This is the sequel to "A Night To Remember". In that part Olivia was held captive in her own apartment by the recently escaped Richard White (Stalked) but Elliot rescued her, but not in time to stop a few harsh beatings and rapes; however the ordeal left Olivia pregnant. Elliot was also having trouble at home with Kathy who decided to call it a day on their marriage. It takes place 5 months after.
Now, Elliot and Olivia are working a case that has ran on for 5 months and they finally have the guy, but catching him is going to prove more of a problem than they thought. They've been looking for one perp, but are there more? Read on and find out.
Disclaimer: I totally used to own them but then I sold them to Dick. Yea right I wish. Who'd be stupid enough to sell them, hopefully Dick, one day…to all us SVU fanfic writers, imagine the fun we'd have writing new episodes.
If You Go Down To The Woods Today.
It was a cold day in New York, but Nora Thomas had to run everyday, she lived for it. She had been studying sports and fitness in school and had wanted to go on to University and carry on studying it, but when her guardian and best friend her Nana had become ill she had to leave her dream to take care of her. They were all each other had and she didn't mind, Nana had been there for her her whole life, this was the least she could do for her.
She ran the same way every day, in all she would run for an hour and a half to two hours, sometimes she see another runner she'd know and they jog on the spot and have a quick chat before carrying on. Today the park was practically dead. It was 5.00am, light was just coming up and it was foggy, really foggy she couldn't see anything up ahead.
Most mornings she ran listening to music but she'd forgotten her walkman today. The park was silent, not a sound or a person in sight. The cold air hit her lungs hard and it stung a little. She had her K-Swiss trainers on and her usual running pants on and tank top, but Nana had made her wear a jumper, she was glad of it now.
As she ran, she became aware of how much sound her feet were making. It was odd, she was a light runner and she'd never noticed her feet making such noises before. As she carried on running she looked down at them. They were making noises before they even hit the floor. She wasn't alone.
She ran a little faster, not making it obvious if there was someone behind her, after all it was probably just another runner. Then the bushes started to rustle. She stopped dead on the spot and tried to look around the fog was so heavy though she couldn't see a god damn thing.
Snap.
Her heart missed a beat. She was breathing heavy as her heart started to pound, and her hot breath was thick in front of her face. There was someone is the bushes, they were moving around, she could hear the crispy leaves crunching under their feet as well as the twigs snapping as they moved.
Snap, snap.
They were getting closer; the fog in front of her cleared a little and she could see some bushes they were moving a little, she tried squinting her eyes in order to try to see into the bushes, it was no use.
Smack. A hand hit her nose hard, she felt it crunch and immediately knew that the warmth falling down her face was blood, her blood. She tried to scream but there was something on her face, a rag. She was feeling to start light headed, she new it must have been that drug that kidnappers use, chloro…something, she wasn't sure.
She was aware she was being pulled back into the bushes, she was trying to struggle, it was no good. BANG. The birds that had been rustling in the bushes in front of her flew out and off away from the gun shots. The only witnesses to Nora's death fled the scene.
- - - - - -
Munch, Casey and Fin walked into the squad room all looking very happy.
"Guess your court case went well?" Elliot said from behind a mountain of paper work.
"It went better than well, Casey got the guy that rattled that he admitted to every murder and threatened to kill every 'bitch' that looked at him funny in the court room, the honourable Judge Caroline McCrae didn't take to well to that." Munch said with a smile.
"Safe to say he's going straight for the needle. Speaking of cases how is your going?"
Casey asked as she plonked herself down on John's desk.
"Well we know it's definitely safe to say that none of the victims have a thing in common." Olivia clarified.
"Except for the fact they were all killed by the same guy." Munch added.
"Which we know because of his signature, taking a snippet of their hair." Stated Fin.
"Yep. Casey give me a hand here." Olivia said holding her hand out.
Casey jumped of the desk and helped pull Olivia up from her chair. She was 7months pregnant now but looked like she was having twins, which she wasn't. Casey sat back down as Olivia walked over to the coffee machine. She was on her twelfth cup of camomile tea and knew she'd regret having another when she'd have to pee for the zillionth time today.
"Elliot it's your turn to take her for a pee after she drinks that." Munch said knowing the consequences of her having another drink.
"I've took her twelve times while you three have been at court." Elliot said shaking his head and smiling at Olivia who was watching them all, also smiling.
"I can take myself." Olivia said matter-of-factly.
"The one time you took yourself you couldn't get up of the toilet. I had to rescue you remember." Casey said.
"That was one time." Olivia said as she stuffed a biscuit into her mouth.
"You put anymore weight on Liv and you're gonna have to take the steps, the elevator only carries so much weight." Munch said with a smile.
Fin scrunched up a piece of paper and threw it at him, hitting him in the face.
"She knows I'm joking."
"I think you look great Liv." Fin said.
"Thank you Odafin. Besides Munch I'm eating for two."
"More like five..." Munch muttered under his breath, this time being hit by a piece of scrunched up paper from Elliot.
"You know you don't actually have to eat for two when your pregnant." Casey said.
"Hey shut-up your a woman your supposed to be on my side." Olivia said with a mouthful of another biscuit.
Casey was trying hard to stop herself from laughing. "Okay so what do we have on this guy, anything at all?" She said referring back to the current case, the current case that had been current for the last five months or so.
"That he's just made 22 into 23." Cragen said as he added a name to the end of a long list of women's names, with their ages next to them on the chalk board. 'Nora Thomas. 19'
Everyone in the room went silent, any smiles diminished.
TBC.
What do ya' think? Let me know please.
