haha okay i give up. no one's really reviewing, so i'm posting another chapter. i don't really know if anyone wants to read it, but here it is anyways, haha. and for
all you EO lovers out there (myself included) this isn't gonna be the happily ever after, la de da de da, so yeah, just a heads up. and OMG the episode paternity
was SOOO good!!!! i was freaking out about it. and if you haven't watched it yet, WATCH IT! it's probably the best EO episode yet. okay i'm done blabbing
here, go read on if you want.
He didn't even bother to knock this time; he let himself in without hesitation. The door creaked open, and utter emptiness faced him. He took a few slow steps, stunned.
Someone had completely cleaned the apartment out; there wasn't a single thing left to suggest that anyone had been there, except a white envelope left on the floor. Inside was a
single sheet of paper with an address, with a message that simply read,"Go now. She needs you." Elliot tightened his fist around the paper, and threw it against the
wall in anger. For a moment, his brain was flooded with images of Olivia, eyes scared and voice desperate, calling for his help. Nervous sweat broke out on his back, as he
pushed those thoughts away. Slamming the door behind him, he set out for the address. As he arrived, a deserted alleyway between two apartment buildings, he was surprised
to see Munch and Fin already there. "Hey how'd you guys know this place...?" His voice trailed off when he noticed their grave expressions. "What's going on?" Fin
exchanged an uneasy glance with his partner. "Elliot, I think there's something you should see." Fin led him around the corner, behind a dumpster. Elliot's heart stopped as he
saw the gruesome sight before him. A single stunned whisper slipped past his lips.
"Olivia."
Her body lay bruised and broken before him. Whoever had left her there had beaten, shot, cut, and tortured her for hours on end. Bruises and cuts were visible all over her
body, and her arms and legs lay at unnatural angles. She had various burns up and down her arms and legs, as well as shredded clothes. Her police badge lay a few feet away
from her, stained with her own blood. At a complete loss for words, Elliot knelt by her side. Her piercing brown eyes stared back at him, dull and lifeless. Almost disbelievingly,
he trailed a finger down her bruised cheek. It was cold as marble. "I'm too late..." he thought to himself. He vaguely felt Munch's hand on his shoulder. "Look, Elliot...
it's not what you think." When Elliot looked up, Munch and Fin were alarmed to see that his eyes were nearly as dull as his partner's. "What do you mean?" Fin tossed him
an envelope, identical to the one Elliot had found at Olivia's apartment. "Congratulations Elliot," it read, "You've just made my day. Seeing that look of hopelessness
and desperation in your eyes when you found Olivia's body, oh that was priceless. You'll be glad to know that the body lying in front of you is not the real Olivia; this one
doesn't have the scar on her neck. But I'm warning you, if you don't find out what I want soon, it could be. Sorry to cut this short, but Olivia's calling me. Feisty little
one, she is. We'll see each other soon. In the meantime, here's a little something you can entertain yourself with. The apartment number is 3A." Taped below the message
was a key. Fin told him, "We called the Captain, and he said it's the apartment complex next door." An eerie silence fell over them as they gazed up at the dark window,
allowing themselves to fear the worst. Then, the sound of a single gunshot and breaking glass rang through the air, coming directly from the apartment.