I know I keep apologizing for making you all wait for updates, but I'm very
busy. Trust me I know how annoying it is waiting for an update to a story.
I'm trying my best.
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January 15-5 months
Elliot and Olivia walked into the squad room and found Munch and Fin already there and working.
"You guys catch?" Elliot asked.
"Yeah. 4:30, rape victim," Fin answered.
"What do you need us to do?" Olivia asked.
"The vic didn't want to talk in the hospital so she's in the interrogation room. She asked for a couple minutes to gather herself," Munch began. "We have DNA and prints, so we just need to get her story to see if she knew the guy. We were just going back in."
Munch and Fin went into the room with a cup of coffee for the woman. Elliot and Olivia went into the other room so they could listen to the interview themselves. Munch and Fin began questioning her and she started telling them what she had been doing beforehand. As she started getting to the details about what happened she became obviously uncomfortable, at least to Olivia's eyes.
"You think she's uncomfortable with the two of them?" Olivia asked.
"I don't know. She could just be upset," Elliot replied.
"How many of our vics are more comfortable talking to me instead of you?"
Elliot didn't reply knowing she had a point. A lot of rape victims weren't comfortable talking to male officers, it seems like they don't trust them. Just then Munch and Fin came out of the room.
"We can't get passed the guy grabbing her from behind," Munch said.
"Olivia thinks she may be able to get her to talk," Elliot said.
"It's worth a shot," Munch said.
Olivia nodded her head and headed into the interrogation room. She sat down next to the victim.
"Jayna, I'm Detective Benson. I'm also working on your case. The other two detectives had to take care of something so they asked me to talk to you."
"You see it on the news, read it in the paper, but you never think it will happen to you."
"What happened to you Jayna?"
"My boyfriend and I had gotten into a fight two nights ago."
"About?"
"I got drunk one night about two months ago and slept with his best friend. Josh never found out, but then I found out two weeks ago that I was pregnant. I had to tell him because the baby could have been Brian's," Jayna said as she began to cry.
"What happened after the fight?"
"Josh kicked me out, he said that he couldn't be with a cheater."
"Did he ever hit you or threaten you?"
"No, he's not like that. He just told me to get out. He said if the baby was his he would make child support payments and be part of the baby's life, but not mine." Jayna put her head down on the table and cried again. Olivia moved a little closer to her and started rubbing her back.
"Where did you go after you left Josh's apartment?"
"I went to my parents house in Queens. I just wanted to get away from the city."
"When did you come back?"
"Yesterday. Brian called me and said that we needed to talk. I figured Josh had called him."
"Did you see him?"
"Yeah. I got to his apartment about 8:30. We talked for hours. I told him everything. He told me I could stay with him, but I didn't want to. I left his place and was going to go find a hotel."
"What time did you leave?"
"2:00, 2:30."
"Did you get a cab?"
"No, I wanted to walk a little bit. I got one a couple blocks later because I got cold."
"Where did you go?"
"Corner of 97th and Amsterdam. I knew there were some hotels there."
"Then what happened?"
Jayna started crying again.
"Jayna, I know this is hard, but we need your help in order to catch the guy who did this to you."
"I don't know who it was, I never saw his face," Jayna said in between sobs.
"Can you describe him at all?"
"He was a couple inches taller than me. He had a ring on his left thumb."
"Did he say anything to you?"
"Nothing. He just grabbed me and pulled me into the alley. He pushed me down and I landed on my stomach. Then he kicked me in the side a couple times and then he hit me over the head and I blacked out. The next thing I remember I was being put in the back of an ambulance."
"Thank you Jayna. You have been very helpful," Olivia said as she began to get up.
"You never told me your first name."
"Olivia."
"I see you're pregnant."
"Yeah, 19 weeks."
Jayna started crying again, "that bastard took my baby from me. He killed my baby."
Olivia walked back over to Jayna and hugged her.
"It's the worst feeling in the world to lose a baby. Just be careful."
"I will be, plus my partner is very protective of me," Olivia said as she glanced toward to two-way mirror, knowing Elliot was behind it. "He won't let anything happen to me or the baby."
Jayna gave her a slight smile.
"Can I get you something else?"
"No thanks."
"Ok, I'll be back in a little while."
Olivia walked out of the interrogation room into the viewing room to only find Elliot in there.
"Where'd Munch and Fin go?" Olivia asked.
"As soon as she told you that the perp kicked her stomach they lit up like Christmas trees. They like the boyfriend."
Olivia walked up to Elliot and gave him a hug and a kiss.
"I love you," she said.
"You okay?" Elliot asked, concerned because Olivia was very good about being professional at the station.
"Having a baby is a wonderful thing and she got it all messed up and even worse her attacker killed the baby. I couldn't even imagine what I would do if something happened to this baby."
"Trust me, nothing is going to happen to you or the baby. I'll make sure of it."
"I know."
Elliot placed a quick kiss on her forehead, "come on, let's see what Munch and Fin dug up."
With that they walked out into the squad room.
"Nice job in there Olivia," Munch said.
"Thanks. I figured she wanted to talk, it just had to be to the right person."
"What did you find on the boyfriend?" Elliot asked.
"Joshua Parker, 26. Works for Sunlight Advertising over on 89th. Arrested for assault in 1995, got probation because of his age."
"Guess he's not Mr. Perfect like she thought," Olivia said.
"Munch, you and Fin go speak to Mr. Parker about his whereabouts. Elliot, you and Olivia check out his co-workers."
The detectives took their assignments and headed out. Elliot and Olivia arrived at Joshua Parkers place of employment and spoke to the receptionist.
"Is Joshua Parker in today?" Olivia asked.
"No, he's not. Can I help you with something?"
"No, that's okay. He was just going to run some ideas by us, do you know when he'll be back?"
"I'm not sure, he took an emergency personal leave yesterday."
"Did he say how long?"
"No."
"Ok, thank you."
Olivia and Elliot walked out of the office and Elliot dialed Munch's cell number.
"John, it's Olivia. Parker took an emergency personal leave from work starting yesterday. You find anything?"
"We we're just leaving the apartment now and about to call you, he's not here."
"We'll meet you back at the station."
Olivia hung up and turned to Elliot.
"He's running. I want this bastard."
"Olivia, wait a sec. You sure you're okay?"
"Elliot, the man killed an innocent baby and attacked a woman because she slept with another guy."
Elliot knew better then to try to argue with her. He would just watch her and make sure she didn't do anything to put herself in danger.
They arrived back at the station before Munch and Fin. Cragen was waiting for them along with Alex.
"I called her so she could help us get this guy," Cragen said.
"He's running. He took an emergency personal leave from work and Munch and Fin said he wasn't home," Olivia explained.
"We have enough for a warrant?" Cragen asked.
"Not a solid one. We need to find something specific we are looking for. We can't just go in to get something to match DNA to. We're going to have to find him and get him to give us a sample."
"I'll send Munch and Fin to talk to this Brian guy. Olivia, you and Elliot try to find family or friends in the surrounding area he may have gone to."
Munch and Fin got nothing from Brian. He said he hadn't heard from either one of them since Jayna left his apartment. He didn't even know she had been attacked. He willingly came down and submitted a DNA sample, which cleared him. The one useful thing they did get was an address for Joshua's parents in Connecticut. Munch and Fin packed up and headed for Connecticut.
Elliot and Olivia only came up with parents. No brothers or sisters or anything. None of his co-workers could come up with a place he would have gone. He hadn't talked about a family problem.
"Stabler," Elliot answered the phone at his desk.
"You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you....What?....Okay, stay there as long as you can, we're on our way."
"Who was that?"
"Jayna. Joshua's there and he threatened her."
Elliot and Olivia headed for Jayna's apartment. The door was open when they got there the door was open. They could hear two voices, meaning he hadn't hurt Jayna yet. It sounded as though Josh was trying to apologize. Elliot counted to three and they kicked the door all the way open. Jayna and Joshua were sitting on the couch. Jayna had obviously been crying.
"Put your hands up," Elliot said as he and Olivia approached Joshua.
"What did I do?" Joshua asked.
"Stand up and put your hands on your head," Elliot ordered.
"Not until you tell me what I did."
Elliot yanked Joshua off the couch and onto the ground and cuffed him.
"Joshua Parker you are under arrest for the rape of Jayna Hathorn and the murder of her unborn child. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?" Elliot asked.
Joshua shook his head.
Jayna pleaded with Olivia that they had the wrong guy.
"He came to apologize," Jayna said.
"Probably because he had no one else to go to. Who better to stay with then the victim?"
"You're wrong."
"Then a simple DNA test will prove it."
Olivia left Jayna crying on the couch. Joshua didn't say a word the entire drive to the precinct. They put him in the interrogation room and then went back into the squad room to meet with Munch and Fin to get anymore information they could.
"We need a confession to make this a slam-dunk," Alex said.
"We'll get it," Olivia said.
"Olivia, I want you to sit this one out," Cragen said.
"Why?" she questioned.
"He had no reserves about killing a child that may have been his own, he could go after you too."
"Cap, he had reason to attack her. She cheated on him, that was his motive."
"And you're trying to put him in jail. I'm not willing to take the risk."
"He's right Liv," Elliot chimed in.
Olivia knew they were right, even the smallest blow could hurt the baby. She went and sat down at her desk.
"Elliot, get on his level if you have to," Cragen said.
Elliot glanced to Olivia and then walked into the interrogation room.
"So, let's here you're side of the story," Elliot said.
"I didn't attack her or kill the baby."
"Then we'll just do a simple DNA test to clear this whole thing up."
"Why do I have to do that?"
"The attacker was dumb enough to forget a condom so we have his DNA. We also have fingerprints we found on items around the crime scene."
"I want a lawyer."
"Ok, suit yourself."
Elliot got up and walked out of the room.
"He's our guy. He lawyered up as soon as I mentioned a DNA test," Elliot said.
"I'll get a court order for it and we'll take care of him in the morning," Alex said.
"Good work guys. Now go home and get some sleep, it's late," Cragen said.
Olivia didn't have to be told twice to go home. She found herself getting more tired as the pregnancy progressed. Elliot was quickly ready to go also. They got home and found dinner waiting for them on the stove, courtesy of Maureen. She left a note saying she was a friend's house and wouldn't be out too late. Elliot heated up the plates and sat down with Olivia. They talked about the case and several other work related things. Elliot offered to clean up once they were done. Olivia went into the living room and sat on the couch. Elliot joined her when he was done.
"What are you thinking about?" he asked when he saw the look on her face.
"As much as I hate to admit it, I think it's time for me to restrict myself to a paper pusher for the next 4 months."
"What made you change your mind?"
"I can't question suspects, I'm not allowed in interrogations. I mean I understand why, but it almost seems like I'm a liability when I'm out there."
"You sure that's what you want?"
"It's the best thing for the baby. I'll still be around the station and I can be involved in figuring things out, but it's better that way. I know you'll love being partnered with Munch or Fin."
"I think I'd rather take on a replacement then one of them."
Olivia smiled.
"I'll talk to Cragen in the morning."
"I'm glad you're realizing the danger we put ourselves in, without even thinking about it."
"I just don't want anything to happen."
"And nothing will."
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TBC....
I have many more twists and turns in my little head. I just need the time to get them onto the computer. Thanks for reading!
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January 15-5 months
Elliot and Olivia walked into the squad room and found Munch and Fin already there and working.
"You guys catch?" Elliot asked.
"Yeah. 4:30, rape victim," Fin answered.
"What do you need us to do?" Olivia asked.
"The vic didn't want to talk in the hospital so she's in the interrogation room. She asked for a couple minutes to gather herself," Munch began. "We have DNA and prints, so we just need to get her story to see if she knew the guy. We were just going back in."
Munch and Fin went into the room with a cup of coffee for the woman. Elliot and Olivia went into the other room so they could listen to the interview themselves. Munch and Fin began questioning her and she started telling them what she had been doing beforehand. As she started getting to the details about what happened she became obviously uncomfortable, at least to Olivia's eyes.
"You think she's uncomfortable with the two of them?" Olivia asked.
"I don't know. She could just be upset," Elliot replied.
"How many of our vics are more comfortable talking to me instead of you?"
Elliot didn't reply knowing she had a point. A lot of rape victims weren't comfortable talking to male officers, it seems like they don't trust them. Just then Munch and Fin came out of the room.
"We can't get passed the guy grabbing her from behind," Munch said.
"Olivia thinks she may be able to get her to talk," Elliot said.
"It's worth a shot," Munch said.
Olivia nodded her head and headed into the interrogation room. She sat down next to the victim.
"Jayna, I'm Detective Benson. I'm also working on your case. The other two detectives had to take care of something so they asked me to talk to you."
"You see it on the news, read it in the paper, but you never think it will happen to you."
"What happened to you Jayna?"
"My boyfriend and I had gotten into a fight two nights ago."
"About?"
"I got drunk one night about two months ago and slept with his best friend. Josh never found out, but then I found out two weeks ago that I was pregnant. I had to tell him because the baby could have been Brian's," Jayna said as she began to cry.
"What happened after the fight?"
"Josh kicked me out, he said that he couldn't be with a cheater."
"Did he ever hit you or threaten you?"
"No, he's not like that. He just told me to get out. He said if the baby was his he would make child support payments and be part of the baby's life, but not mine." Jayna put her head down on the table and cried again. Olivia moved a little closer to her and started rubbing her back.
"Where did you go after you left Josh's apartment?"
"I went to my parents house in Queens. I just wanted to get away from the city."
"When did you come back?"
"Yesterday. Brian called me and said that we needed to talk. I figured Josh had called him."
"Did you see him?"
"Yeah. I got to his apartment about 8:30. We talked for hours. I told him everything. He told me I could stay with him, but I didn't want to. I left his place and was going to go find a hotel."
"What time did you leave?"
"2:00, 2:30."
"Did you get a cab?"
"No, I wanted to walk a little bit. I got one a couple blocks later because I got cold."
"Where did you go?"
"Corner of 97th and Amsterdam. I knew there were some hotels there."
"Then what happened?"
Jayna started crying again.
"Jayna, I know this is hard, but we need your help in order to catch the guy who did this to you."
"I don't know who it was, I never saw his face," Jayna said in between sobs.
"Can you describe him at all?"
"He was a couple inches taller than me. He had a ring on his left thumb."
"Did he say anything to you?"
"Nothing. He just grabbed me and pulled me into the alley. He pushed me down and I landed on my stomach. Then he kicked me in the side a couple times and then he hit me over the head and I blacked out. The next thing I remember I was being put in the back of an ambulance."
"Thank you Jayna. You have been very helpful," Olivia said as she began to get up.
"You never told me your first name."
"Olivia."
"I see you're pregnant."
"Yeah, 19 weeks."
Jayna started crying again, "that bastard took my baby from me. He killed my baby."
Olivia walked back over to Jayna and hugged her.
"It's the worst feeling in the world to lose a baby. Just be careful."
"I will be, plus my partner is very protective of me," Olivia said as she glanced toward to two-way mirror, knowing Elliot was behind it. "He won't let anything happen to me or the baby."
Jayna gave her a slight smile.
"Can I get you something else?"
"No thanks."
"Ok, I'll be back in a little while."
Olivia walked out of the interrogation room into the viewing room to only find Elliot in there.
"Where'd Munch and Fin go?" Olivia asked.
"As soon as she told you that the perp kicked her stomach they lit up like Christmas trees. They like the boyfriend."
Olivia walked up to Elliot and gave him a hug and a kiss.
"I love you," she said.
"You okay?" Elliot asked, concerned because Olivia was very good about being professional at the station.
"Having a baby is a wonderful thing and she got it all messed up and even worse her attacker killed the baby. I couldn't even imagine what I would do if something happened to this baby."
"Trust me, nothing is going to happen to you or the baby. I'll make sure of it."
"I know."
Elliot placed a quick kiss on her forehead, "come on, let's see what Munch and Fin dug up."
With that they walked out into the squad room.
"Nice job in there Olivia," Munch said.
"Thanks. I figured she wanted to talk, it just had to be to the right person."
"What did you find on the boyfriend?" Elliot asked.
"Joshua Parker, 26. Works for Sunlight Advertising over on 89th. Arrested for assault in 1995, got probation because of his age."
"Guess he's not Mr. Perfect like she thought," Olivia said.
"Munch, you and Fin go speak to Mr. Parker about his whereabouts. Elliot, you and Olivia check out his co-workers."
The detectives took their assignments and headed out. Elliot and Olivia arrived at Joshua Parkers place of employment and spoke to the receptionist.
"Is Joshua Parker in today?" Olivia asked.
"No, he's not. Can I help you with something?"
"No, that's okay. He was just going to run some ideas by us, do you know when he'll be back?"
"I'm not sure, he took an emergency personal leave yesterday."
"Did he say how long?"
"No."
"Ok, thank you."
Olivia and Elliot walked out of the office and Elliot dialed Munch's cell number.
"John, it's Olivia. Parker took an emergency personal leave from work starting yesterday. You find anything?"
"We we're just leaving the apartment now and about to call you, he's not here."
"We'll meet you back at the station."
Olivia hung up and turned to Elliot.
"He's running. I want this bastard."
"Olivia, wait a sec. You sure you're okay?"
"Elliot, the man killed an innocent baby and attacked a woman because she slept with another guy."
Elliot knew better then to try to argue with her. He would just watch her and make sure she didn't do anything to put herself in danger.
They arrived back at the station before Munch and Fin. Cragen was waiting for them along with Alex.
"I called her so she could help us get this guy," Cragen said.
"He's running. He took an emergency personal leave from work and Munch and Fin said he wasn't home," Olivia explained.
"We have enough for a warrant?" Cragen asked.
"Not a solid one. We need to find something specific we are looking for. We can't just go in to get something to match DNA to. We're going to have to find him and get him to give us a sample."
"I'll send Munch and Fin to talk to this Brian guy. Olivia, you and Elliot try to find family or friends in the surrounding area he may have gone to."
Munch and Fin got nothing from Brian. He said he hadn't heard from either one of them since Jayna left his apartment. He didn't even know she had been attacked. He willingly came down and submitted a DNA sample, which cleared him. The one useful thing they did get was an address for Joshua's parents in Connecticut. Munch and Fin packed up and headed for Connecticut.
Elliot and Olivia only came up with parents. No brothers or sisters or anything. None of his co-workers could come up with a place he would have gone. He hadn't talked about a family problem.
"Stabler," Elliot answered the phone at his desk.
"You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you....What?....Okay, stay there as long as you can, we're on our way."
"Who was that?"
"Jayna. Joshua's there and he threatened her."
Elliot and Olivia headed for Jayna's apartment. The door was open when they got there the door was open. They could hear two voices, meaning he hadn't hurt Jayna yet. It sounded as though Josh was trying to apologize. Elliot counted to three and they kicked the door all the way open. Jayna and Joshua were sitting on the couch. Jayna had obviously been crying.
"Put your hands up," Elliot said as he and Olivia approached Joshua.
"What did I do?" Joshua asked.
"Stand up and put your hands on your head," Elliot ordered.
"Not until you tell me what I did."
Elliot yanked Joshua off the couch and onto the ground and cuffed him.
"Joshua Parker you are under arrest for the rape of Jayna Hathorn and the murder of her unborn child. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?" Elliot asked.
Joshua shook his head.
Jayna pleaded with Olivia that they had the wrong guy.
"He came to apologize," Jayna said.
"Probably because he had no one else to go to. Who better to stay with then the victim?"
"You're wrong."
"Then a simple DNA test will prove it."
Olivia left Jayna crying on the couch. Joshua didn't say a word the entire drive to the precinct. They put him in the interrogation room and then went back into the squad room to meet with Munch and Fin to get anymore information they could.
"We need a confession to make this a slam-dunk," Alex said.
"We'll get it," Olivia said.
"Olivia, I want you to sit this one out," Cragen said.
"Why?" she questioned.
"He had no reserves about killing a child that may have been his own, he could go after you too."
"Cap, he had reason to attack her. She cheated on him, that was his motive."
"And you're trying to put him in jail. I'm not willing to take the risk."
"He's right Liv," Elliot chimed in.
Olivia knew they were right, even the smallest blow could hurt the baby. She went and sat down at her desk.
"Elliot, get on his level if you have to," Cragen said.
Elliot glanced to Olivia and then walked into the interrogation room.
"So, let's here you're side of the story," Elliot said.
"I didn't attack her or kill the baby."
"Then we'll just do a simple DNA test to clear this whole thing up."
"Why do I have to do that?"
"The attacker was dumb enough to forget a condom so we have his DNA. We also have fingerprints we found on items around the crime scene."
"I want a lawyer."
"Ok, suit yourself."
Elliot got up and walked out of the room.
"He's our guy. He lawyered up as soon as I mentioned a DNA test," Elliot said.
"I'll get a court order for it and we'll take care of him in the morning," Alex said.
"Good work guys. Now go home and get some sleep, it's late," Cragen said.
Olivia didn't have to be told twice to go home. She found herself getting more tired as the pregnancy progressed. Elliot was quickly ready to go also. They got home and found dinner waiting for them on the stove, courtesy of Maureen. She left a note saying she was a friend's house and wouldn't be out too late. Elliot heated up the plates and sat down with Olivia. They talked about the case and several other work related things. Elliot offered to clean up once they were done. Olivia went into the living room and sat on the couch. Elliot joined her when he was done.
"What are you thinking about?" he asked when he saw the look on her face.
"As much as I hate to admit it, I think it's time for me to restrict myself to a paper pusher for the next 4 months."
"What made you change your mind?"
"I can't question suspects, I'm not allowed in interrogations. I mean I understand why, but it almost seems like I'm a liability when I'm out there."
"You sure that's what you want?"
"It's the best thing for the baby. I'll still be around the station and I can be involved in figuring things out, but it's better that way. I know you'll love being partnered with Munch or Fin."
"I think I'd rather take on a replacement then one of them."
Olivia smiled.
"I'll talk to Cragen in the morning."
"I'm glad you're realizing the danger we put ourselves in, without even thinking about it."
"I just don't want anything to happen."
"And nothing will."
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TBC....
I have many more twists and turns in my little head. I just need the time to get them onto the computer. Thanks for reading!