"In my opinion, Casey Novak has been a model prisoner, and she is someone that does not deserve to be in here any longer," Alex said in a very matter-of-fact tone in front of the parole board. She was very nervous because she had never done anything like this before, and she never in a million years thought she would be doing this for Casey. But after seeing her and seeing Liv, she realized this was the right thing to do.

"What is your relationship with Ms. Novak?" a board member then asked.

"Well, Casey actually took my old job as the SVU ADA."

Alex almost choked on these words as they began to come out of her mouth. She knew that the parole board would twist everything around and make it seem like she was against Casey, but that really was not the case.

"So Ms. Cabot, would you say there is resentment toward Ms. Novak for taking your old job? A job that you loved, and were very good at? I see it's taken you a long time to get back to SVU."

Alex exhaled. What this board member was saying wasn't entirely untrue. There were times that she hated Casey, not only for having her job, but also for ultimately getting Liv. The two of them had some intense battles and fights that cut extremely deep, and there were times when a lot of those wounds were very fresh, but this honestly was not one of those times.

"I did love being the SVU ADA," Alex said pensively. "And I was very upset to be uprooted and put into witness protection. I missed my job and being in the courtroom. I missed the team and people I had gotten to know very well that always had my back." Alex realized this wasn't sounding the best for Casey. She quickly rethought her next response in order to make it sound better. "But my resentment was about the situation. It really had nothing to do with Casey at all."

All the board members feverishly wrote notes down and reviewed files as Alex just sat there. She didn't realize just how intense this was going to be, or how hard it was going to be. She desperately wanted Casey to get out. Even though there were times when she hated Casey, she never wanted her to end up in prison or this far down the ladder. She was hoping that the board didn't ask her anything about Liv, or her relationship with Liv. She didn't think they would, but you never know. She honestly didn't think that they knew that Alex had dated Liv briefly and had a crush on her for quite some time.

The leader of the interview, a plain woman, maybe 52 years old with grayish brown hair then looked up at Alex and asked one last question.

"So, is there anything else we should know about Ms. Novak? What you say can help her, and maybe we can get her out sooner. As it stands now she has 5 more months to serve of her sentence."

Alex thought for a second about what exactly she could do or say. She really wanted to help Casey, but she was nervous that her words would just get twisted up by the parole board. Finally, after a minute or so, she spoke.

"I'll be honest," she said very plainly. "In the beginning, I hated the idea of someone else doing my job, I really did. But that had nothing to do with Casey. And now, I've seen her, and seen how she's changed, and how she truly wants to be a better person. I never felt like she belonged in here, and after having seen her, I believe that even more. Plus, how many prisoners do you have in here that have done the things she's done? Who have helped put countless murderers, rapists and pedophiles away? I am sure you can count on one hand…probably one finger the amount of people in here who have done all the good she has."

Those words felt like a relief when they came out of Alex's mouth. She felt like she had done a good thing, and even though she was unsure whether or not her words would sway the board, she knew that she had done what she could. She just prayed that it was enough to get Casey out.