Disclaimer: I only own the plot, Jenny, Marie, and the Fitzgeralds. I definitely do not own Freddy Krueger or Munch. But if I did… oh, the fun I would have. xD
Background Information: This is a sequel of sorts to my other story, Just A Little Nightmare. It basically plays with the idea of "What if Olivia was also one of Freddy's children?" Ideas are welcome from anyone, so just PM me. I love having reader-input.
I wanted to dedicate this chapter to Riley (Mambogirl66), who helped me brainstorm for the next few chapters. Thanks again Riley! :)
Onto the chapter-
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"Sometimes, I question my decision to move to the Big Apple." Munch huffed, glaring at the cloud of air and breath appearing before him, as they walked the few blocks needed to get to the apartment building of the Fitzgerald family. It would seem to be easier than taking Fin's car- as the traffic made it nearly impossible to drive one building over let alone ten blocks. In fact, the amount of time it would take for them to get to the corner for their hot dogs would probably take a day in itself had they not walked.
Naturally too, it had to be one of the coldest days of the year. All the earmuffs in the world weren't going to help John Munch from freezing his "bony ass" off. And this in turn meant more complaints and moans for a very lucky partner! Joys of all joys, Fin grouched in his head.
Fin rolled his eyes, sometimes that partner of his really got on his nerves. "You ain't the only one." This comment received a well placed glare over sunglasses in the direction of the speaker, "We haven't even made it halfway and already you're complaining."
The older man harrumphed in indignation as he quickened his step, the other detective having to speed up as well. There were advantages to having longer legs, Munch thought, letting a brief smirk filter through on his face. Tutuola was practically jogging, grumbling as he went about "crazy conspiracy nut partners".
Deciding that in some way Fin would end up being on the receiving end of a practical joke at the office if he kept this up, he chose this time to change the subject to a more serious note. "So what you think about the case? What does your "all mighty detective sense" say?" A little well placed sarcasm went a long way.
"I'm betting that wife did it," Munch sighed, crumpling up the foil that had been around his hot dog and tossing it into a nearby can.
Fin rolled his eyes at the quickness of the response, "And what makes you think that?"
That comment caused Munch to stop for a second and stare at his companion with a humored expression. "Have you met my ex wives?"
Back at the station, Olivia led Jenny into the children's interrogation room, the girl immediately going to the table filled with crayons and markers. The amused woman barely had a chance to sit down before Jenny Fitzgerald was off and drawing.
Well, at least the girl doesn't seem visibly affected, Dr. Huang thought to himself with a smile. She's just like any other kid her age. He settled himself in by the nearest wall, allowing for a pretty good view to observe. Better to let Olivia handle the talking, as she seemed to connect with the children victims.
Sitting in a slightly larger chair next to the blonde, Detective Olivia used her patented "nice victim voice", and prayed for the best. It usually was the most innocent and seemingly naïve victims that ended up being the hardest cases.
"What'cha drawing there Jenny?" She asked her, peering over the child's arms at the green and yellow blob taking form on the paper. Looked like a ball or something, but of course, it was a seven year old- not Monet.
Huang strained to get a better look at the drawing from
The girl smiled up at Olivia, exposing the missing teeth dotting her mouth. Honestly! Grown ups could be so silly! It was a turtle of course, everyone could see it. Jenny giggled and replied, "A turtle silly."
That's what it was? Oh, of course, she could see it now. The little lines were the legs, maybe. But Olivia didn't say that out loud, instead opting for, "A turtle? That's one good looking turtle. Hey, how about you draw us your family?" She slid another piece of paper towards the child, who immediately grabbed it and abandoned her reptile.
"Okie dokie Livvie," Jenny grinned and set to work. She grabbed all sorts of crayons and markers- and soon had fleshed out five figures. Four were standing at the top of a tall grey rectangle with holes, obviously a skyscraper.
On the far right were two tall people, a woman and a man. The man had a big smile on his face and was wearing a business suit. The woman he was holding hands with had a mess of blonde hair and a huge frown, along with some gray blobs by her head. Olivia guessed it was Jenny's parents- but she couldn't be sure.
That's interesting, Olivia thought, "Jenny darling, what's that coming out of the lady's head?"
Jenny bit her lip, and said quietly, "That's my new mommy. She's mad a lot, so she has clouds coming out of her head. Like Tom does with Jerry."
Both Dr. Huang and the detective had to crack a slight smile at that statement, but still filed away the information for later reference. Maybe it was the stepmother after all.
"New mommy's always mad, except when daddy gets home from working." Jenny leaned in conspiratorially, "But I think she's just lying. Daddy says we shouldn't lie, because it's a sin, but new mommy lies anyways. New mommy does a lot of things daddy says not to."
This intrigued both the adults in the room, and Dr. Huang decided now would be a good time to join in. "Jenny, what else does your new mommy do that's bad?"
The little girl looked up uncertainly between Olivia and Huang, before ducking her head back down. It was apparent that the girl was scared to say anything. After all the time at Special Victims Unit, and at the police force in general, Olivia knew this was a bad sign and a breakthrough.
"Jenny?" Olivia placed a comforting arm on the girl's shoulder. "It's okay to tell us. We're going to make it better, we promise."
Jenny glanced at the two again, before whispering, "She takes money and pretty necklaces from my daddy's memory box. That's where he keeps all of my old mommy's stuff. I caught her doing it one day, and she hurted me. It hurt really badly but she told me not to say anything!" Here Jenny got panicked and jumped out of her chair.
Dr. Huang was the first to recover, and never lost his calm demeanor as he guided Jenny back into the comfortable children's chair. "You're okay. No one is mad at you. Has she ever done this before Jenny?"
Jenny nodded, and that was enough for Olivia. Nodding to Dr. Huang to handle the rest, she exited the room to break the news to the Captain. Fortunately, he was already there with someone else, watching the entire exchange behind the see through mirror. Olivia thought she knew this person but faulty lighting due to wiring problems left both her and half of Cragen's face hidden.
Captain Cragen pressed the intercom button, effectively blocking out the conversation Dr. Huang was now carrying on with Jenny. It appeared she was slowly calming down. That was always one of his stronger talents, and it was being put to good use now.
"So was that enough to get her?" Olivia questioned the Captain.
However, it wasn't the Captain who answered, "I think so, but I want to make sure this one goes down. Get a corresponding statement from someone, and hopefully a confession. Then its case closed."
That's it! Olivia knew who the other person was now. "Liv, I want you to meet the ADA for this case, but you already know each other. Miss Cabot will be working with us for a few more cases."
And with that, Alexandra Cabot stepped more into the light, revealing her face once more. "It is great to see you again, Detective Benson."
