OK, now we head over to the hospital with Fin and Munch and then we'll do a little recap.

Bellevue Hospital Center

Day 1, 12:05 pm

Fin said " Thank you" to the nurse before he turned to Munch. Fin could already tell that Munch would have a theory about something on this case.

Fin said " Nurse at the front desk said that only Amanda and Paul were checked into the hospital. Amanda at 9:45 am and Paul just yesterday afternoon."

Munch replied " So let's see where our two private students are and fast if we want to find out."

SVU Headquarters

Day 1, 12:30 pm

Cragen asked " OK, what do we have so far on the Bayville case?"

Olivia answered " Well, according to Jeff Bailey, he had seen Kurt hanging out around the center with Amanda. They would usually get picked up by 7:30 or 8 by a Scott Summers. He's been acting hostile towards Jeff because he had sex with a underage girl at a nearby club and his girlfriend found out."

Cragen nodded and said " We'll see about Scott. Maybe he thinks that the couple is to blame. Fin, Munch, have you checked the hospital?"

Fin replied " Bellevue said that Amanda and Paul are both in the ICU. Amanda was admitted at 9:45 and Paul was admitted yesterday afternoon."

Cragen asked " What about the first two victims?"

Munch replied " The hospital said that they didn't have patients by that name. So we checked around at other hospitals."

Cragen asked " Well, did either of them pop up?"

Munch answered " According to hospital records, they were checked into a small clinic in the Upper East Side and was there for an unknown number of hours. They were released by two of the teachers at the Institute, a Mr. Logan and a Ms. Monroe."

Cragen said " OK, Fin and Munch, go over to Xavier's and see just why they didn't check the kids into a real hospital. Olivia and Elliot, go back to the community center. See if we can get footage of this purple-haired girl. She could be a suspect for all we know."

Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters

Bayville, New York

Day 1, 1:25 pm

The Professor's office seemed large and luxurious as the rest of the Institute but it still held some type of professionalism in it. So as the Professor sat down in his wheelchair, Logan and Ororo had looked at Fin and Munch. They were used to many things but police from down in New York City wasn't really one of them.

The Professor said " Now, gentlemen, we decided that for security reasons, Kurt and Kitty should be treated here at the Institute."

Fin replied " So two kids are attacked, raped and beaten within an inch of their lives and you don't even bother to take them to a clinic until the next morning?"

Logan grunted before he said " Elf and Half-pint seemed fine when they came home. We didn't think there was any damage until Scott and Jean came and talked to us about it."

Fin raised an eyebrow and asked " Elf and half-pint?"

The Professor answered " These are Mister Logan's nicknames for Kurt and Kitty."

Munch said " So did the two look like they were in pain?"

Ororo replied " Well, Kurt said that he wasn't very hungry and he looked like he was severely hurt. Kitty had rushed to the bathroom several times and her roommate said that she looked like she had beaten."

Munch replied " Usually, it would be a good reason to send the two to a hospital if both of them have bruises and cuts on them and one of them is practically bleeding from head to toe."

Professor Xavier said " Detectives, I understand your concern about Kurt and Kitty. But we have a very good doctor, Doctor McCoy here at the Institute. I don't really think that you concerns are necessary."

Fin replied " Well, we would want to talk to Kurt and Kitty. Maybe find out their side of the story."

The Professor said " I am truly sorry but Kurt and Kitty cannot see any visitors at the moment."

Fin started to speak when Munch nodded and replied " It's alright, sir, we understand. Thank you for your time."

Fin and Munch got up from their chairs and walked out of the office. Fin turned to Munch as he was surprised that Munch went through that entire conversation without making even one wisecrack.

Fin said " So what was with the non-joking Munch back there?"

Munch replied " Obviously, Professor Xavier has respect and power. So I thought it would be wise not to do any if my normal ways at that time. Not to mention the teacher near him probably could use me as a bowling ball."

Fin shrugged and said " So Xavier won't let us near the kids to question them. Maybe we could see anything about them at school?"

Bayville High

Bayville, New York

Day 1, 2:05 pm

The principal's office seemed normal and Principal Kelly greeted Fin and Munch as well as he could, seeing as they were police officers. Despite all the strange occurrences that have been happening at the school lately, Principal Kelly refrained from mentioning that to Fin or Munch because he thought that they'd think he was insane.

In that case, I can't really blame him. If I told two pi-cops that I've seen a blue demon in the boys' bathroom and a group of dinosaurs ransack the school dance, they'd think I was crazy too.

Principal Kelly asked " So what could I do for you two fine gentlemen?"

Fin answered " We wanted to know if you had any information on Kurt Wagner and Kitty Pryde."

Principal Kelly replied " Oh, yes. Kurt Wagner and Kitty Pryde. Kurt's a sophomore, Kitty's a freshman. Kurt is from Munich and he came to Bayville High as a student of the Xavier Institute. Same for Kitty from Chicago."

Fin asked " Have they been acting strange? Any changes in behavior? Routine? Classwork?"

Principal Kelly answered " Now that you do mention it, Kitty has been acting strange lately. She hasn't been doing very well in classes, her behavior is very different, I've had to see her five times in one day. I've recommended that she would be given therapy twice a week with our counselor."

Fin started to ask something but then Munch interrupted him when he said " That's all we need. Thanks for your time."

Redwood Community Center

New York City

Day 1, 2:30 pm

Jeff Bradley noticed one thing that afternoon: The cops were back. Damn. He knew he shouldn't have Barry throw those rocks and eggs.

Jeff were nervous inside but he tried to remain calm as he asked the detectives " Ah. Detectives. How can I help you?"

Elliot answered " You can start by showing us your surveillance cameras. We want to see about this purple-haired girl."

Jeff sighed before he said " Alright. Follow me."

Jeff showed them the surveillance footage as he said " So goth girl comes in at around 4. Looks around the place, sits down on the couch in the rec room and starts talking to some of the kids. Then Kitty and Kurt come in at 5 and they hang with her for a little while before she goes outside."

Switching to the outside footage, he continued " So now goth girl's outside. Starts talking to the guys and the chicks. One of them- Rocco, I think- gives her a varsity jacket to wear. She stays outside for 15 minutes before she heads back in."

Jeff turned off the footage and said " She managed to get several IOUs in her time of visiting."

Olivia asked " How did she manage to do that?"

Jeff answered " Apparently she kicks ass at video games, pool and poker. Plus she flirted with some of the guys and a few of the girls. If you want any more info, you might wanna talk to the guy who gave her the jacket. He was with her for like a half hour or so."

The two detectives headed into the first rec room. Seemed good enough with a flatscreen TV, a computer, several gaming consoles, a pool table, two couches, some chairs and a magazine rack. Olivia remembered that Jeff mentioned somebody named Rocco so she told Elliot to look for somebody named Rocco.

Elliot shouted " Hey!"

Everyone's head turned to him since his voice projected pretty loudly.

Elliot shouted " Is there a Rocco here?"

A boy around Jeff's age stepped forward. He had sandy blonde hair, hazel eyes and wore a grey T-shirt and sweatpants with Nikes.

The boy said " I'm Rocco. Rocco Hughes."

Elliot asked " Rocco, do you know this girl?" before he showed Rocco a picture of the girl.

Rocco nodded and answered " Yeah, that's Risty. She came here yesterday."

Olivia asked him " Did you give this Risty a varsity jacket?"

Rocco replied " A purple and green one with a hood? Nah, but Reese did." before he pointed to a 17-year-old black kid wearing a black jacket with a black T-shirt and jeans.

SVU Headquarters

Day 1, 3:00 pm

Cragen said " So what do we have on the Bayville case?"

Elliot replied " Well, we found out who our purple-haired girl is. Risty Wilde, 15 and a sophomore at Bayville High. Going to the community center almost every day for the past month. Good grades and has a decent social life."

Olivia said " One of the boys there, Reese Calvin, gave her a purple and green varsity jacket because she was apparently cold and had only a T-shirt and jeans on."

Munch replied " Of course, the jacket tradition. That is usually when boys give girls their jacket or sweater. This usually happens when it's cold or the girl doesn't have much on. If I'm right, the tradition started back in the 40 and 50's but didn't gain recognition and common standing until JFK had given Jacqueline Kennedy his coat on a date back in the 40's. It was very cold that night and Jacqueline had forgotten hers so-"

Cragen had interrupted him when he said "Thank you for the great history lesson, Munch. Speaking of which, Fin, what did you and Munch get from the principal?"

Fin replied " Principal said that Wagner's been acting like his normal goofball self but Pryde's definitely been acting different."

Cragen asked " How so?"

Munch answered " Quiet, shying away from friends, acting hostile. Flinches whenever a boy touches her. Usually alone and on her own. Acts suspicious."

Benson replied " If she was raped, all of that would make sense."

So we'll end Chapter 3 with that! Sorry for cutting the chapter short but it's late and I have school in the morning!

So how are Amanda and Paul? Will the detectives see Risty? And is everything actually alright with Kurt as it seems? We'll find out next time...