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My english is still not good. But I did my best to translate my story from german into english.
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"Hey little one. Is that your stuffed animal?"
Halstead looked at the girl with wide eyes, while he put his back up gun in his pocket and glanced at Lindsay. She wasn't less shocked and still in anger about the fact that they found the kid in such a place like this.
"My name is Jay. This is Erin. We're here to save you. Nothing bad is going to happen okay?", he handled her the toy to bring some comfort in the situation.
The girl nodded in fear. Still shaking, she squeezed the blanket which was situated in front of her.
"Would you mind crawling out of here?"
Halstead reached for her hand which she grabbed before he pulled her towards his arms.
"You're going to be okay. I promise."
Lindsay still searched for the way with a flash light.
Jay gently rocked the thin girl in his arms, which started to cry heavily as they left the basement to reach the living room.
"Voight, you were right. We got this kid on Morlton Avenue. Let's send an ambulance to make sure if she's okay", Lindsay called Hank to finish the operation.
Helpless and confused Erin and Jay glanced at each other while the crying of the young girl disturbed the silence.
"Shhh…It's alright. You're save now", Lindsay whispered while taking the kid up from Jays arms, still unbelievable what had happened in this house…
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"She's still not speaking", Erin whispered when she entered the office. The 6 year old was sitting in the neighborhood room, still staring at the wall.
"She's in a good physical condition. Someone supplied her with food and clothes. She's not hydrated."
Halstead, Ruzek and Ollinsky looked at each other in concern, still sharing a serious look with Voight.
Jay still watching his computer, gathered for further information.
"Molly Ann Green. She's six, went missing around two years ago near San Diego. One day after her parents died."
"San Diego? How did she make it to Illinois, if she lives in California?"
Jay shook his shoulders.
"She probably ran away."
Lindsay raised her eyebrows. She didn't take the theory for granted.
"Not at this age. I mean, look at her. How would she take that long way?"
"What if it wasn't an accident. What if someone killed the parents to get Molly?", Ruzek assumed resulting a thoughtful look from Voights side.
"Anyway, however it is. We can't send child service to get her, so no social worker before we solved the case."
Erin looked at him in confusion.
"What?"
"As far as we don't know how that kid got into the basement of this house we can't risk to send her to some foster home. Lindsay, you're going to take care of Molly."
Erin looked at him in surprise, but didn't flinch.
"Sure but what about the paper work and stuff?"
Hank smiled weakly.
"Halstead is going to help you. Focus on this kid. Don't let her out of the way. And if she's able to talk you're getting most of information out of her."
Jay and Erin shared a serious glance before she made her way to the side room. She mourned by closing the door, and looked at the little girl, who still watched her with big eyes…
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"I don't get it. Why is he doing that? Two weeks ago he wanted to make sure that he doesn't want any in-house romance in his unit. Now he wants us to care for this kid? Like we are parents?"
"It might be a test, Erin. He's probably testing how far we go."
Lindsay played with the pencil in her hands, before her glance wandered to the girl who was sitting next door, sadly playing with a doll Olisnky brought in from his daughter.
"I don't know. She didn't already say a word. Whatever she's seen must be horrific. If she's really been there for two years we have to figure on everything."
"We should search for something she could trust. Familiar things like dolls. Self-made pictures. "
"Yeah, so let's go, Halstead. Try to be a Daddy."
"What?"
Erin smiled.
"I can't take her to my apartment this night. I'm still busy with the Hooper case and I can't work at home. You're already off duty."
"You mean, I bring her to my house? Could work. If I hadn't the meeting with Ruzek at 5 am. It's because of this dealer. You know? "
Erin groaned loudly.
"Indeed, there would be no problem. But it means to wake up the kid in the middle of the night."
"Okay, we make a different plan. You're staying here with Molly. There is an old sleeping bag in Voights car while she can sleep on the couch at the waiting room. How does that sound?"
"That's a deal", Halstead accepted, even if he looked through the window with an anxious impression.
Not that he didn't liked children. But this little one would gonna be a huge challenge.
