Clear Benson
By
18lzytwner
Chapter 1
It had been six weeks since Noah's adoption was finalized and Detective Nick Amaro left for Los Angeles. Sergeant Olivia Benson sat at her desk, going over paperwork from the latest solved case at SVU. Her hand rested on her not visible yet baby bump, which she still couldn't believe would soon be here. Her doctor had confirmed that she was about ten weeks along and though the doctor was not happy about her not being confined to desk duty, due to her age and the fact that this was her first pregnancy, she had told her that she was glad to see things progressing so smoothly.
"Sergeant?" A very familiar voice drew her eyes from the paperwork to the doorway where the detective stood.
"Yes Detective Stabler?" She still smiled, every time she said it. IAB had come through, or rather Tucker had. She had never thought she'd be thinking that considering both of hers and Elliot's history with him was a rocky one, to say the least.
"I just got a call from Bobby Herd's victim. She thinks that someone is following her and is afraid to leave her apartment," Elliot smiled back despite the news.
"Take Carisi and check it out. We need her to be able to stay focused and testify next week. I'll alert Barba. If it turns out to be true, we might need to move her to a safe house," she said.
"On it," Elliot nodded and was back out of the doorway. Olivia went to pick up her desk phone to call the ADA when it rang on its own. Shrugging she picked it up.
"Benson," she said.
"Olivia, it's Rafi," he hardly ever used his nickname in front of the detectives but when he did, they knew something big was going on.
"What is it?" She asked; the apprehension in her voice gave her away.
"There was an incident at Rikers. Johnny D. is dead," Barba relayed. Olivia heaved a sigh. The death of someone was not something one got relieved about but when it came to Johnny D. it cleared up a lot of problems.
"How'd it happen?" The Sergeant asked, wondering why Barba had made that sound like a bad thing.
"He was shanked in a fight in the lunch room. They caught the guy but…" his words fell on deaf ears as Tucker entered the SVU bullpen and she could see him coming.
"IAB is here," she told Barba.
"Don't say anything without counsel. I'm coming down right now," the ADA said before hanging up. Olivia hung up her phone and lifted herself from her seat. She met Tucker at her doorway.
"We need to talk," he said.
"I thought we weren't getting weekly checkups from IAB. I'm sending all of Elliot's work through the proper channels. No impropriety is occurring," the Sergeant eyed him.
"For once Stabler isn't our concern here," Tucker told her. She gave him a confused look. What else could his visit be about?
"Sergeant Benson, you are hereby relieved of your duties and placed on administrative leave without pay. Turn in your badge and your gun," Tucker said.
"What?!" Olivia was dumbfounded and the IAB Lieutenant could tell that she had no idea what the hell was going on.
"You are under suspicion in the death of Johnny D.," he informed her.
"How? I haven't been to Rikers since before the Carl Gregg incident. And since when does suspicion get me relieved of my duties?" She demanded.
"Since you are the adoptive parent of his son, Noah. Child Protective Services is en-route to your apartment. Noah will be placed in their custody," the Lieutenant told her. Olivia practically collapsed right there. Fin saw what was going on and he quickly texted "911" to Elliot's phone before confronting Tucker.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Detective Tutuola, congratulations on passing the Sergeant's exam," Tucker pulled out a badge from his pocket and handed it to Fin.
"You'll be heading up this unit until such time as a proper replacement for Sergeant Benson can be found," he said.
"What?" Fin was dumbfounded. Rollins just walked back in from lunch to find the scene before her and immediately went to Fin's side.
"What the hell is going on?" The blonde asked.
"You two are obstructing me from doing my duties. Sergeant Benson, your gun and your badge!" Tucker was getting worked up into a lather. Olivia took off her badge and her gun and handed them to the IAB Lieutenant.
"Take any personal items that you need from your office. I am to escort you out," Tucker told her. Olivia, in a fog, turned into her office and grabbed the things she needed, one of which was a picture of her and Noah.
"Lieutenant Tucker, what is going on here?" This time it was Barba who was asking the questions.
"Just stand back and let me do my job, Barba. I'll alert the DA's office when I have enough evidence to proceed," Tucker said.
"Proceed with what?" Rollins asked.
"Murder charges against Sergeant Benson," that last statement was too much and Olivia passed out.
To Be Continued…