Author's Note: I just wanted to say thank you guys for all the reviews. I've gotten alot of reviews mentioning about how I'm sending a good message. I had a friend get hit by a drunk driver last year so i'm only speaking from personal expereince and how I would handle it if it happend to me while I was a cop. Anywho...thank you for your reviews there my inspiration.
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"What's going on...what's happening to him?" asked Calleigh as she saw the nurse wheel in the crash cart.
Doctor Carter now entered the room and looked at Calleigh. "Calleigh i'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"What's happening to him?" pleaded Calleigh.
"We don't know but if you leave we can find out."
Calleigh looked from Doctor Carter to Doctor Lewis who was running around frantically, to Tim. She saw him...eyes closed just lying there.
"Calleigh please."
Calleigh nodded and walked out of the room. "Calleigh what is it?" asked Horatio.
"He...he flat lined. There using the crash cart on him now. Horatio..."
"He's going to be ok Calleigh."
"I want Kevin to be put in the chair. Whether Tim dies or not. I don't want him to do this to someone else."
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"On 3...1...2...3...clear." Doctor Carter looked from Tim to the monitor and shook his head when he heared the flat line. "Come on Tim. Stay with us. Again. 1...2...3...clear." Still the machine just showed the flat line. "Tim...come on...were not giving up on you so you can't either. Again."
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"Horatio...I'm scared...I was going to tell Tim at dinner the other night that."
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"Jack." said Doctor Lewis. "He's gone let him go."
Jack Carter shook his head. "No...one more time...on 3...1...2...3...clear." still the machine just showed a flat line.
"Jack he's gone let him go."
"No Bill...don't tell me what to do. I'm not giving up on him. Tim come on damn it." Doctor Carter had given up on using the the crash cart and began to use CPR. "Tim...come on don't do this...not to them."
Bill rolled his eyes. His collegue always did have to try and save everybody even when they were gone. "Jack."
Jack ignored him and pushed down on Tim's chest. "1...2...3...4.." he put his head on Tim's chest and shook it when he lifted it up. "1...2...3...4.."
"Jack let him go."
"BIll get the hell out of here."
Bill didn't move. "Let's call it. Time of death 3:53 p.m." The nurse looked from Jack to Bill not knowing what to do.
Doctor Carter went and got the crash cart. "One more time...he doesn't come out of this...then i'll let it go."
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"How long have you known?" asked Alexx who had joined then a few minutes after Calleigh was kicked out of the room.
"About a week."
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"Come on Tim...one more time...1...2...3...clear." Jack closed his eyes tightly and then looked over at the monitor as it started to beep slowly. Jack smiled and looked over at Bill. "You sure you wanna give up on him now."
BIll sighed and walked out of the room.
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PRESENT---
Calleigh pulled away from Tim and wiped the tears away from his cheeks. "You ok?"
Tim nodded slightly. "Yeah...I'm ok... now."
Calleigh smiled and helped Tim into his wheelchair. "Let's get you cleaned up for the hearing ok?"
Tim nodded and let Calleigh wheel him out.
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Tim sighed heavily as he was called to the witness stand. "Detective Speedle do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth...so help you god?"
"I do."
"Let's began then." said the judge. "Would you like to begin Ms. Kellmer."
A women in her late 30's stood up and walked slowly over to Tim and smiled. Tim smiled lightly back. "Detective Speedle-"
"Its Tim."
She smiled and nodded. "Can you tell me what happend the night of June 20 2005?"
Tim sighed. "Its a little hazy."
"Can you tell me what you remember?"
Tim nodded and shifted in his wheelchair slightly. "I remember seeing Dr. Alexx Woods in the autopsy room over our case. I remember eating lunch with my team...I remember talking to my fiance on the phone before I left."
"Do you remember anything else?"
Tim closed his eyes tightly and then opened them.
"Please take your time."
"I remember red. Just the color red coming at me."
Ms. Kellmer nodded. "Ladies and gentlmen of the jury this is Detective Speedle's car after the accident." Ms. Kellmer pushed a button and a crime scene photo showed up on the screen. A few people cringed some women put there hand to there mouth. And some men looked away. "This is a picture of Detective Speedle before the accident." said Ms. Kellmer as she clicked the button again.
"Detective Speedle can you tell us what was going on in this picture?"
Tim smiled remembering that day. "Yes...um...that's me and my fiance. Calleigh Duquesne we were at the beach. I had just threw her in the ocean...she got a little mad at me." Ms. Kellmer smiled and so did a few of the jury. Tim smiled and looked over at Calleigh who was smiling with tears in her eyes. Tim looked down in her lap and smiled at his little girl.
"And this is a picture of Tim after the accident. He broke his right leg. And fractured his left leg in 5 places. Broke his right arm and fractured his hip. Detective Speedle has been doing physical therapy for almost over a year. And he still has not been able to regan the use of his legs. Thanks..." said Ms. Kellmer as she walked over to Kevin. "To this man. Kevin Goodman. Who decided to have some fun and drive drunk. Because of this man Tim Speedle almost missed out on marrying this beautiful women." said Ms. Kellemer as she gestured to Calleigh. "And almost missed out on seeing his daughter...Grace being born. All because Kevin Goodman decided to drive drunk."
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"I think it went well." said Calleigh as she helped Tim back in his hospital bed.
Tim didn't say anything but just laid there.
"Tim...the verdict is tomorrow. This guy will go away for what he did. For a long time."
"Calleigh I want him to get the chair. I don't want someone else going through what I went through. What i'm still going through because of that punk kid."
Calleigh smiled and sat down next to him. "I love you."
Tim smiled and kissed Calleigh lightly. "I love you to. Where's Gracie?"
"She's with Alexx."
"Could you bring her by later?"
Calleigh nodded. "Of course I can."
Tim smiled and leaned back into his pillows. "I'm gonna take a nap ok."
Calleigh nodded and kissed him on the forehead. "Ok...you just get some rest...I'll be here when you wake up." Tim nodded and fell asleep. Calleigh smiled and his sleeping form. Ms. Kellmer was right. Tim did almost miss out on Gracie. And she thanked god everyday that he didn't.
TBC...