A/N: multiple warnings for this chapter, some strong language and a trigger warning. So read at your own risk :) This is probably the most intense chapter I have written so far.
The night had finally arrived for the team to set up the honey trap to catch the weekend club rapist. Amanda was in position at the bar. She had a camera and microphone hidden in her necklaces as well as an ear piece to communicate with her team. Carisi was her backup on the inside as he sat in a booth several feet from the blonde detective in order to give her some space but also keep her in his line of sight at all times. Olivia sat in a surveillance van parked down the street from the busy club with Fin next to her. The team had even borrowed some plain clothed officers to watch the front and alleyway. In all the club was locked down.
"Amanda, how you holding up?" Olivia asked her young detective through the earpiece after the blonde had turned down the sixth suitor that night. The club was, as expected, busy and Amanda had been approached several times by men but none of them had fit the profile of their rapist.
"I'm fine and ready to keep going" Amanda whispered as she brought her glass up to her lips to cover her mouth. She was ready to catch this guy and was willing to stay out all night in order to do so, much to her birth mother's ire.
Olivia was agitated and it was clear to everyone on the team. She had a bad feeling about tonight and was more than ready to call it quits, but she knew that they owed it to the next potential victim to stop their perp before he can get to her. It bugged the elder woman to have to watch drunk men constantly leering at her daughter, some of the things they said to her caused her blood to boil. "Liv, are you okay?" Fin asked, drawing Olivia from her thoughts "you seem... very odd tonight, you can trust Rollins. She knows what she's doing"
Olivia leaned back in her chair in the van and removed her hand from the transmitter so her words would not be broadcasted over the air "I know I can trust her Fin, and I do. She's good at this. A bit too good if you ask me" Fin gave her a look and appeared to be about to defend his partner but Olivia stopped him with a raised hand "I didn't mean anything by that. I'm just worried, okay. We have very little intel to go on and I can't stand the fact that we're walking blind"
"I get it" Fin said as he bit his lip slightly and nodded his head "it's only been a few weeks since Dodds and this is our first big op after the fact, but Liv, we got it. Nothing is going to happen". As if by some twist of ironic fate the video feed from Amanda's necklace began to turn grainy. Several seconds later it showed nothing but static "shit, I should have knocked on wood" Fin said as he tried to regain the feed.
This was enough for Olivia to want to pull the plug. "Amanda we lost the camera can you still hear us?" the elder woman asked. They knew that the microphone was still operational because they were still picking up the noise from the club.
"I can hear you" Amanda's short reply came before she was approached by a blonde man in his mid fifties. Carisi reported back to the van that a man had just walked up to Amanda, a man that fit the bill for their perp.
"Damn!" Olivia exclaimed "this could be our guy and we just lost visual"
"We still have Carisi in there for her, Liv" Fin explained trying to calm the worries of his boss and friend why at the same time subduing his own fear for his partner "and Amanda's smart, she won't let him slip something into her drink"
"My word" the man said as he came to lean on the bar next to Amanda "what's a beautiful woman such as yourself sitting here all alone" he flashed her a bright smile "you should really make your boyfriend buy you something nice as an apology"
Amanda looked shyly at the older man and gave a gentle giggle "oh, I don't have a boyfriend... mister..." she trailed off hoping for him to fill in the blank
"Hellman. Samuel Hellman, but you can just call me Sam" he smiled again "so I don't suppose you'd be interested in sharing a drink with me miss, I just got a promotion and I feel like celebrating"
"We'll I've never been one to turn down a celebratory drink" Amanda said as she winked "and you can call me Ally"
"Ally" Sam repeated as he called the bartender over and ordered them some drinks "a lovely name to match a lovely woman"
Back in the van Fin almost barfed at the cheesy lines their possible suspect was throwing at Amanda "Uh do women actually fall for such cheep lines" he said out loud but received no response, Olivia's focus was placed squarely on her daughter's safety. She could hear as their drinks arrived, the toast to success and their glasses clinking together. The conversation was generic and nothing too threatening, but that still didn't seem to ease Olivia's concern.
Several minutes passed and Olivia heard a slight change in Amanda's voice "what?" the young blonde whispered out, she sounded confused
"Amanda?" Olivia almost yelled into the speaker "what's wrong?"
Olivia did not hear a direct response to her question but Amanda was able to give some form of verbal communication "when did you... but how" she heard her daughter trail off.
That was enough for Olivia to call in the cavalry "Carisi! Intersect now. Something's wrong" she felt herself tense as she stood up already exiting the van and heading to the club.
"On it Lieu" Carisi replied as he stood to rush to Amanda's aid until he was pushed back by a large man "excuse me" Carisi said in a rush ready to move passed him but the large man again pushed him back.
"I heard you were touching my woman when I wasn't lookin" the large man yelled as he again pushed Carisi back and this time swung at him. Carisi was much faster than the angry stranger and frankly much more sober. The Italian detective had no problem dodging the punch and turning the drunk man's momentum against him and throwing his attacker to the floor. Carisi had just incapacitated the stranger when Fin and Olivia came rushing up to him.
"Where's Amanda!" Olivia asked franticly looking for her daughter but not finding her anywhere in sight "Carisi! Where is she!"
"She was right there a moment ago, and then this man attacked me... I lost sight of her" Carisi answered back in a panic, his heart racing at the notion that he just let down his team. That he let down Amanda when he should have had her back.
"Son of a bitch" Fin yelled looking around the crowded club but not locating his partner anywhere
"Amanda!" Olivia yelled into her speaker hoping to get an answer from the younger woman "Amanda, please answer me! Where are you!"
"Mom!" Amanda yelled, she sounded out of breath like she was fighting someone "Mom help me, please!" again there was some noise of someone struggling, voices could be heard and the things they were saying was causing Olivia's vision to turn red. "Stop! Don't! Please get off me! Mom help!" Amanda could be heard pleading over the microphones in their ears, almost crying in desperation, her voice sounded more and more frail with every word as if she was losing the battle to stay conscious.
The voices continued for several more moments until all noise stopped. They found her wire.
Amanda knew something was wrong after only a few sips into her drink. Her head felt dizzy and the room began to spin. She instantly tried to push away from the bar. She was about to take a few steps back and run to Carisi's location until she felt a strong hand grab ahold of her "whoa, slow down their honey" Sam said as he held her in place "you look like you need to lay down" he said as he began to pull her in the opposite direction of her backup.
"What?" Amanda was able to whisper out as he pulled her along "when did you... but how" she felt incredibly tired and her mind felt like everything was moving in slow motion. She was vaguely aware of Olivia's voice yelling in her ear and a commotion happening behind her as she was dragged away by the man she now knew was in fact the rapist they were meant to catch.
She fought him as best as she could but it was no use. Her strength was zapped from her body. She could do little but watch as she was pulled into a dark corner of the club and then enter into a small room. The entrance was practically hidden, and she knew that her team did not know of it's location. Her heart dropped. She knew that if she could not stay awake then he would rape her.
In a last ditch effort, Amanda mustered all of her remaining strength and kneed her attacker in the groin. It wasn't to hard of a kick, but it was enough for him to release his grip on her. She immediately turned to flee but was stopped when she ran into another body. At first a tendril of hope shot through Amanda as she thought her team had arrived but it was quickly shattered when she realized that the man before her wasn't a cop, but instead the bartender who gave them their drinks.
"Wow" the bartender said "what a feisty one we have this time dad" he said in amusement as he watched his old man stand from the wall he was leaning on until the pain subsided
"Feisty's an understatement" Sam said as he threw Amanda on the floor "and I'm going to make sure she pays for that little stunt" he finished as he got down next to her and ripped her blouse open. Her shirt buttons flew across the small room. Amanda instantly felt a cold wind spread around her unprotected torso. At this point her exhaustion was so intense that she could not even keep her eyes open.
"Wow, she's gorgeous" the bartender smirked as he kneeled next to his father and removed Amanda's bra leaving her upper body completely bare of clothing "I can't believe we got so lucky"
"Amanda!" the young blonde heard her mother's voice yelling into her ear "Amanda please answer me! Where are you!" the reminder that her team was looking for her gave her another burst of energy and she again began to struggle, but this time she also yelled hoping to be found.
"Mom!" Amanda yelled "Mom help me, please!" she cried out in desperation as she continued to fight her assailants as their hands traveled all around her body. If they were surprised that Amanda was screaming for her mother they didn't show it. In fact they didn't even hesitate as she continued to yell.
Amanda took a sharp intake of air as she felt their mouths attack her body, leaving slick trails of saliva across her delicate skin "Stop! Don't! Please get off me! Mom help!" she yelled again at the disgusting feeling. Her voice was failing her, all of her energy was were streaming down her eyes at the pure intrusion she felt at the hands of the pair before her. Her last thoughts were of her baby girl. She wondered what her daughter was doing, she pictured her playing with Noah at her apartment, she imagined Olivia standing next to them as she finally gave in to the drugs. She just wanted to be with her family again.
"Wow" the bartender whistled out as Amanda finally stopped her struggles "she has lasted the longest by far" he sounded impressed
"The harder you fight for something the better the reward when you get it" Sam smirked as he started to suck on Amanda's collarbone and groping her chest. His son leaned in on her other side and left small kisses up her neck and onto her ear. He bit the end of her ear intending to leave a mark for the morning until he noticed the ear piece.
"Shit!" the bartender yelled as he removed the small device from the blonde's person. He immediately threw it on the ground and smashed it.
"What the hell Daren?" Sam exclaimed
"She's a cop!" Daren said angrily as he quickly stood and paced the room "She was wearing a wire"
"What!" Sam yelled as he did the same "Dammit! Dammit all, I knew she was too pretty and too much of a fighter"
"What are we going to do!" Daren yelled as he looked at the unconscious form of Amanda "her team's probably out their looking for her that's why she was screaming so much"
"We're going to get out of here that's what. I didn't use my real name and they didn't see you, so we're in the clear" the fake Sam exclaimed "we just need to cause some chaos and scram"
"How do you know they didn't see me! What if they figure out that I was the one that caused that fight to cover your back when you grabbed her" Daren yelled in frustration
"Don't fret about that son, they were more concerned about the diversion then you!" Sam yelled at his son "Now pick her up, we have to move her"
"How are we going to do this again?" Daren asked as he did as he was told
"Like this" Sam said as he activated the fire alarm to the club
Olivia would have had a heart attack if finding her daughter wasn't the most important thing in her life at that moment. "They found her ear piece" she said in anger at Fin and Carisi "they know she's a cop!"
Olivia knew that Amanda's life was in even greater danger at the moment.
"What do you want us to do Liv" Fin asked. He was nearly bouncing out of his skin, his adrenaline was pumping so fast everything was moving in slow motion. His only focus was to find his partner and take out whoever had her.
"We shut this place down!" Olivia yelled "we have this place on lock down, I want every person here on the floor..." but before she could go any further the fire alarm began to blare. Moments later water came pouring from the ceiling as the countermeasures for a large blaze were engaged.
Chaos ensued with people screaming and running for the exits. The SVU detectives did not have the manpower to try and attempt to contain the people running around before them. The doors were flung open and they had to watch in horror as their suspects and possible chance at finding Amanda slipped through their fingers.
People were pouring out of the club into the front and the back "Fin, Carisi! Cover the front see if you can spot them!" Olivia yelled as she made her way to the alley in the back. She watch as people fled the scene, she scanned the crowed to see if anyone was carrying a blonde woman with them. The flow had almost stemmed completely without Olivia catching anything, she was close to having a panic attack at the thought that she may have just lost her daughter forever when she heard a woman scream.
Olivia instantly made her way towards the sound, she was vaguely aware of Fin and Carisi yelling that they were on their way as well. The seasoned SVU Lieutenant nearly collapsed at what she saw before her "Amanda!" she yelled as she rushed to her daughter's side, tears streaming freely down her face.
Amanda laid flat on the floor, her clothes were gone save for her underwear, which hung slightly off her hips. Olivia let out an almost animalistic cry at the sight of her daughter. She immediately removed her large coat and draped it over Amanda in an attempt to keep her warm as well as to shelter her from the stairs of the people around them.
"Oh my god, Amanda!" Olivia cried as he gathered the younger woman into her lap and called for a bus and back up "I'm so sorry Amanda! God, I'm so sorry! I should have protected you!" she screamed into the air as Fin and Carisi approached them. They were both speechless at the sight of their injured colleague in the arms of their distraught boss "how could I let this happen to my own daughter while under my watch!"
A/N: Did anyone notice that this was Amanda's first time calling Olivia mom, and not in a sarcastic way :) So the villains got away... for now. This chapter really was intense for me to write and I had to keep pausing during the scenes when they were attacking Amanda because I was worried that it was going too far. It's very important for the story, but to write something like that is very hard, not to mention awkward. So we are finally on the last section of this story, there's not too many chapters left. I hope you guys are enjoying it as much as I am enjoying writing it. Sometimes I fear that my story is too predictable and that it is becoming boring... but I do still have some surprises left up my sleeve :)
