Chapter 5 Glad to see so many of you still enjoying this story, hope you enjoy the update.
Manhattan SVU, Manhattan, New York
Wednesday, September 9th 2015
9.01 pm
Olivia, Elliot and Cragen stood and watched as CSU crawled all over the burnt van. Olivia was terrified but they'd already been told that there were no bodies inside and that in itself was a relief in some ways, she knew her baby wasn't dead yet.
"Captain Cragen!" A voice called. "Sergeant Stabler!"
Olivia and Elliot clasped their hands as they and Don walked towards the voice. They found Ryan O'Hallaran holding a large evidence bag.
"Is this Melissa's back pack?" He asked handing Olivia the evidence bag.
Her finger traced a part where her name was almost visibly beneath the soot.
"Yeah." She nodded. "Anything else in there?"
"No we're looking for blood and fibres now but so far this is it." Ryan replied with an apologetic look in his eye.
"Ok thank you Ryan, get this into the evidence log yeah?" She told him before turning away and heading off.
"Liv I'm going to wait on evidence ok?" Elliot called after her.
She didn't reply but he knew she wouldn't mind, he did better coping with this sort of thing when he was working and actively involved in the investigation whereas Olivia seemed to cope better being the Captain and ordering everyone else around.
"We'll find her Olivia." Cragen reassured as he wrapped an arm across her shoulders.
"I know." Olivia replied uncertainly, she wasn't sure if they would find or but she needed to believe that they would.
Manhattan SVU, Manhattan, New York
Wednesday, September 9th 2015
10.39 pm
"She's been missing for six hours." Olivia sniffed as she sat in the office watching the continued AMBER alert and press conference on the TV, it was still muted but knowing it was on gave them something to do.
Elliot walked into the office and Olivia knew there was news.
"Well?" She asked him.
"They found blood..."
"No." Olivia shook her head.
"Not Melissa's or they don't think it's Melly's because it was found on the steering wheel where normally a driver's finger would be." Elliot explained handing Olivia the photos that had been taken and printed.
"So the blood is the drivers?" Olivia asked hoping this would be the lead they needed.
"Probably, Melinda's running it now." He replied.
"Ok."
"She'll call you if it hit's Liv." He smiled gently knowing there was nothing else he could do at this moment but continue with the investigation.
"Anything from the phone calls?" Olivia asked.
"Nothing yet but uniform are still chasing down leads." Elliot reassured her before hurrying out and leaving Olivia and Don alone.
"They'll find her Liv." He told her firmly and she nodded as she silently prayed for her little girl.
Manhattan SVU, Manhattan, New York
Wednesday, September 9th 2015
11.11 pm
"Cragen..." Olivia answered the ringing office phone. "Thank you."
She hung it up and Don was instantly on his feet as he'd seen the light shining in her eyes. She was now typing away at the computer and he knew that this was something big. When he heard the printer whir and Olivia bounce from behind the desk he instantly followed her as she grabbed the print out and rushed into the bullpen.
"Listen up!" She called making Fin, Munch and Elliot walk towards the crime scene board. "Mathew North was arrested back in two thousand and thirteen for sexual assault, it was drop to menacing in the third and his DNA was found in the blood in the van. Fin and Elliot here's the address, chase him down and bring him in." Olivia told them and she turned to Don who gave her a thumbs up while Munch continued working the phones.
Manhattan SVU, Manhattan, New York
Thursday, September 10th 2015
12.12 pm
Olivia and Don watched as Fin and Elliot began tag teaming Mathew North, even if he hadn't done the kidnapping himself they knew he was involved in some way and they were determined to find out what it was he knew, they could hold him for a whole twenty four hours until he called for a lawyer and they were already charging him for providing the getaway vehicle and they had promised him that they would charge him for kidnap too if they found out he was more than the driver.
"I didn't see no girl!" He snapped for the hundredth time.
"Try again!" Fin snapped hitting the picture of Melissa that was on the table. "We know you were in the car with this girl."
"No I wasn't I swear!" He snapped.
"Then how did your blood end up on the steering wheel of this car?" Elliot asked hitting the picture of the burnt van.
Mathew ruffled his hand through his raven black locks and sighed as he looked from Elliot to Fin.
"Fine." He sighed and they knew they had him. "A friend of mine called and asked me if I would pull off an insurance scam for him, he gave me the keys and told me to pretend to nick the car and torch it and then he'd claim the insurance."
"Who's your friend?" Elliot asked impatiently.
"Tyler, Tyler Reeves." Mathew told them.
"And where can we find Tyler Reeves?" Fin asked knowing they needed this vital information to help find Melissa.
"sixty two East eighty third street."
Olivia and Don shared a look which spoke a thousand words.
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