Elliot and Olivia pulled apart when they heard Abbie's door open and Jack walked out. He seemed to turn away a few minutes before addressing both the Detectives.
Olivia stood up first. "How is she Jack?"
"She's asleep right now. I was wondering if you could sit with her for a minute Olivia. I want to talk to Stabler for a few minutes."
Olivia knew that Jack was not being dismissive of her title. He trusted her enough to sit with his wife as a trusted friend. Whatever Jack had to say to Elliot, she knew would be conveyed later.
"Sure Jack, if you don't mind, I may ask her some questions. But I'll let you know when she's awake."
"Thank you." Olivia briefly conveyed a look to Elliot, letting him know they'll talk later. Jack allowed Olivia into Abbie's room, while he motioned Elliot to a more private area outside Abbie's room.
Jack wanted this monster stopped, and certainly knew if he held back any information that could help the Detectives, then he was not helping Abbie.
"Detective Stabler; I received a phone call that was disturbing. It came after Abbie was admitted to the hospital."
"What kind of phone call?"
"They said that; when death comes, I need not love, not when I'm no more."
Elliot took notes. "Do you know who it was, and what it meant?"
"I….I think it was a warning. At least that's what was conveyed. They also said this was a second warning."
"A second warning? What was the first?" Asked Elliot, suspicious that Jack was holding something back.
"I don't know. The phone number was unlisted. Maybe you can trace the call."
"I'll need to take your phone for evidence. Is….there anything else?"
"No."
"If you think of anything else that may come up, be sure to let me and Olivia know."
"I will, now if you excuse me, I have some….arraignments to make." Jack turned and looked towards Abbie's door for a few moments and walked further down the hallway.
Elliot could see the change of Jack's demeanor before he left. Something was wrong and he could feel Jack hiding something.
ABBIE'S ROOM
Olivia felt like she was intruding on Abbie's tragedy and being there in her room felt as if she was the one laying there. She didn't know why she felt that way, but it hurt to see her friend lose a precious life that she could never conceive. Not to mention the rape that will always haunt her from Seaview lockup. She looked at her friend again and shook the selfish thoughts. Abbie was her friend and she needed to concentrate on catching those who did this to her friend.
Abbie moaned, waking slowly only to see Olivia starring back. "Hey Liv."
"Hey yourself. How you feeling?"
Silence and Abbie looked towards the wall, as looking for answers. "Empty."
Olivia knew all too well when victims start shutting down. And Abbie's answer was unemotional. Olivia drew closer to her friend.
"Abbie, I'm so sorry for your loss and I promise we are going to do our best to catch who did this."
Abbie was hesitant but turned to Olivia. "I….think….I think I know who did this Liv. But you can't tell Jack."
Olivia was taken aback by her answer. "I….I don't know if I can do that Ab."
She grabbed Liv's hand. "Please…..please Liv. Jack…..Jack can't know why this happened."
"Ab you're not making any sense. This is not your fault."
"Yes….yes it is."
TBC
A/N: Sorry for the delay. More to come. Thank you for those that are sticking with me on this. As usual any comments and reviews are welcomed.
