Sonny exits the elevator and scans the room looking for anyone from his old squad. He quirks an eyebrow when he sees Rollins, Fin, Kat and Morales all huddled around a table talking. He looks down at the coffee in his and tries to wipe off the rain drops that have collected on the lid. As he gets closer he sees a coffee in Amanda's hand and can't help but notice the same looking cup in the hand of Detective Morales. Walking up he drops it in the trashcan before anyone notices him.
"You guys look busy" he teases walking up to them.
They all turn and look at him.
"Yeah these kids here are trying to explain some stupid game they all play" Fin tell him as he shakes his head.
"We don't play it, we just know about it" Kat defends herself.
Amanda laughs "come on old man, we don't play it" she teases
Fin gives her a dirty look "I ain't calling you a kid" he jabs back causing her to shoot a glare at him.
Sonny awkwardly shifts, Amanda can tell he feels out of place. Before he would have been part of the conversation even teasing Fin with her.
"It's Marry, Kill, Do" Kat tells Sonny.
"Yeah you get three people and you choose one to marry, one to kill and one to.." Morales starts explaining.
Sonny puts his hand up "yeah I think I got it" he tells him.
"Fin wasn't exactly playing by the rules though, he just killed everyone" Amanda laughs.
"Safer that way…these dummies started naming coworkers" Fin smarts off.
Carisi shakes his head "yeah no thank you" he tells them.
"Rollins was up with the rookie that helped us yesterday, Morales and you Carisi" Kat says with a smirk. Amanda turns towards her knowing good and well that they hadn't finished the list for her. Kat gives her a grin. Sonny looks at Amanda but quickly looks away, he walks towards the whiteboard they have setup obviously trying to change the subject.
"So the reason I stopped by was to see how things were going with the case but obviously thats not on the agenda today" he says looking at the board then back to them.
"Sadly the game is part of it" Amanda tells him.
He quickly turns around with a look of confusion.
"Wait, you tellin' me they are playing marry, kill do and taking it literally?" He asks.
Morales stands up and walks towards the board. "Not exactly, they've changed it up some. The choices differ but seem to be space monkey, rape or kill in the extreme challenges like in our case" he explains.
"Space monkey?" Carisi questions.
"It's basically the choking game" Amanda tells him and he nods "yeah I've heard of that" he responds.
"So glad my kid is grown" Fin says and Sonny notices Amanda's expression change. He walks towards her.
"The girls are smart" he says quietly and she nods but he can tell she's still worried.
"Are there any leads?" Carisi asks.
"Not yet, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be linked to one particular school or group of kids" Kat tells him.
"So we are going after kids here?" Carisi sighs as he runs one of his hands down his face.
"Seems that way" Kat responds.
"Damn" is all he says before looking back towards the whiteboard. He turns back around and walks towards the end of the table. "Well let me know when you get something, with the kids involved we have a lot of people interested in this case" he tells them.
Fin rolls his eyes "the dark side" he smarts off. Carisi just shakes his head "just let me know…please" he responds.
"We will keep you updated" Amanda tells him. He nods and heads back towards the elevator.
Amanda starts walking back towards her desk as Kat follows.
"So you never did answer" Kat teases and Amanda gives her a dirty look.
"I'm thinking Fin had the right idea" Amanda tells her.
"Kill 'em all huh" Kat quips back.
"No, you're all dummies" Amanda tells her with a smirk.
"Sure" Kat sing songs as she walks over to her desk.
Amanda just shakes her head, she stops when she notices the trash can. She sees a coffee cup from her favorite place but she didn't stop today. She walks over to it and picks it up and is confused by the full warm cup of coffee. She turns it and sees Rollins written on it. She looks back up towards the elevator and sees that he is already gone. She's not sure why but she feels her heart drop and when she sees Morales drop his empty cup in the trash she feels sick.
It had been a long week but Amanda was glad they were able to close the case. It was never a good feeling working their cases but with kids it always seemed worse. She can't help but just stare at the whiteboard that had all their notes and timelines written on it.
"Seems so pointless doesn't it" he asks.
She sighs. She doesn't look at him just stares at the notes. She's not really reading them just thinking.
"Just kids trying to fit in" he continues.
She turns around and sees Morales staring at the board with her. She nods and takes an eraser to start wiping it all away.
"I don't think I will ever understand it" Amanda tells him.
"I know it must be hard with kids" he tells her and she just gives him a questioning look.
"Well, obviously I don't know how you're feeling but I have a little brother and sister. Our father isn't really in the picture so it's my job ya know to make sure they don't end up on a whiteboard" he explains.
She didn't know that, it explains some things about him she thinks. She knows there isn't much she can say, that the worry will never go away. She just nods and he gives her a shrug before placing his hand on her shoulder.
"The best we can is all we can do" he tells her and she laughs at that.
"Such a philosopher" she teases and he just grins. She notices Sonny behind him walking out of Liv's office. He looks up at her and then back down. He doesn't say anything just walks towards the elevator. She's not exactly sure what this is between them but knows she wants to fix it.
She starts walking towards him "Hey Counselor heading back to the office?" She asks trying to get him to wait up for her. He doesn't slow down much though so she picks up her pace.
"Yeah, gotta let the boss know the good news" he sarcastically answers.
"I know this one was tough, trust me I feel it" she tells him and the crack in her voice has him slowing down. He gives her a sympathetic look "I know you do" he tells her.
He hits the elevator button and lets out a breath. "Such a stupid game" he mumbles to himself before stepping into the elevator.
"Yeah it is…" she says as he looks up at her then leans forward to hit the floor button.
"Just so you know…I wouldn't kill ya" she tells him. She's not sure why she said it but she knows she wanted him to know. She needs him to know.
After a second of what she assumes catching up he looks at her and grins "good to know" he responds as the doors close.