Chapter 14:
The End Of The Trial
Sorry for the wait but we are nearing the end and I am also sorry that this chapter is so short.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Ambulatory Care Network
Fort Washington Ave, Manhattan, New York,
10th October
7:30pm
There was a light knock at the door before a red haired attorney entered the room. She moved swiftly across the room towards Olivia's hospital bed and gave her a friend a warm hug. The detective fell into the embrace of the young lawyer.
"You scared the hell out of me, Liv. Out of all of us."
"I'm sorry." Mumbled the brunette under her soft, angelic voice.
"Liv, you have nothing to be sorry for." Said the red head as she lovingly stroked the detectives long brown hair.
Trying to put her own mind at ease Olivia asked the question that had been hauting her for the past couple of days. "What happened?"
"Liv, I think it is best to wait before I tell you."
Olivia thinking the worst of what could have gone wrong rushing through her head started to panic. The cardiac monitor that she was hooked up to started to beep faster as Olivia's heart rate increased. After two minutes of continued fast beeping a nurse came in with a doctor to try and calm Olivia down after Casey's failed attempts.
Olivia was on the floor beside her bed the nurse came running in, Casey was trying to help her to her feet but Olivia was pushing her away. Olivia managed to get to her feet just before the doctor arrived through the door.
He found his patient heading towards the door, and he placed an arm across the door but Olivia tried to push through anyway. Not having much strength she was overpowered by the doctor who was now holding her to the floor.
"Olivia, I need you to calm down for me." But she still tried to wrestle her way out from under his grip. "Olivia, Olivia can you hear me." The brunette was trying to get free of the doctors iron clad grip, she began slamming her head against the floor after the second time another nurse had placed hand her head before she was able to slam it the floor again.
As second doctor entered the room and placed a pillow under the detectives head. Even though there were three people holding her don Olivia refused to calm down and remained slamming her limbs against the ground. After their attempts failed they were left with no other option but to give her an injection of olanzapine.
One of the doctors in the room yelled for 5 mg of olanzapine. A couple more nurses came running in with a syringe and all that Casey could do was watch as they retrained her friend. She watched as they plunged the liquid into her arm but she still struggled under their grasp for another 15 minutes or so before they loosened their grip on the detective. The brunettes breathing began to slow down as she fell out of consciousness.
11th October
11:25am
Beep… beep… beep.
All Olivia could hear was a constant beeping noise as she began to stir. It grew incisively louder and louder as time went by. Eventually Olivia gave in an opened her eyes to see where the annoying beeping was coming from.
She opened her eyes to see Elliot slopped over her hospital bed. He seemed to be asleep so she decided against waking him up and just lay in the bed mulling over what had just happened.
"Liv baby, are you awake?" came Elliot's deep but gentle voice.
"Mmmmm" groaned Olivia in response.
"Liv, there is something that I have to tell you but you must promise me that you will remain calm. Ok."
Olivia just nodded in response.
"Alright, Lowell Harris was found guilty of rape but the jury… they found" pausing, trying to find the best way to explain, "they found him not guilty on the kidnapping charge… he only got 15-20. I am so sorry Liv."
Elliot moved in to hold Olivia as the information sunk in of what had actually happened.
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