Chapter 2: Math is Definitely Involved
"What happened, H?" Eric said from the edge of Natalia's bed. "I really need to know." Horatio Caine looked up from the comatose Natalia as he frowned. "I don't know. Stay here and make sure she's alright, okay?" he said. "But I want this case and - ?" Eric started, but Horatio was out the door, leaving Eric with Natalia, who seemed to not want to wake up for a little while.
"Calliegh," where Horatio's first words at the scene. "What has happened here?" Calliegh looked up from a picture she was examining. "Kidnapping. Unknown reason for now, but Ryan's up in her room. He says he's used to girly stuff." Horatio smiled for the first time that week, but only a little. He went upstairs to check on Ryan Wolfe, the newest CSI, chuckling. When he got to the room with a poster saying, "Lilli and Lila's room." Inside, Ryan was looking through a notebook, a frown on his face. "What do we have, Ryan?" Horatio asked, a little confused on the inside. "Well, in the notebook, there are instructions for making bombs and loading guns. These girls are way in over their heads. Lila's outside, Delko's questioning her." Ryan said. Horatio nodded. "Take it to the lab for examining and writing." But as Horatio went to the door to leave, Ryan said slowly, "H…I think you should see this." Horatio turned. "What?" Ryan couldn't bring himself to speak. Horatio took the notebook from him, and it said, as though it was in a newspaper, though it never was, it said in big, bold, letters:
27 YEAR OLD CSI ATTACKED WITH NAIL GUN
Ryan Wolfe, age 27, was shot with a nail gun last Saturday while investigating a murder, reports Lilli Blackwell. He was sent to the –
But it ended. Horatio looked at Ryan, but Ryan was looking out the window. "I'm gonna kill her." Ryan muttered, yet Horatio still heard. " who's out there?" Horatio asked, even more confused. "Erica Sykes. I'm going to kill her. She's down there snooping for something that she can get her little bony hands on, so she can make up a tragedy on TV, and I am going down there right now!" Horatio tried to stop him, but Ryan just pushed past him and said, "And there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop me."