A/N: One more chapter and then an epilogue to go and that will finish up the series. Hope you all have been enjoying it. Thanks for your support. :)
Chapter 30
I suppose it was just her last synapses firing but now since the secret is out, I suppose it makes more sense for him to have killed her than me. The words kept repeating in her head as the taxi drove her back toward the apartment. Stopping at the red light, the cab driver looked back at his fare wondering what exactly was going on in her head.
"Can you take me to the District Attorney's offices instead?" She suddenly asked.
"No problem," the cabbie said, now glad he didn't ask if she was ok. The rest of the ride was silent and when they arrived at her new destination, Olivia gave him the money before getting out. She was almost halfway to the steps before the cabbie realized what had happened. He shrugged and pulled away from the curb.
"Come in," Casey Novak said to the person knocking on the door to her office without looking up from her paperwork.
"Do you have a few minutes?" Olivia asked and immediately the red head looked up.
"Of course! Liv, I wish you had called first. We could have done lunch or something," Casey smiled and left her desk. They hugged and then Casey closed the door before taking a seat on the couch next to her friend.
"Well I wasn't sure I should come here until about thirty seconds before I told the cabbie," Olivia admitted.
"Where is Charlotte?" Casey asked, realizing that her friend wouldn't normally divert from her schedule when considering the toddler.
"Oh she's with Mrs. Hannigan," her friend said. Casey nodded and then let her continue. She quickly recounted the events at Rikers and her friend bit her lip.
"Anyway, I just…" Olivia trailed off. Just what? Just can't believe a former colleague and lover would do something like that? Just can't believe she fell into that trap of giving the criminal just what he wanted?
"I know that it was a shock to everyone that Brian was involved. I can't work the case. They've handed it over to the Federal Prosecutor and they're hoping that Brian will roll on Price. Although it seems like Price is rolling on Brian," Casey admitted.
"Can you really trust Price? He's looking to get away with it. We thought that the guys had him pinned on the murder of Vivian but now we don't even have that," Olivia heaved a sigh.
"Well I think the only thing to do is to call the Feds. Explain to them what he told you and then let them sort it out. I got a call from the Captain saying that none of the prints lifted from Price's Grandmother's house match Brian. All they have is Price's word against his. It'll be a tough case. Glad I'm not handling it," the ADA shook her head.
"Yes but unfortunately Brian as a suspect actually makes sense. He could look up badge numbers without anyone questioning anything. He would be the last person to suspect to talk to Simpson but it would have been easy for him to keep Simpson's release under wraps. He could easily get his hands on the listening devices and get Mindy to put them in the apartment. Lying to the teenager to make her think that she was helping Calvin and Charlotte get away from terrible parents would play to her sympathies. He probably figured she would never tell anyone after finding out he was a cop. The only reason he got caught was because she decided to leave a note in the event of her death," Olivia told her.
"Well I think the Feds are going after Brian for her attempt. The doctor's don't think she's going to make it. The oxygen to her brain was cut off for a long time," Casey frowned. Olivia shook her head. They fell into a comfortable silence until Casey's desk phone rang. She got up and answered it. The call was quick and she turned to her friend.
"I have to be in court in about twenty minutes," was all she got out before Olivia's cell phone rang. She quickly answered it, thinking that it was her neighbor wondering where she was. Instead it turned out to be the Federal Prosecutor.
"They're sending a couple of agents to pick me up. It seems my little visit to Rikers didn't go unnoticed," Olivia said after hanging up.
"Well that settles that then huh?" Casey asked.
To Be Continued…