A small preview that leads up to finding Kenzie Phillips and then some :)

"Elliot I'm serious this girl needs your help. I'm not sure why it took me forever to call you but I had to be sure…" Elliot sighed as he listened to Kathy's friend Lisa tell him about a young 11 year old girl who she thought was being abused by her alcoholic single father.

"Lisa…"

"No Elliot you need to listen to me. Kenzie is a good girl...but she out lashes for no reasons. They can find nothing medically wrong with her. I think her doctors are covering for her dad. She mentioned once they were good friends. She always has bruised eyes and when she first started out lashing in class-like she would scream at the top of her lungs any time someone came near her –she wouldn't come to school for a few days at a time…."

"Alright I'll check her out…okay?"

"Thanks Elliot…put that bastard away." He smiled as he hung up the phone. He looked over the notes he had written while talking to her. Mackenzie Phillips, eleven years old, blonde hair, soft spoken and shy. Lisa had said she is one of the sweet natured girls ever. She wasn't at school today and Lisa was worried something had happened to her. He grabbed his keys and stopped by Fin's desk.

"Fin…you seen Liv?"

"Ya she's coming in late today. Not sure why but she called."

"Shit. Well a friend of the families wants me to check out a little girl in her class."

"Ill go with ya….anything to get away from paper ball champion over there-"he motioned to Munch. So Elliot and Fin went to the address Lisa gave him. The apartment was pretty much in shambles. He went to 4b. The door opened slowly. A small blonde girl with bright blue eyes greeted them-she fit the description to a T that Lisa gave Elliot. A wave of the smell of pot hit Fin and Elliot hard.

"Hi sweetie. Are you Kenzie?" Her eyes grew frightened.

"Daddy isn't home….he doesn't like it when clients come over when he's not here…he will be back soon though…"

"Clients?"

"Yes…You are here to…..play….right?" Elliot looked over at Fin.

"That's enough right there Fin…" he turned to the young girl. "Sweetie…do you want to come with us? I'm a police-"She started to close the door. Elliot stuck his foot in the door.

"Baby…all we want to do is help. I know your daddy hurts you…" Her lip trembled.

"You don't get it…he will kill me if I leave."

"We won't let that happen sweetie pie…"

"You can't stop him…" She began to sob. Elliot bent down in front of her.

"Do you have anything special you want to bring with you?" She nodded and ran to the back of the apartment. She pulled out a box from under her bed and pulled out a few pieces of paper-three pictures and an envelope. She walked back over to Elliot.

"My mom-she's dead. And she told me to take any help I can get-especially from police officers. Her best friend from high school is a cop she thinks. I ran away one day to find her-but dad found me and brought me back…."

"Well we will try and find her okay?" Elliot scooped up the fragile young girl and took her to the car.

"Fin –we need to get this guy locked up."

"Ill stay here and scope out the place. I've got a few guys coming to help."

"Thanks."

"This sounds like a good case for Liv…."

"Yep. Ill call her as soon as I get back to the precinct" But as soon as they got there Olivia was already there.

"Cap't!" Elliot called out as soon as he got Mackenzie settled in a room with some pizza and juice.

"Cap't-I found her…Fins staking out the place till the asshole dad comes back."

"Get some more info from this girl. We need to call CPS you know…" he sighed.

"Yes of course." When he went to get Olivia she was on the phone so he went to talk to Kenzie himself.

"Hey before we talk a bit I have to ask you something. That friend of your moms…what's her name." Kenzie pulled out a piece of paper and a piece of paper and a picture. Elliot picked it up and suddenly grew white. On that picture was his female partner- Detective Olivia Benson.