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Stetler grinned while Horatio kept a calm composure.

Horatio rubbed a hand across his forehead, it was hard to be so calm when the man who had caused so much heartache was grinning and couldn't see what he had done wrong.

'He did it for you, you know?'

Horatio looked up again, staring into Stetlers eyes.

'Your team didn't accept him when he first came, and yet he was so loyal to you guys, loyal to a fault. All I had to do was threaten to expose dirt about you and claim he was my mole and he crumbled, he was mine. He didn't want you to hate him any more than you did. You see, I'd been watching, just waiting for something to happen that I could use to my advantage and you handed it to me on a plate'

Horatio stayed silent, but could feel the tension in the room ricochet up as Eric behind him was obviously doing his best to restrain himself.

'He did it all to protect you lot, and you still treated him badly. That just made it easier; who could poor old Ryan go to? His team hated him; you wouldn't give him the time of day. I was amazed at how little you noticed the change in him, how he started to wear suits, look professional, all those long sleeves...' he let himself trail off, waiting to see something flair in either of the other men's eyes but was disappointed when Horatios face still stayed eerily calm.

'I suppose you didn't know his background either then? It was only after I started to have my fun with him that I discovered his past history, I just thought he was frigid, never really that pliable, and yet he did as I asked. I used to leave it till the end of his shift just in case he needed a little extra encouragement, couldn't have him going out in the field doped up, now could I?'

'You son of a...'

'Eric' warned Horatio glancing behind him to where Eric was looking fit to burst.

'I'm fine, I'm fine...' replied Eric.

All the while Rick sat back and watched the exchange a small smile curving his lips.

'Of course...' he continued, 'I had to fix some test results when it came to Ryan... I didn't want the truth to be found out, but when you came to my room that day Horatio, I just couldn't resist letting you in on the dirty little secret. Ryan was so upset when you found out, when you just walked away telling him you wanted to see him later. He thought you believed it to be consensual, that you would tell him off for a work place romance, I told him you knew all about the arrangement and that you used him as a bargaining tool to keep me quiet, he was terrified of having to see you. When he left my office he headed straight for the bathrooms, I knew what he was going to do, but he's been doing it for so long that it wasn't my place to act. I knew my secret was going to be exposed, but then I wanted to see your face, I wanted to see you hurt. Ryan may not have seen it, but you care for your team, everyone on your team. You know when Ryan was suspended, it wasn't his fault, not really, I had made him do my dirty work. It hurt him so much when he got in trouble; he tried to put on a brave face, but when I had my way with him the marks of his upset were crisscrossed all over him. Your little Ryan has a problem...' he laughed, 'and it wasn't the first time he had had this problem, I suppose I just brought back bad memories.

Horatio signalled an officer to come into the interview room and take Rick away. Once Rick was gone, he tuned to Eric.

'H, he... How could he... Did we do this to Ryan?'

'We didn't, Rick did, now we have to pick up the pieces.'

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