Casey wasn't sure what made her move so fast to the other side of the café, other than that her child was in distress and calling for her. She found Melissa in the hallway that lead to the bathrooms, and squatting behind a support pillar.

Casey knelt a foot away from her and beckoned to her. Melissa saw her and ventured forward a little.

Casey asked her, "Melissa, what's wrong? Where's mommy?"

The little girl pointed a shaking finger at an exit door at the other end of the hallway. Her voice came out in stutters.

"S-someone t-t-took her!"

Casey felt her heart sank, but kept it together, the best she could. "Take some deep breaths, Little One. Did you see who did it?"

Melissa practiced her breathing, and when she spoke again, she was no longer stuttering.

"No! Mommy said hide!"

"And you did. That's a good girl." Casey praised, giving her a hug. "That's a really good girl."

Melissa leaned into the hug, but then recoiled, taking a step back. A look of embarrassment was on her face.

"What's wrong?" Casey said in bewilderment.

"I had an accident!"

Sure enough, Casey could see that her daughter's pants had darkened suddenly, and that there was a puddle at her feet.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

Casey stroked her daughter's cheek in a consoling way. "It was an accident, Melissa, and there's nothing wrong with that. We're going to get you cleaned up, but first I have to make two phone calls, okay?"

Melissa nodded mutely, but otherwise didn't move.

Casey didn't know what to make of that, and before she could focus on making her phone calls, Inez, the café manager poked her head around the corner, into the hallway.

"I thought I'd come ch—what's happening, here?"

Casey had never been more pleased to see her friend. "Sophia was just abducted, Inez, and Melissa escaped because she hid. She also had an accident."

Inez Peña had known Casey for many, many years because the café was her favorite place to come get a snack while studying, or prepping for a case. She also looked after Casey, keeping her full of coffee and good food, and to also remind her that it was alright to go home and sleep.

Today, Casey was clearly distressed, so she was really going to step up to the plate.

"I'll go close the doors and tell everyone what's going on—I imagine your detectives will show up before long, wanting to talk to everyone?"

"Yes, and I'm going to call my family, too, because I need them." Casey's voice shook with worry. "I'm also going to look after Melissa."

Inez gave an approving nod. "Whatever you need, just let me know."

"Thanks."

After making sire that Melissa was still with the program, she started to dial Olivia's number.

Imagine her surprise when Olivia's number showed up on her screen first.

"Where are you?" the lieutenant asked without any preamble.

"Luna's, but—"

"Casey, Beth Anne is in the hospital, and Amanda and Kim were taken!"

"What?!"

"I know you're hanging out with your family, but—"

Casey finally got her say in. "Olivia, Sophia's been kidnapped, and Melissa is the only one who was close by when it happened!"

There was only silence before on the other end, there was a cry of, "Someone catch her!" that was quickly followed by the sound of quick running.

Alex picked up the phone.

"Casey, what the hell?" she demanded. "Olivia's knees gave out, and Elliot just had to catch her! What did you say?"

"Sophia was abducted just now, and I think Melissa was the only witness!"

Alex's voice came out in an octave that Casey had never known possible of her. "What?! Where is Melissa?!"

"She's right beside me, and a real m—oh, no. Sick baby down."

Alex held a hand over her heart. "What now?"

Casey sighed. "Melissa already had an accident, but she vomited just now."

Right on cue, the toddler yelled, "I WANT NANA ALLIE AND NANA LIVVIE!"

Alex heard that, and it tugged at her heartstrings.

When she was quiet a beat too long, Casey asked, pleadingly, "Alexandra, what do I do?"

"Keep it together for Melissa, and clean her up. If she has a panic attack, send for an ambulance. I will update everyone over here, and come hell or high water, I will make sure Olivia and Elliot come to…?"

"Luna's Café."

"Luna's Café." Alex echoed. "Hang tight."

"I will, Alex. Thanks."

"Of course. We'll see you soon."

They hung up, and then Casey called another number. It was her mother's.

"Little Bean!" Violet greeted her. "What's up?"

Despite Alex's advice about keeping it together, Casey finally began to cry. "Mom, Sophia's gone missing, and apparently, so have Amanda and Kim, but Melissa is the only one who knows what happened to her mother!"

"That's a lot to digest." Violet said in surprise. "Are you at the café?"

"Uh-huh. I'm scared."

"We're going to close the shop and come over there, okay? Take care of yourself and your precious babies. I love you, Cassandra."

She almost cried more. "I love you, too, mom. See you soon."

When she hung up her phone, she pocketed it and moved as close to Melissa as she could without stepping in the mess.

"I'm going to take care of you and clean you up now, alright?"

Melissa nodded, still feeling out of sorts. "What if my tummy is icky again?"

"Then you just let me know, and I'll help you."

Melissa accepted these terms quickly. She just wanted to be clean.

Upon enlisting help from Inez, Casey got Melissa cleaned up and changed into clean clothes from her diaper bag. One of Inez's employees cleaned up the mess that Melissa had made.

The local LEOs and crime scene people arrived promptly, but just as Casey had convinced Melissa to sit at their booth again and was helping her wash the taste of bile out of her mouth, Alex turned up with Olivia and Elliot.

"Mommy's gone." Melissa said pitifully when she swallowed the last of her drink. "I'm sorry."

Alex reacted first, sitting in the booth and holding Melissa in her lap.

"There's nothing for you to be sorry about." Alex gave Melissa a back rub and kissed her brow. "You're safe."

"Mommy isn't."

"But Nana Livvie and Uncle Elliot will find her."

Instinctively, Melissa looked around for one more person. "Where's Aunt Mandy?"

Alex wasn't going to lie, so she told told the truth. "Aunt Mandy is gone, too, but we're also looking for her."

This was too much for Melissa to handle, so two things happened at once: she went boneless in Alex's arms and began hyperventilating. She was displaying the beginning signs of a panic attack.

"This is what happened the first day we met." Alex told her companions.

Elliot took off his coat and laid it on the floor before taking Melissa from Alex and setting her down.

"I'm going to take care of Melissa, Alex, but you'll have to call 911."

"Of course. I'm on it."

She got up and moved away to place the call.

Meanwhile, Olivia sat next to Casey.

"How are you?"

Casey was no longer crying, but she still rubbed her eyes. "I'm upset, and I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry?" Olivia asked, confused.

"Because I lost Sophia, and she's your child, but you're one of the longest relationships I've ever had with anyone in my entire life!" Casey cried. "I can understand if you don't want to talk to me anymore…"

Olivia showed Casey some compassion. "You're one of the longest relationships I've ever had with anyone, too, but even way back when we first met, and we were arguing all the time, I still considered you my family."

"You did? Really?"

"Yes, and I still do; it would take a lot for me to ever be upset enough to end our friendship. I don't ever want that to happen."

"I don't, either."

"Splendid, because ever since Sophia showed up, and you two fell in love, I've considered you and the baby as permanent members of the family. So has Alex."

"Oh, my God. I guess this means I'm no longer the 'pesky baby sister,' huh?"

"Most definitely not—you deserve a promotion from that." Olivia took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "This feels weird to say, only because of how long we've known each other and the things we've been through together, but 'daughter-in-law' is a title that Alex and I wouldn't mind you having, whatsoever."

Casey's heart skipped a beat. "What are you saying?"

"That we give you our blessing to marry Sophia."

Casey very nearly burst into tears because hearing these words because more than anything, she want to give her love a kiss. But she wasn't there.

So…

"Thank you, Liv." she sniffled, rubbing at her eyes again. "Thank you."

"You're more than welcome." Olivia gave Casey a pat on the back. "We were going to have this conversation with you another day, but when you roll with my squad…"

"Things can change on the turn of a dime."

Olivia nodded and sighed, sitting back in the booth.

"Noah is with the nanny, but Sophia is out there somewhere, scared. She's pregnant, too, and has epilepsy—the last thing we need is her getting sick." the older woman rubbed her temples. "Amanda and Kim are gone, too, and Beth Anne was hurt, trying to protect them."

"What's the story there? Where is Jesse?"

"Safe with Blue, and I'll explain everything that went down, but you and I need to have a chat."

Casey nodded in understanding. "You want my take on what happened, here."

"Yes, I do. Elliot is going to stay here to talk to the diners, and Carisi is on the way over. Fin is back at the precinct, holding down the fort and setting up a search team."

"Olivia, you know that I'll cooperate with you, but I won't talk about it until Melissa's been examined by the paramedics. I'm not about to let her out of my sight any time soon."

"I'm going to ride with you and Melissa to the hospital. I need to talk to Beth Anne and Benoît, anyway."

Olivia looked out of the café window, to the street.

"I see the ambulance outside—I'll go let the paramedics in. You just stay with Melissa."

"I can do that."

As Casey knelt on the floor beside her daughter, all she could think about was that she has a sleepless night ahead of her.