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Chapter 5

Elliot texted Olivia before climbing into the car but she didn't answer him on the drive over to the hospital. He grew concerned but there wasn't much he could do about it at the moment. Kenny hadn't said a word on the ride over and the elder detective wondered what was going through the younger detective's head.

The nurse at the desk directed them upstairs and they made their way up to the floor where the victim was being treated. The nurse at the desk stopped them from going to see the woman. Apparently, she'd had to be sedated and was not able to answer any questions. Elliot asked to talk to the doctor and the nurse paged him.

"Detectives, how can I help you?" Doctor Blumenthal asked after introductions were made at the nurses' desk.

"Well we were hoping to talk to the victim, but the nurse says they had to sedate her," Elliot said.

"The victim, Sarah Marvin, left us no choice. She authorized us to do the rape kit and then when the nurse came into the room, she panicked and tried to bolt. We couldn't let her go. She has a broken wrist and she's covered in bruises. We needed to make sure she wasn't internally bleeding," Blumenthal said.

"You think you'll have to perform the rape kit with her still knocked out?" Kenny asked.

"Right now, that's the only way I see it working but we'll need consent again. Not sure Sarah will give it to us when she wakes up," the doctor admitted.

"Have you ever seen a victim panic like that?" Elliot wondered.

"Well every victim is different but this one seemed freaked out by the tools. Sarah's old enough to have gone to her own OB/GYN and we explained what would happen, so I've called for a psych exam when she wakes up. In the meantime, we have her personal effects, so you can take a look at those," Blumenthal reached behind the desk and pulled out a bag. It contained a wallet, a phone (which looked like it had been dropped off a three-story building), a ripped purse, and the purse's contents.

"We better get these to the lab," Kenny said.

"Agreed but first we better call Munch and Fin. We have her address," Elliot told him.

"Yeah but with her not awake we can't get consent to search her place," the younger detective said.

"They'll need to call Cabot and see about getting a search warrant," the elder detective nodded. Kenny pulled out his phone and quickly called Munch to fill him in. Elliot took the time to call Olivia, who had still not answered his text message. He frowned when she didn't pick up. His worry was slowly turning to panic. Ordinarily, a missed text or phone call wouldn't be a disaster but there was a feeling in the pit of Elliot's stomach that he couldn't shake. Something was wrong.

"Munch and Fin are on it," Kenny told him when he got off the phone.

"Stay here and wait for Sarah to wake up. I've got to check on Liv. She isn't answering me," Elliot said.

"What if she's just sleeping?" Briscoe asked.

"Liv never shuts her phone off and she doesn't sleep that heavy," Elliot turned and headed for the elevator leaving Kenny wondering how he knew that. Of course, the thought hit him that Olivia hadn't been her usual self after the incident when she was undercover four years ago. Admittedly, she wouldn't open up to him anyway, but Elliot? They'd always shared a special bond. Kenny grabbed his phone, suddenly getting the same feeling in the pit of his stomach that Elliot had earlier.

"Fin, you gotta get over to Liv's place. Elliot's heading over now. She's not answering her phone," he told him. Fin didn't even reply, he just hung up. Munch gave him a look and the one he got in return told him everything he needed to know.

"Go. Lights and sirens," the Sergeant ordered.

To Be Continued…