Chapter 3

Thank you, Detective Rollins, I will place my faith in you and your colleagues." Monique says, giving the much younger blonde a warm smile, Amanda lightly squeezed Monique's shoulder in response. "Would you like a lift home, Miss Duchamp?" Amanda asked,"Qui, I would like that very much, Detective Rollins." Monique says, flashing her dazzling, perfect smile once again, Meanwhile, back at the Precinct...Casey and Olivia are exchanging new cell phone numbers, Olivia invites the redhead to a picnic in Central Park on with her and Noah on Sunday afternoon, Casey readily accepted the brunette's invitation, just then Fin called Liv and told her that he'd gotten a description of the perpetrator to begin working with. Casey, seeing Olivia becoming busy decided to take her leave,

Casey was all smiles as she stepped off the elevator in the parking garage, she then walked over to where her silver 2016 Mazda 3 was parked, the redhead's smile dissipated when she spots the familiar sleek form of Alex Cabot leaning against Casey's car leisurely. "So, this is where you've been," the blonde purred. "What do you want, Alex?" Casey groaned. "Can't a girl be concerned about a friend without being judged?" Alex asked in an almost playful tone.

"That statement would be true Alex, except for the fact that we're no longer friends or anything else, a fact that you made abundantly clear to me when you dumped me for Jacqueline Austin, or have you already forgotten that?" Casey said angrily."Casey-," Alex said, but Casey cut her off. "Don't say a word, Alex, I loved you so much, but all you did was use and manipulate me for your own gratification," Casey said with tears in her eyes. If Alex felt bad for how she'd treated the redhead, she didn't show it. Alex stood up, moving away from Casey's car. "I'm-," Alex began to say, but Casey once again cut the older blonde off,"What, sorry? You want me to forgive and take you back so you can do the same thing to me later on down the line? No way am I that stupid, blondie," Casey snapped harshly at Alex.

"Well then, prepare to be miserable, Casey," Alex replied smugly before walking over to her red BMW Alex was gone Casey calmed herself and pushed the unpleasant encounter with her former lover out of her mind and refocus on the pleasant reunion she and Olivia shared. Amanda pulled up to Monique's huge townhouse, after getting out the blonde Detective went around to the passenger side and opened the door for Monique. "Thank you very much, Detective Rollins," Monique says with a shy smile,

"If there is anything you can think of or if you just need someone to talk to about anything, please don't hesitate to call me, Miss Duchamp," Amanda said as she hands Monique one of her contact cards. Richard Moss, aka Richard Duchamp walked into by his west Manhattan studio apartment, "Stacy, are you here?" Richard calls out, "I'm in the kitchen, sweetie," twenty-six year-old Stacy Hunter answered. Richard reached into his left pocket and pulled out his empty syringe. "I'm going to need you to call your friend at ChemSAT for some more thallium,"

"I-I can't, they might get suspicious," Stacy replied. Upon returning to the station, Fin goes to see Melinda in the Morgue,"Hey there, Doctor Warner, you got anything for me?" he asked.

"Yes, there were no signs of trauma to the victim's body aside from the bruising on her inner thighs and the vaginal tearing I found in my initial exam, but then I found this in the Toxicology report," Melinda shows Fin what she'd discovered, "Look here, the abnormally high levels of Thallium in her system." the ebony Medical Examiner said, Fin nodded, already deducing Melinda's next statement, "This woman was poisoned, Detective. I can't make a determination on if the rape occurred before or after the poisoning as of yet and I'm also still waiting on the results of the DNA that I found inside the victim to come back," Melinda explains. "I'll let Liv know, thanks Melinda," Fin says before leaving the Morgue. Amanda was at her desk typing when Fin re-enters the squad room. "What are you up to, Amanda?" Fin asked as he passed the blonde's desk.

looking into Monique Duchamp, did Warner give you anything?

"Our Victim was poisoned with Thallium and raped," Fin said,

Amanda held her silence, Fin then goes into Olivia's office to inform her of Melinda's findings.