Date: 5-5-1989
Place: A Storage Facility near the Police Academy
Action: Olivia Benson (22 ongoing 23) is searching for a shovel. Big and strong masculine brown hands pin her to the ground . Lucius, a fellow rookie and a great admirer of Olivia, is the corpulent. Mercilessly, Lucius violates Olivia and then leaves the scene. Olivia is rescued by her friend named Lisa.
Scene: Lisa and Olivia's bedroom
Action: Lisa helps a very wounded Olivia into the bed
Lisa: You need medical attention
Olivia: If you are a good girl then you would be quiet
Lisa (bandaging up Sarah's wounds): Your secret is safe with me for now
Silas (walking into the room): You look like hell
Olivia (lying): I fell off a horse
Silas: I never knew you rode horses
Olivia: There are a lot of things about me that you don't know
Lisa: The truth is..
Olivia (yelling): Lisa..
Silas (suspicious): I demand to know the truth
Olivia (crying): Lucius raped me
Silas (livid, he marches out of the room): I am going to kill him
Olivia (running after Silas): Please don't kill him
Silas (revengeful): He raped you. This must be the thanks I get for being his friend.
Olivia: I will report to Human Resources and the commanding officer. They might have a plan for dealing with Lucius.
(Olivia does contact both Human Resources and the commanding officer, but they do nothing about Lucius.)
Date: 5-9-1989
Scene: The Doctor's office-Olivia's examination
Olivia (feeling uncomfortable, she yells as she clings onto Silas): Ouch..
Silas (kissing Olivia's forehead): I am here
Doctor (checking Olivia's lady parts): I don't see any traces of gonorrhea or other damage to the uterus
Olivia (fearful): I wonder if I can be pregnant?
Doctor (searching for a fetal heartbeat): I am searching for a fetal heartbeat right now
Olivia (looking up at the screen): What is that thing inside of my stomach? It looks like a tadpole.
Doctor (listening to the fetal heartbeat): That thing is your baby. You are pregnant.
Olivia (crying into Silas' arms): I am pregnant. Please help me
Silas (emotional, he strokes Olivia's hair): I am always here for you. Half of my heart is in love with you.
Olivia (sobbing): Why won't you allow me all the way in?
Silas (angry, he walks out of the room): I can't breathe in this place anymore. I just have to go.
Olivia (follows Silas into the hallway): What is your problem with the baby?
Silas (hysterical): The baby is the product of rape
Olivia (crying): I am pregnant. You promised you would never leave me no matter what.
Silas (exiting the building): That was then...this is now
Date: 5-16-1989
Scene: Planned Parenthood
Lisa (parking the car in the parking lot): We are now here at Planned Parenthood. Are you sure you want to have an abortion?
Olivia (solemn): Yes
Lisa (embraces Olivia): I support your decision
Olivia (emotional, she gets out the car):I just want the pain to go away
Lisa (following Olivia into the building): So let it be
Scene: The waiting room
(Patiently, Olivia waits to be seen by the doctor while Lisa remains quiet)
Nurse: Olivia, the doctor may see you now
Brooke (to Millicent): I will be right back
Scene: Doctor's office-before the operation
Action: Olivia lays down on a table wearing a gown
Doctor: Are you sure to want to have the abortion?
Olivia: Definitely
Nurse: Do you want to see your baby one more last time?
Olivia: OK
(The nurse performs an ultrasound test and Olivia's attitude changes. Olivia falls back in love with the baby. She decides to not have the abortion after all. Serena pressures her to look for adoptive parents.)
Date: 1-16-1990 (nine months later)
Special Event: Mercy's birth
Olivia's p.o.v: A heavy downpour describes these tears of mine. Please ease my pain and erase my scars. My silent prayers, screams collide into each other like music notes. In a world where love is a sacrificial offering, I give you all of me. I breathe and push beyond the great divide, a bloody beautiful crimson tide. Fearless, you leave your tomb, the womb. I receive you with arms wide open. I never once leave your side. You are my miracle that is a gift sent from heaven above.
Date: 1-16-1990
Special Event: Mercy's birth
Place: A Delivery Room
Olivia (crying and screaming as she tries to bring forth her firstborn): AHA..AHA..AHA
Serena (coldhearted): I wanted more for you. You ruined my plans!
Olivia (reaching out to touch Serena): I was raped. I had no control over it.
Serena (resisting Olivia): You are a child of rape. Now here you are repeating history.
Olivia (growing weak and tired): I forgive you. I don't know how long I can survive.
The doctor: Stop pushing!
Olivia (panicky): Why?!
The doctor: The baby's shoulders are stuck
Olivia (developing an urge to push again): I have to push. My body wants to be rid of its burden.
A nurse (appalled): The baby is a burden?!
The doctor (pulling out the baby): You will need to work extra harder
Olivia (hemorrhaging): AHA..AHA..AHA..AHA
The doctor: Just one great big last push
(Olivia uses her remaining strength to push out through baby. Mercy Rose Benson enters the world weighing ten pounds. Olivia fears she will not be able to walk again. Pressured by Serena, she signs away her parental rights. Adding to the drama, she discovers she can't have anymore babies.)
Time Period: An alternate universe
Date: 1-17-1990
Place: Olivia's hospital recovery room
Olivia (swooning over Baby Mercy): We had such a rough start. We are both warriors.
Serena (disgusted): You and your daughter are accidents
Olivia (alarmed): MOM...
Serena (checking her watch): What is taking so long with those adoption papers?
Olivia: I am keeping my daughter
Serena (livid): But she is a bastard
Elliot (walking into the room): Hello, Liv
Serena: What the hell are you doing here?
Elliot: I am here for Liv and the baby
Date: 1-28-1990
Place: Rochester, New York
Scene 1: Olivia's Townhouse
Situation: Olivia has had a difficult time recovering from giving birth. Serena has been helping her with Mercy.
Action: Mercy's loud cries pull Olivia out of bed. Olivia enters the nursery where she discovers Mercy laying on the floor. Intoxicated, Serena's mind is elsewhere.
Olivia (gathering up Mercy in her arms): OH, My Poor Baby!
Serena (intoxicated): Mercy fell out of her crib
Olivia (livid): This is all your fault. How could you be so careless?
Serena (charging at Olivia): How can you be so dumb and stupid?
Olivia (yelling hysterically): Get Out of My House! You will never see Mercy or me again.
Serena (angry, she exits the room): Very Well
Action: Serena falls down the stairs and suffers a terrible concussion. Olivia is kind enough to contact 911. Olivia follows the ambulance to the hospital where both Mercy and Serena are examined and quickly discharged.
Time Period: An Alternate Reality
Special Event: Brody's birthday
Scene: The dining room
Olivia (presenting a delicious birthday cake to Brody): This birthday cake is for you, son
Brody (hungry, he grabs for the cake): Give me
Elliot: You will have to blow out your candles first
Brody (with a sigh); Ok
(Obediently, Brody makes a wish and then blows out his candles. Mercy, Olivia, and Elliot applaud him.)
Mercy: What did you wish for?
Brody: I wished for a sibling
Mercy: I thought I was enough for you
Brody: I still want one more
Olivia (alarmed): A sibling?!
Brody: Whats wrong with my birthday wish?
Elliot: We will have to see
Time Period: An Alternate Universe
Situation: The Home Birth of Elliot and Olivia's son, Owen
Olivia ((heavily pregnant and drawing close to giving birth) she sits in a birthing pool): Its almost
time for the big moment
Elliot (rubbing Olivia's big swollen stomach): You are super close
The midwife (checking olivia): You are fully dilated
Olivia (feeling the urge to push): Its coming. I have to push.
The midwife (preparing to catch the baby): You can start pushing
(Elliot provides extra body support for Olivia as she gives birth. Olivia cries and screams into his chest. Brody and Mercy cheer on their mom during this difficult time.)
Elliot's p.o.v
Life is always hard and busy, nobody said living and surviving in the world would be easy. Opening up old wounds and silencing the sweet pleasant innocent sounds of nature, it is a never-ending sacrifice. I give and give, but I don't receive nothing back in return. It hurts for me to always have to be the one to burn. I wonder whenever will enough be good enough. All I ever wanted was to be loved and appreciated, is that too much to ask for? Life is never fair, but at least I have hair and air to breathe through into my lungs. Life is all about making choices and sacrifices in which draws me closer to the sweet voices of angels, my dearly beloved ones.
Olivia's p.o.v
A barren closed womb, my silent and dark tomb. An empty cradle, needless reminders of what will and can never be. Dangerous high hopes, a continuous cycle of heartbreak. House of ghosts, our underground abyss, your disappointment. A steady decline, this deep longing of mine. Echoes of false hope, random unexpected miscarriages.
Elliot's p.o.v
You have just lost consciousness. I am shocked, speechless, and overwhelmed. Something is terribly wrong. I pray God may spare your life.
Olivia's p.o.v
Holding onto a slight chance, everything will be okay. A good day to die is not right now.
Olivia's p.o.v
A man's crying disturbs me from sleeping. Elliot is the man who has been crying at my bedside. "Who died?" I tease him. "Liv, you almost died. You fainted at the house. The doctor said you had a blood clot and collapsed lung. Surgery saved your life. I was waiting for you to wake up" he explains. "I am glad I am alive. Will I still be able to have children?" I ask on the verge of tears. "The doctor doesn't know if a pregnancy is possible. As for now, we should stop trying" he admits. Right on cue, the doctor enters my hospital room. I bombard him with questions about my fertility. He threatens to sedate me if I don't settle down. I try my best to stay calm.
Elliot's p.o.v
Maybe someday, baby, you will become more than just a fantasy. Maybe someday, baby, you will come out and play with me. Maybe someday, baby, you will understand how much I need and want you. Maybe someday, baby, you will be mine to hold and cherish forever. I hope you will love me too.
Olivia's p.o.v
Surfacing afterglow, haunted memories. A time to say goodbye and let go of dying dreams is right now. Random unspoken thoughts, echoes of regrets God's blessings or maybe not? Repression, an endless internal spiritual odyssey. Time's magical healing hands, infinite heavenly bliss. "May tomorrow be better than today", I pray. Even though I make mistakes, I am still loved.
Elliot's p.o.v
The never-ending sacrifice, a desire for something much greater. Repetitive False Hope, a spontaneous miscarriage. Making no sense at all, baby blue skies. Endless rhythm and blues, repetitive false hope.
Olivia's p.o.v
An unpredictable timetable, potential signs of pregnancy. Restless wandering doubts, Inconclusive results Lingering effects of a doctor prescribed medicine, one magical love potion. Voluntary freewill and sacrifice, echoes of what is yet to come. Revengeful karma, everlasting drama. An intense inferno, my great travail. Nine month miracles, our unborn babies, winter's hope.
Place: Elliot and Olivia's bedroom
Action: Elliot catches Olivia (on mandatory bedrest) writing in her journal
Elliot's p.o.v
"What are you writing? Is your journal entry about me?" I tease my pregnant wife. "This journal entry is not about you. I have been journaling just in case I may die in childbirth" Olivia shares with me. "You are not going to die in childbirth. We are going to raise this kid together. We are grow old together" I assure her.
Olivia's p.o.v (she is nine months pregnant and super close to delivery)
Recently, I have been experiencing Braxton hicks. These false labor pains signal my baby's impending arrival. I dread dying in childbirth. Before my time of great travail comes, I desire to reconnect with my daughter. I remember I gave Mercy up for an adoption twenty seven years ago.
Date: 1-22-2017
Place: The Stabler's house
Scene: The bedroom
Olivia (uncomfortable, she tosses and turns in bed): Elliot
Elliot (touches Olivia's stomach): It is time?
Olivia: I don't know with these Braxton hicks
Elliot: I can stay awake if you want me to
Olivia: No, please go back to sleep. I will be fine.
Elliot (closing his eyes): Ok
(Feeling the need to urinate, Olivia rushes to the bathroom where she experiences a "bloody show". She assumes the baby is dying until Elliot explains her mucus just plug came out. The breaking of Olivia's amniotic fluid sets things in motion. Elliot carries Olivia to the birthing pool where they prepare for the birth.
Olivia (disorientated, she sits in the birthing pool where Elliot massages her shoulders): I want to keep my daughter even if she is a product of my rape
Elliot (confused): We are having a baby boy
Olivia: Please stop pressuring me to give my baby up for adoption
Elliot: Nobody is pressuring you to do anything
Olivia: Her name will Mercy Rose Benson
Elliot (shocked): I am totally lost
Olivia (coming back to reality): El, what just happened?
Elliot: Liv, I don't know. You were in a different time and place.
Olivia (in the mist of having a contraction): I have a secret to tell you
Elliot: You don't have to tell me. I already know. I will be ready to meet Mercy if she comes looking for us.
Olivia: Thanks
(A midwife comes along soon enough to provide extra support for Olivia and the rest is history.)
Olivia (hyperventilating, she is in the final stages of labor): Help me
Elliot: Breathe, Liv
Olivia (hysterical): How can I stay calm when I am in labor?
Elliot (to the midwife): Is Olivia fully dilated yet?
The midwife (checking Olivia's cervix): She is fully dilated
Olivia (relieved): Finally!
The midwife (preparing to catch the baby): You can start pushing now
Olivia (pushing and screaming really hard): AHA..AHA..AHA
Elliot: GO LIV!
Midwife (encouraging Olivia): Push, Olivia, Push
Olivia (exhausted, she rests in Elliot's arms): Whenever shall I see Brody?
Elliot (touching Olivia's stomach, he talks to Brody): Please come out. You are giving your mom pain.
Midwife (checking the baby's position): The baby is turned sideways. Its shame that we can't go to the hospital. I remember travel is forbidden due to the winter storm, north polar vertex.
Elliot (worried): OH MY GOD
Olivia (having the urge to push): I have to push. I can't fight back the urge.
Midwife (turning the baby around): This is going to hurt alot
Olivia (screaming): AHA..AHA..AHA..AHA
Elliot (squeezing Olivia's hand): I love you
Olivia (sobbing): If I die, always know that I love you
Elliot: You are not going to die. Your pain is just only temporary.
Olivia (becoming tired): I fear I may not be strong enough
Midwife (checking her watch): The baby should've been born by now
Elliot (concerned): Whats the hold up?
Midwife (laying her hand on Olivia's stomach): The baby could be stuck in the birth canal
Olivia (her eyes grow big with concern): Stuck?!
Midwife: The baby needs to be delivered asap. Can someone please get me tongs?
Olivia: I will be better off at the hospital
Elliot: Liv is right
Midwife (getting out her cellphone): Its a good thing that I have my cellphone
Elliot: The longer Brody stays inside Liv, the quicker his health will begin to deteriorate. I can drive us to the hospital.
(Carefully, Elliot helps Olivia out of the birthing pool. The long drive to the hospital takes a huge toll on Olivia whose pain is beyond normal. Brody Cooper Stabler is delivered via an emergency cesarean section at the hospital).
Scene: The hospital waiting area
Elliot (pacing back and forth, he begins praying): God, please save Liv and our son
Doctor (approaching Elliot): Are you that man with the pregnant wife?
Elliot (choked up): Yes
Doctor: My team and I performed an emergency Cesarean section on your wife. You have a beautiful healthy baby son.
Elliot (still choked up): How is Olivia doing?
Doctor: Olivia is brain dead, therefore she remains in a coma. A brain aneurysm caused her health to decline.
Elliot (crying): I thank you for your service
Doctor: You can see Olivia if you want to
Elliot (sobbing, he follows the doctor to Olivia's hospital room): I will see her
Scene: Olivia's hospital room
Elliot (sitting down at Olivia's bedside, he holds her hand in his): I love you for giving me Brody
(No response from Olivia)
Elliot: Your purpose is not done here on the earth. Brody needs a mother and I need a wife. We need you in our lives. I believe you will recover from this brain aneurysm.
(There is still no response from Olivia. Heartbroken, Elliot cries realizing he has lost Olivia forever. He kisses her forehead then leaves the room. Olivia's ghost, Brody awaits Elliot in the nursery)
Elliot's p.o.v
A real tough choice, my decision to take you off life-support. Even if your time here on earth is cut short, nothing else matters except for your final moments. Red bloody roses mark the trail toward the end of this scary movie. I choke on the words goodbye. Crosses symbolize hope and redemption. A real tough choice. Taking care of everything that you left behind, I find peace of mind at last. My past, present, and future evolve around you. Even if you are not here in the flesh, I cherish your spirit.
Olivia's p.o.v (as a spirit)
You are alive and well, but I am rolling in the dirt. I can't reach out to you from beyond the grave. My absence can't quench the thirst in your soul. You must survive and thrive for those who need you the most
Date: 1-22-2021 (four years later)
Today is Brody's fourth birthday, but I overlook this special occasion. Liv sacrificed her life for Brody. I have struggled to accept her death. The midwife and doctors or the stress of giving birth, which one is really responsible for her death? This question bothers me all day long. I am in such disarray that I leave work early. I pick up Brody from daycare. We visit Liv's gravesite where I tell him stories about her. I treat him to a movie and pizza as a birthday gift.
Date: 4-10-2026
Brody's p.o.v (as a nine years old)
A forward backwards motion, an inconceivable unfathomable notion, a kind of grief that buries you. Relief is condensation, a dying passion, a small blueprint.
Date: April 21, 2026
Place: The Police Station
Situation: Mercy meets Elliot and Olivia's coworkers for the first time
Mercy's p.o.v (as a thirty six year old)
My research and various different sources including the adoption agency have lead me here to the police station. I am planning to meet Detective Olivia Benson who is my birth mother for the very first time. Confidently, I exit my car and walk into the building. I am greeted by a kind police officer named Elliot Stabler. Elliot has the prettiest and friendliest blue eyes that I have ever seen. "My name is Mercy Rose Benson Heart. I am here to see Detective Olivia Benson. She is my birth mother" I introduce myself. Elliot looks back and forth between my paperwork and me. There is a hint of sadness in his eyes. This name, Olivia Benson has stirred something deep within him. "Your paper work proves you are Olivia's daughter. You have her pretty brown eyes. Unfortunately, you will not get a chance to meet Olivia. She died nine years ago. She sacrificed her life for our son Brody" Elliot reveals breaking my heart. I long to go home where I can mourn for Olivia in peace and quiet. Elliot suggests for me to meet Olivia's coworkers. Besides Elliot, they embrace me with open arms and make me feel right at home.
Elliot's p.o.v
Mercy had Olivia's pretty chocolate brown eyes. Although Mercy resembled Olivia and she submitted paperwork proving she was her daughter, doubt creeped in my mind. Mercy agreed to take a DNA test. Brody and I went with her to the hospital. "The DNA test results reveal Mercy is Olivia's daughter" the doctor shared with us.
Mercy's p.o.v
The never-ending sacrifice, embracing her absence instead of her actual presence. A bittersweet love story, mine and her metamorphosis. I redefined and reshaped her life and vice versa
Date: 1-16-2027
Special Event: Mercy's 37th birthday
Mercy's p.o.v: Change rearranges everything. I will spring into action with or without you. Row your boat elsewhere if you want to. Cashmere fabric threads connect the dots between you and me. Unique describes this feeling of being wanted and needed. Leaves, we are, slowly drifting to and from random different places. Always transforming into something new on a daily basis, rotating circular arc, continuous uninterrupted metamorphosis.
Time Period: A Dream
Scenario: Mercy (37) dreams about Olivia and Serena. They are having a tea party in heaven.
Olivia: I have been waiting for you
Mercy: Why must we talk in my dreams?
Olivia: What can be any better than this heaven?
Mercy: The real world
Olivia: You need one great big last push back into the right direction
Mercy: Like a new purpose?
Olivia: Perhaps
Serena (embracing Mercy): I love you
Mercy: I love you too
Olivia (embracing Serena and Mercy): I love you too
(And then Mercy wakes up surrounded by love (Elliot and Brody). Olivia continues to watch over her family from heaven.)
Time Period: The Present Reality
Date: 1-16-2027
Place: The Police Department-The Special Victims Unit
Elliot (cleaning up Olivia's desk for Mercy): Olivia's desk is now yours, Mercy
Mercy (placing her stuff on Olivia's desk) : I don't expect special treatment
Elliot: Olivia would've been proud of her daughter who is you
Mercy: Thanks
(One by one, the rest of the crew congratulate Mercy on her first day of work).
Date: February 7th, 2027
Mercy's p.o.v
Elliot and Brody accompany me to Olivia's gravesite. Emotional, I place a bouquet of roses next to her tombstone. "Happy birthday, mom" I begin my conversation with my deceased biological mother.
Mercy's p.o.v
My friend and former colleague, HR Knight dangles my body over the Brooklyn Bridge. He is a self-proclaimed dirty cop. He is wanted for selling and buying illegal drugs. His suicidal attempt quickly turns into a hostage situation. He has a loaded gun pointed to my head. He shot my service dog, a golden retriever named Olivia. I am ready to embrace death until Elliot and our colleagues rescue me. HR is arrested and sent to prison ASAP.
Scene: The Kitchen
Action: Preparing to go work, Mercy catches Elliot cooking breakfast
Mercy (shocked): What are you doing?!
Elliot: I am making breakfast for us, Mer
Mercy (taken aback): Mer?
Elliot: Mer is short for Mercy
Mercy: OH, I see
Elliot (offers Mercy a plate of pancakes): Here you go, Mer
Mercy (sitting down at the table to eat): Thanks. You are the first person that has cooked breakfast for me.
Elliot (with a smirk): Really?
Mercy: Yes
(Brody Stabler soon joins his father and sister for breakfast)
Mercy's p.o.v
After Elliot and I dropped Brody off at school, we went on to the police station. As usual, work challenged my faith in God and people. I didn't know if Elliot felt the same way. Interacting with coworkers and helping random rape victims comforted me. Unlike Elliot, I had a lot of desk work left to do afterwards. Elliot wanted to go home so that he may see Brody off the bus. He offered to stay longer at work. I assured him that I would find another way home. I promised to call him if I may need any reinforcements. Who knew riding in cab would send me to the emergency room? According to Elliot, I was involved in a horrible car crash. He would've been inconsolable if I died because I kept him connected to Olivia.
Time Period: A Flashback
Elliot's p.o.v
Mercy was so busy with counseling rape victims that she neglected her desk work. I offered to stay
behind at work for her, but she declined. She assured me that she would take a cab home. She
promised to call if she needed any reinforcements. I arrived home just in time to welcome Brody
home from school. The phone ranged nonstop while we ate dinner. At first, I didn't answer the
phone. I was growing worried because Mercy didn't join us for supper. I assumed she was stuck
in traffic. The phone ranged two more times and I couldn't ignore it anymore. The operator on
the other line said Mercy was in the hospital. The hospital called me because I was her emergency
contact. Brody and I rushed to the hospital where Mercy resided in critical condition after being in
a horrible car crash. Death appeared close until she regained her strength. She claimed she
talked to Olivia and Jesus. Their tender loving care healed her.
Time Period: The Present Reality
Elliot's p.o.v
"Good morning, sweetheart. You will have breakfast in bed this morning" I surprise Mercy. "I don't
like being on bedrest. I am absolutely bored. I miss going to work" she complains. "Your mission
right now is to get better" I instruct her. "However shall I spend my time?" she sighs. "Recently, I
have discovered your mother's old journals in the attic. I apologize for not giving them to you
sooner. You can read them" I offer presenting Olivia's journals to her. "Thanks, El" Mercy smiles
embracing me. I feel Liv's presence nearby.
Place: Elliot's house-The Backyard
Special Event: A Family reunion-A barbecue
Kathy (approaching Elliot): Hello, Elliot
Elliot (cooking hot dogs and hamburgers): Hello, Kathy
Kathy: I thank you for inviting the kids and me to the barbecue
Elliot: You're welcome. Brody and Mercy wanted to spend time with their half siblings.
Kathy: I understand
Elliot: I am glad you came
Kathy: Its always good to see you
Elliot: The feeling is mutual
Kathy: Mercy is lying about her true identity. She is an imposter.
Elliot (doubtful): I don't believe you. You watch too many Lifetime Movies.
Kathy: Why don't you believe me?
Elliot: I see Olivia in Mercy. Mercy does have Olivia's eyes. Mercy showed me her adoption papers.
Kathy: That doesn't change anything for me. I need proof, perhaps a DNA test.
Elliot: If Mercy was lying, she would've been in prison right now for fraud
Kathy (walking away from Elliot): Ok, whatever
Mercy's p.o.v
Depressed, I don't want to get out of bed. My heart is bleeding and grieving heavily for my friend, HR knight, who committed suicide. I don't understand why he committed suicide if his life was heading back in the right direction. We were as close as Elliot and my mother. Since he didn't have any family, I was made responsible for gathering and sorting out his possessions. Anyhow, Elliot comes into my bedroom and embraces me. These words, "I love you" comforts my soul.
Time Period: A Flashback
Elliot's p.o.v
"Something is wrong with my memory. I don't understand why I keep going back and forth between
the past and present. For example, I have been confusing my unborn son with a daughter whom I
gave up for an adoption twenty-seven years ago" Olivia informed the doctor. "As a result of your
stroke, you may have developed Retrograde Amnesia" The doctor confirmed. Olivia and I feared the
worst. Once back at home, we did further more research about Retrograde Amnesia. Olivia
requested for me to save the baby's life instead of hers if anything bad happened. She didn't want
to be revived if she went into a coma. I vowed to honor her wishes.
Time Period: A Flashback
Elliot's p.o.v
"Your wife might wake up. Are you sure you want to take her off life-support?" a nurse asked
me. I had hope Olivia would come out of her coma. I wanted to keep her alive for Brody's sake.
Brody needed his mother. There were only certain things that I could do for him. Olivia didn't
want to be revived, therefore I honored her request. The nurse disconnected Olivia's life-support
and then I cried.
Time Period: The Present Reality
Elliot's p.o.v
"You are my angel. I need you. Please don't die" emotional, Brody begs Mercy. Mercy has
experienced a terrible relapse. She is currently on her deathbed. Her care is out of the hands of
the doctor and nurses now.
Place: Kathy's Apartment
Action: While Brody is playing with his siblings in a separate different room, Kathy and Elliot have a heart to heart conversation in the den.
Kathy: Please don't play around with me. What is the real reason for your visit?
Elliot (choked up): Recently, I have been coughing up blood. I have visited the doctor.
Kathy (greatly concerned): What is your prognosis?
Elliot (choked up): I have cancer. You are the first one that I have told.
Kathy (crying, she embraces Elliot): OH Elliot
Elliot: We shouldn't tell the kids
Kathy: Why not?!
Elliot: I don't want them to worry about me. Big or small, cancer will not defeat me.
Kathy: Elliot, you are Brody's last surviving parent. He deserves to know what is going on with you. Who will take care of him if you die?
Elliot: Brody loves you. It is my wish that you can look after him in my absence.