Captain Cragen sat in his office talking to Dr. Huang and Alex Cabot about their latest case. He said,

"Alex, I'm stuck on how to get help with this case, Bab's won't speak to anyone but Olivia and Elliott. Olivia went in with Nick and Bab's shut down."

Alex asked,

"What happened when Olivia went alone?"

Cragen shrugged,

"Same thing. She wants Elliott to be in charge of her case and will only speak to him, but we all know Elliott is retired and I don't think he will come back for this or any other case."

Dr. Huang,

"I have spoken to him and it has been 2 years and he is in an amazing place in his life. He has healed, he has done a lot of personal work – he is not the same man who left here – he is happy. I could talk to him if you want."

Alex looked at Cragen and said to Huang,

"I have spoken to him and extended an invitation to him to come today. He said he would see. He did not say no."

Dr. Huang said,

"I also spoke to him and he can not be here today. He said if we wanted to talk to him we would have to see him at the Academy since he is in class today."

Cragen said nodded,

"That is right, he is instructing the new SVU trainees and hand to hand at the Academy now and I approached 1 PP about having him come and they said it up to him and his therapist."

They were interrupted by a knock on the door. Cragen said,

"Come in."

Olivia walked in, she looked around and said,

"I have never seen Bab's so tight lipped. She has made it very clear we bring Elliott or she tanks our case."

Alex said,

"Her not talking will not tank our case but it certainly will make it a lot harder to find and convict our rapist. But to go down the easy side of the road how do we get Elliott to do this?"

Olivia looked at them,

"I take it you all have kept in touch with Elliott. I know I haven't heard from him at all since he left."

Dr. Huang said,

"I have kept in touch with him as I got him the help he needed and asked for."

Olivia sighed in relief,

"He actually said the words 'I need help'."

Dr. Huang shook his head and said,

"He actually said, 'I am in big trouble here can you please get me some proper help' and that is what I did. Olivia until the night of Jenna's shooting, I had no idea how much trouble he was really in emotionally."

Cragen said,

"None of us knew, including you Olivia. I honestly believe that if he had stayed on with us we would have found him with a gun in his mouth."

Olivia gasped,

"I don't believe he would take his own life, being it is a suicide is a sin in the Catholic religion But I am glad he went."

Dr. Huang looked at Olivia,

"Religion or not Olivia, you did not see him after the shooting. He was very clear to me that suicide was a very clear option."

They sat silently for a moment to let Olivia absorb the words he had said. Once the shock wore off her face, Cragen said,

"If he agrees to come back and run this case will you be okay to work with him, understanding he is not the same man now who left this unit. You have to know he is in a really good place right now."

Olivia said,

"I had my grieving time, I also spent some time on the couch with my therapist and I can deal with working with him. We are doing it to help Bab's and her community and no other reason."

Dr. Huang said looking at this watch,

"Then let us get down to the Police Academy and find out."

Olivia headed out the door and back to her desk, Cragen said,

"Olivia. You, John and Fin are coming too. Let's go, we are going to the Police Academy. The rest of you continue what you were doing. We will be back shortly."

They looked at each other and the six of them headed out. Leaving the new guys to wonder and watch them leave.