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"Anyone there?" Elliot said, "We're looking for a phone, our car broke down - think you could help us out?"
Olivia tensed, feeling considerably aware that neither of them had a gun.
"Sure, I have a phone in my cabin, I can make a call for you," a voice began as a man stepped out from behind them, "sorry didn't mean to surprise you - I'm not used to other people coming up here. Kinda get used to the solitude."
Elliot and Olivia turned to face him, "No problem, just glad we bumped into you - we're losing our bearing a bit out here," he said as Olivia watched the man warily.
"Right this way folks, but you'll need to be real quiet - my girlfriend is asleep - had a bit of a late night last night," he said as he turned to Olivia winking, "if you know what I mean."
Olivia exchanged a quick glance with Elliot before he placed his arm around her shoulders and followed the man on the walk to the cabin.
Shutting the door, he looked at Olivia and gestured, "Take a seat," before turning to Elliot, "Phones over there...I gotta go check we haven't woken my girlfriend up, she'll be mad after the night we had," he said as he stepped closer to Olivia, smiling at her suggestively before turning and heading out of the door.
They both kept him in their line of sight until he was a good distance away, heading in the direction of an outbuilding.
Olivia breathed out, "Wow."
"I know, friendly loner...he'd give anyone the creeps - and why the hell is he checking on his girlfriend….out there - I can only see a shed...."
"I'm calling backup," said Olivia as she grabbed the phone. Elliot took out his cell and quickly relayed the number of the local police to her.
Olivia spoke quickly, relieved that their position had been traced and officers who knew the area far better than they did would be heading out. She hung up just as she noticed the man coming back from the barn.
"They're on their way, but it will take them at least thirty minutes to reach us out here," she sighed.
"Let's keep this guy where we can see him...next time Liv...we go to the beach, okay?" said Elliot as he kept his eye on the barn through the window.
"Sure, beach it is," Olivia replied as she sat back down on the sofa.
Elliot looked up and smiled as he came back in,"Thanks, they have the car - GPS locator was worth the cost wasn't it honey?" he said as he turned to Olivia.
"Sure was," she said, "but we have a bit of a walk back though, could I use your bathroom before we head out?"
"Sure," he said, as he approached her, "let me show you where it is."
Olivia tensed, realising he was not going to give her a chance to look around that easily. She rose and followed him, her eyes briefly flashing to Elliot's.
"You know what, that's a good idea, I'll come with you," Elliot said.
Walking to the back of the cabin along a narrow hallway, he gestured to the door at the end, "right through there, I'll be outside - point you in the right direction once you're ready to go."
"Thanks," Olivia smiled warmly.
Once in the bathroom, they listened for the sound of the door closing and only when they heard continued movement outside the cabin did they relax and start talking.
"I don't wanna turn our backs on this creep until backup get here, we gotta keep him talking. If he heads into that shed and he has someone in there - he might panic and kill, thinking we're too close," said Elliot, "the most recent woman to go missing...Hayley Roberts?...she could still be alive."
"Okay, we distract him, and try and take a look in there," said Olivia.
They made their way to the front, going out of the door and down the steps into the dusty un-fenced yard. It was difficult to tell where the cabin's grounds ended but it was certainly secluded enough to not be an issue with anyone stumbling across the cabin easily.
Turning the corner, so that the shed would be in their line of sight, they both jumped, startled as they were met by a large growling dog, jumping out at them. They both jumped back, but then relaxed somewhat realising that the dog was secured by a long leash. Walking past, they gave it a wide berth as they made their way round to the rear of the cabin, it's loud barking sounding ferocious and frustrated.
Exchanging a glance, Olivia quickly moved off as soon as they had line of sight of the man, Elliot walking over to engage him.
He walked quickly in front of him so that he had no cause to turn around while speaking to him, giving Olivia opportunity to get closer to the shed.
"Woah, we don't want any trouble," Elliot said, holding out his hands as the man met his eyes with a hard stare, a rifle in his hands pointed loosely at him.
"Sorry about the rifle, I don't mean you no harm - but I gotta protect what's mine…" he said, his voice suddenly taking a dangerous tone, "do you know what I mean?"
"That's understandable," said Elliot, "living on your own out here, you need to protect yourself."
"Where's your girlfriend?" he asked with an air of suspicion.
"She was feeling a bit unwell from the heat - she's just sitting inside with a glass of water - hope that's OK?" Elliot asked.
"Oh..well okay. Hey," he said as he stepped closer, the rifle aiming squarely at Elliot's chest, "you wanna see something special?"
"Sure, but you wanna stop aiming that at me?" Elliot said.
The man laughed, "I think I'm gonna keep it right where it is - can't be too careful these days."
"Okay, what is it you wanna show me then?" Elliot said, fighting the urge to look in Olivia's direction and see if she was returning yet.
"Come with me, this way," he gestured.
Elliot cautiously followed him, tensing as he realised they were headed in the direction of the shed. Unaware of whether Olivia was inside or not, he walked slowly.
Olivia had moved immediately to the shed, and wasted no time in opening the door and slipping in. Closing it behind her firmly and quickly without glancing back, she kept her eyes ahead of her and fought to focus in the dark, windowless shed.
"Hello?" Olivia called as her eyes scanned the dark shapes in the outbuilding carefully.
"Mmmm!"
Olivia startled at the muffled sound and fumbled around in the dark until her hands fell on to something warm and sticky. Pausing for a moment, until the accompanying smell reached her, she realised straight away that it was blood.
Taking a breath she pulled out her phone and switched it on, shining the light from her display toward the source of the blood.
Her heart thudded heavily in her chest as she caught sight of a woman, lying on a mattress partially clothed, her arms restrained tightly with rope above her. Scanning her quickly, Olivia found the source of the blood; several knife wounds to her abdomen and legs.
Dropping to her knees next to her, Olivia propped up her phone on a box next to the mattress, angling it to keep some light on the woman, and put her hands straight to the rope, testing the bond, pulling and clawing at the knot.
"Damn it, I can't get it loose," Olivia said, before turning her attention to the tape covering the woman's mouth.
"I'm going to take this off, but it'll hurt - I'll try and be gentle, ok?" Olivia whispered, realizing that she needed to keep quiet.
Taking careful hold of the edge of the tape, she pulled removing it. The woman gasped, taking several deep breaths before staring at her.
"It's OK," she whispered, "I'm a detective, my name's Olivia, are you Hayley?"
The woman nodded, tears rolling from her eyes, "Yeah..I'm Hayley...please tell me you're getting me out of here."
"Help is on it's way, my partner is out there with that man - who is he?"
"Matt...he only told me Matt," Hayley said, her breath ragged and desperate, "when are they coming? When are they coming to get me out of here? I saw a dead body - he killed another woman...i'm so scared," she sobbed.
Olivia moved her hand to Hayley's bound wrists and gripped her hands reassuringly. "They are on their way, just a little while longer OK...if I can loosen the rope I will honey, OK?"
Hayley nodded as Olivia moved her hands back to the rope, trying again to loosen it, but stopped when footsteps rapidly approached the shed. Switching off her phone she remained still, her hand still holding Hayley's as she listened to the voices outside.
"Oh you are gonna really like this...no one ever comes here - I never get to show off my collection...come and take a look," Matt said with an eerie air of excitement.
Olivia let go of Hayley's hand and flinched slightly as she heard her whimper. Feeling around in the dark, she sought anything that could be used as a possible weapon. Her hands rubbed against the dirt floor, bumping into a variety of objects littered around the shed. Moving to the wall, she ran her hands up against the wall in the dark until she hit something solid. Not even knowing what it was, she grabbed it, satisfied by it's weight, yet ease of manoeuvrability and positioned herself behind the door.
"Maybe my girlfriend would like to see it too...let's go back and get her," Elliot said.
"You know what, i'm the one holding the gun, and I will go and get her, when I decide to go and get her...right now we are gonna go take a look at my...art."
Elliot turned to him, his gaze lingering on the rifle which was pointing more determinedly at him now.
"Your art? You wanna show me..what? A painting in here or something? I gotta say i'm not big into art...but my girlfriend is, so let's go back inside and tell her, i'm sure she will appreciate it."
Elliot closed his eyes momentarily as he felt the gun dig into his side, realising he could not buy any more time if Olivia was still inside.
"Go ahead and open it," Matt said.
Elliot grasped the latch and lifted it, pulling the door open slowly.
"It's pretty dark in here, you wanna go in first and flip the light switch?" Elliot said, knowing that if Olivia was still inside, that she would get the message that he was coming in first.
Elliot froze as he pushed the door open, the shed becoming flooded with light. The woman laid in front of him, and screamed as Matt walked all the way in, leaving the door open to cast light into the room.
Olivia took a deep breath and chose her moment carefully, edging the door slightly so that she could make eye contact with Elliot, she silently waited until Matt's back was toward her as he faced Hayley.
In one fast movement, Olivia lunged forward, bringing down what she now realised was the butt of an axe, in between his shoulder blades with all the force she could muster.
Matt cried out, his grip loosening significantly on his rifle as he stumbled forward, almost dropping on top of Hayley.
Elliot moved fast, grabbing the rifle from his hand, as Olivia pushed him to the ground next to the mattress, dropping her body weight on to him by driving her knee into his back.
They briefly exchanged a glance before quickly switching places; Elliot pinning him to the ground as Olivia quickly searched the shed for something to restrain him with. Finding some cord, she bound his wrists tightly, and tested the bond carefully before Elliot eased himself up casting a glance at Hayley.
"Help is on the way, just a little while longer, okay? it's over now," he said reassuringly.
"We need something to cut the rope, her wrists are bleeding," Olivia said.
"You go check the house, I'll keep an eye on this psycho," Elliot said as he stared down at him.
Olivia returned within minutes with a knife and moved straight to Hayley, carefully cutting at the rope until her wrists were finally free. She helped her moved her arms down to her sides, and took hold of her hand, holding tightly as she smoothed her damp hair from her face, as finally, the sound of sirens filled them all with a sense of relief.
"Can you hear that?" Olivia said to Hayley, "they are nearly here, and you're getting out of here. It's over Hayley."
Hayley closed her eyes and cried in relief and exhaustion.
They found the perp and saved the latest victim in two days - and they still have time before the flight, they are so awesome! Two more chapters to go - they need a bit of downtime after this, and then they head home...
I have a story I started but got a block with it, but I will be working on another very soon if I don't continue that one. If you have any suggestions for my series of M rated one shots set in season 11 (Need) please let me know ;-) Contemplating AU too. :-) I love writing EO! These two are just so awesome together - as detectives as well as lovers :-) :-)