A/N: Well here's the second character, Rick Stetler. I know everyone doesn't like Rick (trust me, he isn't exactly my choice either) but I decided he needed more depth, you know, get past all that evilness.

Disclaimer: I do not own this, or the quotes unless of course I made them up myself :)

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R –Respect "He has a particular way of dealing with things." "Well get used to that because that is who he is." "I still can't believe he pulled that off." "Yes getting two people off a drug charge, only he would know how." Although Lt Caine had a way of dealing with things that rubbed him the wrong way, he still had respect for him, after all, who else could have pulled off getting the Delko's off the hook but him?

I –Ignoble "Horatio, you do realize that things are out of your hands." "I know that Rick." "Then why do you keep trying to catch Cruz?" "Because he is a murder, and if that isn't enough, well I don't know what is." He meddled too much, something he realized, but that simple statement made it apparent that maybe it wasn't Horatio who was so ignoble, maybe it was him.

C –Careful "Watch your step." "It just takes one instance and you could be gone just like that." "I suggest you watch yourself Caine, there are other things besides me to compete with." "I know that well Rick, but thanks for the heads up." It annoyed him when people told him to be careful, but Rick could tell the road the Caine family charged down usually ended in death, it was something he didn't want on his hands.

K –Knowledgeable "He has ears." "He has this way of finding out things" Someone had told him that knowledge is power, it gave him a power that he himself didn't want to be yielding, but it was power nonetheless.

S –Stolen "There were two slots for Lieutenant… now I don't know what favor you pulled to get into that position…" This wouldn't be a war if he hadn't taken my position

T –Torn "You're a nice guy Rick, but you're just not the one…" "She broke your heart didn't she?" "Well I was a younger man then, foolish, I changed my life, just for her…" He was going to prove himself, maybe if he became the Lieutenant, she would be impressed, or maybe she wouldn't be.

E –Earned "I want to be like him some day mom." "Really? It'll take a lot of hard work and effort… and respect." "The thing about respect sweetie, is that you have to earn it." It was something he strived for, the respect of others, but just at one instant it was lost, when he received his IAB badge instead of his Lieutenant's.

T –Trials "You'll have to endure a lot of trials in your lifetime, but that isn't the question, the question is, is if you'll rise to it." And because of this he was never one to back down easily, he would rise to it, the way his father did before him.

L –Lost "No the real meaning behind this is justice, but you somehow lost sight of that along the way." He really wanted to become something, to prove his mother wrong, to prove his Ex wrong, he wanted to show them that all was not lost, but while trying to bring justice to his wrongs, he lost himself somewhere along the way.

E –Entangle "You don't know what you're messing with." "Funny, I could say the same thing to you." "Whatever happened to us Rick, we used to be close." "Close is not how I would describe our relationship, but yes, a relationship we did have." It was funny how his friends would soon become his enemies, and this whole vivacious cycle would start over again.

R –Reprobate "What are you doing this for?" "What am I doing this for? To make things right." "But you aren't, maybe you were when this started, but you aren't anymore." Was he really that bad of a person, in his own eyes, he was doing right by him, but maybe right by him and right to the world could be two different things.

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Respect, because even though Rick obviously despises Horatio, he always seemed to have a blunt kind of sordid respect for him.

Ignoble, meaning of low character, Stetler always seemed to look down on Horatio, I thought it was time he saw differently, anyone notice he didn't hunt Horatio down for trying to get Cruz (you know, diplomatic immunity, making the lab look bad)?

Careful, I couldn't really think of much for C, but Stetler always seemed careful about certain things, and he knew more than he should have about the Caines, and he must have seen the path that they all seemed to follow.

Knowledgeable, that speaks for itself, Rick has a way of finding out things.

Stolen, he hates Horatio for stealing his job.

Torn, it kind of shows why Rick wants to go through all of those lengths for the lieutenant position, and how he had an inner conflict that tore him apart.

Earned, I never knew a mother who didn't tell their child that respect had to be earned, and it shows how Stetler kind of lost all that respect when he joined the IAB.

Trials, I kind of noticed how Rick never really backed down from anything, and I tried giving his character more meaning from this.

Entangle, Rick was never good at making friends.

Reprobate, it means basically a wicked person. How Stetler never sees himself as being a bad guy, when in fact, he is.

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Ta-da. It's done, I hope that his character has a little more meaning now. Reviews keep me motivated for the next chapters. Thanks!!