Hey guys, thank you for the reviews ! it's always amazing to see that u guys appreciate my story :D So here i present you chapter 11. This one is pretty centered on Samantha Robins' case the squad is handling. Loads of drama is heading on next chapters concerning Amanda and other stuff (trying to keep the suspense here xD lol) So stay tuned! oh and don't forget to review of course!
Monday, November 25th. 10:00am. The special victims unit squad room.
Olivia Benson still in her office, was upset from the confrontation she just had with Amanda. It was an obligation for her to inform the rest of the squad of the situation and to handle Samantha Robins' case. She felt like the weight of the world was all over her shoulders, and everybody was counting on her to make the right calls. But being in charge of a whole unit, wasn't an easy task and Olivia was fully aware of it.
Nick noticed that something was off with his partner, and he deduced it was related to Rollins. He was about to leave the squad heading to the parking lot when Liv called him in.
"Close the door behind you." Ordered Olivia.
"What is it, Liv?" Wondered Nick.
Olivia took a minute before speaking, searching for the right words "We have a situation. Amanda is an danger.".
"What?!" Replied Nick surprised, then added extremely worried "Who is it? Someone she owes money to?".
"Not even close..." Replied Olivia while rubbing her forehead in despair, then added "Her past is haunting her back... Three years ago, Amanda was assaulted by her Ex sergeant... His name is Mike Miller, She didn't report the assault. He has strong connexions so he was basically untouchable. He was the one who got her transferred in here."
Nick was speechless, he knew that Amanda had a past like everyone else, a past that she carefully made sure to keep it to herself only, but he would've never imagined it this way. After a minute, he finally spoke showing his extreme confusion " ... But she didn't report it! What, he suddenly got scared she would talk after three years? it doesn't make any sense!".
"Two years ago, IAB received an anonymous letter accusing Miller of multiple rapes and assaults, and since they didn't have any proof of any of this, no victims, no complaint, so they couldn't charge him, but they kept an eye on him. That son of a bitch knew he was being watched closely, so he resigned from his job, and now we believe he's in New york. And before you entered my office, she was informing me that he called her this morning and told her that he missed her... He also knows where she lives. She went nuts when i told her i was gonna put a protective detail on her..." Explained Olivia.
"That's a lot to process..." Nick replied in disbelief, then added "But a protective detail? is that even necessary, Liv? ... We can protect her! Fin and I! we'll drive her home everyday and make rounds to watch her building every night...".
Olivia didn't even let Nick finish his sentence, that she started nodding in disagreement with what he was suggesting "That is certainly not gonna happen... We're short staffed, Nick! We need more hands! Don't forget that we still have cases to handle!".
"We can pull this off Liv!" Blurted out Nick.
"Nick. We're not gonna argue about that. This is my final say." Asserted Olivia.
"I totally understand why Amanda reacted this way... I would've done the same." Said Nick showing anger in his voice.
Olivia shot a cold gaze at Nick but remained quiet.
"We have a case to handle. We still need to figure out who raped Samantha Robins." Replied Olivia ignoring Nick's last comment. Then added "Let's move.".
Nick sighed in confusion. A lot was going on in his life right now, with his ex wife Maria wanting to move to the west coast taking his daughter Zara away from him, and he also had to take care of his son Gil, and now he had an additional situation to worry about. His friend Amanda whom he deeply care about, was in danger, and he wanted to show her his support and tell her that he had her back.
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Monday, November 25th. 11:00am. Samantha Robins' apartment.
Olivia and Nick arriving behind Samantha's apartment's door, knocked twice. Samantha showed up shortly after, she appeared to be pale and still weak from her suicide attempt.
"Sergeant Benson? what's going on?" Asked Samantha surprised.
"Good morning, Samantha... this is detective Nick Amaro, Can we come in? We have some questions to ask you." Replied Olivia calmly.
"Hum... sure..." Replied Sam hesitant, while stepping inside her apartment, followed by Benson and Amaro.
"Did you find who... hurt me?" Asked Samantha anxiously.
"We're still working on it Samantha... We'd like to ask you few questions about Ethan James." Replied Olivia.
"Ethan? Why? You think he did this?" Asked back Samantha surprised.
"We're not sure, we're still investigating, Samantha." Explained Olivia.
"Hum... He's a junior... he's a nice guy! He was always nice to me..." Replied Samantha in confusion.
"When we questioned him, he told us that he was interested in you and even asked you out, but you turned him down. Why is that?" Asked Nick while taking notes.
"... Actually... The truth is that i was interested in him too but i didn't want to go for it even though i liked him... because my best friend Becky... when we were freshman, he was a sophomore & she saw him first. She couldn't stop talking about him for weeks... and when she finally had the guts to ask him out he wasn't interested. he turned her down... I remember she spent months crying over him after that... and of course i couldn't tell her that i liked him & that he was interested in me and in her. I didn't wanna hurt Becky, i knew it would've broken her heart & i just can't do that do her, she's the only friend i have..." Explained Samantha overwhelmed by the situation.
Olivia and Nick shot a gaze at each other briefly, then Liv took some notes.
"Samantha, how would you describe your friendship with Becky?" Asked Nick.
"My friendship? what do you mean? i told you we're best friends! she'd always been there for me, we're inseparable!" Replied Samantha intrigued by Nick's question.
"Does she have any issues at school? other than the Ethan issue?" Asked Olivia.
"...Hum... well... her grades were degrading lately... and she's been acting out too... i guess it's because of the pressure of the exams and stuff... " Replied Samantha hesitant.
"Samantha, do you mind coming with us down the station? It's just formality." Asked back Nick.
"Hum... Alright... let me grab my coat..." Replied Samantha in confusion.
"Of course." Replied Olivia.
Once Samantha left the living room, Olivia turned at Nick and said "everything's turning back to Becky.".
"What do you think? Her best friend is so jealous of her that she made her get assaulted? It's insane..." Replied Nick.
"I believe a confrontation between them will let the truth out..." Suggested Olivia.
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Monday, November 25th. 12:30pm. The special victims unit squad room.
Olivia walking Samantha to her office, asked her to wait there while offering her something to drink.
Meanwhile Becky had just arrived to the precinct accompanied by her mother. Fin and Amanda greeted them, and walked them to the interrogating room.
Mrs Anderson said impatiently "So what is this about?".
Fin ignoring Mrs Anderson's question, looked at Becky and said "Ethan James... you never mentioned that you had the hots for him?!".
"...What? That's no true... i told you he was interested in Sam! He's the one who hurt her, you should arrest him!" Burst out Becky starting to feel anxious.
"We barely even started and you're already lying! waw! that's a record! Ethan has a solid alibi. He couldn't have done it." Replied Amanda sarcastically.
"What are you accusing my daughter of, detectives?" Stroke back Mrs Anderson.
"Becky, were you yes or no interested in Ethan?" Asked Amanda in a sharp tone.
"...I ... yes i was..." Replied Becky confused.
"It must've been harsh for you to know that he was more into your friend than into you!" Replied Amanda trying to sound comprehensive, then added while raising her voice "...Mhh let's see...She had the good grades, and a hot guy at her feet! It was all about Sam all the time! i would've gone crazy too Becky! i totally get it!".
"What are you insinuating detectives?" Mrs Anderson blurted out.
Amanda's last words were a total trigger to Becky, and she started losing control, yelling out "I loved him! but all he could see was his sweet girl Sammy! and that slut liked him back! She dared lying to me! and pretended that she didn't like him... Such a good girl! i hated that bitch!".
Mrs Anderson kept gazing at Becky in disbelief. It was like she was possessed by someone else, she couldn't recognize her anymore.
"Becky... Oh my god... what have you done?" Muttered Mrs Anderson upset.
"She has always poisoned my life mom! Always had better grades than me! people always liked her better than me! she was always the good girl, and i was only her shadow, nobody ever noticed me! Even you liked her better than me Mom! i got tired of it!" Screamed out Becky at her mother.
Mrs Anderson remained speechless.
"So what? you wanted to get rid of her?" questioned Fin angrily.
"I wanted her out of my life once and for all! But i never meant for her to get raped... i didn't want her to suffer ! i just wanted her away... so i paid a guy five hundred bucks to get rid of her... but instead that scumbag screwed me over!" Shouted out Becky with anger.
Amanda and Fin were in shock. Even after all these years handling horrible cases, they could never get used to hear such horrible things..
"The guy you paid off, where can we find him?" Asked Amanda.
"I contacted him on the net... after i made an appointment with him, i paid cash..." Said Becky revealing her insanity.
"For god's sake Becky! what happened to you?" Yelled out Mrs Anderson at her daughter.
"Write it down. His name, the address where you met him, everything you know about him." Ordered Fin, then added in a disgusted tone "Sam cared for you more than you ever did! She was a true friend to you & instead you paid off a guy to hurt her? what kind of a friend are you? You ruined her life... Isn't it what you wanted?".
Fin and Amanda stood up and got out of the room, leaving Mrs Anderson sobbing in shock, with her daughter.
Mrs Anderson held her daughter and kept yelling at her "What have you done! You ruined you friend's life because of a boy? because you were jealous!".
"Mom, please... it's your fault! you never cared enough for me! it was all for her! all the time!" Yelled out Becky.
Samantha standing in front of the window in Liv's office heard all of the confession, and couldn't hold her tears. she was heavily sobbing & couldn't believe that the girl she treated like the sister she never had could ever do this to her.
Meanwhile, Amanda getting out of the interrogating room, noticed a package on her desk. She got closer to see the expeditor's name. Suddenly Amanda's heart beats increased. She kept looking around her hoping nobody could hear her abnormally pounding heart. She slowly grabbed the package and opened it carefully, then suddenly dropped it over her desk, disgusted by the repugnant smell it released.
Fin saw her and approached her desk saying concerned "Amanda, what is that?".
Amanda turning pale, didn't reply, she was in total shock.
Fin stepped closer to her to read the expeditor's name written on the tag and got a look at what the box contained.
Mike Miller was written on the tag. And the box contained a dead rat swimming in a puddle of blood.