Sorry for keeping you guys waiting. I get caught up sometimes in shopping and having fun, then I look back at my reviews and see that someone doesn't like cliffhangers. I know the feeling, so I settled down and wrote this.


The surroundings were quiet and dim. It brought a calming feeling in the early morning. Four metal benches all in line with sets of lockers on both sides. He sat patiently in front of his own, with his name posted in bold. Soon he faced hers, with her long name a few spaces behind, then looked down. At the way end of the room the sudden sound of heels startled him. His lonely figure in the distance startled her too. She smiled almost laughing as she came towards him.

"Morning," Calleigh took a seat beside him.

"Hey," Ryan looked into her eyes. They stared at one another for a moment, "I got the evidence that Stetler did it."

"Great," her face lit up with joy, "where is it?" Ryan reached into his pocket and took out a small tape inside of a plastic evidence bag. He placed it in the space between them on the bench. And there she was again staring endlessly at him with those big gorgeous green eyes. She rested her hand on the side of his face.

"Are you okay?" Calleigh wondered, caressing his hair with her thumb.

"Sure, yeah," he brushed off the question like it meant nothing.

"Because I could interrogate with you."

"No, that's okay," he took her hand from his face and into his, "Horatio's going in with me."

"I want to, I wanna hear his pathetic excuses." They both laughed.

"Okay - but you'll have to watch the tape first."

"Okay, I'll meet you in A.V. in a few minutes, just let me get settled." Calleigh rose from the seat first, heading for her locker. While Ryan went ahead and left.

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After studing the revealing video, the couple came in front of the clear glass room. Soon they were joined by Horatio who came walsing to them.

"You ready, Mr. Wolfe?" he calmly asked.

"Yes, Sir." Horatio glanced passed him and smiled at Calleigh.

"Ma'am, are you coming to witness a confession?"

"Horatio, I just wanna know why."

"The more the marrier..." he paused noticing that the suspect had just arrived, "...and there he is." Rick walked up to the trio.

"Morning, Miss. Duquesne, Wolfe and Horatio," he began quite nervously, "shall we start?"

"Oh yes," Ryan answered quickly heading for the door.

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The two C.S.I. sat round the shiny black table and Horatio stood behind. They were facing the I.A.B. agent who sat on the far side of the table.

"So where were you two days ago at nine pm on Monday night?" Ryan asked all in one breath. The blonde and her boss exchanged glances, each thinking of how the youngman's confidence was now. The day before he was a terrified mouse. Stetler looked through the window thinking of his responce.

"Driving home," he said simply.

"You sure about that?"

"Positive... Is this what the interview is about? Me going to my house?"

"No," Horatio stepped in, "it's about a piece of evidence, that went misteriously missing, on that night."

"Ohhh, that," he let out a small laugh, leaning back in the chair, "I thought you knew about it, Wolfe lost it..."

"I did not!" Ryan exploded, frightening Calleigh beside him.

"Calm down," she barely whispered without making eye contact. Ryan glared angrily at him giving his breathing time to settle.

"You came," he began again slowly, "into the room, where I PROCESSED that picture frame, and YOU took it."

"Did not," he refused, " Horatio, where'd you get this crazy C.S.I. from?"

"Rick..." Horatio started.

"Don't call me crazy - I'm not the one who stole evidence from an open case and got caught on tape."

"What?" Rick started at him as if he was going mad. He quickly put the tape on the table.

FLASHBACK

Rick stood behind the wall of the lab, two labs away from Wolfe's. He was out of sight and unable to hear any conversation. So he waited a while and the blonde came out looking rather happy, despite the fact that it was almost eleven pm. She left and not too long after did Wolfe, who seemed tired. Being the nosey bastard he is, Rick rushed over to the lab. And on the table he saw it. He took the bag, hiding it in his jacket, and walked away.

FLASHFORWARD

"How foolish of you to do something like that knowing the camera was there watching," Calleigh spoke, "or did you forget?"

"Wolfe was the one who left it there," he began with his pathetic excuses.

"That, was your reason of taking it?" Horatio asked, cocking on eyebrow, "you could have got someone, to put it in the evidence locker." Stetler knew that he couldn't survive the interrogation any longer. The room became dead silent. They got him. Horatio didn't think he'd live to see the day that Rick was finally caught - on tape, too. He enjoyed every moment of the pentetrating quietness that was in the room, knowing he didn't like it. Not one bit.

"That wasn't the only thing on tape," Rick's eyes gazed from hers to Ryan's and back. Uh oh. Their eyes were rock solid but their minds were screaming. Horatio expression became almost questioning. "Oh, I bet you didn't tell Horatio about it. About your little secret? I saw you two on tape... I had come back for it, but uh, it wasn't there. Don't you want to hear about it, Horatio?"

"No, because this interrogation is on you. And since you just confessed, to taking the evidence, it's over." The officer was coming towards him.

"Wait, wait, I'm not done." A wave of relief and relaxation crashed over the two C.S.I.s, as Rick was being cuffed.

"I wouldn't, even believe you, if you told me," Horatio watched the officer drag him out of there. Then he faced them staring him, and they looked down quickly. "Good job," he rewared heading out of the room. Then he stopped him.

"H.?" Ryan called

"Yeah?" he turned around.

"If he told you, would you really not believe him?" Calleigh mentally slapped herself on the forehead.

"Not if I heard it from you," he finally left. Ryan sighed and watched him until he disappeared. Then He turned to her with a smile... WHAM! He face shot back into forward position.

"Ow!" he complained rubbing his left cheek. "Why did you do that?" His face was confused and scared. Calleigh's expression changed from aggravated to soft just by gazing at his adorable cute face.

"Because you're so cute," she reached out to kiss him but he stopped her.

"That is what got us into this mess," he said still looking a bit confused.

"You're right," she backed down, "we can't keep doing this..."

"I know - sooner or later we'll get caught," Ryan sighed.

"But I love you," she added. He looked surprized as if he hadn't heard her tell him before. And suddenly they heard footsteps run away from the door...

Who was it?


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