Chapter 26- Game over
It was the beginning of a great day at the 1-6. Munch and Fin had a solid lead on Rick's location. It was only a matter of time before they had him in custody. He was still in New York. The whole unit let out a huge sigh of relief when they got this information. Because no matter how hard they tried, the thought of Rick finding Olivia scared the living hell out of them.
Cragen came out of his office with a look of triumph on his face. Munch looked up as soon as he heard the door open. When he saw Cragen's face he hung up the phone not even bothering to say, 'goodbye'. Munch and Fin stood up and nodded there heads to the Captain.
It was understood. They were going to get Rick. Soon this would all be over.
They turned the corner and saw Police lights flashing everywhere. This game was coming to an end. The boys were finally going to nail the man that turned Olivia's life into a living nightmare.
Munch put the car in park and turned off the engine. He turned his head towards Fin. He made a fist with his hand and said, "For Liv."
Fin nodded and tapped Munch's knuckles with his own, "For Liv."
They entered the 8 story apartment building. It was an old brick building, damp and dark. It gave Munch an uneasy feeling, not that he would admit that. "I can't believe he has been right under our noses this whole time."
They knocked on the door to apartment 4G, when no one answered Munch nodded to the S.W.A.T team to knock in the door. A storm of officers entered the room guns drawn. Everyone took a different direction.
"Kitchens Clear!" One guy said.
"Living Rooms clear!" Munch heard someone else say.
He opened up the bedroom door. "Got him." Munch said just below a whisper. He bowed his head and swore. He had seen this scene too many times. Pictures of Olivia hung up on the wall like it was wallpaper. In some of the photos he had cut out her eyes, and wrote obscenities on them, some of them had hearts drawn on them. Munch was starring intently on the photos when Fin entered the room.
"Crazy sonovabitch!" He said while canvassing the walls.
It was hard to look at the photos. Munch and Fin felt terrible for looking at them. The photos showed Olivia in the bath tub, showering, sleeping, but the worst was the one that Munch couldn't stop looking at. Olivia was in her bathroom wrapped in just a towel. She was sitting on the floor knees pulled up to her chest. She was definitely crying, and her body was covered in bruises. She had a phone in her hand and they knew that she contemplating calling Elliot. Munch was starting to get choked up.
Fin put his hand on Munch's shoulder, "It's all over now John. Livia is finally safe." He said looking down at the bed, at Rick, who was dead. He had overdosed. His arm was stretched out track marks apparent. He still had the needle hanging in his vein.
"SONOVABITCH!" Munch screamed out of anger. "I wanted him Fin; I wanted to see his face when we nailed his ass!"
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Elliot was on his way home from work when he heard his cell phone go off.
"Hellllo!" He answered very chipper.
"Elliot, its Don."
"Give me some good news Captain."
"Tell Olivia she doesn't have to worry about Rick ever again."
Elliot took a deep breath, "You got him in custody."
"Not exactly. He's dead."
"Suicide?"
"Overdose."
"Ah. Sonovabitch. I really wanted to have 5 minutes alone with him in the interrogation room."
"We all would have." Don said.
"So when do we get to come home Cap?"
"A couple of days. We want to make sure the threat has been completely eliminated."
"Right. Ok, I'll tell Liv the good news. She's going to be so relieved."
"OK, I'll call you guys later tonight."
"Sounds good. Bye Captain."
"Bye Elliot."
Elliot hung up the phone and turned up the radio. All of a sudden the grass was greener and the sky was bluer. He felt like a 100lb brick had been lifted off his shoulders. He was so happy he could cry. Liv was going to be able to feel safe again. There baby was going to be safe. Elliot felt like a million bucks!
Elliot walked into the house with an arrangement of flowers. He got a dozen roses, a dozen lilies, plus some other flowers that he thought Liv would like. He walked through the kitchen but she was not there. He checked the downstairs and when he didn't see there he headed up stairs.
He walked into the master bedroom, and there she was, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen lying on the bed sleeping like an angle. Her hands were wrapped protectively around her growing belly. He stood there for a few minutes just watching her.
He walked over towards the bed placing the flowers next to her. He walked around to the other side of the bed and climbed in. He snuggled up next to her and placed his hands over her hands. He kissed her neck and whispered, "You're safe now Liv, you're safe."
a/n: Ok this was how i was going to end this story, but after i thought about it and got some reviews, i just couldn't do it...so stay tuned for one more chapter and maybe a...(dare i say) Sequal? muh ha ha ha ha!!!!