As she walked down the halls, she could hear children talking and laughing. On each side of her there were projects hung up for all to see. 110, 112, 114, 116, 118. Time to see Taylor. Olivia knocked lightly on the door. The teacher came over.
"May I help you?" she asked in a kind voice. Her name tag read "Abigail Duffy".
"I'm looking for Taylor Culver." Detective Benson said, showing her badge. Ms. Duffy pointed to her and motioned her to come over.
"Ooooooooo!" the class said in union as if she were in trouble. Taylor stood up and, without looking at her classmates, headed over to the door.
"Thank you" Olivia said, and the teacher went back inside her classroom. She could hear her saying to the class "Alright! That's enough."
The door closed, and Taylor wrapped her arms around the Detective. "Olivia!" she said in a whisper.
"Hi Taylor. I'm going to take you to a special room in the office. I want to talk to you in there, but first I need to go pick up someone else."
"Who?" asked the girl.
"A friend in room 307."
They climbed up the stairs together, and came out on the third floor. 301, 303, 305, 307. Once again, Olivia knocked on the door. A second later, the teacher opened it.
"Hello. What can I do for you?" he said.
"I need Elizabeth Stabler." Olivia said, a little quieter than usual. She flashed her badge, and another moment later Elliot's daughter stood in front of her.
"Olivia? What are you doing here? Where's my dad?" Lizzie started asking immediately.
"Lizzie, I need to talk to you in the off-" she was cut off.
"Taylor? What did you say?" Lizzie asked, a little bit of fear showed in her eyes. All Taylor could do was hide behind Olivia. Detective Benson relized how hard this just may be.
"Lizzie...I...I'm sorry." Taylor said, a single tear slid down her face. Olivia sighed.
"Lizzie, please, can we talk in the office?" she almost pleaded. She rubbed a hand on Taylors back.
"Is my dad there?" she asked.
"No, he's waiting outside for now." Olivia replied. For now she thought again.
"Fine." and the three of them walked back to the office in silence. Lizzie picked up the pace, staying ahead of them without even looking back. Taylor hung on to Olivia's hand, who gave a tight squeeze in response.
