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Chapter Four: Figures

Olivia's POV:

(An hour or so after the video camera incident with the perp.)

I hear, "Hi, uh-I'm Peter Landry, I was told to come here. I got a call about an hour ago."at Amanda's desk, I look over at Amanda and we exchange looks, after that I get up and approach Peter.

"I'm Sergeant Benson,"I say putting out my hand for him to shake.

"Oh, yeah, you're Zoe's mom, right? She told me a lot about you."he says with a weak smile, shaking my hand.

"Yeah, I'm her mother," I say with a chuckle, "As you might know, she's missing. Plus, her best friend, Lucy Caine is dead."I told him, trying to be as soft as I could.

"Yeah, I heard. I have Geometry with Zoe, I talked to Lucy just this morning about her."he said his voice was weak.

"Would you go over to that room over there on the left for a moment? I want to ask you a few questions. I'll be over in a few minutes."I told him, putting my hand on his shoulder.

"Sure."he said, walking away from Rollins and I and into interrogation room one.

"You want in on this?"I asked her with a smirk.

"You know I do."she said rising from her desk chair.

"Carisi, Fin, Nick! If you see anything, hear anything, suspect anything, do not fail to inform me."I told them, walking away with Amanda.

"Yes, Sergeant."they all said and continued to look for leads, whether it be on the phones, or by video camera.

When Amanda and I entered the room, I closed the door behind us. We sat across from Peter, we both needed to see his face while he answered the questions.

"Ok, so Peter, how old are you?"Amanda asked him politely.

"I'm sixteen."he said nervously.

"Do you have consent with your parent or guardian to be here?"I asked.

"My mom says she doesn't care, just to call her later."he said embarrassed.

"Oh, alright. That's fine."said Amanda with a smile.

"Ok, so, this morning, as you said, you were talking to Lucy. Can you tell me about the conversation?"I asked, oh-so calmly.

"Lucy told me that Zoe likes me, she said I should ask her out...but I don't really want to..."he said quietly, he started to look away from both of us.

"I mean, I know this isn't a gossip session or whatever-but why not?"Amanda asked with a worried look on her face.

"Zoe and I are really good friends, you know? I'm sure she likes me, but what if things just don't work out and it gets ruined?"he said pitying himself.

"Peter, if you tell her how you feel, she'll relate. The thing is, she's super secretive and distant at times. She doesn't like to express her feelings to anyone unless she's really close to them."Amanda said, everything true.

"I'll tell her how I feel when I see her again."he said with a small smile on his face.

"That's good."

"So, do you know if Lucy is involved with anyone?"I asked him.

"Uh, no. She had quite a few boyfriends so far though. The boys ended the relationships, she gets-got...kind of clingy."he said awkwardly.

"How so?"

"She would like internet stalk them...it was kind of funny, she's a cool girl, you know?"he said sitting up straight in his seat.

"Yeah. She ever tell you anything about her home? Or her family?"I asked him.

"Well, not really. She says she doesn't really like living with only her dad, but I could understand that."

"Zoe would too, her dad left a few years ago."I told him.

"Lucy told me how Zoe felt about her dad, she doesn't like to talk about it much."

"Lucy tell you anything she's never told anyone?"I asked him.

"She did tell me about this time..."he said, but stopped talking.

"What time?"Amanda asked him, he was starting to shut down.

"She told me...ugh, I can't tell you. What if something bad happens? What if-"I cut him off.

"Peter, slow down, ok? I promise you that no one is going to hurt you. Nothing bad will happen. Now please, tell me."I told him kindly but sternly.

He hesitated.

"I was talking to Lucy one time at lunch. Zoe was absent so it was just the two of us. She didn't want to eat, and she was all nervous and shaking...so I asked her what was wrong. Do you know how Lucy's father is a lawyer?"he looked up, asking us both.

"Yeah, I met him a few times."I told him, wanting to know more.

"He got one of his clients off for a rape charge in Brooklyn. Now, her dad is super into proving that people aren't guilty, it's like once he hears one side, he becomes super biased. But I guess that's normal for a lawyer, right?"he asked me.

Me and Amanda nodded our heads.

"He invited that client over for dinner one night. It's like, once he met Lucy, he wouldn't get over her. He'd follow her home, most of the time when she was with Zoe, he'd follow them around wherever they went, he'd send her notes in the mail, and he'd watch her in the morning time before school started since we wait outside. She told me that he started watching Zoe too. Zoe doesn't know, she never noticed."he said worriedly, he looked like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulder.

"Do you know his name?"I asked him, taking his hand in mine.

"Uh-I don't remember. It was like Johnny or Jeremy or something simple..."he said, his mind racing.

"Just calm down your thoughts, and try to think clearly."I told him.

"Uh...Jack! Jack Ives!"he yelled with a smile.

"Thank you so much, Peter. I think that's all we need for right now."I told him, I shook his hand and we all walked out together.

"Hey, Sergeant?"he said as I walked over to my detectives.

"Yeah, Peter?"I said turning around.

"Can I stick around for a while? My mom just texted me, she's going to be out of the house for a while."he asked me.

"Yeah, sure. You can hang out in my office, or anywhere out here."I told him.

"I'll just sit right here."he said sitting down in a chair next to Rollins' desk.

I nodded my head and turned back to the detectives.

"Ok, did we find any-"I was cut off by the sound of us being emailed again, everyone.

"Another email, Sarge."said Fin, pulling it up on the computer.

"Open it up, please."I told him, wanting to see what's up.

A few moments later, I hear and see Zoe.

"I don't know where I am, and I don't know the man who took me. But what I do know, is that I'm going to try and find my way home. I am going to see the people I love again. Mom, if you're watching this, I love you. You too, Amanda, Fin, Nick, and Carisi."

We all look at each other. Tears forming in each of our eyes. She continues on.

"So...my plan is to leave here in the morning. There's a forest, I don't know what's out there, but when the sun comes up, I'll be leaving. I'm going to try and get home...wish me luck."she said, and then she was gone. The screen turned black.

"Tomorrow morning, we have to be out there. You guys can stay here, sleep in the crib if you need to. But by sunrise, I need everyone I can get."I told my detectives.

"Nick, I need you to profile a Jack Ives for me. I want everything I can get, all the way down to parking tickets."I tell him.

"Liv, you can go home and try to rest. We can take care of all this."said Nick, looking at the others.

They all nod at me.

"Are you absolutely sure?"I ask them worriedly.

"Yes, Liv. Go home."Fin said to me.

"Fine. It's going to be a long night..."I told them.

I gathered my things and went home, as much as I wanted Zoe to pop out of no where and tell me she's alright. She's didn't, and she's not and it makes me sick.

I walk over to my medicine cabinet and take out my Benadryl, I pull out two pills and close the bottle back up. I grab a bottle of water out of the kitchen. Before I take the pills, I set my alarm clock for 6:00am.

I'm finding Zoe tomorrow, no matter what it takes.

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