Horatio, Calleigh, Eric, Natalia, Ryan, Valera, Micheal, Alexx, Stetler, Tara, Frank, Anne, Stephanie, Julia, Kyle, Yelena, Stella, Mac, Jake, Catherine, Jim


The breakfast hall filled with screams, no one knew what to think. People covered their eyes to look away from the horror. Their boss, friend, and family member hung from the ceiling with a bullet hole in his head.

"NO!" Calleigh was devastated. Eric had to hold her down to keep her from going crazy. She was screaming and tears were flowing freely. What was supposed to be a great day ended up being a nightmare. Eric was shocked to see his brother-in-law. He knew that Horatio was a strong man and most likely did not go down without a fight.

Calleigh's sister, Anne, had to leave the building. She would not let Stephanie witness this. Even though neither of them knew Horatio personally, they knew this would affect the wedding and they would most likely postpone it.

Natalia was clinging to Ryan and sobbing into his shoulder. Ryan was doing his best to comfort her even though it was difficult not to breakdown himself.

Stetler looked at the ceiling in shock. He hated Horatio, so the sight was rather comical to him. He would never hurt Horatio, if he did he would lose his job, but he silently thanked the person that did this because now, he would get to be head of the lab. He smiled a satisfied smile and walked off the platform. Calleigh saw his smile and broke free from Eric's grip. "How could you do this?" She screamed at him.

"Calleigh, I didn't-"

"Come on, Rick! You're the one Horatio couldn't stand. And you know you'd get that job without him in the way."

"Calleigh-"

"Don't Calleigh me! Just face it, Rick. You're done. You're the only one with motive to do this." She went to the other side and handcuffed him.

"You've got the wrong guy, I didn't do anything." Eric came over to the scene that now everyone was watching, pulled Calleigh away, and then released the handcuffs.

"What are you doing?" Calleigh asked him.

"We have to be smart on this. We'll get him the right way."

"Screw you, Eric." Then she ran out of the breakfast hall leaving a sad and disoriented Eric behind.


The words hit him like a rock being thrown at him. Screw you, Eric, she had said.

"I'll go after her," Natalia offered.

He nodded "Be careful," He started, "Someone sick is still on the loose." Soon Natalia was on the move to track down Calleigh, but not before giving Stetler the evil eye.

"Delko, she's just upset. Give her time to cool down, she'll come around." Ryan said, his voice shaken up.

"Not after this." He walked off to the platform. "We need to get his body down. Then I will call the plane company and get them to bring the plane back. The wedding will be postponed." The crowd nodded in agreement then Alexx, accompanied by Yelena, went to the roof to retrieve the body.


After about five minutes of running around the island Natalia finally found Calleigh.

"Cal!"

"What Natalia? Do you really expect me to go back to that scene?"

"No. I don't want to go back either. But Eric-"

"There is no more Eric and me. I don't want a wedding. I don't want anything more to do with him." Calleigh interrupted.

"Then you need to tell him that. He's breaking down back there. You still care enough about him to tell him that right?"

"Yeah." She said "I just don't know how to tell him."

Natalia pulled her friend into a tight embrace "You'll figure out a way."

"He was going to walk me down the aisle, Nat. He was like a father to me." Calleigh started crying and Natalia cried with her.


At breakfast hall Alexx was processing Horatio's body. "I can barely control my hands, they're shaking so hard." She said.

"We need to see if we can identify the killer."

"Well you've got a room full of CSIs. All of them are credible."

"Hey Eric,"

"Hi Catherine."

"Umm, I was wondering if you needed any help processing. We weren't that close to Horatio so it would probably be a good case for me."

"Yeah, go ahead."

"Thanks I'll get my kit." She said. "Eric, I am so sorry, about everything."

"Thanks."

"There was no evidence on the roof suggesting a person was up there. The killer left no evidence. Not even footprints."

Eric just nodded.

"If I were Calleigh I'd have freaked like that too. She's just upset, don't take it personally."

"It's not that she yelled at me, it's that she's out of my sight. What if something happens? I will never forgive myself."

"Natalia's with her." She reminded him. "The two of them together are deadly. You know that."

"But if they get separated-"

"Don't think that." She cut him off and walked away.


Horatio, Calleigh, Eric, Natalia, Ryan, Valera, Micheal, Alexx, Stetler, Tara, Frank, Anne, Stephanie, Julia, Kyle, Yelena, Stella, Mac, Jake, Catherine, Jim