Ficlet: Sympathy (Horatio Caine) Spoilers 706 Wrecking Crew
Title: Sympathy
Author: Aeon Cole
Rating: FRT
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Spoilers: #706 Wrecking Crew
Challenge: Philosophy20 // table
Prompt: #14 Parallel
Word Count: 277
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s Note: It was the last few seconds of this episode that spawned this bunny, something in Horatio’s eyes.
I can’t stop myself from feeling just a little bit sorry for him. Not Joey Salucci the mob boss but Joseph Salucci the father. We lock eyes for a moment as the officers assist him into the patrol car. In that moment I don’t see the evil in him. I see a fellow father, a father who lost his only child.
And as I look down at the picture of Kyle in my hands I can’t help wondering if I would react any differently. If, God forbid, something happened to my son, would I be able to stand back and accept the findings of the law or would the need for revenge overwhelm me and cause me to do what Salucci did. I wish I could give myself an answer to that.
If I did go down that road, it certainly wouldn’t be the first time. The more years that pass from my parent’s death the more I look at what happened to my father as revenge for killing my mother. Sure it was self-defense but I could have stopped him with a non-lethal shot. I didn’t have to kill him. And Antonio Riaz, there’s no doubt there. That was revenge. Eric and I hunted him down and killed him.
So, yeah, I’ve been there before. That’s why part of me feels just a little hypocritical about standing here as Joseph Salucci the father is escorted into the patrol car. The parallel is there. I can’t deny it as I return the photo of Kyle back to my pocket and slip my sunglasses on, covering what I know must be showing in my eyes right now, sympathy.
Fin
Author: Aeon Cole
Rating: FRT
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Spoilers: #706 Wrecking Crew
Challenge: Philosophy20 // table
Prompt: #14 Parallel
Word Count: 277
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s Note: It was the last few seconds of this episode that spawned this bunny, something in Horatio’s eyes.
I can’t stop myself from feeling just a little bit sorry for him. Not Joey Salucci the mob boss but Joseph Salucci the father. We lock eyes for a moment as the officers assist him into the patrol car. In that moment I don’t see the evil in him. I see a fellow father, a father who lost his only child.
And as I look down at the picture of Kyle in my hands I can’t help wondering if I would react any differently. If, God forbid, something happened to my son, would I be able to stand back and accept the findings of the law or would the need for revenge overwhelm me and cause me to do what Salucci did. I wish I could give myself an answer to that.
If I did go down that road, it certainly wouldn’t be the first time. The more years that pass from my parent’s death the more I look at what happened to my father as revenge for killing my mother. Sure it was self-defense but I could have stopped him with a non-lethal shot. I didn’t have to kill him. And Antonio Riaz, there’s no doubt there. That was revenge. Eric and I hunted him down and killed him.
So, yeah, I’ve been there before. That’s why part of me feels just a little hypocritical about standing here as Joseph Salucci the father is escorted into the patrol car. The parallel is there. I can’t deny it as I return the photo of Kyle back to my pocket and slip my sunglasses on, covering what I know must be showing in my eyes right now, sympathy.
Fin