Chapter 4

POV of Brian Cassidy

It's been 2 years since I left Liv and New York. Even though I never talk to her, I think about her every day and I wonder how she's doing. Without thinking I flip the TV on. A reporter is talking about a 15-year-old girl getting raped in New York. I listen, hoping to see Liv. What I see shocks me beyond words. The girl's name is revealed as Susan Benson-Cassidy. I stare at the image of Susan on the screen. She has Liv's brown hair. It's even the same length as Liv's after Lewis. I look closer hoping to see Susan's eyes. My jaw drops. Her eyes are exactly like mine. She has to be my daughter with Liv. The age fits too perfectly. My cell rings. I answer. It's Tucker.

"Look, Lt. Tucker. I can't talk right now. I have to go back to New York. It's a family emergency. I'll explain later."

After I hang up, I throw my clothes into a bag and start to drive to New York.

Olivia Benson, you have a lot of explaining to do.