Today the couple was heading back to work. They had spent their last day of vacation kayaking and then flying home. Both kids had been overly upset about having to leave the beach. But the reminder of their dog was enough to get them moving again. The kids spent the night having a camp out on the floor with Gunner since they had missed him so much. And truly he had missed them too. He had jumped and barked when they pulled up in the car to get him. Both kids enjoyed lots of licks and pets from their dog before they crashed out for the night. For the couple they were sad their trip was over but had already started to plan the next trip. So they were okay. Life needed to move forward. The kids were dropped off at school before the couple headed to work. When they arrived the couple shared one more passionate kiss before entering the building.
"Let's do this!" Kim held out her hand taking his hand as they walked up the stairs. It was hard walking back in. They had really enjoyed the drama free time. "Hey! Welcome back!" Kevin jumped up to hug the couple. "Thanks. We definitely had reservations about coming back but it is what it is." Kim shrugged a bit laughing. "Sounds about right!" Erin laughed as she hugged them both. "Well it was beautiful and warm so why would we want to come back?" Adam explained joking a bit. "We hear ya! But glad to have you both back." Voight interrupted which meant they had a case. "Grab a tea. We have a case and it's all you. I know what the crime is but don't know how we handle it so I'm going to need all the help I can get from you." He watched her nod and head for the break room. Adam followed grabbing a coffee. "Wonder what this is about?" He asked looking towards Kim. "Whatever it is, is sexually motivated I know that by his look." Kim knew they were in for a rough first day back.
They returned to the bullpen just as an older black woman entered with Platt. "Detective Burgess, this is Ms. Jones. She has a crime she needs to report of a sensitive nature." Platt left after that. "Good morning. Please call me Kim. Should we head to an interview room to talk more about your case?" Kim offered a hand shake which the woman took. "Yes please. I really didn't know what to do but a lovely patrol officer told me to come here and you would know what to do." Ms Jones stated. "Okay so let's head down the hall here. Um Kevin you haven't worked one yet. You are with me." Kim stars as they all headed down the hall. Kevin jogging to keep up. "So just so you are aware the room has cameras for your protection and ours. Is that alright?" Kim asked as they entered the room. "Yes thank you. I understand and given the circumstances I appreciate it." They sat around a table to get comfortable before Kim started.
"Okay so let's start with what exactly brought you here to find me?" Kim asked knowing this had to be beyond strange to be brought to her. "Well my son is 23, autistic and non verbal. His aide came to us telling my older son and I that she was in love with my son and that he loved her back. That they had sex together and that he was moving in with her. That's rape, right?" Ms Jones looked at Kim in tears. "It absolutely is. Let me get you some tissues." Kim moved to grab the box bringing it back quickly. "Okay so how exactly did she know they were in love if he doesn't communicate?" Kim asked gently watching Kevin writing everything down. "She said they could communicate through this keyboard thing." Ms Jones's shook her head. "Facilitated Communication?" Kim asked surprised but also frustrated. "Yes! She told us that my son Darrien was actually very smart and very funny. She had to stabilize his arm so he could type. That we had to anticipate his answers. I thought she was crazy at first but he got things right so I thought maybe she was right." She cried even more.
"This is not your fault. We all want to believe that are kids can get better. And we will do anything to help them. That's what we do as mothers. However from my experience facilitated communication is a crock. Well intentions but a crock. And it's not generally accepted by the scientific community." Kim paused a moment before she continued. "The doctors your son have seen. What was their thought process on your son's mental capacity?" Kim asked knowing that would play a big role in all this. "Um 6 to 12 months. I really thought he was getting better. But this has me questioning everything." The poor woman just kept crying. "Could you write down the aides name and phone number. We need to get her confessing to this recorded. And I need time get a warrant for that. So while you rest with Officer Atwater I'm going to get the team up to speed and then get started on the warrant." Kim patted her shoulder as she left the room.
She walked into the bullpen shaking her head, looking stunned. "So it's rape correct?" Voight asked. "Yup and it's ugly. Okay here is the name and number of Darrien's aide. She is the one raping him under the premise they have a relationship together. However he's 23, autistic and non verbal. He can't consent. She says that using facilitated communication he confessed his love for her. This type of communication is a crock and not scientifically accepted so it's not a defense at all. What I need is several things. First a full back ground check on this fruit cake. Second a warrant to record a conversation between the aide and the victims mother. Getting her to admit to it on tape. And third a search warrant of her home and office. I want to know if this has happened to other people or not. The ADA can worry about the experts. That's not my job. But I need to nail this bitch!" Kim was riled up big time. "Oh also get the mother to sign over her son's medical records. We need those as proof to his condition and mental capacity." Kim sighed heavily.
"All of that should be easy enough to get. The call should be done before the search of the house though or it will tip her off. But it's a good plan." Voight sent everyone to work while Kim took a moment to breathe. Adam came to stand beside her. "This is a horrible case. Have you worked one like this before?" He asked moving her to the hall so they could talk better. "No there was a case in New York but it wasn't sexually motivated. It done out of greed. Swindling parents with thoughts that their child was actually improving. Actually learning how to communicate. But in the end the families learned it was all a lie and the center was closed down for violating State Laws regarding Elector Shock Therapy. Going over the maximum voltage and maximum number of shocks. Most parents had no where to turn after that. Their child was too violent for the other facilities. All those lies for what? Money? It's disgusting." Kim hugged him but needed to return to the victims mother. He watched her walk away.
"Okay so the team is working on getting everything we need done. Hopefully she will be arrested quickly. And I doubt they will allow bail but it is possible. The ADA will go over all of that with you. I do want to sit here for a bit longer going over more details if we could. Like how often were they together alone? Did he have any marks on his body you couldn't account for? Those kinds of things. Everything will be helpful for us to help put her away." Kim knew the details would be ugly but she was in for the long haul. As Kim and Kevin got more details the team worked on getting the warrants and the background check completed. "No criminal record, no speeding tickets, no parking tickets, no complaints." Erin sighed. "Listen to this. She's married to a black man and has two children with him. That's interesting." Adam sat back looking at the white board as Erin wrote more information.
"All of these lives ruined because this woman truly believes in this Facilitated Communication thing? Or is she just a rapist who has been caught yet? Jay asked wondering which it was. "I think we will only find out once we interview her. And as much as I know Kim will want to do this. I don't know if she should." Al looked towards Adam knowing he may have to hold her back. "We shall see." Adam was looking into the husband to see if anything popped but nothing did. They seemed like a normal family on the outside. This just bothered him to the core. "I got the warrant for the phone call. Based on what is said they will give us the other warrants. The judge judged wanted to be sure first before we rip multiple lives apart." Antonio stated as he moved into the bullpen. "Great get with Mouse to set it up." Voight was happy to get this moving. Antonio moved to get Mouse. "Hey man I have a warrant to record a phone conversation. You are needed in the interview room." Antonio saw Mouse grabbing the things he needed to help out.
"Who's the lead?" Mouse asked as they moved. "Kim. It's pretty disturbing." He answered as they moved towards the interview room. This type of case would leave the victim traumatized for years to come so it needed to be ended now. Mouse entered the room and started to set up. "Okay so this is Mouse. He's our technical analyst. He's going to make it so we can record the conversation so we can use that to arrest her." Kim paused knowing this was difficult. "On the call I need you to talk to her like you are trying to understand how their relationship came to be. Make it sound like you are giving her a shot. We need her to admit to it all and if she thinks she's being attacked we won't be able to nail her as easily. Can you do this?" Kim asked knowing it was a lot to ask of anyone. "Anything to nail her. I want her in jail for what she did." Ms Jones answered confidently. "Perfect. Let's start." Kim took a deep breath trying to stay calm in a tense moment.
Kim waited on bated breath watching Ms Jones making the call. "Good morning Annie. I just wanted to apologize for how I reacted the other day. It just caught me so off guard. I was hoping maybe you could explain it better to me. Maybe I could understand it better. Truly this was shocking to me and my son." Ms Jones was smooth, cold as ice as she spoke. "Thank you so much for the apology. I can see how this is surprising but we really do love each other. He approached me first about loving me. It was only then did I realize I loved him too. We wanted to keep it quiet since I'm married and I wanted to get divorced first but our love was too strong." Annie explained. "So when exactly did you have sex with him and where? I feel like you are barely alone with him." Ms Jones questioned. "Well it's only been twice. And my office has more than enough space. The weekends we went to the conventions were able to be together. He wasn't sure his body would work but it did. And it was so lovely." Annie almost cried as she talked about it.
"So you are telling me that you used the pretenses of the conventions to have sex with my son on two occasions in your office. And that he approached you about having a sexual relationship? Okay. So why be so secretive about it?" Ms Jones pressed. "Because I was married. I had to do this. Now that you understand can I please see Darrien? I need to see my love." Annie begged. "I will talk with him when he gets home from school. For now I have to go. We will be in touch." Ms Jones hangs up taking calming breaths. "You did great! I can't even imagine how hard that was but you handled it really well. We got what we need to now search her home and office. And to bring her in for questioning. You did amazing!" Kim was very proud of the woman before her. "Thank you but I really want to hurt her. She raped my son and is trying to make it sound like love. He has no concept of love. I know that. I've known that for years. But I still love him and want the best for him. And keeping him safe is what's best." She explained as she patted her eyes.
"I understand completely. I would kill for my kids. We all would. So for now we are done here. We will be searching her house and office hopefully later today. If not it will be tomorrow. We have a judge on board all ready he just wanted to hear this conversation first." Kim knew this was tough for everyone. "Here is my card. Call if you need anything. Or if you think of anything else I need to know. Tomorrow we will need to interview your son. I know that won't be easy but it's a step to prove his condition. But for now rest. He is safe with you. We will handle this." The women shook hands as Ms Jones left Kevin walking her out. Kim stepped out next with Antonio and Mouse right behind her. "We got what we need to get the search warrants. And I promised to interview the victim tomorrow since this has been a trying day already. But also in his condition we won't get much. But it will be evidence of his condition and proof that he has no ability or capacity to consent." Kim looked at the white board looking over the evidence before her.
"That's a very good plan. He's safe in his home so that's the best place for him. Maybe tomorrow you can interview him in his home where he is more comfortable? Or at his school? Put less stress on the victim." Voight suggested. "That's a great idea. Not that he understands that he has been traumatized but we do and we need to keep it from happening again. So keeping him safe and stress free is best." Kim sighed a bit thinking about this situation. "Let's keep working." Voight offered seeing her lost in her thoughts, lost in this case. "Yeah of course. Just thinking how crazy this all is. It just seems like she truly believes in this relationship. Like it was real, like he truly loves her. But mentally he can't. He just can't." Kim shook her head. "We will get this done. Take a rest." Voight headed back to his office. Kim moved to the break room looking out the windows. These were the cases that broke her. She stared at nothing in particular but she just needed to try turning off her mind a bit. Adam watched her following her into the break room.
"How are you holding up?" He watched her jump a bit. "Um I hate cases like these. But it really shows the power of suggestion. How people will blindly follow anything that can give them hope. I get the mother's need for hope and her wanting to get him the best help possible. But how can a child with the mind of 6 to 12 month old suddenly understand how to spell and create sentences. And if she had done some research she could have seen for herself how it's phony. They were taken advantage of. I know that. It's just a lot to process. Especially on the opposite side where this woman truly believes that they were in a relationship. That they actually created a life, a love together. Makes you question how that happens. How could she really believe that. But I did the same thing you know. Built a whole life with someone that turned out to be a lie. And I still question how that happened. Just life's unanswered fuck you's I guess." She sighed turning to see the understanding on his face.
"I get what you are saying. I get why you feel it's the same but you didn't commit a crime. And I know she doesn't believe she did but she did. You did not. You just chose the wrong man to believe in. And that happens more than we can imagine. It's not the same, I promise you." He hugged her tight letting her feel everything she was feeling. It was needed in the moment. He was thrilled she was crying but she was feeling things deeply. "How about we order some food? It might help you feel better." He rubbed her back as he spoke. "Yeah that sounds good. I know I need to eat. And I know I need my strength for the searches later. So yeah let's do this." She smiled a bit thankful that he was holding her strong through the tough times. "Guys we are ordering food. Do you guys want anything?" Adam asked as he moved back into the bullpen. Kim settled at her desk allowing Gunner jump on her for the first time all day. She needed him.
"I know buddy. Just my mind is all over the place. But I'm okay." She hugged him as Adam ordered them food. They were lucky enough to eat a full lunch before the search warrants arrived. "Alright Antonio, Dante, Al search her office. Kim, Jay, Adam, Kevin and myself will search the home and bring her in for questioning. Erin hold down the fort. Let's head out!" The teams broke up and moved in different directions. Kim was happy to move this case forward. She would love it finished but that would not happen. Not with the victim they had. "So how exactly does this Communication thing work?" Jay asked as they rode to the address. "Um so it looks like a super old computer with a keyboard and a small screen. The facilitator will stabilize the arm to allow the child to press the letters to make words and sentences. But most times it's really just things the facilitator wants to hear from their child. Hearing your child say I love you for the first time makes your heart sore to new heights. And every parent wants to believe that their child loves them. It's not a bad thing. It just leads people to trust in it, believe in it even when they have doubts. I see how people can fall for it but in actuality it's just not working." Kim tried to explain.
"Sounds like it was created with the best intentions but I can understand why it didn't work out. Giving hope to those without, giving a voice to those without is honorable. But when it doesn't work it needs to be honest about it. Not string people along. I can see how this blurs the lines." Jay watched her for a brief second. "They have tested it out in the court system. Showing the child and the judge a picture but not the facilitator. To show that the child has no idea what the picture is and it's really the facilitator who was guiding the thoughts." Kim continued a bit more. "We could that test in the interview room. Or the classroom so Darrien is more comfortable." Jay suggested. "We might need to do that. But we could also leave that to the lawyers. Can't do everything for them." Kim laughed a bit. "Agreed! I'm thankful that's not my job." Jay sighed as they pulled up at the address. "Let's do this." Kim jumped out ready to get this done.
Voight knocked waiting for an answer when one wasn't received the door Kevin picked the lock so it would save some costs for the homeowner who was listed as the husband. They moved through the homes looking for evidence of her crimes. "Boss I think I found the computer thing we are looking for." They all found Jay looking over the object. "Yeah that's it. What's in the boxes next to it?" Kim asked unsure. "Um looks like transcripts of things Darrien supposedly stated in conversations with her." Jay answered as he pulled out the boxes. "Bring all of it back to the district." Voight stated as they continued to search the house. Dawson had let them know their suspect was at her office and they would be bringing her in for questioning. "There is nothing else here. Let's head back to the district. We can interview once we get back." They all headed out locking the house as they left leaving the warrant on the table.
They all entered the district seeing the whole team back. "What did we find at her office?" Voight asked wanting to get all the information. "We found photos of them together, not nudes. We found evidence of her creating these conventions so they could be alone together. We also found semen stains on the carpet. The samples are at the lab now." Antonio explained. "She was not happy about coming in. And flipped out when we suggested she was raping Darrien. She kept yelling they were in love. Should be interesting." Al laughed knowing it would insane. "Fun! Can I interview her?" Kim asked giddy to ruffle some feathers. "No. You would get way too much enjoyment out of it. I know it sounds like a punishment but let us carry some weight." Voight watched her getting angry. "I know you are used to doing everything. But this is my job. You did yours now let me do mine. She's not getting off, I promise you." Voight tapped Al's shoulder as they moved out. Kim headed right behind them. Adam hot on her trail. "I'm just going to watch. I'm not going to interfere. I just want to watch. I promise!" Kim winked as she walked off.
"You let her go?" Erin asked shocked. "She promised to watch and nothing else. I believe her. I think she just wants to hear it for herself." Adam shook it off. He trusted her not to anything stupid. "Okay let's lighten the mood a bit. Was the beach everything you wanted it to be?" Kevin asked trying to calm everyone. "It was the coolest thing ever. I can see why Kim never wanted to move from the coast. We are already planning other trips so I can do more and we can try new things together. She wants to try sand boarding, which is apparently like snow boarding but on sand. She also wants to swim with otters. And I want to parasail with her. Not just by myself. The kids loved it. Milo found a dead horseshoe crab and a dead starfish. Mia found ghost crabs. It was great." Adam explained Ami,one wide thinking about their trip. "Real question though. Were you really okay with all that skin in the bathing suit?" Torres asked looking at Adam shocked.
"Well considering I paid for it and the other one. Yes. It's part of rebuilding the confidence that her ex dickhead husband destroyed. Telling her she looked trashy in them. We just got lucky I found a place that actually carried her bra size. And only had 2 options but that was fine. She looked amazing. Even the store assistant was shocked that Kim is self conscious about her body." Adam was proud of how she looked. She looked hot as far as he was concerned. "Well she has no reason to feel that way but I get it. Woman have tons of body issues. From being ogled by men to be trashed by other woman. It sucks." Erin added as she leaned back in her chair. She was getting more uncomfortable. "I get it. It just kills me that she's so insecure about how she looks. Especially since she has no reason. But we are working through it." Adam shrugged a bit.
"Not to be a total asshole here but did she get the large breasts to help with that issue?" Antonio asked causing lots of gasps and Adam cracking up. "That's funny that you of all people asked that. But no. They aren't fake. She's been large her whole life. They doubled when pregnant and never went back down. If I remember correctly she got her first bra in 5th grade. So yeah all real." Adam shook his head still laughing. "Damn! That's insane!" Antonio was shocked. "Oh yeah it's nuts. But anyway she just needs to build her confidence back up and then we are set for a while at least." He knew things would get rocky if and when they talked wedding and kids again. But it was worth it. "Er you doing okay?" Jay asked seeing her leaning back looking uncomfortable. "Yeah just the kicking is out of control right now. It's really not fun. But at least it's not my bladder right now." Erin smiled weakly. Jay walked closer rubbing her belly. "Hey my little one. Take it easy on your mom. Can you relax a bit please?" He spoke softly as he rubbed her belly feeling the kicking slowing down. "Thank you. I appreciate it." Erin smiled a bit more feeling better.
Jay kissed her softly returning to his desk. Kim was still watching the interview. She hated being on the outside but she wasn't the boss. She just had to hope they got everything they needed. Kim shook her head listening to Annie pleading about the relationship they were in was real. That he really did love her. That it wasn't fake. The conversations were real. She just couldn't believe this woman truly believed it. It was truly insane! Kim watched as the woman was taken away in cuffs. She sighed knowing the first part was over. "You good in here?" Voight asked with Al next to him. "Yeah just listening to her. The conviction in her voice that they had a real relationship shocked me. She's really bought into this crap. I heard her mention her mother taught it too so I guess they are die hard believers. Still doesn't mean it was right." Kim paused thinking for a minute.
"I think of this kind of like people who have sex where alcohol is involved where you really can't be sure of the true intentions. She led with your core and not her brain. It's truly sad that she fucked up all these lives for what? Riding a disabled man who can't talk, hold down a job, live a full fulfilling life. I don't get it. I never will. The poor kids having a mom labeled as a sex offender. God help those kids." Kim looked up to see both men looking at her surprised by her empathy for the family. "You are right. They didn't deserve this. Neither did Darrien but at least we can get justice for him. How about we all head out for the night? We have interviews to do tomorrow and getting everything square with the ADA. You did good kid." Voight led her back to the bullpen. "Alright. Everyone head home for the night. We pick up fresh tomorrow." Voight knew they would be thrilled.
"Ready to go see the kids?" Adam asked with Gunner on his leash already. "God yes." Kim let her shoulders sag as they headed out. "I'm so crashed after this case." Kim sighed. "Oh I get it. I can't imagine dealing with these cases on the daily. But you did good. The help you are providing and the comfort you provide. Darling you really are amazing." Adam hugged her before getting into the car. They headed home in silence. Kims eyes closed, her head back resting on the headrest. As soon as they got home Adam watched as Kim turned on a happy face. She didn't want the kids to see her drained after a bad day. They entered the home seeing both kids were excited to see their parents and their dog. "Mommy! Daddy! Gunner!" Both kids yelled running towards them. "Hey babies!" Kim sat down to hug them both. She loved these moments. It was like a warm balm on her wounded heart. "Hey my kiddos!" Adam got his hugs next. It was his favorite thing in the world, being a dad. "Kids how about you play with Gunner while dad and I eat a bit of dinner. Okay?" Kim offered knowing they needed to eat.
The kids ran off to play as Kim reheated some dinner for them. Adam watched from a small distance. He was waiting for her to fall apart but she was holding together well now. As they ate the kids filled them in on their day back to school. Kim loved hearing all about it. Adam was just amused as they were talking full stream and Mia was taking after Kim with talking with her hands. When dinner was finished Adam cleaned up letting Kim enjoy time with her kids. Their kids. He found them all on the floor rolling a ball between them as Gunner tried to take it from them. All three were laughing and smiling. It was the perfect was to heal from a shitty day. "Are we having fun?" Adam asked sitting between the kids. "Yes!" Both kids laughed loving this game. "Perfect!" They continued to play till it was bed time. The kids were crashing hard but so were the adults. Both kids sound asleep as soon as they hit the bed.
"How about a bath together?" Adam asked knowing she needed to relax a bit. "Sounds amazing." Kim sighed moving to their bedroom. "Let me take care of you. This case was rough and it's not over. But for tonight just let it go. And let me take care of you." He watched her nod as he started the tub and then took over stripping her body of the clothes from the day. He stripped down as well. He pulled her in for a long, deep kiss. Pouring all of his emotions into the kiss. Leaving them both breathless. "Let's get in." He helped her in letting go her relax against his body. Kim closed her eyes taking deep breathes trying to relax. It was hard though. "I like this. I really do but I think it's more about you than the bath." Kim whispered smiling a bit. "Me too. But I'm never going to complain about your hot, naked, wet body pressed against mine." He was smirking but she couldn't see that just yet.
She sat up turning around sitting on his lap. "What's going to happen here?" He asked though he had a fair idea. "I don't know. Maybe you should tell me what you want." She watched his eyes lighting up. "Well here in the tub I think the safest thing is you riding me. And that allows for you to get some loving on your breasts. So let's do it!" He kissed her moaning into the kiss. It was hot and steamy. Kim's fingers roaming his body. She could feel the goosebumps breaking out all over his body. Kim started rocking her hips slowly causing Adam to break the kiss groaning softly. "Inside you darling! We both need it." Adam moaned out as he kissed her neck. "Anything you want." Kim rose up taking him inside her slowly. Kim moaned and whimpered feeling his lips close to her breast. He knew what she needs and was happy to give her that.
His hands caressing her body as his lips move closer to her nipples. "Please." She whispers begging him to give her relief. "Always!" He kissed her nipple before licking over the full breast. Her moans getting louder, her pace getting a bit more frantic. As him mouth came to rest on her nipple again sucking softly Kim bucked her hips coming hard. Her head thrown back in pleasure, her mouth open but no sounds were made. "Almost darling!" Adam groaned feeling her trembling body against his. Her fingers moved down to massage his balls. "God darling! Yes!" He moaned as he came hard biting her skin to muffle the sound. She never stopped massaging till he relaxed again. "God damn! I love the fuck out of you." Adams head was resting on her chest. "God I love you too! Amazing journey we are on together." Kim moved his face to she hers kissing him hard and fast.
"Should we get out?" He asked seeing her eyes glazed over a bit. "Yeah I think we should." Kim winked pushing off him. She started to dry off feeling him wrapping his body around hers. "I have to tell you something kind of funny." He saw her looking into the mirror. "Well tell me." Kim asked curious. "Well we talked about vacation a bit while you were watching the interview. Torres was shocked I was okay with you being on the beach with that much skin showing. I said I was fine with it and that it was part of rebuilding the confidence you lost due to Paul. So Antonio asked if you got implants to make yourself feel better. I lost is laughing. Then admitted they were real. Needless to say it was absolutely funny." Adam watched her face flashing with emotions. "Well honestly I'm not shocked by that. Most people would assume they are fake. So I'm not upset about it. But that Antonio asking was the funny part." Kim admitted shaking her head.
The couple dried off falling into the bed together. "Ready for another round or two?" Adam asked. "Always with you. It never gets old, it never gets boring, always a new excitement." She kissed him slowly. "Never again will you be bored. Excitement always, forever." He moved their bodies into their favorite position knowing they both wanted something softer but just as powerful. The night ended several rounds later. Exhausted but throughly blissed out and happy. They stayed wrapped in each other's arms the rest of the night. "I love you darling. Good night." He whispered feeling her drifting off to sleep. "Night my love. Love you more than anything." She whispered back her eyes completely closed. He thought she was asleep when he heard 'one day, I promise'. He was shocked but thrilled. She let the subconscious say the words they both wanted to hear. He just kissed her head and held her tight.