Title: Anger Cuts Deeper
Author: U2Soccerchick
Summary: Elliot's emotions are all over the place but will he allow his own judgment to get in the way of a case?
Rating: T
A/N and Warning: First and foremost I'd like to thank Valarie (BoredSVUnut) for the AWESOME beta. She's been a huge help through the whole process of creating my very first SVU fic. This story contains sensitive material about a self-inflicted form of body mutilation (self-injury) known as cutting. If you would like more information about it go to br
Friday March 11, 200512:57 PM
Trial Part 57
New York Court Room
"God Damnit." Elliot Stabler slammed his hand on the back of the bench in front of him as people began to exit the court room.
A reassuring hand rested on his shoulder as his partner stood up beside him. "It's fine Elliot. We'll get him next time. It was a technicality."
"We'll get him next time?" He was seething. "Next time Liv? After he rapes another little boy? Or three more? This is bullshit Olivia and you know it. He shouldn't have gotten off." His voice grew in volume as he allowed his anger to escalate.
"Elliot, I agree with you. It's crap but there isn't anything we can do about it right now."
Elliot ignored his partner and glared at the defendant. Michael Makowski had been accused of raping three boys all under eight years old.
All of the boys had testified but their recount of the details had been sketchy at best. Two of the boys had spent the entire time staring at their abuser while the third had broken down on the stand under the onslaught of the defense attorney. The final piece of information that had torpedoed the entire case was the testimony of the lab technician who had worked the case. There was evidence that some of the DNA samples had been mishandled.
His gaze shifted solemnly to the mother of the youngest boy who had been molested. She was sitting in her seat clutching a Kleenex and weeping wringing the tissue between her hands. "They're just kids Liv. They trusted us and thought they were going to be safe. That the guy who hurt them would be put behind bars and that they would be able to go back and play baseball and just be kids again. But that damn attorney made them sound like they were making it up. They're just kids damn it."
There was nothing Olivia could say to that. There was nothing to say because it was true. She settled for softly steering her partner out of the courtroom.
Friday March 11, 2005
2:00 PM
SVU Squad Room
A black cloud hung over Elliot's desk the rest of the day and everyone tried to steer clear of his anger. Finally in a huff Elliot stormed out of the squad room.
Fin looked askance at Olivia but the brunette shook her head. "Give him some time Fin. He's probably up on the roof."
Fin nodded in deference to her years of experience dealing with Elliot and turned back to his own work. A rape on the upper east side of Manhattan. Sometimes this job sucked.
Twenty minutes later Olivia decided to go in search of her errant partner. As she was walking out into the hallway she bumped head long into the object of her search.
"Liv. Sorry." He looked at her as he took a half step back freeing some space between their bodies. She could see the sorrow behind his eyes but anger no longer clouded the bright blue orbs. "Look I know I went off in the court room and I'm sorry."
"It's fine El. You Okay?" Concern filled every word.
"Yeah I just had to blow off some steam. Thanks, though." He moving around her as he spoke and entered the squad room. Slipping into his chair he removed a small black box from his pocket and slid it into the back of his desk drawer.
He looked up and met the liquid brown eyes of his partner and leaned back in his chair. "What's next?"