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Chapter 10
The next morning a couple walked into the squad room and approached Munch. He quickly directed them to the Captain's office and Olivia gave him a questioning look as he waved for her to follow. Knowing that he probably had a hunch about something, she quickly left her desk and entered the Captain's office.
"Our daughter has gone missing and we were told to speak to the Special Victims Unit," the woman was obviously very shaken up as she took a seat across from the Captain's desk. She was in her late forties, early fifties with short brown hair that was slightly greying. The woman stood almost a foot shorter than her male companion who had to be closing in on sixty. The man seemed to be ready to blow his cork, an odd trait for someone looking to report a missing daughter, and the Captain wondered if they were going to have a problem.
"What are your names and her name?" Cragen asked.
"Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson. Our daughter's name is Elizabeth Stevenson. She's twenty-five. She didn't come home last night and she won't answer her cellphone," Mrs. Stevenson pulled a picture out of her purse and handed it to the Captain. He looked at the picture and then handed it to Munch. The elder detective shared it with Olivia and the two detectives shared a look.
"I hate to bring you bad news but your daughter fits the description of a woman taken from an area near Times Square last night. Was she supposed to be meeting people or out on a date?" Cragen asked. Mrs. Stevenson began to cry.
"We had an argument and she stormed off!" Mr. Stevenson was close to blowing his top and from outside the office Elliot and Fin who had just arrived moved toward the door.
"What was she wearing?" Cragen ignored the outburst, immediately seeing how being at home with this man could be an issue.
"Only her pajamas and a pair of sneakers. It's a fleece set that is dark blue and has clouds on them. It's one of her favorites from childhood," Mrs. Stevenson smiled slightly as she tried to get her tears under control. Olivia was glad that TARU was enhancing the video from Mr. El-Amin's shop.
"Ok give your information to Detective Munch and we'll make sure we let you know how the investigation is going. We've got our best people on it," the Captain assured them. Olivia helped Mrs. Stevenson out of the chair and offered to take her to the ladies room and get her a drink. Cragen knew what she was trying to do and he was glad.
"Mr. Stevenson we have some additional questions that we need to ask you since you were having an argument with your daughter," the Captain tried to be delicate as he watched Olivia and Mrs. Stevenson disappear around the corner of the squad room towards the ladies room. Elliot and Fin had taken this opportunity to enter the Captain's office.
"We fought, so what?" He asked.
"If you could just follow Detectives Munch and Tutuola down the hall, we'll get this over with as quickly as possible," Cragen smiled slightly. The man gave him a look but obliged. Elliot hung back and once Stevenson was out of earshot, the Captain turned to him.
"He could be an abuser. He comes in here all steamed up. I tell him his daughter has been kidnapped and instead of his anger dissipating it continues," Cragen frowned.
"You think he's in on it?" Elliot asked.
"Highly unlikely. Our guy is a loner. Married with adult children would be too much to handle," Dr. Huang appeared in the office doorway. He'd snuck in while everyone else was focused on the people in the Captain's office.
"Ok. You have a better idea?" Elliot gave him a look.
"Oh indeed I do but first I need to watch the man you have in interrogation. He is most definitely not your average concerned parent. He may know who the person is that we are looking for," Huang said before turning and leaving. Cragen and Elliot exchanged looks before following him.
To Be Continued…