Day 4 Thursday September 8th Olivia
Didn't do much last night. Got chatted up by some drunk and told him where to shove it. Got to work this morning and went straight to Higgins. Sleazy pervert, grabbed my ass, EL nearly ripped his throat out. He denied it. I mean he actually had the audacity to deny it…Jesus Christ.
Melissa's mother came in again and we questioned her about him. Said she knew him when they were younger and that yes he was Melissa'a dad. She kept Melissa and moved away, met someone new – her partner today – Colin Baxter, and that they'd lived happily ever after since. She said she loved all her children and that she'd never treat them bad. Huang noticed a large bruise on Mellisa's skin. Melissa's taken quite a liking to him and she told him "mum had done it because she didn't eat her peas". The girl gets abused and then battered at home. We got in touch with child services. God on top of everything else, we gotta take her away from her home – who knows, one day she may thank us.
Did a background check on Colin Baxter. turns out he knew Michael Higgins. Old high school chums…
We brought Melissa's brothers in to talk to them. Called Leo and James. They said they didn't like Melissa, she can be a brat sometimes. I thought I could kill them. Who doesn't like they're nine year old sister and thinks she's a brat after a rape? Little sisters and brothers no doubt get on your nerves but you love them all the same…surely…
The thing that really got me was they said she deserved it… Elliot had to leave the room. I couldn't blame him, I left too. I could have killed them, I mean the fury rising up in was scary – I never felt like that before.
CPS took Melissa away. She barely cried…poor child…
Elliot and I were talking…LEO LION…
We bluffed our way through an interview with Leo. Told him we knew the truth. Don't know why we did it. Coincidence of a name, gut instinct. Told him we knew he'd hurt his sister. That he didn't intend to, didn't know the extent of what he was doing. We knew he was hiding something, eventually…
He broke down… said he had to. Was made to otherwise they'd kill him. It took a while but he told us that much. He didn't tell us who… we let him pick himself up. Huang'll speak to him tomorrow.
Finally we're getting somewhere. Melissa was abused by her own brother…Jesus Christ… I went home and vomited. I couldn't get the image out of my head…
Elliot:
Stayed in with the family last night, watched a movie, can't really remember it. Too much on my mind. Couldn't erase the image of Melissa from my head – it'll haunt me for the rest of my days.
Who the hell does Higgin's think he is? He's arrested then tries it on with a cop during an interview. I could have ripped him apart…He still denied it, just sneered and smirked. Sleazy bastard.
Apparently, Melisa'a dad is our numero uno suspect…I can't imagine a dad doing that…I love my kids, it scares me to even think I could hit them, never mind…I guess that's what makes him a pervert and me a cop… Bruises on her mum, suggested they're being hit around…called CPS to get Melissa a proper home, with people who will love her. She barely flinched when they took her away.
Her brother LEO LION, told us he HAD to abuse her…he broke down. That was after he told us she deserved it. I mean come on she's NINE – in fact it doesn't matter HOW old you are, no one deserves it. I left the room, I didn't know if I would be able to control myself.
Tomorrow, i'm getting the info about who forced him to abuse his sister, if it's the last thing I do…I will get it…