save himself by mentioning that Eric brought drugs from him, although Frank Tripp at first insisted the information was "a load of crap". Unfortunately, it was the truth, and shortly thereafter Rick Stetler began investigating. Later, Marisol invited Horatio to have dinner but he refused at first. She insisted with an almost pleading look, then he accepted her invitation. They developed a romantic relationship because Marisol reminded him of Yelina Salas, his impossible love. Horatio and Marisol get married between the episodes "Shock" and "Rampage". She was shot by a Mala Noche sniper during the "Rampage" episode, and later died from her injury, leaving Horatio and Delko devastated and hellbent on seeking revenge for Marisol's death. Later, the hit was discovered to have been ordered by a Mala Noche boss named Antonio Riaz, who found out about Marisol's family connections through his relationship as her marijuana dealer. Not long after, Horatio and Delko followed Riaz to Brazil, where Horatio killed Riaz, avenging Marisol and his brother Raymond Caine, who was also killed by Riaz. Marisol returns in the season 10 premiere appearing to Horatio when he is agonizing of his wounds. He tells her he wants to go with her but Marisol reminds him he must continue living because he has a life mission to complete, then Horatio comes to his feet and rescues Natalia. Through the episode, he continues remembering his wife and the happy moments he lived with her. Nick Townsend (Rob Estes, season 5): Ex-husband of Natalia Boa Vista. Upon his release from prison, Nick re-entered Natalia's life as an employee of a crime-scene cleaning company who often worked crime scenes his ex-wife was assigned to process. Nick's treatment of Natalia following his parole consisted primarily of unwanted flirtation, which pushed Natalia into shoving him at a crime scene, an action Nick used as basis for a restraining order against her. Under the order, Natalia was forced to leave any crime scene Nick was sent to clean, which threatened her job. Nick subsequently agreed to drop the restraining order, provided Natalia treated him civilly from then on. Nick became a less-than-desirable presence on the job for both Natalia and Eric Delko, for whom Nick also took delight in causing discomfort due to Eric's prior romantic relationship with Natalia. Nick was murdered following a date with Maxine Valera, who'd shoved him to the floor in response to his