Later that night Liv finally received the package with the footage she'd requested. She and Nick were mostly bound to their desks on this case but they had two witnesses coming in to give statements. Liv felt a bit bad but asked Nick if he was okay with taking their statements on his own. She told him she had this thing she wanted to take care of and of course he didn't object. He was curious to hell though to what this 'thing' was about. Liv texted Fin and told him the footage had arrived. He and Amanda were busy tracking down a possible suspect though but he would be in as soon as he could. Liv went ahead to check the tape since they might not even have anything or importance on it.
Fin and Amanda hadn't wrapped up their case when their 12 hour shift was up. They had a clear picture though and had put out an arrest warrant for the suspect. Fin had seen Amanda slowly dip as the night went on. She covered it well though. He'd seen her slip at least one Tylenol during the day, she hadn't eaten well at all and she couldn't hide the fact she got paler and more tired as the day turned to night. This was not the time for a double header or even overtime. The suspect wasn't an immediate threat to anyone and the entire night force would keep their eyes open for him. Fin tried to invite himself over to her couch again but she stubbornly turned him down. She didn't even allow him to follow her home and all he could do was watch her drive off once they were back at the station. Once she'd turned the corner he quickly made his way up the stairs. He found Amaro at his desk and asked him where Liv was. He hadn't seen her for a couple of hours so he wasn't sure. Fin called her and then found her in one of the tech rooms.
–Found anything? He asked as soon as he got in there. They were alone in there and could talk freely. She nodded. –She knows him for sure. Okay, look here they come. She had pushed the play button and now pointed to the screen. The picture was rather good even though the camera sat across the street. They saw Amanda coming down the street in a rather fast pace. A man at least a head taller than her walked by her side half a step behind. He looked shady with his hoodie pulled over his head and he was gesturing wildly. Amanda stopped a few yards before the alley, turned to him and said or shouted something. He got his hand up to her face and she slapped it away. It looked like she tried to keep her distance to him, like she wanted him at least an arm away. They had some discussion back and forth. They couldn't say for sure with the distant footage but Amanda didn't seem happy. It wasn't just the man's looks that made him seem shady, it was something about his demeanor. He looked unreliable and Amanda seemed to be aware of this. She managed to keep him away whenever he got a bit too close during their heated discussion by taking a step to the side or gesturing just like him so he had to back up. Finally she had enough, it didn't look like they got anywhere in their discussion, and she walked on. Fin clinched his teeth as he saw the man grab Amanda's arm just as they walked past the alley. Since he knew the end result he knew it had to grow uglier sooner or later.
When she tried to fend him off he grew aggressive and then pushed her up against the brick wall to the alley. Amanda held up her hands in a nonthreatening way and he seemed to back off a bit. He gestured to her and she said something. He then started grabbing at her jacket. She tried to fend him off but that just resulted in him getting her jacket ripped off her. Seemed his interest was the jacket and not her though and they saw him search the pockets. Once he found what he was looking for he threw the jacket back at her. –What is that? Her phone? Fin asked. –Yes. It looks like he's looking through her phone. Liv answered since she'd watched this bit about twenty times by now. –He's looking for something. Someone. Fin whispered and Liv nodded even though they were both focusing their eyes on the screen. It didn't seem like he found what he was looking for and then it looked like she demanded to get her phone back. He didn't at first though and at one point it looked like he threaten to smash the phone in the ground. She just kept her hand out and then finally he gave it to her. They saw her put it back in her jacket pocket and then it looked like they only stood there for a while.
–It gets grim fast now. Liv warned him. Fin held his breath. The man took a step to her which made her back hit the wall again when she backed away. He got his hand up against the wall next to her. His left, which meant he blocked her from the street. When he leaned down towards her she ducked out the other way but he grabbed her waist and hinder her from leaving by pressing her back to him. She somehow managed to get out of his grip though but then as she tried to get past him he flung out his arm and his fist hit her mouth. She went down back first. They saw him look out on the street nervously. She was down but not out as they saw her try and sit up. She'd lost the grip on her jacket as she fell and she leaned towards it as to grab it. This meant turning away from him and that's when he grabbed a hold of the fabric on her lower legs. As she tried to lunge for her jacket, perhaps in an attempt to get to her phone, she ended up on her stomach as he started to drag her into the alley. She had to give up on her jacket and instead tried to kick herself free. She quickly ended up on her back instead as he shifted grip. There was no way out though and they saw her try and grab for anything as he pulled her into the alley and out of sight.
Fin finally breathed and turned his head to Olivia. –Wait. She said and got him to look at the screen again. –He comes back out after a while. They waited, at least a minute past. And then he came walking out again. He looked around, bent down to grab her jacket and then turned back. –So he must have knocked her out in there if he dared to go back for her jacket. There's no way he left her there unguarded and she would have run out the other way if she could. –Son of a bitch. Fin whispered. –When do the tweakers show up? Liv leant forward and jumped a head a bit. –About three minutes after we last saw him. She pushed the normal speed button again and let it play out. They saw the couple come charging across the street. They stopped just outside the alley but then charged into it. It took about a minute and then they came back out. This time the man was carrying a limp Amanda in his arms. They hurried down the street with her. The woman was carrying Amanda's jacket.
–I couldn't get a great picture of his face. This was the best I could get. Liv said and pulled out a photo from an unmarked case file. Fin picked it up and observed it closely for a while. –Son of a bitch. He repeated and put it back down on the table. He turned to Olivia. –He would have raped her if the couple hadn't shown up. He just said and she nodded. –And why wouldn't she report that? He thought out loud. –I can see a couple of reasons for that. For one it could be embarrassing for her maybe. Fin shook his head. –Not more so than for her to have us see her there at the hospital. –So she's hiding something else then. Or someone else. Fin nodded as Liv spoke. He leaned towards the screen and pushed the rewind button. He got to the part where she ended up on the ground and let it play for a bit. He froze it just as Amanda knew she wouldn't get to her jacket, when she instead tried to grab on to the pavement just before he forced her to flip to her back. He looked closer to the screen. –That's the first time she shows fear. He said quietly. –But right there she is scared. He said a bit louder and got up from his chair so he could breath. He felt as the room was closing in on him. Liv had looked closer to the screen too and now leaned back as she watched him walk the room a bit.
-Maybe we can get fingerprints from her phone? Liv suggested. –There's no way she'd give that one up without an explanation. And it's probably too late now. Fin sighed. –Then I don't know. I want to help her but if she doesn't want help I don't know what we can do Fin. Liv threw her hands out and then let them rest in her knees. –But we can't let him get away with… that! Fin raised his voice and pointed to the screen. Amanda's face on that freeze frame would haunt him the next couple of days. –I know. Liv said but still didn't know what they could do to help her. –We could go to Cragen. She suggested but agreed with Fin as he shook his head. –I'm gonna show her that creeps picture. I'm gonna ask her who he is. We have the tape. Maybe she needs evidence? He suggested but it was Liv's turn to shake her head. –Her injuries are evidence enough if that was the problem. She got defensive wounds. He couldn't turn that against her if that was the issue. Fin agreed silently. There wasn't much more they could do right now. Neither of them said anything but both had a nagging worry something else would happen to Amanda if they didn't act. Liv said good night and left Fin with the unmarked case file and the memory stick with the footage.
Fin sat down in front of the screen for a while and watched Amanda's face. When he felt the anger inside just grow he turned off the screen. It wouldn't help either of them if he lost his temper now he thought to himself. He put the memory stick in the case file and went to hide the file in his desk until he could confront Amanda with it. On his way out he tried calling her even if it meant waking her up. He felt a need to make sure she was okay. He got to voice mail after a few rings. He left her a short message just to please let him know she got home safe and was still breathing. He decided to walk home and during his walk he got a text from her. 'Home & with good oxygen %' it read and it put a smile on his face. At least she was safe for now.