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Darkest Nights	By : Bucken-Berry Category: G through L > Law & Order Views: 1449 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Alex Cabot walked into the squad room. "I have a warrant for Eric Keyes's arrest right here," she stated.
"That's part one, but where is he?" Elliot asked.
"We have to ask his sister," Olivia stated. She started walking out of the squad room. Elliot followed after her.
Elliot and Olivia walked to Sheryl's door. Elliot began to knock and Sheryl answered almost immediately.
"Detective, how can I help you?" she asked.
"When was the last time you spoke to Eric?" Elliot questioned.
"Haven't seen him in years," Sheryl stated dryly as she opened the door wider to let Olivia and Elliot in.
"Do you know where he lives?" Olivia pressed.
"No idea," she said. She looked slightly distressed.
"Is there any spot Eric was especially fond of?"
"There was a forest he liked to go to ever since we were young."
"Where was it?" Elliot asked.
"A few hours upstate," she stated. "Did he do something there?" Olivia looked at Elliot for a moment before answering.
"He's a suspect in a string of serial rapes and murders."
"Oh god," Sheryl whispered. She looked horrified at the thought. "How could my brother do something so terrible?"
"Bad apples come from anywhere and everywhere," Elliot responded grimly.
"I guess so… I'll let you know if I find him or anything…" Sheryl looked crushed.
"Bye. And thanks," Elliot said gently.
They left again. Elliot called Cragen and informed him about their lead.
"Captain, she told us about a location a few hours away from here that he might have his group at."
"Go after them tomorrow," Cragen instructed.
"But why, captain?" Elliot asked.
"Because I want there to be as many people as possible in on this and I want them to be prepared."
"But he could catch on to us!"
"Those are my orders," Cragen said shortly. Elliot relayed the instructions to Olivia. Olivia reluctantly drove Elliot home before driving to the precinct.
Elliot was excited and anxious about the new lead. He decided to tell George a little about it and see if it sounded familiar to him. He walked to the bedroom and found George sitting outside on the fire escape. He didn't look depressed, but he did look like he had a lot on his mind.
"Doc?" Elliot called. George looked up at him.
"Hey," he said softly.
"Want to come inside?" Elliot asked gently.
"Not really," George said with a shrug. Elliot stepped outside and sat next to him.
"How long have you been out here and what have you been thinking about?"
"A couple of minutes since you left. And I've been thinking about everything. I kind of had a moment of clarity," George replied. Elliot didn't ask for more details, deciding to wait for George to tell him.
"I decided that I do want to call Nora after all," George said suddenly.
"That's good. When do you want to do that?"
"Um, now would be nice," George said, almost shyly. "Better to do this sooner, rather than later."
"C'mon, then," Elliot said. He kissed George gently and pulled him to his feet. They walked slowly to the living room and Elliot handed the phone to George. They sat down on the sofa and Elliot held George's free hand while George dialed. The phone rang three times. George was about to give up when the phone was answered.
"George?" Nora greeted.
He took a deep breath before speaking. "Hi, Nora."
"George, what's wrong?" Nora asked, having caught the tone in his voice.
"I need you to come to New York," George deadpanned.
"Okay, but why?"
"I was…hurt," George said delicately.
"Did another prison inmate attack you?" Nora asked suspiciously. George almost smiled at the thought of the days they'd spent together after he'd been attacked by prison inmate Matthew Brodus, but the tiny smile faded as he prepared to tell her.
"No," George answered simply.
"Then what happened?" Nora demanded. George took another deep breath. He didn't want to say much over the phone, but he had no choice.
"I was- Nora, I was raped," he whispered shakily. He didn't like the way the words sounded. Nora was silent for a moment before responding.
"I'll be on the next flight over. Where are you staying at?" Nora asked quickly. George gave her Elliot's address.
"I'll be there tomorrow," Nora repeated.
"Thank you, Nora," George said quietly.
"No problem," Nora stated. They hung up and George turned to Elliot.
"It could have gone worse," George sighed. He looked around the room. "What were you doing the last few hours?" George asked to change the subject.
"We have a lead," Elliot replied.
"Oh?"
"Keyes's sister. She said he liked this one cabin they used to go to. It's a few hours north of here. We're going to go after him tomorrow." George gave a tiny shiver.
"It'll be fine," Elliot said, more to assure himself than George. George nodded anyway and set his head on Elliot's shoulder.
Elliot yawned as he made a pot of coffee. Nora would be arriving at the apartment at any minute, and he wanted to be awake.
George walked up to him. "Hey."
"Hey." Elliot yawned again.
"You're going to stay, right?" George asked nervously.
"Of course," Elliot affirmed.
"Good." George looked relieved.
"I'm glad you decided to see her," Elliot said softly. George nodded.
"She's definitely safe to talk to. I just don't want to alarm her."
"Yeah," Elliot agreed. Just then a knock came from the door. George walked over and answered.
"Hey, Nora," he greeted softly. He opened the door wider to let her in.
"George, how are you?" she asked worriedly. She hugged him gently. George closed his eyes and returned the embrace.
"I'm okay, I guess," George replied. He gestured for her to sit down. She sat on the chair across from them, while George and Elliot sat on the sofa. George couldn't stop himself from holding Elliot's hand.
Elliot and Nora introduced themselves to each other. There was a long silence before Nora hesitantly spoke. "What happened?" Nora asked gently. George took a deep breath.
"I was leaving a subway station, when I was abducted by several sadists. They drugged me and brought me to a cabin or something similar, and they raped and tortured me for a month." It amazed him how his voice sounded so emotionless, despite the emotions he actually felt. Nora's eyes widened.
"How-when did you escape?" she stammered.
"They cut me, and I presume one of the cuts got infected, because I became septic. They were smart enough to know that they didn't want to take any chances. They drugged me again and left me on the side of a road."
"You were septic?" Nora asked for affirmation.
"Yes."
Being a doctor, Nora knew that he had to have come close to death. "How close…" She trailed off, not wanting to say her little brother's name and the word "death" in the same sentence. George understood what she meant, regardless.
"I flatlined once. I had to be put on a ventilator and I was unconscious for five days," George said flatly.
"How are you now- physically?" Nora asked shakily.
"All right, I suppose. A few lingering effects- fatigue and so on."
"Scars?" Nora asked in an almost timid voice.
George was unable to meet her gaze. He couldn't help but feel remorseful for telling her and causing so many negative emotions. "Yes. Mostly on my chest and stomach, but there's a lot on my arms and legs." He sighed and looked at the ground.
"How are you mentally?" she asked morosely.
"That's a little more complicated," George admitted.
"I'm sorry this happened to you," Nora whispered. "Do our parents know?"
"Only you and the people handling my case know," George admitted.
"George-" Nora began, shaking her head.
"I do want to talk to them, eventually. But not now; I can't deal with yet. I don't want to deal with the fighting that would inevitably happen before we reconcile," George interjected.
"They do love you," Nora asserted. "They do, they're just traditional."
"I know- I really do. But I don't want to talk about this, if you don't mind," George requested. He was beginning to feel agitated, and he didn't want Nora to have to deal with that as well.
"What do you want to talk about, then?" Nora asked gently.
"I haven't heard about you in a while," George stated. Nora hesitated for a moment, but after seeing the expression on George's face, changed the subject.
Elliot noticed that George seemed slightly more relaxed. That, in turn, made Elliot feel relaxed.
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