Chapter 10

Elliot and Calvin picked Olivia up from court around 5:00 Tuesday evening.

"How was your day?" Elliot asked after he'd given her a kiss.

"Uneventful," Olivia answered. "How was your day?"

"Elliot came to my school and played basketball and now the other kids like me," Calvin said.

"Really?" Olivia asked excitedly. She looked at Elliot with a puzzled look on her face.

Elliot shrugged. "It just kinda happened. You were stuck in court so I went over to check on him on my lunch hour."

"And we played after school! Fin played too," Calvin said.

"Fin was with me when I picked him up. We'd just booked De'Angelo and swung by to get him on our way back to the precinct," Elliot explained.

"What about Cragen?" Olivia asked.

"We only played for about a half an hour. Cragen didn't say anything; I don't think he missed us."

"Well that's wonderful! I'm glad you made some new friends!" Olivia told Calvin.

/

"You should have seen him Liv," Elliot said after they had gone to bed that night. "He really came out of his shell, he was talking to the other kids, running around, he played hard. I was a little worried he'd sit back and watch but he got right in there. He's pretty good too."

"I'm sorry I missed it," Olivia said. "I'm happy for him. Thank you for doing that Elliot."

"We should sign him up for Little League," Elliot suggested. "I think it'd be good for him. I could coach the team, they always need coaches. I might even be able to get Fin to help. He looked like he had fun today."

"Fin coaching Little League," Olivia laughed.

"Hey, Fin may be a bad ass but he has a soft spot for kids."

"I think it's a great idea," Olivia said. "When does the season start?"

"In a couple weeks, the beginning of April. We can go this weekend and get him signed up."

The next day Elliot and Olivia were at the hospital talking to a victim when Olivia's phone rang. She excused herself from the room and went out to the ambulance bay to take the call.

"Principal Gibb, what's going on?" Olivia asked.

"I'm sorry to bother you Detective. Is the man who killed Calvin's mother still in jail?"

"Yes," Olivia said starting to get worried. "For at least 25 years."

"Calvin insists he saw him today while he was out at recess. He had a panic attack in my office and we're having a hard time getting him calmed back down. Is there any way..."

"We'll be right there," Olivia said.

Olivia knocked on the glass wall of the room Elliot was in with their victim, signaling him to come out.

"Calvin had a panic attack. He thought he saw his mom's killer and they can't get him calmed down," Olivia said.

"Go," Elliot said. He dug the car keys out of his pocket and handed them to Olivia.

"You gonna be ok? Do you want me to call Fin in to cover?" Olivia asked.

"Nah, just swing by and get me after you get Calvin," Elliot said.

Olivia hurried to the school, trying to keep her emotions in check. She knew Calvin was going to have problems sometimes, and she knew she couldn't always be there but it still broke her heart. Calvin raced into her arms as soon as he saw her.

"Your all sweaty Calvin, what happened?" Olivia asked.

"He was here! I saw him. Nobody believes me but he was here, when I was outside. He came to kill me. He had a gun. A big gun," Calvin insisted.

"Shh, shh, calm down Honey. It's ok," Olivia said trying to calm him. "That man is still in jail. He can't come find you. You're safe. We wouldn't leave you here if you weren't."

"Where's Elliot?" Calvin asked, looking behind Olivia for Elliot. "Is he dead? Did he die? Did somebody kill him?" he asked in a panic.

"Calvin, Baby, Elliot is fine. You've got to calm down Honey. Take a deep breath and try to relax."

"He's been really worked up," Principal Gibb told Olivia. "That's why we called you."

"I'm glad you did," Olivia said. "I'm just going to take him with me, I think." Olivia had decided in the car on the way over that she was going to try to have Calvin stay at school but when she saw how worked up and upset he was she knew she better take him.

"I'll go get his things," Gibb said.

/

Olivia sent Elliot a text message while she was waiting for the principal to return with Calvin's things. He's REALLY WORKED UP. Bringing him with me, we're on our way. Elliot replied I'll be out front.

When they pulled up in front of the hospital Calvin jumped out of the car as soon as he saw Elliot. "I saw him Elliot. He was at my school. Nobody will believe me." Tears started streaming down Calvin's face. "Why won't anyone believe me?"

Elliot opened the car door for Calvin. Olivia was in a passenger loading zone and he didn't want to block it. He sat in the backseat next to Calvin. He buckled Calvin in, kissed his head and put his arm around him.

"What happened?" Elliot asked, looking at Olivia in the rear view mirror.

"He thought he saw him at recess. He's been worked up ever since," Olivia said.

"Could he have seen something?" Elliot asked, wondering if one of the guy's buddies was hanging around.

"The principal looked and didn't see anything. Everyone over there has been hypervigilant since this happened and no one saw anything."

"I saw him Elliot. I swear, he was there," Calvin cried. "He came to kill me!"

"Ok, ok," Elliot said rubbing his back. "Calm down. You're safe. Shh."

"He had my mom. He was going to kill her too. I don't know where my mom went," Calvin started to panic again. "We have to go find my mom! He's gonna get her!" He started to take his seatbelt off but Elliot caught him.

Elliot held Calvin tight. He looked at Olivia in the rear view mirror.

"Why aren't we going to get my mom?" Calvin asked.

"Calvin, your mom died," Elliot said gently. "Do you remember?"

"No, no, no, no, no," Calvin repeated shaking his head.

Elliot put his hand on the side of Calvin's head and gently pulled him into his chest. "It's ok," he told him as he slowly rocked him. "It's ok."

Olivia parked the car at the precinct and they sat in it until Calvin had calmed down. Elliot wiped the tears from Calvin's face and they got out of the car. Calvin hung his head as they walked into the precinct. Cragen looked from Calvin to Olivia to Elliot when they entered the squad room.

"Sorry Captain," Elliot said. "He had a panic attack at school; they couldn't get him calmed down."

"As long as you're getting your work done," Cragen said. "What's the story on our victim?"

"They found internal bleeding so they're taking her into surgery. I've got to send a sketch artist over there when she gets out," Elliot said.

Olivia pulled up a chair next to her desk for Calvin while Elliot talked to Cragen. She gave him some paper and a pencil but he just laid his head on her desk.

"I may have found a pattern in ViCAP for your rapist," Munch told Olivia. He patted Calvin's back but Calvin didn't acknowledge him.

Elliot sat down in his chair, across from Olivia. "Cragen's not mad," he said. Olivia nodded her head.

"This is your guy's fourth victim. Violently sodimizes them with whatever's handy, carves the letter 'A' on their chest and leaves them naked in an alley."

"Thanks John," Elliot said.

"He's asleep," John said, motioning towards Calvin.

"I'm not surprised," Elliot said. He took Calvin up to the crib, took his shoes off and tucked him into one of the bottom bunks. He kissed the boys forehead then went back to his desk.

"What's Calvin doing here?" Huang asked. He had been observing an interrogation when Elliot and Olivia arrived with Calvin.

"He thought he saw they guy who killed his mother at school," Olivia said. "I just checked and he's still in jail."

"He also thought he saw his mother," Elliot added.

"That's not uncommon," Huang said. "When we lose someone unexpectedly it's normal to think you see them sometimes, especially for children. His mind is actively trying to process the trauma. It's a good sign."

"Yah, yah," Olivia said defeated. "He'll get over it with therapy. It will take time," she added sarcastically. She had heard that so many times she was almost ready to strangle the next person who said it. She felt so helpless just sitting back, watching and waiting.

"Give yourself some time too Olivia," Huang said smiling. She furrowed her brow at him wondering what he meant. "One second you didn't have any kids, now you have a 10 year old, a traumatized 10 year old. Give yourself some time to adjust. It's not supposed to be easy."

"I'm sorry George," Olivia said, regretting her previous sarcastic comment. She knew Huang was just trying to help.

Huang smiled and nodded at her. "Call me anytime."

Calvin slept the better part of the afternoon. Olivia woke him up around 4:00. She was worried he wouldn't sleep that night if they let him sleep any longer. Elliot had just come back from the coffee shop when Calvin and Olivia were coming down the stairs. He set his coffee down on his desk and handed Olivia a cup of coffee. He pulled a bottle of Pepsi out of his jacket pocket and set it down in front of Calvin. He handed Calvin the hot dog he had bought from the vendor on the corner. Calvin rubbed his eyes and looked up at Elliot but didn't take the hot dog.

"Come on Kiddo, I know you missed lunch. Try to eat a little bit for me, please," Elliot said.

Calvin took the hot dog and smiled at Elliot. Elliot took the cap off the Calvin's Pepsi to make sure it didn't overflow from being bounced around in his pocket; he ruffled Calvin's hair before sitting down at his desk.

/

"Olivia?" Calvin said as she was tucking him into bed that night. "My mom's really dead, isn't she?"

Olivia sat down on Calvin's bed next to him. "Yes, she is."

"How did I see her earlier?" he asked.

"That was just your mind playing tricks on you, Sweetie," Olivia said. She brushed Calvin's bangs out of his face and kissed his forehead. "Good night Baby."

Elliot and Olivia spent Thursday comparing the four rapes their serial rapist committed and found they all used the same cell phone service. With the help of TARU they were able to back track a hacker which gave them the name and address of their perp.

Olivia turned on her charm to distract their suspect while Elliot conned him into implicating himself in the crimes. Cragen put a rush on the DNA so they could close the case. He gave Elliot and Olivia Friday off.

Munch had picked Calvin up from school for them since they were busy. He was up in the lounge working on his homework when they got done.

"How was school today Honey?" Olivia asked.

"I made a friend," Calvin said proudly. "He wants to come over tomorrow."

"That's great," Elliot said. "What's his name?"

"Tyler. He played basketball with us."

"I remember him, the little blond kid?"

Calvin nodded his head. "Can he come over?"

"As long as it's ok with his parents," Olivia said.

"He gave me his phone number," Calvin said, taking a folded up piece of paper out of his pocket.

"Ok, we'll give them a call when we get home," Olivia said.

"Thank you," Calvin smiled. "Did you get the bad guy? Uncle John said you were getting a bad guy and that's why you couldn't pick me up from school."

"Yah Kiddo," Elliot said. "We got the bad guy."