Phoenix pulled his car over in front of the house he knew very well. It was the shortest time it took him to get to Queens. He got out of his black Mustang and slammed the door shut. He hated himself for letting his marriage get this bad.

He went up the steps and rang the doorbell. He paced for a second or two and then pounded on the door.

A minute later the door opened with Elliot standing there only in a bathrobe. "What are you doing here?"

"Where is she?" Phoenix answered with his own question.

"Who?" Elliot asked confused.

"You know who." Phoenix pushed him out of the way and went into the house. "My wife. Is she here?"

"Look man, you need to chill out." Elliot closed the door behind him.

Phoenix turned to look at him. "Don't tell me to chill out. You need to keep it in your pants. Fucking bastard." He noticed Elliot's choice of clothing. He said nothing else and went up the stairs. "Is she in your bed already?"

Elliot followed him. "You need to get out of my house. Now."

"Screw you." Phoenix opened the bedroom door he knew was Elliot's. He stopped in his track's noticing Kathy in bed with the blanket over her chest. "Oh."

Kathy quickly sat up and covered herself. "What the hell are you doing?"

Phoenix bit his lip. "Shit. I'm sorry. Misunderstanding." He went out the bedroom and closed the door behind him. He spotted Elliot standing the hallway with his arms crossed on his chest. "Sorry."

Elliot nodded. "Yeah. Get out."

"Cragen called. Olivia isn't at work. Couple of hours ago she got a call from work and left." Phoenix explained. He fixed his leather jacket. "Any idea where she could be?"

Elliot looked confused. "No. Did you try her cell phone?"

"Yes." Phoenix nodded. "She's not at Casey's. I called already." He answered and shook his head. He definitely remembered that because Max yelled him at for disturbing their sex.

Elliot's phone rang this time. Elliot walked past Phoenix and went to the bedroom. Phoenix quickly turned around not to see Elliot's ex naked.

Kathy was already dressed and walked out the room and past Phoenix. "Nice seeing you again."

Phoenix waved shyly. "Sorry about earlier."

Kathy smiled and waved at him since Phoenix was extremely good looking. He had on faded jeans that showed off his butt and a long sleeved shirt that showed off his muscular pecks. His shirt was tucked in behind his belt buckle and his black leather jacket showed off his upper body strength.

Phoenix kept his head down shyly as Kathy left the house. His wife was much hotter then Elliot's. He felt proud of that.

Elliot came to his side and showed him Olivia was calling. He answered. "Hey. Where are you?"

"Let's play a game detective Stabler." A raspy voice came over the phone.

Elliot gulped and put it on speaker. "Who is this?"

"Just a friend."

Phoenix looked up at Elliot in shock.

"Where's Olivia?" Elliot asked next.

"She's ok. For now. You and Mr. Neal though…well let's say her life is in your hands."

"What do you mean?"

"If either one of you leaves that house…Olivia is dead. You two will play if you want to save the woman you love."

Phoenix bit his lip angrily. He wanted to tear this man to pieces. He couldn't spend more then five minutes with the man that had an affair with his wife. "Let us talk to Olivia."

The man laughed and then there was clutter over the phone. "Phoenix?" Olivia came over the phone.

Phoenix let out a deep breath. "Are you ok?"

Another clutter "That's enough." The man answered. "I will call you in an hour. Every order you don't follow Olivia will be punished. Slowly."

"We'll play the game." Phoenix agreed. "Don't hurt her."

"Detective Stabler don't try anything. If I see so much as one person approaches your house Maureen will pay."

Elliot bit his lip. "I understand."

"Mr. Neal…I will start with Ella and work my up your family tree. No pals from the secret service."

"Got it" Phoenix scratched the back of his head. The phone line went dead.

Phoenix and Elliot exchanged looks. Elliot went to the bedroom to get dressed. Phoenix went to the kitchen and took his jacket off knowing this was going to be a long night.

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Casey sat at the airport and read a book. Max was leaning on her shoulder and sleeping. "Babe stop drooling on my shirt." Casey whispered and patted his knee. Max groaned and slapped her hand away. "Ow." She rubbed her hand and slapped his knee.

Max jumped up and rubbed his eyes. "Did you just hit me?"

"Yes. You hit me first though." She told him. "You drooled all over my shirt." She wiped her sweater on the shoulder.

He stretched and put his arm over her shoulder. "Don't be so pissy. You can't be stressed in Europe. I'm pretty sure those are the rules of the country."

Casey looked over at him with a playful smile. "Europe is a country now?"

He thought about it for a second. "Wait…no!"

Casey laughed at her husband and then went back to reading her book as they waited to board their plane.

Max rolled his eyes and pulled her closer. She leaned on his chest as she read. "Will you have a roommate over there? I mean it is like a lawyer convention thing paid by the government or some bullshit like that."

"I don't know honey." She answered him.

"Why are you reading? Who reads on vacation?"

"Smart people." She teased with a smirk.

Max gave her a playful, shocked look. "Mean."

Casey chuckled and gave him a kiss. "What are you going to do that day when I'm at the convention all day? I mean all day. From morning to evening."

"I don't know. Probably find some hookers. Maybe strippers. Have a party in our hotel room."

Casey laughed knowing she only got a serious answer from him if she specifically asked him for one. They heard the call for their plane. Casey sat up and put her book back into her bag.

"So much for reading" Max got up and grabbed their bags so she didn't have to carry them because of the pregnancy. "What did you pack in here? Bricks?"

"Let me carry one." She offered as she got their tickets out.

"No. I got it." He nodded and followed her onto the plane.

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Olivia sat in the dark, hot room. She was already sweaty from the cranked up heat and being so nervous. She was sitting in a chair with her hands tied behind her back and her legs were tied to the chair also. She had duct tape over her mouth and a bandana covering her eyes.

She heard the door creak open. So far she was grateful that her kidnappers didn't hurt her too much. It was only a couple of slaps on the face but nothing too brutal.

The man came over and lifted her face up by her chin. "Good morning Olivia." He took the duct tape off her mouth. Olivia instantly took a deep breath. He poured some water in her mouth. "How have you been liking my game so far?"

Olivia didn't answer. She could hear over the speaker that Elliot and Phoenix were doing anything the man told them. So far Phoenix didn't have his Mustang because the man made him throw the keys out the house. One of his men took the car away.

"Olivia I never thought you would be unfaithful to your husband. You didn't seem like the type to cheat."

She heard the man circling around her. She twitched feeling a towel wiped the sweat off her neck.

"Don't be scared." He whispered to her ear. "I won't hurt you. I'm not Phoenix."

Olivia clenched her teeth not to cry. She wanted her husband now. She felt safe in his arms. "He wouldn't hurt me."

"He already did." The man whispered. "Isn't that why you are separated? But being fantastic parents you are, you are still together for the girls."

"Leave my daughters out of this."

"They are such a big part of this. If they weren't around you would be divorced already. You cheated on him. He raped you-"

"My husband didn't rape me!" She yelled angrily.

"You said no didn't you?" The man let out a laugh. "Olivia I know every conversation you had in your bedroom for the last month. I know exactly what panties you are wearing now."

Olivia started breathing harder realizing there was a camera in their bedroom. They made love multiple times before the whole incident.

"Did you know that Elliot and Kathy are back together?" The man questioned. "You have a much prettier body then her, I'll give you that."

Olivia bit her dry lip realizing Elliot was being spied on also.

He leaned down to her ear. "In case you are wondering, Phoenix is bigger then Elliot. Way bigger. Has better moves also." The man laughed as he circled her around again.

Olivia kept quiet. She wasn't going to encourage her kidnapper's amusement with this.

The man turned on the TV in front of her. "You want to know how much they are hurting? I'll give you special access to how they feel about you."

Olivia felt the bandana get taken off her eyes. She blinked a couple of times and spotted the picture on the TV. It was live feed from cameras hidden in Elliot's house. She could see Phoenix sitting in the kitchen with his head down and Elliot across him. Neither talking.

The man turned up the volume. "Decide who you love Olivia. One of them is going to die at exactly twelve. You get to choose who you save." The masked man left the room.

Olivia stared at the door close. She tried to calm down and looked over at the TV.

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Elliot stared at Phoenix across the kitchen as he stared at the ground blankly. "Do you want anything to eat?"

Phoenix shook his head.

"Coffee?"

"No."

Elliot got up and made coffee for himself. "You know…I never apologized for the thing with Olivia."

"I don't need your apology." Phoenix rested his head on the counter top.

"I know but it was a drunken mistake. She loves you a lot."

Phoenix turned to look at him. "Well thank you Dr. Phil. Can we not talk about how you had sex with my wife now?"

Elliot said nothing and sat down with his coffee. "Sure."

Phoenix kept quiet for a couple minutes. They heard the phone ring. Phoenix quickly grabbed it. "Yeah?" He put it on speaker.

"Mr. Neal, it's almost ten in the morning. Hope you had a pleasant night."

"What do we have to do next?"

"Now we will find out the ultimate question. Love or money. We need one your ATM numbers. Who will rather have money and who will have love."

"You can have mine." Elliot spoke up.

Phoenix quickly shook his head. "No. I'll give you mine."

The man laughed. "Both of you would rather have Olivia then your money? She's one lucky lady. One of you will go bankrupt."

"Take my money." Phoenix spoke up. He gave Elliot a mean look. "I'm her husband."

"Alright Mr. Neal, let me have your number."

Phoenix took the phone and went to the living room to give the number.

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Olivia stared at the TV in shock. She knew Phoenix loved her a lot but he was risking everything for her now. He gave up his favorite car and now all of his money it took him his whole life to earn.

The door opened again and the man came in. "Time to make a decision Olivia. Who is going to die for you?"

"I can't decide who dies for me." Olivia answered honestly. "I don't know who would."

The man nodded. "You're right. I'll let them choose. Whom would you rather have around though?"

Olivia stared at him. Elliot was her best friend. Phoenix was the father of her children. Her partner was always going to be there for her. She was always having fights with Phoenix. For some reason she knew if she let Elliot die she would be ruining another family. She couldn't ruin four kid's lives. "Elliot." She whispered in disbelief of her own words.

The man nodded. "Always thought it would be Phoenix. In my opinion he was a better man. Love his sarcasm." The man laughed and left the room.

Olivia let her hang down as she let tears cover her face. She just couldn't live with her self if she was happy with her husband and she let another husband die for her.

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Once again Elliot and Phoenix sat silently in the kitchen.

"You know if you guys ever need money you can count on me." Elliot spoke up.

"No it's fine. I got Max. He has a fortune."

Elliot nodded. "His parents inheritance right?"

Phoenix nodded. "I know his ATM number anyway."

"He gave you his PIN number? Wow that's real friendship."

Phoenix nodded. "Yeah. I'll transfer some money into our account after this."

Elliot nodded. "Alright. In case you guys need money-"

"I know." Phoenix nodded. "Thanks."

They kept quiet for a while. Suddenly they heard a noise in the back. Both got up right away.

Phoenix took out his gun from his ankle holster and both slowly walked into the direction to the noise. Elliot went ahead of Phoenix since it was his house.

Phoenix held his gun up and walked behind Elliot. Suddenly he felt something hit in the head and knock him out.

Elliot quickly turned around but had a gun pointed to his face by a masked man. He held his hands up as Phoenix let out groan on the floor.

"Walk" The intruder ordered.

Elliot held his hands up and walked to the kitchen as ordered.

The man turned toward Phoenix and placed the gun on his neck. "She chose him. You must die."

Phoenix held the back of his head as it bled. He just stared up at him and felt the gun on his throat. "What? What do you mean she chose him?"

"Olivia chose to save his life. She rather have him alive. You have to die for her." The man explained.

Phoenix felt his eyes fill up with tears just that the mention of whom Olivia chose. It wasn't even about Elliot anymore. It was because she didn't save his life. He nodded as tears rolled down his eyes. "If that's what she wants."

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Olivia let her head hang down as she cried. She watched the TV through blurry eyes and cried even more. How could she let the love of her life get killed?