CHAPTER 4 – MIAMI KNIGHT
The following days Horatio continued to solve crimes in his new way, his popularity increased so much he became some sort of hero in Miami.
He arrested a guy that was going to leave America for Italy, he killed three women eating their mouths.
He arrested a young lady that killed his husband with a perfect knife launch in the head.
He almost killed a very bad, red-haired, actor that went on killing spree when he discovered that his last movie dind't go to the Oscar.
He arrested... well I think that's enough.
"Horatio Caine's new endeavor makes Miami crazy..."
"Local hero Lieutenant Caine..."
"+69% arrest rate in the last 5 days"
Newspapers, blogs, podcasts and TV news were full of his photos and stories. He became a living legend. People on the streets talked about him, David Letterman wanted him as special guest every time... probably Ray-Ban would have made a series of sunglasses inspired by... his sunglasses.
Six days after the first arrest Miami's major called Caine and all the CSI agents for a public ceremony to declare Horatio "Official Local Hero"
That day all TV networks were in, Calleigh and Wolfe were near the Lieutenant, Speedle, Delko and Alexx were just behind them. Horatio didn't look like nervous or really moved, maybe also because he was wearing his sunglasses. At 10:00 AM the ceremony began:
"Today we want to thank a man, a detective, (little hesitation) a hero..."
Calleigh eyes were humid, Eric was already sleeping, and Ryan... was Ryan.
"For his help, to the fight against the crime... that make our beautiful city not safe... dangerous!"
Horatio was a perfect stone statue. Even Rick Stetler was there but he was a bit apart.
"My friends... these are really... really hard days... the darkness is on us... while we'll be drinking a good mojito..."
Eric woke up when he heard "mojito" and said "What? Where is the mojito?"
"There isn't any drink here, come back to dream world." Calleigh tone said everything...
Instead, Eric didn't return sleeping but he followed the ceremony.
"Someone could mug us or kill us... But fortunally there are illuminated people that will save us... people like... Lieutenant Horatio Caine!"
A roaring applause came from the audience, everybody in the room participated that moment, everyone but not one... Yelena. She stood in the shadow like a thief and observed the situation arms crossed, standing on her feet, and not sit.
Finished the applause the major took a little ceremonial scepter, walked slowly towards Caine and raised the scepter like he was going to beat him up.
"Lieutenant... Mister Horatio Caine... with the power given me... by the city of Miami..."
Eric interrupted the major and said plain:
"I will declare you wife and husband..."
He laughed under his moustaches, Calleigh nudged him that coughed in pain. The major continued frowning.
"I will declare you Miami Knight, local hero!"
Roaring applause, Horatio stood impassive while the major touched him with the scepter. Alexx started to cry, Speedle watched interested, Delko was bended in pain for the hit. Yelena left the room.
After the ceremony in the same room the local McDonald offered a little refreshment composed by little Big Macs™ , French Fries, MC Toasts™ , MC Flurry™ and Raccoon Testicles™.
Eric talked with Ryan:
"What do you think about the major speech?"
Ryan simply said: "Look... I think I've never heard so much bullshits in three minutes my entire life... horrid".
"I don't think so... it was better than most of Bush speeches."
"How much did you sleep?"
Alexx talked with the major's wife:
"You know... when the corpse starts to smell it's the sign that there is something strange inside his liver so you have to cut the membrane, paying attention not to get some blood splats int the mouth..."
The major's wife had a retching, the vomit moment was near.
"...and that time a piece of glass was stuck into his neck, making his blood splitting everywhere, I had to remove it firstly I had to cut his skin around the glass aspiring the blood and pieces of chewed food with a little extractor fan..."
The major's wife vomited some Raccoon Testicles on the shoes of his husband that unfortunately passed near her.
Calleigh ate a Big Mac and went near Horatio that was standing in the middle of the room (SMILING!)
"Congratulations boss... and now?"
"Now what?" said politely winking behind his glasses.
"Now we go... at the Luna Park!".