About a minute later Sonny began to speak. "Mariel Quinlan," he said. "Hi it's Sonny Carisi again." He paused. "Yes we do, but we want you to do something. There's someone here who wants to talk to you." He handed the phone to Jennifer.

"Jennifer," said Amanda. "I don't recommend taking about the abuse right now. Just try to reconnect with your Mom."

"Okay," said Jennifer. She took a deep breath and said "Hi Mom. It's Jennifer."

Amanda and Sonny could hear a gasp then crying. Jennifer began to tear up as well.

"I'm doing okay. I live down in Fort Lauderdale and work at a spa. Are you doing okay?"

Amanda and Sonny could hear more talking.

"I really miss you too Mom," said Jennifer starting to cry. "I'm sorry I haven't contacted you in all these years. Can we talk about that later?"

More talking.

"I'm really devastated about Matt too," said Jennifer. The detectives could hear some more tears and talking.

"Okay Mom," said Jennifer. "I love you."

"Jennifer," said Amanda. "Can you tell your Mom to hold on for a minute. We need to ask you something."

"Sure," said Jennifer. "Mom," she said into the phone. "Can you hold on for a minute? Thanks." She put the phone down.

"Jennifer," said Sonny. "For our investigation, it would be better for you to come up to New York and give us some help. We would make sure your father doesn't come near you and you could stay with your mother."

"When would I leave?" asked Jennifer.

"Tonight with us," said Amanda.

"I'd have to ask the spa, if they can get someone else to replace me," said Jennifer. "But they always have people on call, so that shouldn't be an issue. And I'm not working my other job at the bar this week, so that's okay."

"Great," said Sonny. "Ask your mother if that works."

Jennifer picked back up the phone. "Hi Mom," she said. "Is it okay if I come up to New York for a few days and stay with you."

Amanda and Sonny could hear Mariel say "Yes! Stay as long as you want!"

Jennifer smiled. "Thanks Mom," she said. "I'll see you tonight. I'll text you what time we're getting in. Love you."

Amanda smiled at her. "You did it," she said to Jennifer.

Jennifer walked over and hugged her and Sonny at the same time. "Thank you," she said crying.

Amanda, Sonny and Jennifer held onto each other for a minute. They then broke the group hug.

"We can book you on the same flight we're taking back tonight," said Amanda. Leaves at 8:20 gets back LaGuardia at 11:20."

"Great," said Jennifer. "Let me just go check with the manager first."

They all walked back to the spa desk and saw that the manager was there as well.

"Hi Deana," she said to the manage. "Listen I have a family emergency. I have to get to New York tonight. Is it okay if I take a few days off?"

"That's fine Jennifer," said Deana. "You haven't taken a day off in forever anyway. We can easily get someone to cover for you. Is there anything we can do for you?"

"No, but thank you," said Jennifer. "I'll see you in a few days."

Jennifer, Amanda and Sonny left the hotel.

"My apartment's within walking distance," said Jennifer. They walked a few minutes and soon reached Jennifer's apartment. It was a small one but adequately sized for one person.

Jennifer sat down on the couch and began to tear up again. "I'm sorry," she said. "There's just so much to comprehend."

"That's totally fine," said Amanda. "It's natural to grieve. We'll stay with you for as long as you want."

"Thanks," she said. "But think I'll call some of my friends and see if they can come over. Some of them aren't working during the day today."

Jennifer made a few calls. "My friends Sara and Judi are coming over," she said. "If you guys want to go do something else, feel free. I don't want you guys to stay inside all day."

"Okay," said Sonny. "We'll leave once Sara and Judi get here. We'll come back at around 6 and then leave for the airport."

"Sounds good," said Jennifer.

A few minutes later, Sara and Judi got to the apartment. They both began to comfort and talk with Jennifer. Jennifer was still sad, but felt a little better now that she had friends around. Sonny and Amanda then left the apartment.

"Want to go have lunch someplace?" said Amanda.

"Let's go find someplace by the beach," suggested Sonny.

They walked a few blocks to the beach. The water was light blue, much more beautiful than the beaches in New York. Because it was May, the beach was crowded with tourists.

Amanda and Sonny sat down at a burger place and each ordered the restaurant's special burger.

"This is amazing," said Amanda after she took a bite out of it.

"Definitely," said Sonny. "It's just perfectly well done and all the condiments are in perfect proportion.

After the burgers, Amanda and Sonny still had room in their stomachs, so they ordered milkshakes, which were also delicious. After that, they sat in the restaurant for a while letting their food settle.

"It's still only 1:30," said Amanda. "What do say we hit the beach for a while?"

"Sounds fantastic," said Sonny. "Did you bring your swimsuit?"

"Yes," said Amanda. "Did you?"

"Yep," said Sonny smiling. "Great minds think alike."

Amanda giggled slightly.

They went and changed into their swimsuits, each bought a cheap beach towel and rented a locker to put their stuff in.

"There's a spot over there," said Amanda walking over to a free space and laying her towel down. After they took their shirts off, they headed off to the water.

"Hey," said Sonny getting in the water. "This isn't that cold."

"You're used all the beaches up north," said Amanda getting in herself. "This is normal down here. The one thing I'm scared of though is sharks."

The two spent the next few hours swimming around and diving into the waves with the other tourists. At one point Sonny snuck behind Amanda after they dove into a wave. He swam down and grabbed her legs pretending to be a shark.

"AHHHHHHHH!" yelled Amanda. She looked down and saw Sonny.

"Sonny, you dickens!" yelled Amanda splashing him laughing. When Sonny stood up, Amanda pushed him down again. By that time, both were laughing.

At around five o' clock, Sonny and Amanda got out of the water, happy to have spent their free time at the beach with each other. They washed off, changed and got their stuff out of the locker. After that, they walked back to Jennifer's apartment.

"Hi Jennifer," said Amanda as they walked back into her apartment. "How are you doing?"

"Still feeling sad," said Jennifer. "But I'm kind of excited and nervous to see my mom. I'm all packed."

"Great," said Sonny. "I'll call a taxi."

Sonny called a taxi and it showed up a few minutes later. They all got in and got to the airport in plenty of time for the flight.

"I almost never fly," said Jennifer as they went through security. "What about you guys?"

"Not a lot," said Sonny. "Sometimes we get assignments like today, but they're not very frequent."

They got dinner and boarded the plane. As it has been a long day for all of them, they soon drifted off to sleep despite the lack of recline.

When they landed in New York, Mariel was waiting for them inside the terminal.

"Jennifer!" called Mariel.

"Mom!" yelled Jennifer running up to her and giving her a big hug. Both of them were soon in tears.

Amanda started to tear up as well. "Sonny?" she said looking at him. "Are your crying too?"

"Yeah," said Sonny wiping his eyes. "It's so amazing that a good thing can come out of this terrible situation."

Amanda and Sonny told Mariel and Jennifer to come into the precinct tomorrow for some more questioning. They then thanked them and left.

Amanda and Sonny each took a cab home. When Amanda got home, the first thing she did was hug Jesse, happy to be reunited with her own daughter.