nothing is going to happen to me. Eric's over at the sister's trying to find some things out."
"I'm sorry I acted the way I did at CSI. I was... in shock and scared for you."
"It's okay. I was shocked too. I thought you were mad at me." Tim said quietly.
"What if you do go to jail?" Calleigh asked.
"I'm not. Horatio will figure this out... somehow."
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"John, he forgot to put gloves on!" Horatio yelled.
"You want me to believe that?" the chief asked. "Speedle has been a CSI for six years. He knows better."
"He did not do this. I know him. He wouldn't put his life in jeopardy like this."
"Maybe you're putting a bit too much faith on your team then. I'm going to need to arrest him."
"He doesn't even know this woman! How the hell is he supposed to kill her?" Horatio exclaimed.
"You're the CSI. Figure it out. He's the only suspect we got Horatio."
"Give me twenty-four hours John. Please, just twenty-four hours. I'll prove you wrong."
John sighed and stubbed his cigarette out in an ashtray.
"Twenty-four hours Caine. That's it. Tomorrow at 3:30, I'm going to arrest Tim Speedle on murder charges though."
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"Ms. Martin, do you mind if I look around?" Eric asked.
"The crime didn't take place here Detective." Kiera replied.
"I know that ma'am but I need to... get a feel for your sister and niece."
"Go right ahead then."
Eric looked around the small apartment. Nothing was really leading him to a killer. He shook his head slightly and began walking to a closet.
"What's in here?" Eric asked. Kiera walked up and pressed her hand against the door as Eric began opening it.
"I'd rather you stay out of my personal things." she replied.
"Of course." Eric walked away and looked through the rest of the apartment. "Do you know anyone who would want to do this?"
"No. Everyone loved Morgan and Lilly."
"What about Lilly's father?"
Kiera shifted slightly.
"Morgan didn't know who Lilly's father was. She... was always being... passed around, I guess."
"Did you know?"
"If my sister didn't know how was I supposed to?"
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Eric used his spare key to get into Tim and Calleigh's apartment and Horatio walked in behind him. Tim was sitting on the couch, Calleigh curled up to his side, fast asleep.
"Hey." he mumbled. The boys lowered themselves down onto chairs and looked at the couple. "What's going on?"
"The chief has given me twenty-four hours to prove you're innocent." Horatio replied.
"Kiera is a shady person." Eric said. "She wouldn't let me go into a closet and wouldn't talk about you. She said Morgan didn't know who Lilly's father was."
"Well someone did." Tim said quietly, staring down at Calleigh. "Someone knew that I was Lilly's father and wanted to frame me for their murders."
"I want to know what was in that closet. I'm gonna need a warrant though."
"We have no evidence say Kiera had anything to do with the murder though." Horatio said. "We're going to need to place her at the scene to get a warrant."
"And she was Morgan's sister so there will be a lot of her there." Calleigh said, her voice laced with sleep.
"Baby, go back to sleep." Tim murmured.
"I'm awake." she snapped, rubbing her eyes. "Did you guys go back to the crime scene?"
"No." Eric shook his head.
"Well no one is that good. There must be something there."