InBetween
5/6/2015
Law and Order: SVU
Cassidy and Benson
First I only came into Law and Order: SVU about six months ago. It became and escape for me a way to get away from a place which I can only describe as a scene from Dante's Inferno: Purgatory. I was unhappy and with each passing day, I grew deeper and deeper into this darkness, writing became an outlet for me my ATLAS and so became my sanity finally I saw a light at the end of my tunnel.
This takes place during the Episode "Wednesday's Child" we all hear of Olivia thinking she was pregnant but then told she took a test but it was negative nothing more was ever written or spoken about it. What if that test was wrong? We all know false negatives are possible, heck I had one in the AM with my daughter and it was positive 12 hours later.
Chapter 1
Benson looked over at the clock on her nightstand for the 100th time in the last 20 minutes. Cassidy was gone once again on an UC assignment. Since revealing their relationship to the squad months ago, by accident, she and Cassidy spend a great deal of time on their off hours in their home rather than out. Most of the time spent was in their bedroom. She naturally didn't care she has found her soul mate. It just took about 13 years to do so. In her first few years in the SVU she had spent one drunken night with Cassidy he wanted more at the time, she did not. Now it seems that she was right with him on wanting more than just a one night stand and for once all was great for her. Letting out a deep sigh she hit the snooze button on her alarm got up, showered, dressed and made a pot of coffee. She was ready to start her day, no matter what may come her way she was ready. Little did she know what was waiting for her?
Olivia threw her keys down on the desk and tossed her infamous leather jacket on the back of her seat. "Hey everyone…long weekend," Almost simultaneously each of the squad replied with a simple Yeah, not so much the case load but review of our cases. "Seems Cragen likes to clean house when things are slow", Fin replied with his normal dry humor.
"Hey Liv, Cassidy on UC still," Fin as usual, breaking the awkward silence, "Yeah, hopefully only a few more days more", with that, Cragen quickly exited his office, the squad new they had a case and from the look on Cragen's face it was a good one.
"We have a case guys, Cragen announced as his team assembles in front of him it rightly fashion, outside his office. "What's the 411 Captain," Amaro asks, "15 year old female found her way to Mercy ER tonight complaining of rape, she told the ER doctor on call she had been raped by her Brother-In-Law, I guess it has been going on for nearly three years, today she finally got up enough courage to come forward. Tonight's attack was pretty bad, bruising inside her thighs and the doctor has stated there is scarring from penetration, a lot of penetration.
The triage nurse put her in her won room, apparently the victim claims that her attacker works in the neonatal intensive care unit at Riverside General. Apparently that is why she chose to go to Mercy General. Fin, Munch, I need both of you to dig up any dirt of the "good doctor" Amaro, Benson I need you to go to Mercy interview the staff, patients even the crew see if anyone can help you out. Benson I need you to speak to the victim, you have a way with kids, her name is Elizabeth." With a quick nod all go on their way leaving Cragen alone in the squad room.
Olive was brought to the young girl room. As she arrived Elizabeth was sitting on the exam bed. Olivia could tell she was scared, as she closed the door behind her Elizabeth jumped, startled by the sound. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you, are your Elizabeth?" Yes and please call me Lizzy, everyone else does," for a moment Olivia thought about the statement she was just given. "Yes, but what would you like to be called?" Elizabeth was surprised at the question, "I like to be called Beth, Lizzy sounds like something you would call a baby." "Then I will call you Beth, you can call me Olivia" Olivia responded with a soft smile.
"I understand that you came to Mercy because someone hurt you? Could you tell me who he was?" Beth shifted uneasily in the bed, Olivia noticed her change in demeanor, "Don't worry, for now you are safe with me I won't let anything happen to you." Beth nodded as Olivia carefully treaded her next set of questions delicately. Beth may have been just 15 but the abuse she suffered caused her to become a much younger vision of that 15 year old. Olivia could tell she suffered for years with that abuse but curiously wonder why it took her three years to report the abuse.
"Beth I need to ask you a few questions, now I won't lie to you they will be difficult. Just answer them as truthfully as you can, that way we can press charges appropriately and you will get you day in court." "I understand Detective… I mean Olivia, I just want everything to just be over.
TBC…