Reunion
When Elliot walked through the doors that morning he saw his colleagues already in action. John, Fin and Olivia were listening to Cragen.
Elliot: Hey…good morning, what did I miss?
Cragen: No that much! Colleagues informed us about a rape this night.
John: As we were the lucky guys on duty Fin and I went to interview the victim. Sheila Market, 20 years old, tall, blond. She had dance lessons and when she got out of the building she felt she was followed and began to walk faster. The guy came from behind her and pushed her against a wall in a small alley. She couldn't see his face first but then she could turn her head while he was pushing her on the floor and recognized one of her dance partner, Lance Humphrey.
Cragen: We just found the teachers and they are coming down here to help us to locate Mr Humphrey.
Elliot: Ok.
Cragen: Tell me when they are here, I have to give some phone calls.
He went back to his desk. Munch and Fin went to the coffee machine, to grab some caffeine after their long night out with the victim.
Elliot: Where is Sheila?
Fin: Still at hospital. They gave her drug to sleep.
Elliot: Ok then.
Olivia: Hey, El, you ok?
Elliot: Yeah, I'm fine, thanks. I… you know it's just a day you begin with the feeling time is speeding up, and you can't catch the train.
Olivia: I see…. Did you sleep well?
Elliot: Ask me this when you'll have a 2 years old boy crying at night due to nightmares.
He went to his locker to drop his coat off. Olivia took few seconds before answering with a cold tone.
Olivia: yeah…I'll do that.
Elliot looked at her.
Elliot: Oh…Liv…sorry…I shouldn't have…It was inappropriate for me to….
Olivia: Don't mind.
She sat at her desk.
Elliot: I do.
He came closer to her and put his hands on her desk so that he could lean near to her ear.
Elliot: Olivia, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean…well…. I…
Olivia: You're sinking, Elliot.
Elliot: Liv…really, I'm sorry… I mean it. You know I'm sure you'd be a great mother, and I know it's not easy for you, and I can have an idea of what you're living…
Olivia: I am pretty sure you don't, how could you with five kids? Whatever; drop it.
She stood up and grabbed a cup and poured tea in it. Elliot was still at her desk, looking at her.
"You messed up, Stabler", he thought.
A couple entered the precinct, looking for someone they could ask something. Elliot saw them and walked towards.
Elliot: Can I help you?
Woman said with a Cuban accent: We were told to come here to talk about one of our students.
Olivia turned quickly.
Olivia: OH MY GOD!!!
The woman looked at her. Olivia stood speechless, she was still holding her cup of tea but didn't care about it anymore.
Sofia. Livia!
Both women looked at each other, like they were glued in time. The guy opened his mouth.
Antonio: That's all? Only "Oh my God"?
Olivia smiled, let her cup on the table and ran to them. She embraced the couple with a lot of emotion.
Olivia: How….it's….
Sofia: I know…Olivia, oh my God, if only I knew I'd see you one day….
She cried, and Olivia took her in her arms.
Olivia: Sofia, I'm so happy to see you!
Antonio: Oh thanks, Livia!
Olivia laughed: I'm happy to see you too, Tonio! Sofia, what happened? I was told your plane crashed….
Sofia: I know…I know…long story! Oh my God Olivia!
Cragen: Well, apparently Olivia you know them, can you please introduce us?
Olivia: Sure, Cap…Sofia, Tonio, my Captain, Don Cragen, Elliot, my partner, and John and Fin, my co-workers.
Tonio: If I could, I'd say nice to meet you…but we don't know why we are here….Antonio and Sofia Cruz. And the answer is yes, Olivia, we are married.
Olivia: I couldn't have imagined something else!
Sofia: You have to meet our daughter…
Olivia: You have a daughter?
Sofia: Yes, and…
Cragen: Sorry to interrupt once again, but we have a case to solve, Olivia!
Olivia: Yeah, right, Captain.
John: The name of Sheila Market sounds familiar to you?
Sofia: Of course, she's one of our students, we know all of them.
John: Lance Humphrey?
Tonio: Student too…what's going on? Why is the SVU involved?
John: Sheila claimed for rape, and pointed out Lance as her rapist.
Sofia: WHAT?
Tonio: We don't have rapists amongst our dance students. Olivia….
Olivia: we have to follow all the leads we have and if the victim pointed out Lance as her rapist, we have to consider this.
Tonio: Liv, that's absurd, believe me. You know I'd never lie to you on that subject.
Olivia: Captain, I think I won't work on this case. I can't, I'm sorry. Sofia and Tonio are my friends, and I'd prefer to help them through this case as a friend instead of as a cop.
Cragen: I appreciate that, alright then, you won't have this case. Any paperwork to end up?
Olivia: Of course I do have some.
Cragen: Ok, so we'll have to interview both of you, separately, that's the usual process, and meanwhile, Olivia, you write your reports, and I don't want to see you here as a cop until this case is closed, ok?
Olivia: Sounds good to me,
John: After you, Tonio, we go this way.
Olivia: You can trust them.
Sofia: Ok…then…see you later?
Olivia: I won't move from here without you, be sure of that.
Sofia smiled to Olivia and followed Fin.
Olivia looked at them walk away and sat at her desk.
Elliot: So?
Olivia: What?
Elliot: How's that, "what"?
Olivia: Very good friends I lost many years ago. Long story.
She went back to her paperwork.
