Chapter 5: Abortion

After receiving an alarming text from Adam, Mary and Ivan went to talk with Jackson Drew.

"I know who this looks." He began once the detectives told him what they knew. "Got that right, if you were innocent then why didn't you tell us?" Ivan growled at the director.

"It's all true." Jack admitted.

"But not I was not involved, one of our human female clients turned up pregnant and she was scared because she didn't know what was happening to her so she blamed me by saying I was the father." He explained.

"Why wasn't there any type of investigation into this matter?" Mary asked.

"I thought we could handle it internally. One of our male clients admitted he was the father so I asked for a DNA study to confirm it, the baby was his. We started the dating and sex classes so that this wouldn't happen again."

"It seems history has a way of repeating itself." Ivan commented.

"Because Leo as well as others like him have the minds of children but in adult bodies, complete with hormones. This could easily happen again unless Leo's dad stops sheltering him from reality!" Jack exclaimed...

Back in the squad room Mary and Ivan were going over their leads.

"Oliver Smith was found guilty of theft and got 10 years." Mary said. "Good. Bastard got what he deserve." Ivan snarled. "You know, Jack isn't wrong about Leo's father. We gotta let Ben evaluate Leo." She explained.

Ivan nodded.

"I gonna take another shot a Hamato Yoshi."...

"Absolutely not!" Splinter exclaimed.

Ivan had come into his work place and straight out asked him if their shrink could evaluate Leo. Splinter worked as a martial arts teacher, Raphael, Michaelangelo and Donatello were at school.

Leo was at work.

"I'm not putting Leonardo through that again, he's too fragile." He added. "Mr Hamato, with all do respect, who are you trying to protect?" Ivan asked. "If your saying this is about my guilt-"

"I'm not saying that what happened to Leonardo is your fault." Ivan interrupted.

"Everything that has happened to me and my sons is my fault because 17 years ago I choose not to give my brain damaged son to a home, and it destroyed my marriage. My sons are my whole life." Splinter explained.

Ivan sighed.

"Then help us find who did this. We can do it at the day centre so that Leo is comfortable and familiar with the surroundings and our assistant district attorney will be there so that Leo doesn't have to keep repeating himself." He pleaded.

Splinter sighed...

The next day Leo was sat in a room at the day centre with Gwen and Ben.

Ben Maximum was a 36 year old human with green eyes and brown hair and he wore a white shirt and black pants. "Leo do you know what this is?" He asked and pointed to his ear.

"Ear."

"And this?" Ben asked and then pointed to his hand. "Hand." Leo smiled. "What's this?" He asked and pointed to his chest. "Boob." Leo giggled. "Very good Leo, you know all your body parts." Ben smiled.

"Do you have any boyfriends or girlfriends?" The shrink asked.

Leo shifted nervously. "It'th private." He mumbled. "Leo, you know I'm a psychiatrist so you can tell me anything." Ben explained calmly. But Leo still looked nervous though.

"Kane." He finally said.

"Kane's your boyfriend?" Ben asked. Leo smiled slightly and nodded. "And what do you and Kane do together?" He asked. "We talk, eat lunch and play gameth." Leo explained.

"Do you touch each other?"

Leo once again nodded. "Gwen, could you stand up for me." Ben said and Gwen obeyed. "Leo could you please point to where you and Kane touch." Leo nodded and stood up as well.

"We hold handth." He said and he took hold of Gwen's hand.

Ben nodded. "And where else?" Leo then touched Gwen's lips with his fingers. "We kith." Ben nodded again and wrote something down on a notepad. "A-Ah got my baby from Kane." Leo stuttered nervously.

"How?" Ben asked.

Leo smiled. "Kithing thtupid, your friend dond know anything." Leo giggled to Gwen...

"Kane's tha father?" Raph asked.

After the interview Gwen went to talk to Leo's family. "Leo says that Kane is his boyfriend but he still has no comprehension of how he got pregnant." Gwen Lewis explained.

"How could you let this happen!" Splinter shouted to Jack.

"We both know how closely Leo is supervised, if he and Kane did have sex then it didn't happen here." He explained. "Well they're not together anywhere else! Aren't you going to have him arrested?" Splinter asked the detectives.

"Leo's uncorroborated statement isn't enough because of his disability." She explained.

"And I'm afraid that we can't do a paternity test until the baby is born." Ivan added. "We're terminating the pregnancy." Splinter stated coldly. "When?" Ivan asked after a pause.

"Tomorrow, we have an appointment."

"Does Leo know?" Raph asked. He and his brothers had no idea Splinter was planning to abort Leo's baby. "I was going to tell him and you three tonight." Splinter replied nervously.

"Tell him? Where's Leo's say in this decision?" Donnie asked.

"Leonardo's baby has a 50, 50 chance of having brain damage. Who's going to take care of them when I'm gone?" The mutant rat asked. "Leo is, with all the support we can provide him." Jack said.

"No! I'm not letting Leonardo go through what I have, he can't keep this baby." Splinter explained.

"Why?" A new voice asked. Splinter gasped and turned around to see Leo standing in the doorway, he had heard everything. "Why what my son?" Splinter asked innocently, though he knew it was too late.

"Why can't ah have my baby?" Leo asked again, close to tears.

Splinter sighed. "Because I can't take care of the both of you." He said. "Ah wan to be a mommy." Leo sniffed as a few tears rolled down his cheeks. "We're not going to talk about this here." Splinter said and took a firm but gentle tug of his green arm.

"This is the address, met us there and you'll get your DNA sample." Splinter said in a shaky voice before leading Leo towards the door.

"Ah wan my baby. Daddy please dond take away my baby." Leo sobbed as he was taken out of the day centre...

"We'll be ready for Hamato Leonardo in a few minuets." The nurse said.

Leonardo and Hamato Yoshi had arrived at the abortion clinic the very next day. Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo refused to go. "Ith it gonna hurt?" Leonardo asked the lady.

"Of course not Leonardo." The nurse smiled.

"You'll be asleep." Splinter smiled. "This is a subpoena to obtain the products of conception." Mary said and handed the nurse the form. "We'll bring it to you after the procedure." The nurse promised

Mary, Splinter and Leo took a seat but no matter what Splinter did Leo wouldn't look at him.

All of a sudden Jackson Drew and a lawyer walked into the clinic, along with Leo's younger brothers. They were the ones who told Jack where to go. "Hey guyth." Leo smiled.

But Splinter was furious.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" He shouted to Jack. Jack's lawyer walked over to the nurse. "This is a agreement Mr Drew has gotten to stop the pregnancy until the outcome of a hearing." He explained.

"What kind of hearing!" Splinter snarled.

"Guardianship of your son." The lawyer said. Splinter felt like his worled had come crashing down. "Leo has the right to make the choice whether to keep his baby or not." Jack stated.

Splinter was in shock.

"Leonardo is not capable of making that kind of decision!" He shouted as Jack led Leo out of the clinic...