CHAPTER 6
16th Precinct
February 12, 2004
Everyone at the 16th precinct was on edge and the tension was running high. Jake Hurst had been arraigned yesterday and charged with six counts of rape in the first degree. His accomplice, Kenny McCormick had not yet been arraigned due to an error that occurred at the lab. The semen sample that he'd given had been contaminated by a new lab technician and needed to be replaced. Kenny's lawyer had a field day with that and had filed a motion to stop the testing of a new sample. The detectives had been waiting all day to find out what the judge had decided regarding the matter.
Seconds turned into minutes, minutes into hours before Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak entered the bull pen.
Elliot dropped the pen that he had been gnawing on upon seeing her enter the room.
"So? What did the judge say?" he asked.
"The judge granted their motion. He said that the defendant already complied with the subpoena and we have no grounds to ask him to do so again," Casey explained. "The motion to suppress the confession was squashed, thank God."
"Unbelievable!" Elliot yelled, crossing his arms over his chest.
"It gets worse," Casey started.
"I didn't think that was *possible*, Casey, what now?" Olivia asked.
"My boss wants me to cut Kenny a deal," she replied.
"Is he completely fucking nuts, or just doing a damn good job pretending?" Olivia exclaimed.
"All we have on Kenny is uncorroborated accomplice testimony plus a confession that the jury will see as coerced as soon as he says that you guys played him a tape of Jake talking," said Casey.
Olivia and Elliot's jaws dropped in awe. They could not believe what she was saying.
"Let me see if I have grasp of what's going on here," Elliot said. "These two kids brutally *rape* six young girls for revenge and one of them is going to get off with a slap on the wrist and a 'don't let me catch you doing that again'?"
"Not necessarily," Casey replied.
"Tell me, counselor, how is that?" Olivia asked.
"Kenny will still be charged with six counts of rape, all of which carry mandatory imprisonment sentences. He'll go away for quite a few years at least, though it won't be nearly as long as his friend. I'm sorry guys, this is the best I can do," she said.
"I guess that's better than walking free," Elliot mumbled.
"Barely," Olivia added.
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Chamber Residence
285 Licht Lane
Queens, New York
6:12 PM
Elliot pulled up to Jessica's house and helped Elizabeth collect her things from the backseat.
"I'll walk you too the door, honey. I want to talk to Jess's mom anyway," Elliot said.
"No problem, Dad," Elizabeth responded. She ran to the door and knocked excitedly on it. Tonight was the first time since Jessica's attack that she was going to sleep over at her house.
The door opened a few moments later by Jessica, who still looked pretty out of it. That had become her usual expression since her attack four days earlier.
"Hi, Jess, how are you feeling?" Elliot asked as he helped Elizabeth through the door with all of her stuff.
"Better actually," she said.
"Is your mom in the kitchen? I'd like to talk to her for a minute," Elliot said.
"Yeah, go on in. I'll help Lizzie upstairs," Jessica said.
Elliot walked in the kitchen and spotted Karen standing by the stove stirring whatever she was cooking in the pot.
"Hey Karen," Elliot said.
"Elliot! You startled me! How are you?" She asked.
"I'm fine, thank you. Karen, I'm here because I wanted to let you know that there has been a development in Jessica's case," said Elliot.
"Really? Did you get the boys that hurt her?" She asked eagerly.
"Yes, but not before they managed to rape five other girls," Elliot explained.
"Five other girls? My God..." She said running a hand along her face. "What's going to happen to them?"
Elliot paused for a moment. "Well, the one who thought up the idea will go to trial, but the other one is probably going to plead out."
"Why? Why isn't he going to trial too?" Karen asked, obviously confused.
"Well, there was a problem in our lab. The person handling the sample that this person gave, managed to contaminate it and the judge ruled that we could not compel him to give another," Elliot stated.
"But they'll both go to jail, right?" Karen questioned.
"If the second one takes a plea, he will see a number of years pass by in jail. There is always the chance that the first one could be acquitted by the jury."
Karen nodded, but did not respond. Suddenly her eyes became wide with fear. "Jessica won't have to testify, will she? I mean, she's been through enough already," she said.
"No. None of the girls saw anything, so it's unlikely that the judge will ask them to testify. The possibility does always exist, though. Their names will be used though, but will be kept from the press," Elliot explained. "If you have any more questions, call me. But I really have to run now."
"Thanks. I will. Take care, Elliot."
"You too. I'll show myself out."
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Stabler House
Queens, New York
Elliot opened the door to his house and expected to be greeted by silence. Instead, a wonderful aroma filled the house. He followed the smell to the kitchen where he found Olivia and Kathleen cooking dinner together.
"Hey...what are you guys doing here?" Elliot asked, surprised to find them making dinner.
"We're cooking, Dad. What does it look like?" Kathleen answered sarcastically.
"I know that, but I thought you were going out with Mark tonight. And 'Liv, I thought you were going to spend a nice, relaxing evening at home," Elliot said.
The two women looked at each other, then replied in unison, "We lied," and began to giggle.
"I'll let it slide this time, but don't make a habit of it," Elliot pretended to scold. "So what smells so delicious over here?"
"Chicken parmesan with pasta and garlic bread," Olivia answered. She walked over to Elliot and kissed him then hugged him tightly.
"Alright you two...that's enough PDA for one night," Kathleen said.
"PDA? Did I miss something here?" Elliot said.
"PDA...public display of affection. Now go take your jacket off and get comfortable. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," Olivia instructed. Elliot did as told and returned to the kitchen about ten minutes later. He found Kathleen pouring wine into two glasses and soda into the other two as Olivia served the food onto their plates.
"El, why don't you go get Dickie. We're just about ready here," Olivia suggested.
Elliot headed upstairs and found Dickie playing Legend of Zelda on his GameCube. "Come on, buddy. Dinner is ready. The girls are going to be mad if we keep them waiting," Elliot said.
"Alright. Just let me pause this first," Dickie responded.
Elliot and Dickie came into the kitchen just as Kathleen and Olivia were sitting down at the table. They joined the girls and they all shared a lovely dinner.
After dinner, Dickie quickly returned to his video game and Kathleen went to do her homework, leaving Olivia and Elliot alone for some quiet time.
Elliot snaked his arms around Olivia's waist as she stood at the kitchen sink washing the last few dishes. He kissed her neck and inhaled the scent that was uniquely her. "Thanks for dinner, baby. You really didn't have to go through all the trouble," he said.
"You're welcome. I wanted to surprise you. It's been a long week for the two of us and I thought this would help get your mind off everything," she replied. She turned around in his arms and kissed him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and allowed the kiss to deepen. Soon, tongues were exploring and Olivia could feel his hardness pressing into her leg. Reluctantly, she broke the kiss. "El, we have to stop this now before it goes too far. The kids are upstairs..." she reminded him.
"I know, you're right. I just want you so badly right now," he said as he stole another kiss.
"Me too, but now is really not a good time," she said.
Defeated, he kissed her forehead, then retired to the living room. She finished cleaning up the kitchen, the joined him on the couch. He immediately put a protective arm around her shoulders and she snuggled into his chest. They watched a few reruns of I Love Lucy before Elliot realized that Olivia had fallen asleep on his chest. He carefully picked her up and carried up to the bedroom. He tucked her into bed, then carefully closed the door behind him. He checked on the kids who were now both sound asleep, then found himself in front of the T.V. again, this time watching NYPD Blue.
He was not overly impressed with their portrayal of detective work and eventually found himself climbing the stairs to join Olivia in bed. He lay down on the bed next to her, then wrapped his arms around her. Not long after, he drifted into a deep sleep...
***End Chapter 6
16th Precinct
February 12, 2004
Everyone at the 16th precinct was on edge and the tension was running high. Jake Hurst had been arraigned yesterday and charged with six counts of rape in the first degree. His accomplice, Kenny McCormick had not yet been arraigned due to an error that occurred at the lab. The semen sample that he'd given had been contaminated by a new lab technician and needed to be replaced. Kenny's lawyer had a field day with that and had filed a motion to stop the testing of a new sample. The detectives had been waiting all day to find out what the judge had decided regarding the matter.
Seconds turned into minutes, minutes into hours before Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak entered the bull pen.
Elliot dropped the pen that he had been gnawing on upon seeing her enter the room.
"So? What did the judge say?" he asked.
"The judge granted their motion. He said that the defendant already complied with the subpoena and we have no grounds to ask him to do so again," Casey explained. "The motion to suppress the confession was squashed, thank God."
"Unbelievable!" Elliot yelled, crossing his arms over his chest.
"It gets worse," Casey started.
"I didn't think that was *possible*, Casey, what now?" Olivia asked.
"My boss wants me to cut Kenny a deal," she replied.
"Is he completely fucking nuts, or just doing a damn good job pretending?" Olivia exclaimed.
"All we have on Kenny is uncorroborated accomplice testimony plus a confession that the jury will see as coerced as soon as he says that you guys played him a tape of Jake talking," said Casey.
Olivia and Elliot's jaws dropped in awe. They could not believe what she was saying.
"Let me see if I have grasp of what's going on here," Elliot said. "These two kids brutally *rape* six young girls for revenge and one of them is going to get off with a slap on the wrist and a 'don't let me catch you doing that again'?"
"Not necessarily," Casey replied.
"Tell me, counselor, how is that?" Olivia asked.
"Kenny will still be charged with six counts of rape, all of which carry mandatory imprisonment sentences. He'll go away for quite a few years at least, though it won't be nearly as long as his friend. I'm sorry guys, this is the best I can do," she said.
"I guess that's better than walking free," Elliot mumbled.
"Barely," Olivia added.
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Chamber Residence
285 Licht Lane
Queens, New York
6:12 PM
Elliot pulled up to Jessica's house and helped Elizabeth collect her things from the backseat.
"I'll walk you too the door, honey. I want to talk to Jess's mom anyway," Elliot said.
"No problem, Dad," Elizabeth responded. She ran to the door and knocked excitedly on it. Tonight was the first time since Jessica's attack that she was going to sleep over at her house.
The door opened a few moments later by Jessica, who still looked pretty out of it. That had become her usual expression since her attack four days earlier.
"Hi, Jess, how are you feeling?" Elliot asked as he helped Elizabeth through the door with all of her stuff.
"Better actually," she said.
"Is your mom in the kitchen? I'd like to talk to her for a minute," Elliot said.
"Yeah, go on in. I'll help Lizzie upstairs," Jessica said.
Elliot walked in the kitchen and spotted Karen standing by the stove stirring whatever she was cooking in the pot.
"Hey Karen," Elliot said.
"Elliot! You startled me! How are you?" She asked.
"I'm fine, thank you. Karen, I'm here because I wanted to let you know that there has been a development in Jessica's case," said Elliot.
"Really? Did you get the boys that hurt her?" She asked eagerly.
"Yes, but not before they managed to rape five other girls," Elliot explained.
"Five other girls? My God..." She said running a hand along her face. "What's going to happen to them?"
Elliot paused for a moment. "Well, the one who thought up the idea will go to trial, but the other one is probably going to plead out."
"Why? Why isn't he going to trial too?" Karen asked, obviously confused.
"Well, there was a problem in our lab. The person handling the sample that this person gave, managed to contaminate it and the judge ruled that we could not compel him to give another," Elliot stated.
"But they'll both go to jail, right?" Karen questioned.
"If the second one takes a plea, he will see a number of years pass by in jail. There is always the chance that the first one could be acquitted by the jury."
Karen nodded, but did not respond. Suddenly her eyes became wide with fear. "Jessica won't have to testify, will she? I mean, she's been through enough already," she said.
"No. None of the girls saw anything, so it's unlikely that the judge will ask them to testify. The possibility does always exist, though. Their names will be used though, but will be kept from the press," Elliot explained. "If you have any more questions, call me. But I really have to run now."
"Thanks. I will. Take care, Elliot."
"You too. I'll show myself out."
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Stabler House
Queens, New York
Elliot opened the door to his house and expected to be greeted by silence. Instead, a wonderful aroma filled the house. He followed the smell to the kitchen where he found Olivia and Kathleen cooking dinner together.
"Hey...what are you guys doing here?" Elliot asked, surprised to find them making dinner.
"We're cooking, Dad. What does it look like?" Kathleen answered sarcastically.
"I know that, but I thought you were going out with Mark tonight. And 'Liv, I thought you were going to spend a nice, relaxing evening at home," Elliot said.
The two women looked at each other, then replied in unison, "We lied," and began to giggle.
"I'll let it slide this time, but don't make a habit of it," Elliot pretended to scold. "So what smells so delicious over here?"
"Chicken parmesan with pasta and garlic bread," Olivia answered. She walked over to Elliot and kissed him then hugged him tightly.
"Alright you two...that's enough PDA for one night," Kathleen said.
"PDA? Did I miss something here?" Elliot said.
"PDA...public display of affection. Now go take your jacket off and get comfortable. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," Olivia instructed. Elliot did as told and returned to the kitchen about ten minutes later. He found Kathleen pouring wine into two glasses and soda into the other two as Olivia served the food onto their plates.
"El, why don't you go get Dickie. We're just about ready here," Olivia suggested.
Elliot headed upstairs and found Dickie playing Legend of Zelda on his GameCube. "Come on, buddy. Dinner is ready. The girls are going to be mad if we keep them waiting," Elliot said.
"Alright. Just let me pause this first," Dickie responded.
Elliot and Dickie came into the kitchen just as Kathleen and Olivia were sitting down at the table. They joined the girls and they all shared a lovely dinner.
After dinner, Dickie quickly returned to his video game and Kathleen went to do her homework, leaving Olivia and Elliot alone for some quiet time.
Elliot snaked his arms around Olivia's waist as she stood at the kitchen sink washing the last few dishes. He kissed her neck and inhaled the scent that was uniquely her. "Thanks for dinner, baby. You really didn't have to go through all the trouble," he said.
"You're welcome. I wanted to surprise you. It's been a long week for the two of us and I thought this would help get your mind off everything," she replied. She turned around in his arms and kissed him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and allowed the kiss to deepen. Soon, tongues were exploring and Olivia could feel his hardness pressing into her leg. Reluctantly, she broke the kiss. "El, we have to stop this now before it goes too far. The kids are upstairs..." she reminded him.
"I know, you're right. I just want you so badly right now," he said as he stole another kiss.
"Me too, but now is really not a good time," she said.
Defeated, he kissed her forehead, then retired to the living room. She finished cleaning up the kitchen, the joined him on the couch. He immediately put a protective arm around her shoulders and she snuggled into his chest. They watched a few reruns of I Love Lucy before Elliot realized that Olivia had fallen asleep on his chest. He carefully picked her up and carried up to the bedroom. He tucked her into bed, then carefully closed the door behind him. He checked on the kids who were now both sound asleep, then found himself in front of the T.V. again, this time watching NYPD Blue.
He was not overly impressed with their portrayal of detective work and eventually found himself climbing the stairs to join Olivia in bed. He lay down on the bed next to her, then wrapped his arms around her. Not long after, he drifted into a deep sleep...
***End Chapter 6