They got to work, and it was going like a normal day. No calls had come in for three days so they were just finishing paperwork on backlogged files. Olivia left the files on her desk and started on her computer. The clacking of the keys, breaking the silence that stung the air.
"I know you guys have been enjoying these three days of just paperwork, but…" Cragen started
Elliot finished, "You have another case for us?"
"Yes, and I need someone on it now."
"It's ours" Olivia stood up and snatched it from the Captain, Elliot smiled, and Olivia looked at him. "What? I just want to get away from them." She pointed at the other detectives.
"Well, when you put it that way," he grabbed his coat and they walked out of the unit, with everyone smiling after them.
Elliot and Olivia, got out of the car on 78th street and walked down the alley toward the crime scene. They saw Warner, the medical examiner, shake her head, as she stood up and took notes. "What have we got Warner."
She turned to them, "Sixteen year old, raped, beaten, and her vagina was slit from leg to leg." Olivia's eyes widened.
"Oh my God, who did she piss off?" She bent down to look at the girl under the sheet. Lifting the sheet, she felt a weird urge to throw up, but found a way to hold it. Putting the sheet back down, she stood up and looked toward the tech officer. "ID?"
He nodded and gave Olivia the wallet. "Piper McGee, she lives in Queens. A check card, a few bucks, and a school id."
Elliot walked over, "What school?"
"St. Anne's Catholic Academy." They looked at each other in thought. "What is it?"
"I think Kathleen might know her," Kathleen being his second eldest daughter. Olivia nodded and put the Wallet back into the evidence bag.
"I found something," Warner showed them a tattoo on her shoulder. Elliot and Olivia nodded and started to walk off, "Oh, Congratulations"
Olivia looked back and thanked her, and went to catch up with Elliot, "Hey, Wait up." He turned toward her, "What's up?"
"That girl was the same age as Kathleen," he started to tear up and Olivia pulled him into a hug.
"It wasn't her, sweetie" She pulled from him to look into his eyes, "Why don't we have them over this weekend?"
"Really? You wouldn't mind?" She shook her head.
"We could tell them our good news," she smiled and he smiled back. He nodded and kissed her before they left for the squad.
