Dr. Haung watched the girl sitting in the childs interrogation room. She picked at her finger nail in boredom. "So?" Stabler asked. " So what?" Dr. Huang asked back. "Well why isn't she talking?" He asked while he stared at the girl through the hidden window. " Could be a manner of things really Detective. I can't really say anything and know that it would be accurate." Stabler sighed heavily " Just tell me what you've got" " Okay. She could still be in shock if she was raped, that could be one reason why she isn't talking. Did you ever conside she may be deaf?" Dr. Huang asked staring at Stabler. "Deaf?" "Yes. Detective Benson said that she didn't acknowledge her when she spoke to her. Maybe that is why." "Are you being serious?" Stabler asked in disbelief. "Yes. I would still like to talk to her though." Huang said turning towards the door. "Who knows maybe you can get something out of her. Like anything."

Benson came into the room just as Dr. Huang was walking out. " Rape kit is back." she said looking down at a sheet of paper. Stabler looked at her waiting for an answer. "Positive for traces of semen. You guessed it. Trent McGoverns." she said grimly.

"Hello my name is Dr. Huang. What is your name?" he said as he took a seat across from the girl. He grabbed his note pad and wrote down what he just asked and slid it across the desk for the girl to read. The girl grabbed the note pad and read the question.

'' My name is Claire." the girl said slowly. But she still didn't make eye contact.
" Hello Claire. Would you like to talk about what happened?" he asked taking back the note pad. Claire just sat there. "Claire?" he asked. He wrote down " Would you like to talk about what happened?" on a fresh piece of paper. Claire read it and answered in a hushed tone " I don't remember " Dr. Huang took back the note pad and asked "Do you have a hearing problem? " and gave her the piece of paper. She read the note slowly, then she looked up and stared Huang in the eyes. " No." " Okay. What do you remember about what happened last night?" he asked. He noticed straight away that she was watching his mouth when he spoke. "What do you remember about what happened last night?" Claire repeated. " Yes." Dr. Huang said calmly. "That was February the 8th Sunday 2009" "That's right". At that Claire got up from the table and went over to the light switch. Dr. Huang just watched, as she began to flick it on and off again and again.

"So you got her to talk, that's a start." Benson commented as Dr. Huang walked into the observation room. " Yes, that's not all. From her behaviour and mannerisms i believe i can make a diagnosis." Dr. Huang said as he walked over to the hidden window and watched as Claire flicked the light switch on and off. "Why does she keep doing that?'' Detective Stabler asked. " It is called self stimulation. A lot of people with intilectual dissability, do it as a form of calming themselves or they do it to keep themselves entertained, just like we would watch television or read a book." "Okay. You said you think you can diagnose her with something." Benson reminded them. "That's correct. From what i have seen i believe that she may have a form of autism." "What's that?" Stabler asked. " Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. It's a Pervasive Developmental Disorder or a PDD, a category of neurological disorders characterized by severe and pervasive impairment in several areas of development." he explained. Benson nodded "So how will it affect her if she has to stand trial?" she asked worriedely. " Well depending on the severity of her autism, grately. People with autism have a huge range of possible symptoms. She showed signs of having trouble concentrating, she also repeated what i said which is called echolalia. She had trouble sustaining conversation. The first thing you noticed Liv was that she acted as though she couldn't hear you. That could be a problem, some people with autism do not respond to verbal cues or act is if they are deaf. All of these sorts of things would make a trial very difficult." "Okay." Benson said as she ran her hands through her hair. " Because we know someone else was in that alley with Trent and Claire, and the only person who can tell us who that is is Claire, and she wont talk to us. What can we do?" "Well you could try talking to her. But keep in mind if she does have Autism she could be very unpredictable. Especially being in a new environment." Dr. Huang said.

Munch and Tutuola knocked on the front door of Mr and Mrs McGovern's house. Mr McGovern answered. " Hi there. I'm Det. John Munch and this is my partner Det. Tutuola. Could we come in?" " Ah sure." the man said opening the door wider. " Dear! There are some detectives here." he called. " Here come have a seat. Is there somehing i can help you with officers?" the man asked as he lead them into the living area. "Ah yeah." Tutuola began. Mrs McGovern entered the room smiling. She took a seat next to her husband. " Hello officers." she greeted cheerfully. Munch knew that she would soon be in a terrible state. He hated doing this no matter how bad the kid was. It rips the family up. He took a deep breath. " Your son..."