A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! Glad you're enjoying it. :)
Chapter 4
Meanwhile at the Coroner's Office, Melinda was explaining to Nick and Fin what exactly warranted them making a trip down to see her.
"So you're saying that the guy assaulted our victim and then he did that?" Nick felt as though he was going to be sick. He'd seen a lot of things that no person should ever encounter but this one really made him queasy.
"Yes it would appear that after raping her he shoved this corked test tube with a note into her rectum," Melinda nodded.
"What does the note say?" Fin asked, wishing that he hadn't had the soup for lunch as he could feel it working its way back up into his throat. Despite all his years of service, sometimes the sickos would continue to surprise him by sinking even further in their methods of depravity.
"This death is only the beginning. Then it was signed with just an "F"," Melinda explained.
"Oh so he wants to taunt the police," Nick said.
"He wants more than that," she told them as she covered the body back up.
"How do you figure?" Fin wanted to know.
"He left no DNA, no fingerprints. Once I got the body back inside, you could smell the bleach that was used to clean it. There is not one scrap of evidence that I can give you that will help in this case. I'm running her fingerprints through the system and I've sent a DNA sample off to missing persons to see if they get a hit but nothing yet," Melinda heaved a sigh. She looked tired and Fin couldn't blame her. It had been a long day and they were getting nowhere fast.
"So he wants to taunt us and get away with his crimes. That's really ballsy," Nick shook his head after thanking Melinda and heading for the door.
"You guys may want to follow me," she suddenly came up behind them slipping her coat on as she went.
"Why what happened?" Fin asked.
"They found another body and it's carved up like the last one," Melinda said. That's when Nick's phone rang and he quickly answered it.
"Amaro," Fin whirled around, upon realizing that his temporary partner wasn't beside him and gave him a look. The younger detective had stopped dead in his tracks. Even Melinda turned around when she realized that the detectives weren't following her out of the building.
"Thanks, we'll be there as soon as we can, there's been another murder," he said before hanging up.
"What's going on?" Fin asked.
"That was Rollins. Stabler left her at Social Services when two uni's came to pick him up. Liv is in the hospital," he told them.
"Good God," Melinda said.
"What is Rollins doing at Social Services?" Fin wanted to know.
"Apparently there are actual biological family members who have made a claim for custody of Calvin. She didn't know what happened to Liv or Charlotte," Nick filled them in.
"On our way to the crime scene, call the Captain," Fin ordered. Nick nodded slowly and the group quickly left the building. As much as they wanted to be with their former coworker there was a monster on the loose and he needed to be caught.
"How bad is it Doc?" Elliot asked upon the doctor entering the waiting room.
"She has a broken arm, a concussion, and there is swelling in her spine near her injury. You're very lucky that the uniformed officers found her when they did. Had she been left like that on the stairs, she may have damaged something even more. I don't think we're dealing with anything life threatening," Doctor Bettcher explained.
"Thank God," Elliot heaved a sigh of relief.
"What was she doing in the stairwell anyway?" The doctor asked.
"She apparently had the babysitter rush over and then headed out to get Calvin. He is in trouble and she just wanted to get to him," Elliot explained.
"All right well I hope that things with Calvin work out ok. You can see her in about ten minutes," Bettcher smiled slightly and then left Elliot to his thoughts.
"Elliot!" A familiar voice made him stand up and take notice.
"Munch!" The two men quickly exchanged handshakes and Elliot brought his old friend up to speed. While they were talking, ADA Barba arrived and was given the cliff notes version.
"Let me make a few phone calls," Munch said, relieved that Olivia was ok but distressed that his favorite "nephew" was involved in a custody battle.
"You just started as a special investigator for the ADA; you can't be calling in favors already," Elliot said.
"Yes, he can and I will do everything I can to make sure we get this sorted out," Barba nodded.
To Be Continued…