The next morning Olivia had a late start at work and took the time to drop Molly off at school. Just being able to spend fifteen minutes in the car alone was nice especially seeing as Molly was going to be staying with her Aunt for the two weeks that Olivia and Bayard would be on their honeymoon. The wedding was getting ever closer and as Olivia continued to get stronger and put her weight back on she worked tirelessly checking and double checking all the completed details and worked on the newer ones.
Once in at SVU she settled herself at her desk and got straight to work. Everyone around her was normal towards her which was good, she'd worried that they would tip toe around her and treat her like broken glass but they didn't, they knew her better than to act like that with her.
Everything was going perfectly alright until her cell phone rang and she saw it was Trinity Prep calling her on the caller ID.
"Benson." She answered her mind momentarily thinking about when that would become Ellis instead.
"Hello, Lieutenant Benson?"
"Speaking." She replied holding the phone beneath her ear as she typed on her computer some more of her report.
"I was just calling to ask if there was a reason for Molly Ellis' non-attendance, her father is unreachable and you're the second person we're supposed to call in these situations."
Olivia had completely stopped what she was doing on the computer and clutched at the phone, Molly's non-attendance? Olivia had dropped her soon to be step-daughter in school that morning and so this call didn't make sense.
"Molly should be in school." She said quietly. "I dropped her off this morning myself, she's supposed to be in class."
"We'll double check that she wasn't missed in registration by accident Lieutenant and call you back."
"Ok." She managed to reply before hanging up.
It took seconds for her mind to go into overdrive and her heart begin to pound unnaturally in her chest. She dove out of her chair and to Cragen's office not bothering to knock and when Cragen looked up to see a panicked Olivia he auomatically began to worry to.
"What is it Olivia?"
"Molly's … she's not in school." Olivia tried to keep calm knowing there was a chance that Molly was skipping with some friends but she was also an SVU Lieutenant and had seen her fair share of horror stories and not only that she wasn't the type of girl to skip, her grades were amazing and she seemed to really enjoy school.
"Ok sit down Liv." Cragen said just as Olivia's phone began to ring again.
"Benson." She answered quickly not even checking the phone to see who it was.
"I'm afraid that I've just been to Molly's class and she's absent, no one has seen her this morning Lieutenant."
"Are all her friends there? Everyone in her class?"
"Yes Ma'am."
"And James Creswell, is he in too?"
"No he's in France with his family this week Lieutenant."
"Ok thank you." Olivia hung up and looked at her Captain with tears filling her brown eyes. Where the hell was her daughter?
"Where's Bayard?" Cragen asked as Olivia knocked the speed dial for Molly's cell phone.
"Court. Robbery case." Olivia replied as she pressed the phone to her ear. "Molly's phone is switched off, Don where is she?" Olivia was really beginning to panic now and Don could see her anxiety levels rising and he was worried for her and about her at this moment.
"I don't know. Let's go and check Bayard's place then go to the court house ok?" Don suggested and Olivia nodded and followed Don out of the office barely stopping to grab the car keys on the way.
The drive from the precinct over to Bayard's house was in a panicked silence. Don used Olivia's phone to continue trying to get hold of Molly and Bayard while Olivia drove breaking numerous rules and laws on the way but not caring, they were in the squad car anyhow.
Olivia illegally parked right outside the house and didn't wait for Don to follow her. She sprinted up the steps fumbling with her keys at the door before rushing inside.
"Molly!" She called, her voice reverberating around the hallway. "Mol? Are you here?!"
No reply came as Olivia tried to calm herself down and walk around the house checking every room while Don waited in the hallway just hearing Olivia's voice carry to his ears becoming more panicked as each room she checked turned up empty.
"Mol?!" She almost screamed as she arrived Molly's bedroom, there was no sign of the teenager anywhere.
Trying not to cry Olivia hurried back up the stairs and she shook her head. Don took a deep breath and knowing how serious this was he made a decision that wasn't very professional but thanks to Olivia Molly was like family to him. He took out his own cell phone and called the precinct while they made their way back to the car.
"Munch, it's Cragen, we have a missing person's report."
"Why isn't it going to missing persons then? Kid?"
"Molly Ellis." Don replied and he could hear Munch's voice catch in his throat.
"The works?" Munch asked meaning everything that they could possibly do.
"Yeah ,full on AMBER alert, get posters up, get to the TV the radio, border control, tunnels, ports the lot John pictures are on Liv's desk. Get everyone in to answer the phones and get to Trinity prep that's where Olivia dropped her off and where she was seen last, do everything and find Molly." Cragen said before hanging up, he could see Olivia's hands shaking, her breath coming in short sharp pants and her desperately trying to blink back her tears.
"We'll find her Liv." He said quietly.
"I know." She replies shakily.
Arriving at the court house once again she parked wherever she could before hurrying inside. She found the courtroom that Bayard was in by the docket and then hurried with Don to find him.
They burst into the courtroom causing everyone to turn to them.
"Liv?" Bayard said quietly as she hurried over.
"Order!" The judge called but Olivia didn't listen.
"Molly's missing." She said.
"What? Since when?" Bayard asked as tears ran down Olivia's cheeks.
"This morning, I dropped her off at Trinity Prep and went into work the school called me at ten and said she wasn't there, I asked them to double check and call me back, she's not there and I went home she's not there either." Olivia's voice became more frenzied the more panicked she became.
"Councillor is there a problem?" The judge called and Bayard turned to the judge, his mouth dry and the fear palpitating.
"My daughter's missing." He said.
"Ok, we'll call it a day. Mr Ellis make arrangements with your company for your client for tomorrow, I understand that this is a situation that cannot be blamed on yourself. I hope you find her safe and sound."
"Thank you."
Bayard didn't wait around for his client to be escorted back to the cells, instead he followed Liv and Don out of the courtroom and to the car.
"So what now?" He asked hurriedly.
"We've put out an AMBER alert, we'll go back to the station, keep trying her phone." Don said as they all jumped in the car.
"Where the hell is she?" Bayard snapped.
"If we knew that Bayard she wouldn't be missing, you need to calm down ok? We'll find her." Don said knowing Olivia was close to breaking as it was and with her behind the wheel it was dangerous.
The phone ringing in Don's hand distracted everyone even Olivia slowed down her driving so she could listen.
"Cragen."
"We've gotten a state wide AMBER alert out including her picture up in times square Cap, we need more bodies though."
"Call every single department and get their spares up and call the Morris commission too, let them know what's going on."
"Yes Sir."
"Well?" Olivia asked.
"AMBER Alert has gone out including a picture up in Times Square, bodies coming in from all departments to help answer the phones, we'll have Munch, Fin, Nick and Amanda leading on this."
"What about me?" Olivia asked.
"Olivia, you can't work this case, you know that."
"It's my daughter that's missing." She said desperately.
"That's exactly why, you and Bayard need to be at the station so we can ask you relevant questions ok?"
"Ok." She said quietly.
Once at the precinct Don hurried Olivia and Bayard through to the interview room together. All Olivia wanted was some news, just one snippet of information proving they were trying to find her but none was going to come soon. She and Bayard sat down on the couch in silence while Don went to find out what was going on and make sure everyone was on a mission to find Molly Ellis. He sent Nick and Rollins Trinity Prep to ask questions and had Munch and Fin lead a canvass of the houses nearest where Olivia had dropped her off.
Don held back going to see Olivia and Bayard till he had some news for them, he couldn't bare seeing either one so broken and he wanted to fix that and make them happy again, it wasn't until his cell rang and he answer his phone to Fin did he realise that the good news wasn't going to come any time soon.
