Looking up from his computer Munch listened carefully. Normally he'd have smirked, but after what had happened there really wasn't anything to smirk about. "Cabot's coming."

Fin looked up at him. "What?"

"Heels in the hall." Munch explained. "It's Alex."

Now Elliot was looking at him. "How the hell can you tell that?"

"You mean you can't?" Munch asked in return. "Have you forgotten that sound already?" When the other men looked at him oddly he explained. "When Casey's coming, the click is softer but you still get an idea of her mood, if the heels clack like a bat smashing a skull you know to get out of the way. When it's Alex, you get this overwhelming urge to protect your manhood cause she could very well rip them off then shove them down your throat."

"Glad I can still produce that kind of fear around here." Alex said smirking as she walked into the squad room.

Munch grinned, "Good to see you Counselor."

Elliot got up and was walking towards Alex to tell her Olivia had been sent home, but then Cragen's door opened. "Alex."

The blonde smiled at the guys and then headed into Cragen's office. As soon as the door was closed behind them she asked, "What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know," Cragen replied as he leaned against his desk. "But I'm worried about her, Alex. She kicked the shit out of that prep this morning."

"Why didn't you call me as soon as that federal agent showed up asking for her?" Alex demanded. "And why the hell did you let her go off with him?"

Cragen understood Alex was concerned and he was use to how she handled stress like this, so he didn't loose his own temper. "I couldn't stop him, he had the right to take her in for questioning."

"Questioning over what?" Alex asked sharply.

"Her brother's disappearance." He replied. "Apparently they think Liv helped somehow."

Icy blue eyes flashed angrily. "Bullshit, she'd never…"

"She illegally tested her DNA to find him, Alex." Cragen cut her off. "She hasn't been acting herself since. I was hoping you could tell me what's going on with her."

That's why Olivia couldn't tell her. If she'd known, as an officer of the court, she'd have been bound to turn her in. Alex would never have done it, which would have been risking her own career. Damnit, Olivia! Alex sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "It all started when we started thinking about having more kids. She needs to know she won't be dooming a kid by genetics, and she needs to finally put her past to rest."

"Well lets just hope she doesn't crash and burn while doing it." Cragen replied.

She was half way to the FBI building when her cell phone rang. Snatching it up she sighed in relief at the number that appeared. "Liv, where are you? What's going on? Cragen said…."

"He tried to call me, Alex." Olivia's voice came over the line. "He told his wife he had a little girl."

Alex didn't know what to say. "Olivia, the feds…"

"Are after Simon, I know, I'll explain everything later." Olivia cut in again. "But this isn't about Simon anymore, Alex. I need to look into this, I need to know who he was."

"Your father." Alex said as she pulled over so she could focus on talking rather then driving.

"Yeah," Olivia said. "I need you to hold on a little longer, baby. Just a little longer and I promise I'll tell you everything."

Alex bit her tongue to keep from saying she already knew most of it. "Alright. Are you coming home?"

There was a flicker of pain and fear in Olivia's reply. "Of course I am, baby." She paused a moment before saying it again, hoping Alex caught what she really meant. "I'm, coming home, I promise."

After checking with the M.E. in Jersey and talking to Joe's boss, Olivia went through her mother's case one final time. Or at least she hoped it was for the last time. She found two other reported attacks, the details were identical to her mother's. Her thoughts and emotions were all over the place, so she'd gone to George. Anger, depression, the pills and booze stopping it at only three, she had to face it, she had to face that her mother had been telling the truth this time. Especially after speaking with the other two victims.

She knocked on Casey's door and then went in when she heard her friend call out.

"Liv?" Casey stood as soon as she saw the dark haired woman come in. "Hey, you ok?"

"Getting there." Olivia said as she handed Casey the files, statements, and a copy of the results of her DNA test.

"What's this?" Casey asked with a shake of her head.

"A cold case you can finally close." Olivia replied with a tremor of emotion in her voice. "The rapes of Jane Willet, Amanda Donahue, and Serena Benson."

Casey looked at her friend and then down at the files. Sitting at her desk again she went through what Olivia had given her and then looked up again. "Joseph Hollister."

Olivia nodded. "It's all there, including Ids from the surviving victims."

The redhead looked up at her friend again then got up and went to stand closer to her. "You've been waiting a long time to put an end to this. Are you sure you're ok?"

"I know the truth," Olivia replied as she let her friend take her hand comfortingly. "I've even accepted it, really accepted it. There's no more glimmer of hope that my mother might have lied. I am a child of rape," She paused then her watery eyes taking in those of her friend's and she actually smiled a little. "But I'm not a child anymore. I'm a grown woman with a life, a love, and a child of my own. So yeah, Case, I'm ok. You can stop worrying now."

Casey smiled. "Well, at least I'm one of the list."

Olivia flinched as she nodded. "Yeah, I know. I'm gonna talk to them too, but I wanted to get this to you so you could finally close the books on them."

"Conceder it done." Casey replied with a warm, loving, smile.

After leaving Casey's office Olivia went to Cragen's. She would never be able to make up for what he and Elliot had done, but she had to say something. Over the years he'd become more then just a friend, he'd filled that space were Joe Hollister should have been, she just hadn't realized it. After talking to him she headed over to the Velvet Room. Her mother's case was closed, she knew the truth, but she still had questions.

"Hey," Ben called out when Olivia walked in. "You came back. Get ya the same?"

She smiled at him this time. "No. I came to ask you about my mother."

"I thought you might." Ben said then set a glass of draft on the bar anyway. "What do you want to know?"

"Did she ever mention my father?" Olivia asked straight out.

Ben had to think back on that one. Sometimes Serena went off into things he never fully understood, but thought he got the idea. "Twice, I think, once when he tried calling you and again when she saw him watching you during a basketball game."

Olivia wasn't sure which to be more surprised over, her father being at one of her games or her mother. "Did she ever tell you about how… I mean about them?"

"No, not really." Ben replied. "What's on your mind kid?"

Kid, Olivia nearly snorted. "Just can't figure out why my Dad would keep track of me is all."

"Even if there was bad blood between him and Serena, doesn't mean there had to be between him and you." Ben said as he watched the young woman's eyes. So much like her mother's and yet there was the light he'd never quite seen in Serena's. "Though, if Serena kept him away from you she must have had her reasons."

Olivia nodded, "Yeah, I guess she did." She sat there a moment and then smiled at the old guy again. "Thanks, Ben."

"Anytime kiddo." Ben replied. "Serena was a special woman, she was just a little to lost."

Olivia nodded, her eye catching the glint of her wedding rings. "She didn't have someone to keep her from drowning." Then she looked up at Ben, "Or at least someone she'd let."

"She had you." Ben said.

Olivia shook her head, "I wasn't enough either."

She wanted to go to one last place, but she was worn out and she didn't want to keep Alex worried any more then she already was so she went home. A vacation faraway from here with her two best girls sounded really good about now. As she slipped the key in the lock she heard another noise, and this time she wasn't sure who was on the other side of the door so she drew her gun as she turned.

"Trying to get shot Captain?"

"Julia," The other woman replied. "We need to talk."

There was something about this woman that just didn't sit right with Olivia. She knew it was a risk, she wasn't sure if Alex and Allie were home, but she didn't want to do this in the hall so she opened the door and allowed Julia to follow. Was it really her instincts that was telling her she was missing something, that something was out of place with this whole mess between this woman and her brother; or was she feeling it simply because Simon was her brother. She'd been using that as an excuse a lot lately.

"Look, I know I shouldn't have treated you the way I did." Julia was saying. "I get it, I'm single too, you meet…."

"Problem with that statement Captain Millfield," Came a voice from behind the woman. "Is that she isn't single."

Julia looked behind her at the blonde woman standing there with her arms crossed and wearing dark framed glasses. There was a ring on her right hand and then she turned back to look at Olivia and saw that she had a ring on as well.

Olivia noticed what the other woman was looking at and then held up her hand. "You're really not very observant."

"You're.." She looked at Alex again and then at Olivia.

"A lesbian in a long term committed relationship complete with wedding vows and eight year old?" Olivia nodded. "Yeah, I am."

Julia looked confused. "Then what's you're connection to Marsden?"

"He's my brother." Olivia replied.