LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
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SUMMARY:
What happens when a girl in an abusive home gives up her baby?
CHAPTER 2: TELLING ABOUT THE ABUSE...
ELLIOT AND OLIVIA...
AS THEY LEAVE THE HOUSE...
"There's abuse going on in that house." Olivia said. "I know, but until she comes forward and tells us what's going on there's nothing we can do." Elliot replied. "She's scared." Olivia said looking over her shoulder back at the house as she and Elliot got into the car.
"Where was her mother?" Elliot asked. "I think she was there." Olivia told him.
"What makes you think that?" Elliot inquired. "I didn't get a good look, but it looked like there was someone on the couch, with a bottle of vodka on the coffee table." Said Olivia.
TWO DAYS LATER...
"I want to know where MY daughter is!" Gregory yelled as he threw her across the room.
Without a thought Annie ran out the door and across the street, where she beat on the door.
"Please! Somebody help me!" She yelled as she banged on the door again.
The door opened and there stood a women holding a crying newborn.
"Please, can I use your phone? He's going to kill me." Annie said as she stood shaking like a leaf.
"Come on in." The women said as she stepped back to let Annie in and showed her to the phone. "Thank you." Annie said as she picked up the phone.
She pulled a card from her pocket and shakily dialed the number.
OLIVIA'S DESK
"Benson...Yes, this is Detective Benson...Annie...Yes, I remember. I'll be right there." Olivia said hanging up the phone.
"What's going on?" Elliot asked as Olivia hung up. "Remember the other day when we went along on that disturbance call?" Olivia asked as she grabbed her coat.
"Yeah, was that…?" Elliot began as he took grabbed his coat. "Yeah, that was Annie. I think she's ready to talk." Olivia said.
THE HOUSE OF THE NIEGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET...
A LITTLE WHILE LATER...
"Okay, just start at the beginning." Olivia said as she sat down next to Annie at the kitchen table.
"H-he wa-wanted to know...where sh-she wa-was." Annie sobbed.
"Who are you talking about?" Olivia asked gently.
"My ba-baby. I gave her up t-to pro-protect her." Annie sobbed. "Why does he want to know where your baby is?" Olivia inquired.
"Because he ra-raped m-me. She is...is h-his ba-baby to. I don't kn-know...where sh-she is." Annie sobbed.
"It's okay. My partner Elliot is arresting him now. When your baby was conceived, was that the only time he raped you?" Olivia asked.
Annie could only shake her head no and sobbed even harder.
Olivia put her arms around the girl and just held her for a few minutes, until Annie calmed down a little bit.
"He's going to kill me." Annie said a few minutes after she calmed down. "We won't let that happen, but I need to know how many times he raped you." Olivia told Annie.
"I'm not sure." Annie replied. "Do you have anyone you can stay with for now? A friend or relative?" Olivia asked.
"No. My dad died when I was little and my stepdad wouldn't let me have any friends." Annie told Olivia.
"All right, what I'm going to do is find you a place in a shelter. Until then why don't you come downtown with me?" Olivia suggested. "I wanted to keep her, but I didn't want her to be in that house." Annie said as she followed Olivia.
"I know you did the right thing. Thank you." Olivia told the woman she and Annie walked out the door.
