Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, but I would love to act with them.

Author's Note: I originally wanted to do a funny One-Shot centered around Munch but the story took a left turn. Looks like I'll be doing a long story with very little humor. I don't know if I can do this or if I even have the attention span to stay focused for that long, but I am going to try.

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It was a warm morning in New York. The detectives of the Special Victims Unit were having what one would call a slow day. Only one case was occupying their time. Olivia was going over some case notes, while Fin was on the phone with a snitch trying to get the word-on-the-street about the latest case. A Jane Doe was raped and murdered on Broadway. Munch was sitting as his desk reading People Magazine when Elliot entered with a dozen donuts and a tray of coffee.

"People, Munch. What no Sun or Conspirator's Monthly?" Elliot asked as he set the tray and box down on his desk.

"You would be surprised by what I find in People. How do you think I stumbled upon Madonna's illegal underground chinchilla farming business?"

"Madonna's underground what?" asked the blue-eyed detective

"Don't ask." groaned Fin as he set the phone down. "Is that decaf, Elliot?"

"What am I, stupid?" replied Elliot. "Wait. Don't answer that."

"I made a fresh pot a couple minutes ago."

"I think I'll stick with Starbuck's, Munch." voiced Olivia as she reached for a cup. "Just to be safe."

"I don't know why all of you have a problem with the coffee I make. I drink it and I'm healthy as an ox." stated the gray-haired detective.

"And crazy like a cuckoo bird." finished his partner.

"Get anything from your informant, Fin?" asked Olivia as she contemplated a custard or jelly filled donut. Memo to self: run after work.

"Nope. It's hard to find good snitches these days."

"Damn, back to square one." said the bummed younger detective going with a sugar donut instead.

"Has anyone seen the captain? I got a coffee for him" asked Elliot looking around the office.

"Stabler, Benson, Munch, Fin. My office now!" yelled Captain Cragen from his doorway.

"Never mind." Elliot whispered.

"And it was starting to look like a nice day." said Munch as the detectives started to file in to their captain's office.

"Shut the door." Cragen grumbled. Happy was not a word to describe the captain right now. Something was clearly wrong.

"What's up, Cap?" voiced Elliot first.

"You're off the Jane Doe case. It's being passed down." replied the older man.

"What?! We just got start-" Olivia expressed before being cut off by the captain. She was not one who liked being removed from a case, specially a rape case. "You've been reassigned. All of you."

"Cap, what's the matter?" questioned Elliot noticing the change in his tone. Cragen wouldn't reassign a case unless it was something important. This was beyond his normal behavior.

"It's Carmichael." answered Cragen grimly after a slight pause. "She's in the hospital."