Ten hours. 600 minutes. 36000 seconds. 36001 seconds. 36002 seconds. Olivia paced back and forth. She watched the seconds tick by. Every second that passed was another second away from her son. Another second in which he was still missing.
She sat down in her chair and sighed heavily. She had a million thoughts running through her head. How could I let this happen? I let that woman into our home and now he's gone. I need Noah back. He has to be okay. I can't lose him.
"Liv!" - Fin yelled her name and burst through her door. "We got a lead! Rollins and Carisi got through to the gardener. He has a place up in the woods. He was supposed to meet Sheila there once night fell.
Liv stood up and put her gear on. Fin put his arm around her back and led her out. "We got this baby girl. We're gonna get Noah back".
Two hours later the squad surrounded the cabin. Helicopters were in the air and snipers surrounded the perimeters ready to shoot at a moments notice.
Sheila peeked out the blinds. "Grandma! When's mommy getting here?" said Noah as he walked up to her by the windows. "Noah! Away from the windows!" said Sheila as tried to put a calm face on.
The helicopters whirred above them. "Helicopters!" Noah exclaimed as he ignored his grandma's warning and peeked out the blinds. "Police! Mama!" Noah said. Sheila started to panic. She knew she couldn't hold on for much longer. She roughly pulled Noah by the arm to move him away from the windows. "Ouch! Grandma. You're hurting me" complained Noah. "Be quiet!" said Sheila as she began to lose her patience. She dragged him to the bedroom and locked the door.
Sheila ran her hand through her hair. Noah was hers. He did not belong with Olivia. He was her last tie to Ellie. She already lost a daughter. She could not lose her grandson either. She would not leave without him. She pulled out her phone and dialed Olivia.
"Sheila. Please give me back my son." pleaded Olivia as she answered the phone. "HE'S NOT YOURS!" screamed Sheila into the phone. "Noah belongs with ME!" I am not giving him up. I have demands and you need to give them to me. You will never see Noah again."
Olivia breathed in deep and closed her eyes. "Sheila, please" said Olivia. "I'm done talking to you." Said Sheila as she hung up the phone.
Olivia fell to the ground. Carisi went up to try and comfort her. "Say the word Lieu. We got snipers that will have her out in seconds. She shook her head and pushed his hand away. "No. No matter what, you don't shoot. Noah doesn't need to see that. I need a minute" and she walked away.
The tension was thick as everyone awaited to hear what their next move would be. Olivia walked a few feet away and leaned against a tree. She breathed in through her nose and pulled out her phone. She scrolled down her contacts to a number she hadn't dialed in awhile. She hesitated before pressing the call button.