"Good work detective."

Olivia looked up and spotted Cragen coming over to her at her desk. "Thanks cap."

He stood by her desk. "I told you to take time off."

"I know." She put her pen down. "Kind of hard to stay away."

Cragen nodded. "I want you to get a physical and for your doctor to say you're can be back on the field before I officially welcome you back."

She smirked. "Yes sir. Thank you."

He nodded and was about to leave when an officer handed him a note. "Where are Munch and Fin?"

"I think they went home." Olivia answered and got up. "What's wrong?"

Cragen handed her the note. "You're little rapist writer, Langston, just jumped bail. He is on the loose."

Olivia quickly grabbed her jacket. Suddenly her phone rang, she picked it up instantly. "Benson."

"It's Austin. Have you seen Maddox?"

"I saw him this morning at the library. Around eleven. Why?" She questioned.

"It's one. He isn't at the airport."

"Maybe he is just running late." Olivia offered.

"C'mon you know him; he is always early or on time for everything. Especially flights. I tried his cell and the house and nothing."

Olivia took a deep breath. During the interrogation of Langston she let it slip that Maddox read his book. Langston knew. "I'll find him." She answered and hung up the phone. She looked over at her captain. "We have to find him. He has a hostage." With that, she ran out of the squad room.

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Maddox slowly opened his eyes. He felt dizzy and his whole body was in pain. His wrists were tied behind his back and there was a noose around his neck. He looked down slowly and saw that the tips of his toes were resting on a tilted chair.

"Clever isn't it?"

He looked up with the slightest movement possible. "What the hell is this?" He whispered.

"Your suicide." Langston answered with a smile. "You make one sudden move, and that chair falls and your neck snaps before your body even realizes what happened."

"Jeremy Langston." Maddox whispered. "I read your book. What am I? Another chapter?"

"Oh no, this one is for my own entertainment." He took a step closer. "You led those cops to me. You're the only one that read that book before it hit the shelves." He smiled. "Hasn't anyone ever told you that too much reading could kill you?"

Maddox gulped a little feeling the chair move. He was sweating and shaking from fear. "Just let me go. I won't testify or anything. No one even has to know about this."

"You think it's that easy?" He took a step closer so he was staring up at him. "I went through all this trouble just to scare you? You're crazy." He laughed a little. "You don't remember me? I mixed your Mocha at Starbucks. I put that date rape drug in there to knock you out. You were out cold before you even got to your car."

Maddox's breathing increased which once again moved the chair. "C'mon man, don't do this."

"Why? Aren't you that sexy detective's boyfriend? Always around her." He smiled. "Man I would so bang her."

He clenched his teeth. "Leave Olivia out of this."

"Olivia. That's right. I almost forgot her name." Langston snickered. "She looks like she likes it rough. Doggy style huh? She looks like a screamer. Likes it when you slap her around?" He looked up at him. "Does she call you daddy?"

That snapped his nerve. Maddox suddenly jumped and wrapped his legs around Langston's neck. He crossed his ankles and pressed his calves with all the force he had in him. "You don't talk about her you stupid son of a bitch!"

Langston grabbed a kitchen knife and instantly stabbed Maddox in the thigh. Maddox let out a piercing scream but kept applying pressure watching Langston losing his breath. He felt his neck burn from the rope cutting it. He clenched his teeth and shut his eyes. He snapped Langston's neck with his feet.

Langston instantly fell on the ground. Now Maddox's leverage was gone. The chair fell and he had nothing to hold him up. He started thrashing around and kicking his legs to somehow make the rope around his neck get loose.

He began choking and turning red losing his oxygen. Now his neck began to bleed. In a matter of seconds he lost consciousness and just hung there.

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The SWAT team knocked the door open and ran in. Olivia, Cragen and the other detectives were right behind them. They all ran in quickly.

"Detectives!" A SWAT member yelled.

They all ran to the kitchen. Langston was dead on the ground and Maddox was hanging by a rope from his neck and bleeding from the leg. He was motionless.

"Oh my god." Olivia whispered as she felt tears roll down her face staring at her best friend.

Elliot went over and touched Maddox's neck. "He has a pulse." He quickly picked him up. "Cut him down!"

Fin ran over and climbed on the counter top close by. He grabbed a knife and cut the rope off.

Cragen and Elliot laid him down on the ground. Elliot instantly began CPR. Olivia snapped out of her trance and quickly went over. She gave him mouth to mouth as Elliot kept pushing on his chest.

They did it for five minutes and nothing. Cragen kneeled down by them. He touched Elliot's shoulder. "He's gone." He whispered. Elliot slowly stopped.

Olivia shook her head and she began doing chest compressions. "No. No he isn't."

"Olivia." Fin whispered. "He's gone." He tried to pull her away. "No one could survive that."

Olivia pulled away from his grasp. "No! He isn't weak, people just underestimate him." She stated more to herself as she began crying. "No." She whispered and kept trying to revive him. "He is going to be ok." This time she slammed her fists into his chest. "C'mon you bastard!"

Cragen grabbed her hands. "Olivia stop." He ordered and held her. "I'm sorry."

In instant she began sobbing more then she had in years. She got loose from Cragen's hold and laid her head down on Maddox's chest. She hit his chest once again from pure madness at herself.

Suddenly Maddox jumped and inhaled a shallow breath. Everyone quickly jumped seeing he was breathing again. Olivia quickly sat up and took him in her arms. He took small breaths as she wiped her eyes.

"It's ok baby." She whispered. "You're ok."

He leaned on her chest and rested his head on her shoulder. "My hands. I can't breathe." He whispered as he kept taking shallow breaths.

Munch quickly cut the rope off his hands that were tied behind his back. "Better?"

Maddox nodded and looked over at the SWAT members around Langston on the ground. "I killed him." He whispered.

"It's ok." Olivia whispered and stroked his hair. "It's going to be ok." She hugged him and just held him. "I'm so sorry."

He took her arm and wrapped it around him. He closed his eyes and just enjoyed her embrace.

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Amy and Austin rushed into the hospital. They quickly ran over to Olivia. "What happened?" Austin asked instantly.

"He is ok." Olivia assured him. "He is having minor surgery now."

"Surgery for what? What happened?" Austin pressured more.

"He was stabbed in the thigh. It's not serious." Olivia tried to calm him down. She knew Austin was very protective of his little brother even if he picked on him half the time. "He is going to be fine."

Austin took a step closer to her. "Tell me what happened Olivia, don't stonewall me."

She nodded. "He was drugged and taken hostage."

"By who?"

She shook her head. "It doesn't matter Austin, its over-"

"Tell me!" Austin snapped.

"Problem?" Elliot questioned as he came into the waiting room with coffee.

Austin glanced over at Elliot and kept his eyes on Olivia. "Tell me. Please." He whispered.

"Jeremy Langston. Maddox helped me with a case and Langston found out. He hung Maddox by the neck and stabbed him in the thigh. Maddox killed him."

Austin stared down at her with his piercing blue eyes. "So this is your fault?"

Elliot took a step closer. "It's nobody's fault."

Austin looked over at him. "Whoever you are, stay out of it." He looked back at Olivia. "He trusted you."

Amy got in front of Austin. "C'mon stop. Go get coffee or something." She nodded. Austin looked at his fiancé and then walked away. Amy turned to look at Olivia. "Sorry. It's his time of the month." She smiled. "Are you ok?"

Olivia nodded. "Yeah." She sat back down in her seat and kept quiet.

Elliot handed her the coffee and sat back down in his seat. Amy sat down on the other side of Olivia. "Elliot." He put his hand out to Amy.

"Amy." She shook his hand.

"Well isn't it detective Benson and Stabler."

Olivia and Elliot both looked over and spotted the Queen's SVU detectives coming in. Both of them got up. "What do you want Harris?" Elliot questioned.

"We want our killer." Detective Shores answered.

Olivia raised an eyebrow. "You mean the victim?"

"We have been after Langston for months now. You're little soldier busted in there and killed him."

"He was taken hostage. DA already ruled it as self defense." Olivia answered. "No case here gentlemen. Sorry."

The doctor came out. "He's awake."

Harris and Shores instantly went to the room before Olivia or Elliot could stop them. Elliot and Olivia followed right after them.

Harris showed his badge to Maddox who was already awake. "May we speak to you Mr. Bennington?"

Maddox sat up a little. He glanced at Olivia and then back at the detectives. "Um…what about?"

"Want to tell us what happened?"

Maddox let out a deep breath. "Um…he said he drugged me-"

"We know that. We want to know how you killed him." Shores interrupted.

"I-I…" He stuttered a little. He was still traumatized that he actually killed someone. He never killed anyone before. "With my feet. Legs."

"You snapped his neck in two places with your feet?" Harris doubted. "Any chance you planned your own suicide?"

"Oh c'mon." Elliot interrupted. "He needs to rest."

"Answer the question Mr. Bennington." Shores pushed.

Maddox gulped. "Yeah. I ran track for four years in high school if that helps. I have leg muscle. I don't know how to explain it. I didn't mean to kill him."

"Why did you then?"

"Because I was hanging from my neck." Maddox snapped. "Am I under arrest or something?"

"He better not be." Austin came into the room and stood in front of the detectives. "Is he?" he crossed his arms on his chest.

"He is under investigation. And you are?" Shore questioned.

"His big brother." He smirked. "You so much as think about arresting my baby brother, I will have every newspaper in this state all over this. Your names will be printed, you can bet on that. If that doesn't keep you away, I will personally lodge a complaint with your department for harassment."

Harris and Shore just stared at him. Shore glanced over at Olivia and Elliot. "You'll hear from us later. You can bet on that."

Austin took a step closer to Shores. "And if you harass her, I will go to the newspaper and complain how you don't care for victims. Oh man the mayor will hate you. Especially your bosses for making them look bad. Let's just leave this as it is huh gentlemen?"

The detectives said nothing and walked out of the room.

Olivia smirked at him. "Thanks." Austin nodded. "We'll give you some time." She motioned for Elliot to follow out of the room. Elliot did so.

Maddox looked over at his brother. "Thanks."

Austin nodded and gave him hug. "You ok?"

"Yeah. My leg and chest hurts like a bitch though." He answered. "You don't think they will arrest me do you?"

"Nah." Austin sat down next to him. "Get some rest baby brother."

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Olivia spotted Edward getting a juice from the vending machine. He was holding Angel's hand in his. She got up and went over to him. "Hey."

He turned around and smiled. "Hey."

Angel instantly hugged Olivia around the legs. "Hi Olivia."

Olivia smiled a little and kneeled down to hug her. "Hi honey."

Edward smiled a little. "What are you doing here?"

"A victim." Olivia answered with a small nod. "You?"

"Doctor's appointment for her." He answered. "Just a check-up."

Olivia tried to let go but Angel kept her hold on her. "Olivia you want to baby-sit me tomorrow?"

Edward shook his head. "Honey, Olivia doesn't have time for that."

"But you said mommy couldn't watch me." She mumbled on Olivia's shoulder.

Edward shook his head and picked her up. "You'll come to work with me if you have to ok?" He gave her a kiss on the cheek and put her down. He looked back at Olivia. "Sorry about that."

Olivia smiled and got up. "It's ok." She put her hands in her pockets. "If you need me, I can babysit. I still have to get a physical before I can go back to work."

Edward shook his head. "No, it's fine. You don't have to."

"But daddy." Angel whined up at him.

"Enough." He warned his daughter. She pouted and hugged him around the leg.

Olivia smiled a little seeing Angel had the same exact pout Edward did. He used to always do it to her so she would kiss him. "The offer's still on the table if you need it though."

"Thanks." He nodded and gently stroked Angel's blonde hair.

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Maddox stared outside his window. "I want that."

Austin and Amy looked at him weirdly and then looked out the window. They spotted Olivia and Edward talking. "Her? Yeah we know dude." Austin teased.

"Not her. Well yeah I want her but still not just her. That. I want a girlfriend. I'm sick of being alone."

Amy rubbed his shoulder. "One thing at a time sweetie. You need to get better first."

Maddox took a deep breath and just watched the woman he was in love with smile and hug another man. He just closed his eyes and turned his head to the side.