Greetings- This was inspired by the musical Rent. I had this song stuck in my head for a while and it got me thinking of how i could fit this into the Law and Order world. I wouldn't really call it a crossover but maybe a parody of sorts. It's all light fun and should not be taken seriously in anyway. It was also inspired by a fanfic i read 10 years ago called Crime! by charmed1s-halliwells. It is amazing and i couldn't help but sing to it constantly. Please check it out. The song is Santa Fe and if you haven't seen the movie or the play you might be lost. You can look it up on Youtube and it's highly encouraged. I hope you enjoy.

It was a normal late evening at the 16th precinct at Manhattan SVU. The sun had set and the once busy unit seemed almost vacant. The early morning rush had officers, and detectives running in all different directions, handling with case files and interrogations, pure chaos.

As the day went on the only thing that was stacking up was the paperwork. Most of the leads on their most pressing cases were in dead ends with the trail turning cold. After a non-stop pace for five months, this was the first time the squad room was not packed full of people.

The Detectives were slumping in the chairs, staring at their computer screens, brains fried. Leftover Chinese takeout boxes clustered on nearby desks. The endless chain of typing up reports and fact checking was taking its toll. Olivia had a chair pulled up to Finns desk, talking about a recent confession they had got earlier in the day, while Amanda was typing a report on a serial rapist who they finally had caught. And Carisi was reclined in his office chair trying to balance one of the chopsticks on his nose, clearly distracted to not notice anything going on around him.

Barba strolled in stopping right in the middle of the squad room, feeling the zombie like atmosphere. He curiously looked around at his colleagues, who looked completely drained. In fact, so spent that not one of them even noticed his presence. Carisi practically looked half asleep. Barba smirked. He knew the squad had been under a crazy amount of pressure recently from the city.

With a simple movement, he dropped his brief case on one of the desks. The silent atmosphere destroyed by the loud abrupt noise. Three faces turned towards him.

Carisi was so startled on the sudden surprise that he fell out of his chair. His fellow teammates chuckled as he quickly recovered.

"I'm ok." His face clearly red.

"New York's finest at work I see." Barba said with his witty sarcasm.

Barba walked over to Olivia and handed her one of the coffee cups. She graciously took the cup and smiled at him.

"I'm going to need one hooked up to an IV, before the night is over." she sighed.

He leaned against the desk beside her. His day had been chaotic as well with meetings, and of course paperwork.

"Well that's the true New York spirit."

"Ha ha, very funny." Taking a sip of the drink, feeling the caffeine buzz quickly. Carisi walked towards the group, a big smile on his face.

ANGEL(Carisi) "-New York City- "

Carisi said in a playful voice.

MARK(Barba) -"Uh huh ?"

They all looked at Carisi in the same confused way.

ANGEL(Carisi)-" Center of the universe"

COLLINS(Amanda)- "Don't start Carisi"

Amanda dismissed him, thinking he was going on one of his many tangents.

ANGEL(Carisi)- "Times are shitty, but I'm pretty sure they could be worse"

MARK (Olivia)- "I hear that"

Oliva chimed in. She had to agree with him there. Things have definately been much worse. Anything that could happen, has happened.

ANGEL(Carisi)- "It's a comfort to know when you're singing the SVU Blues, that anywhere else you could want to go after New York would be. A pleasure Cruise"

The bursting into song was very new behavior, even for Carisi. The others started smiling, with the exception of Barba who was still unumused by yet another Carisi outburst. but even he had to admit a that sounded nice. Not having to appear in court or deal with a bunch of morons for a week was as close to heaven that he probably was going to get.

COLLINS (Fin)-" Now you're talking!"

Well, I'm frustrated by this homicide puzzle, And I'm sick of catching rapists, That's just low. I'm shouting in my sleep I need a muzzle, All this misery pays low salary, So"

Fin stood up from his desk and joined forming a unexpected duet. Amanda and Liv laughing as Barba just shook his head into his hand.

(Carisi and Finn) "Let's open up a precinct down in Santa Fe

Oh sunny Santa Fe would be nice

Let's open up a precinct down in Santa Fe

And leave this to Narcotics and Vice.

Oh-Oh"

The girls laughed and clapped as a few bystanders watched the two trying to keep their voices in harmony.

ANGEL(Carisi)-"You teach?"

He directed the question to Barba. After leaving the District Attorneys office, one of the professors at NYU had convinced him to teach a few courses, and with nothing yet decided for his future and weeks of begging he finally gave in. There wasn't a day that one of his students were asking him about his persecution and him leaving.

COLLINS(Barba)- "Ya - I teach Constitutional law and Psychology, while my students would rather question me"

ANGEL(Carisi)- "America"

ALL- "America!"

COLLINS (Carisi)- "You were a positive addition, to this big giant mission

You could make the jury side in no time

You could dumb up any scum

I could see the judge succumb, sentencing the perp guilty of the crime

Let's open up a Precinct down in Santa Fe, it would stop all this worry and pain"

ALL (exculding Barba...insert facepalm here)- Pain, Pain, Pain

In pure musical fashion their hands waving in the air.

COLLINS(Carisi)- "We'll open up a precinct down in Santa Fe, and take us out of these chains"

(Random person in Jail Cell)- "Free these chains"

They all in unison looked over to the man who had joined in their song. Waving at the door for them to let them out. With all the amusement they forgot he was even there. Then they just turned back to each other.

ALL (but Barba)- "We'll pack up all our junk and fly, so far away, devote ourselves to outside this cell

We'll open up a precinct down in Santa Fe, Forget this cold corruption hell

Oh-

Oh-"

Spining their chairs around in circles, throwing papers in the air. The whole nine yards.

COLLINS (Carisi) "Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe?

You Know, Tumbleweeds... Prairie Dogs..."

ALL- "Yeah"

And with a huge big sigh, they all sat back in the original seats, all smiling. Picturing the sunny weather and plainly just getting out of the city. Barba just standing there not sure of what just took place.

"So you all know Sante Fe has a terrible crime rate, right?" he questioned.

And just like that the squad's parade had been rained on. They all slumped back into their chairs and put their heads on their desks.

Welp that was it. Hope you liked this chapter. Let me know in a review.