Calleigh was yelling and pulling on her chains. Telling Jay to stop and leave Horatio alone. She was trying to get him back over to where she was but it was no use.

Jay looked over at Calleigh and smiled in satisfaction, "I WIN." Hesaid arrogantly.

Calleigh's eyes went wide, with fire in them. She wanted to kill him now. She could not stop the tears that filled her eyes. She continued to pull on the chains. "Horatio!" She yelled.

Jay's phone rang…..

Horatio's eyes were closed and this time, they did not open. He stopped shaking and moving, his body was lifeless….. His face was pale and his lips were blue, his chest was not moving and his head was slumped to the left.

Calleigh begged now, pleading.. "Stop, please stop!" …crying now and pulling on her chains still.

"Shut up BITCH!" Jay yelled at her and opened his phone.

"Hello,…… What! How, how did they figure….ok, ok…I got it, how long... Now! Ok, were gone, thanks for the warning. Yeah…..it's over man; he's dead, just like we all wanted! Calleigh listened closely to the conversation; she had to find out who it was on the phone, who set them up.

Jay looked at Calleigh and said, "You know…. I think he's dead!" His eyes cold. Jay walked back over to Horatio and checked on him to make sure. His body was lifeless.

"Well lieutenant, it looks like you finally did shut up after all." He laughed.

"Claudia it's time to leave sweetheart."

"What, were not through, I thought"…..Jay cut her off and said, "He's through Claudia and that's what we were sent to do, we need to get out of here now."

"Are they coming here now Jay?

"Yes and we don't want to be here when they do, so lets go. He'll kill us both for sure if this gets screwed up. You know how long his reach is; how long it took him to set this all up. Look-what he did for us, for me! He's a powerful man and he knows how to get what he wants. He wants us out-of-here now,…so were out-of- here.

Jay walked over to Calleigh and said "Well, can we offer our condolences now, since we won't be able to make his funeral." Smiling deviously.

Claudia said "I am so sorry for your loss" and put her arm in Jays and they walked out together laughing.

Calleigh started pulling franticly on the chains. She couldn't control her emotions, she was crying now and calling out to him.

"Please God, Please!…Horatio!... Horatio!….Wake up!" …..Yelling, now, screaming…

"Horatio! You can't do this to me, please….just….Please! --- I love you! Horatio!"

She saw his chest move and her eyes watched closely for the next movement…..There, there, he's still breathing! She began talking to him. "Stay with me ok?"

"Horatio listen to me ok, don't you give up on me, please! Horatio listen to my voice ok, I need you Horatio. Just keep breathing ok…..Horatio they'll be here soon, so just hang on ok. It's going to be alright, were going to get through this…."

Minutes passed…..She pulled with all she had on her chains, one hand slipped out. Cut and bleeding she pulled and leaned all her weight on the chains.

Then a voice called out,

"Miami Dade Police"…..

"IN Here, Hurry!" Calleigh screamed.

The door burst open and Frank was there, he went right over to her and asked if she was alright. Eric and Ryan went over to Horatio and checked for his pulse. Eric started yelling for Alex, he could hardly feel a pulse and yelled again, desperate now.

"Frank call an ambulance! Is Alex with you?" Calleigh asked in shock.

"Yes".

"Horatio needs her now Frank, let her in here, they're gone." "Are you ok Calleigh, your cut and bleeding?" No, get him help now and…" She began crying now.

"Ryan get the first aid kit and the bolt cutters, we need to get these off of her now." Frank held Calleigh for a few moments, trying to comfort her. "It's ok Calleigh, its over. Let me see your wrists? Your cut up bad Calleigh, the EMT will bandage that up for you."

"Over?" She thought in a daze. "Do you know what they did to him Frank…?" Calleigh looked like she was in shock, staring at Horatio now.

Alex was already coming into the room and gasped when she saw Horatio on the cot, he looked dead. He was pale, almost blue. She looked over to Calleigh, her eyes wide in shock just staring at Horatio. Alex wondered if Calleigh was ok, she saw her wrists and knew she was stable. She turned and went right to work on Horatio.

Calleigh started talking now. "They tortured him, they shocked him with that, pointing to the baton. They poured ice water all over him. He swallow a lot of water and couldn't breathe. Alex, Please help him…he…Please!"

"The cold water is why he's still alive, Hypothermia probably set in and they thought he was dead. We have to get him warmed up and to the hospital!" Alex said.

"Ryan get as many blankets as you can find, fast." Eric and Ryan both ran out to the hummers and came back with a bolt cutter and blankets.

Alex immediately went to work, "Eric help me get the oxygen mask on him now."

She took his pressure and told Eric to charge up the defibrillator, just in case. His pulse was non-existent and his saturation was low 80's. This was not looking good. She told Frank to call for Medivac; they could get him to the hospital in 5 minutes or less.

She felt along his chest and ribs now, she began covering him with the blankets and ran her hand over his forehead. "You hang in there sweetheart, were gonna get you to the hospital. You're gonna be ok, Horatio."

"His ribs are broken and he has contusions and abrasion on the head,chest and back."

She started an IV and immediately got fluids into his system; it would help his electrolytes stay balanced and in turn help his heart. She was hoping to keep him from having a lethal arrhythmia.

"His hands are still cuffed, try your key first Eric, it may work, I think there his, they took them." Calleigh said to Eric.

Ryan went over to Calleigh and used the bolt cutter on her chains and cuffs; Frank helped Calleigh up and supported her weight. She was trembling.

"Why don't you sit back down Calleigh?" Frank said, worried about her. Her wrists were cut up and bleeding. She did not even hear him and walked over to Horatio. Ryan pulled out some gauze and bandages and Frank held her wrists. Ryan gently bandaged them both up. She didn't move or complain about the pain, she was just staring at Horatio now, in shock.

"Ok, Cal we got em off, it worked. Eric said.

"His ribs and chest Alex…." Calleigh took a breath….she covered her mouth, trying to hold back the tears again.

"Calleigh, what did they hit him with, what are these marks?" Alex questioned.

"This" Eric held up the baton and showed it to Alex pulling the trigger, Calleigh looked away. "Oh my god, they electrocuted him, no wonder his heart rate is all over the place." Alex said in discuss.

"They wet him down first" Calleigh whispered with her eyes on him now. Eric saw Calleigh's pain and he tensed up with anger; Alex saw him and tried to ease his frustration.

"Easy, lets focus on helping Horatio right now ok." Alex said. Eric nodded yes to her.

He walked to Calleigh and put his arm around her, trying to comfort her.

The ambulance arrived and they transfer Horatio to a stretcher so that when Medivac came they could just load him in and go.

Horatio began coughing; Alex placed her hand behind his head to help him get the fluid out. He coughed up water and groaned in pain; Alex gently placed his head back down.

"You're gonna be ok sugar, you just hang in there." Alex said, soothingly to him.

"Cal…CALLEIGH!" He urgently called out in a raspy weak voice now, coughing uncontrollably, Horatio tried to speak, his eyes still closed.

"Ca..l Hur…t" Coughing again he could hardly talk. She tried to reassure him she was ok.

"Right here.,…. Hand..some"… Her voiced cracked and Calleigh stifle her cry and covered her mouth. Eric rubbed her back trying to comfort her; "He's going to be ok Cal, its ok."

"Cal….ok….you….I…Sor ry…hurt" Horatio tried to speak again, the coughing was getting worse.

"Shhh, don't talk Horatio, I am right here with you" Tears were streaming down her face. Even Alex, could not hold back the tears that began to fill her eyes now and fall.

"Cal…? Where… are"…

"Here Horatio, right here" and he tried to lift his hand to find her. She realized and took his hand in hers from under the blankets, squeezing it.

Horatio spoke again. "Umm… warm….St..ay…."

"I'm coming with you Horatio, I promise, I won't leave you, ok?" Calleigh said.

"Hmm" He groaned.

"Ok then. Now no more talking for you." Alex said. "You need to save your strength, ok?"

Calleigh smiled now and Alex gave her a questioning look. "He squeezed my hand, instead of talking." Calleigh said to Alex, with a small smile. Now Alex was smiling too. The Medivac finally arrived.

They loaded Horatio in and Calleigh and Alex joined him. Calleigh would not let go of his hand, she held on, she did not want to break the connection. She was his lifeline.

Horatio knew she was there, he squeezed her hand time and again to just make sure. His blue eyes fluttered open and he saw her, she spoke to him.

"Hey..." Calleigh said, with a smile to him. She put her hand on his face and softly moved her thumb on his cheek. "You're gonna be ok Horatio, hang in there."

He just stared into her green eyes and she continued to stroke his face with her fingers.

"Calleigh, we need to stay out of the way now when they bring him in, ok?" Calleigh just stared back at Horatio, not even hearing one word Alex had said.

It was less than 5 minutes and they were rushing Horatio into the ER. Doctors and nurses were all around and the doctor was spiting out orders.

"Hypothermia!"

Lets get him warmed up people! "I need X-rays down here stat; I want an EKG, full blood panel…type and match. Let's get that head stitched up and I want an MRI with full skull series.

"How's his oxygen level?" the doctor asked, examining his wounds. "Low," one of the nurses called out and his temperature is 103, "Ok let's get the oxygen mask on him and …"

Alex tugged on his arm and began informing the doctor about Horatio. She told him about the water and Aspiration of the lungs. The doctor immediately put his stethoscope on and listened to Horatio's chest and lungs. Alex then told him about the broken ribs, knowing the doctor would try to sit Horatio up, to listen to his lungs.

"Where the hell is X-ray? He's full of fluid" the doctor said, turning to Alex nodding his head. "He has a lot of congestion and with that fever, I'm sure that pneumonia already set in. How long has he been like….." One of the nurses called out…..

"V-Tach, He's in V-tach, DOCTOR!"

Alex had to pry Calleigh's hand away now, she would not let go. "Calleigh, honey,…come on let go, they need to work on him." Alex took her hand and backed them both away. They stared in shock now hoping.

"Paddles" the doctor called out…..."Charging… clear!" Horatio's body jerked as the electrical jolt surged through him.

Calleigh was crying and Alex was no better at the moment, things were noting looking good. Everything possible was being done to help but it was not working, his body was shutting down.

"Charge to three hundred" the doctor called out… "Charging… clear" and Horatio's body jumped again and a grunt came out.

"Ok, ok we got him back!" The doctor called out. "Normal sinus rhythm. Let's get him warmed up people, he's going into shock."

TBC... I gave you all another long one! Hope you all like it:)