STRANGE DAYS
Chapter 53
See first chapter for disclaimers.
AUTHORS NOTE: As usual, if you have any comments or preferences, please dont be shy. RandR.
Last chapter: Dungeons & Dragons and Planet of the Apes
And now
Law & Order SVU and ?
THE CLOSET
Detective Olivia Benson sighed as she saw the last of the business girls rounded up. Some of their clients were going to cause the department real headaches, she could tell. Theyd netted two city councilmen and a prominent Minister when theyd raided the old tenement where the brothel had been set up.
She didnt envy the CSI boys their task. Gathering physical evidence from this scene was going to be unpleasant. She decided to take a final turn around the place to be sure nothing had been missed. SVU normally didnt get involved in standard prostitution busts, but this place had been rumored to be using under age girls, and that was SVU territory. She entered a dark room and switched on the light. It had already been cleared and nothing seemed unusual, at least not given what had been going on there less than an hour ago. Then the sound of an opening door caused her to spin around. There was someone in the closet.
She grimaced as she shifted her coat to make her gun more accessible. Someone had been sloppy. The closets were one of the first things you checked on a scene like this. Olivia didnt know what to expect, a scared kid, an adult hooker, or one of the men running the place. It was the last possibility that had her making sure her gun was ready. They were the most likely to be violent. Shed worked SVU for years, but was still surprised when the door opened to reveal a black teenage girl in furry underwear? And was that a collar? That was different.
"Police! Dont move." The girl stared at her with evident surprise, but no real fear. "Come out of there slowly." She didnt seem inclined to obey. "The building has been secured. The other girls are already in custody. You might as well make it easy on yourself."
"Other girls?" She seemed honestly confused for a moment, and then let her eyes wander around the room. Her nose wrinkled at the sights and smells. "Ugh!"
"The air is better outside," Olivia assured her, losing patience and moving toward her. Her phone picked that moment to ring. "Dont move," she told the girl. Drawing her cell out of her pocket, she answered it. "Benson." The conversation was brief and she put the phone away a few seconds later to find the girl staring at the device in confusion. Then her face brightened.
"This might sound like a silly question, but what year is it?"
Huh? That, Olivia admitted, was a weird question. "2006," she answered without thinking about it. The girls face showed an odd mix of relief and disappointment.
"Oh. Wrong door." She shut herself in the closet.
"Hey!" Taking two rapid steps forward, she yanked the door open. Inside were a mop and a broom. What the closet did not contain was a teenage girl in furry underwear. "What the hell?"
A/N: Did you think I forgot about Dianna?
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