Author's Note: I'm usually a little slow with getting new chapters online because I write them in a notebook first then put them on the computer. Anyway, I want to stress again that these are several actual rape cases that I put together into one. They are fictionalized of course but still I wanted to do justice for these women even though their attackers have long since been put away. I hope you like this story.
So...on with the show! And Review! I could use the praise and constructive criticism. Plus it lets me know you're reading. :-)
"Have you come here for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the Dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus
To the Lepers in your head?
Did I ask too much?
More than a lot?
You gave me nothing now it's all I got."
U2-One
The Station House was buzzing with activity. The empty apartment had everyone puzzled and confused.
In the center of the room was a large clear display board with all the documents and information they had on the case so far which wasn't much. But right now they were not looking at the board, they were bouncing ideas off each other and telling what they found out.
"Landlord said that the only Brian Lambert who lived in that apartment was murdered there five years ago. Everyone who has lived there since didn't stay long. They say the place is cursed." Munch said with just a hint of disbelief.
"What do you mean 'cursed'?" Cragen asked looking confused.
"The usual." Elliott continued where John had left off. "They hear screaming,weird noises, bad smells,cold spots, things that go bump in the night."
"Cold and screaming. Sounds like me after each of my four marriages ended." Munch said.
"She had a skull fracture?" Huang asked after looking up from her medical records.
"Yeah, Why?" Fin asked.
"Well, a serious head injury could explain why she identified the wrong guy as her attacker. Maybe she knew this Brian Lambert somehow and her brain had temporarily lost the memory of her boyfriend's name and replaced it with someone else she knew."
"Such as a guy who's been dead for five years? I can see her not remembering the name and replacing it but why someone who is already dead?" John wondered to Huang.
"The mind is very complex and when it is injured it's like a computer crashing. It tries to save what it can. For whatever reason, it saved the memory of a dead guy." Huang tried his best to explain.
"We should do a background check on the victim and learn more about her connection to this Lambert person." Cragen said. "Munch, Fin, canvass Jackie's neighborhood, see if anyone saw or heard anything. First, go down to the crime lab and see what they know. Then go back and question the victim again."
"Captain." Fin interrupted. "She can barely speak, the guy busted her jaw. I don't know what more she can tell us, especially if her brain is scrambled."
"Well, you better try, it's the only chance we have. Huang, You go with John and Fin to the hospital. Maybe you can help her with her memory." Cragen answered. "Liv, Elliott, go to the morgue and see what Warner has to say."
Ok, it was short but I'll have the next three chapters up very soon. I promise.
