Now, in his silent apartment, Marco slid disc one into an old laptop. Grainy 2002 digital footage. Leather jackets. Bad green screen sunsets. And his father’s ghost sitting on the couch, laughing too loud.
He hadn’t watched an episode since his father died.
By season three, Marco started leaving voicemails to his dad’s disconnected number, reciting Horatio’s worst puns. By season seven, he was crying during the lab explosions. By season ten — the final episode — he realized he’d memorized every episode’s cold open. csi miami box set season 1-10
“Looks like this case… is closed,” he whispered to no one.
Then he smiled. First time in years.
Marco found the box set at a garage sale for three dollars. Sun-faded, the cardboard slipcase showed David Caruso tilting his sunglasses just so, the Miami skyline bleeding orange behind him. Seasons one through ten, all crammed together like old friends.
Back then, Thursday nights meant two plates of microwaved burritos, his dad yelling “Let’s go!” at the first Won’t Get Fooled Again sting. Marco would roll his eyes at Horatio’s one-liners. His dad would rewind them. “That’s poetry,” he’d say. Now, in his silent apartment, Marco slid disc
Here’s a short draft story inspired by the prompt : Title: Evidence of a Life
He closed the laptop. Walked outside into real Miami heat. Put on sunglasses nobody asked for. Bad green screen sunsets