A/N: Well. Well…S.E. Holmes….I was hoping you would catch that. So I was in a rut…gimmie a break.. LOL!
Home of Katlyn Bowersock
Jamaica, Queens New York
September 1
Benson and Stabler are seated across from Katlyn Bowersock. She's been physically effected by the news of her niece's murder, but tries to hold herself together. Maybe for her benefit, maybe for the detectives.
"I just don't understand who would do something like this to Carrie? It's all so senseless…."
Olivia reaches out and grabs her hand, "It can be. But, as painful as this maybe, we need to ask you some questions."
"We need you tell us about Carrie, please," Elliot adds in.
Katlyn gets up from her couch and hands a picture to Elliot, "You can have this. That's Carrie when she was eighteen….gorgeous, smart, she got into Columbia. But, her parents…God rest their souls….allowed her to attend a graduation party, you know all the kids get together and have a few drinks. Carrie swore she wouldn't drink but….she got caught up and was so drunk…she called her parents to come and get her. They just happened to be out getting dinner, and decided they would go together to get her…."
She sits back down and continues on, "Unfortunately for them, some foolish boys form the same party decided they could drive home. These boys hit her parents head on….the boys only suffered minor injuries…..but both her parents will killed instantly. After that, Carrie could never forgive herself. She completely blamed herself for their deaths. She was deeply depressed…and then, she discovered relief in the form of ecstasy. Said it was the only thing that made her feel alive. Sure it did, until one night….I found her….in her room….unconscious. She had over-dosed on ecstasy. The doctors said she would survive, but unfortunately, she'd done irreparable damage to her brain."
Olivia adds, "That's why she was in the home."
Katlyn nods, "I didn't want to put her in there, but I work all day…in Mid-town….there's no way I could leave her alone in Queens. You know, she couldn't even read after her over-dose….maybe I should have quit my job…then, this would be happening…..Carrie would still be here….."
Elliot attempts to reassure her and then asks, "Did Carrie ever have any boyfriends…anyone paying her undue attention?"
"That's just it Detective. She really didn't date in high school, focused on college. And to be truthful, she got into the drugs too deep before she ever got the chance. Those drugs maybe have robbed her of her life….and now, someone else took it from her all over again."
Katlyn beings to sob. The detectives excuse themselves and exit her home.
"Hope Munch and Fin can have some better luck with O'Riley," Elliot says, just to break the tension.
"If not….we're back to square one."