Elliot showed up at the precinct, and was greeted by Judge Donnelly and Casey. They were looking for Olivia and Nick who were not yet back from getting a statement. Elizabeth Donnelly always had let on that she was a hard ass with Elliot but she defended him always and had helped him out when he needed it, but he had helped her just as much. She said to him,

"So I hear congratulations is in order. You and Benson are finally tying the knot after your 12 year engagement..."

Fin, Munch and Rollins were standing there watching him spar with the Judge. He nodded and said,

"Yes. I took a knee and proposed to her. We just haven't set a date."

Donnelly said,

"What are you waiting for? 12 years isn't long enough?"

Olivia walked in with a perp from both of their pasts. The perp, Mr. Ricket, looked at Elliot and said,

"Well if it isn't the great detective Stabler. Your partner here told me you are retired."

He looked at him and then at Olivia and she said,

"One minute. "

Nick looked at her and said,

"I got this."

Liv said,

"I will be right in."

Ricket said as he was led to the interrogation room,

"Come on Stabler, for old times sake."

She then turned to Elliot and said,

"Ricket somehow managed to get out and he is at it again. Still in the aunt's house."

Elliot asked,

"Did you get him red handed?"

Liv nodded she then kissed him and said,

"We just need to take his statement and then you and I can go for dinner."

And Judge Donnelly said,

"And set a date. I need to free my courtroom so I can perform the ceremony for you."

Casey said,

"Elizabeth we need to be listening in on this interrogation."

Cragen watched Elliot as he watched them leave. Cragen said,

"You can watch if you want Elliot."

Elliot didn't have to be asked twice. He was gone to the window with Casey and the Judge. They both looked at him as Cragen said,

"I okayed him to listen in. Casey as you know Elliot is very familiar with Mr. Ricket here."

In the interrogation room, Ricket said,

"The last time I was in this room Stabler had played with my chair, the heat and the lights. He got that stinky food which I hope gave him heartburn for a few days."

Olivia said,

"But he beat you in the end because you said more than you thought and he is amazing at figuring out the clues and he found you before you could hurt another girl."

Ricket asked,

"Can I have one last go with him since we are both here?"

Olivia said,

"No. He is retired from the NYPD."

Ricket said,

"That is too bad. I really thought a guy with his kind of anger issues would still be here doing the same thing to the same perps."

Ricket looked at Nick and said,

"You, I don't know and don't respect. I like a challenge and you are not it."

Ricket looked at Olivia and said,

"You're not it either. Besides I remember you the last time when you were with Stabler you were different. More in control more confident. I don't see the same confidence in you with Nick here. You still breaking him in. You don't trust him like you did Stabler..."

Fin walked into the viewing area with the folder and Elliot asked,

"What are you trying to get from him?"

Fin looked at Cragen who looked at Casey who in turn looked at Donnelly. She said,

"Teaching at the Academy still makes him NYPD. So let him see the file. El knows Ricket better than the rest of us, maybe he can help."

Cragen said,

"If he thinks he can get Elliot in there we lose credibility with him."

Fin said,

"You all heard Ricket, he has no respect for Olivia or Nick he is going to play with them for hours just to have fun. At least with Elliot he will not play games."

Elliott said,

"I don't know. I don't want to step on toes. But he is toying with them."

Munch entered at this point and said,

"El you have lost 90% of your anger since being in therapy with Sabrina. I don't know if you can connect him anymore because the last time he connected with your anger."

Just then they heard Ricket say,

"You know since Stabler is here I think I want to talk to him instead of you two. Although Benson you can stay here but the choir boy Nick can leave."

Nick looked at him and got mad,

"Like hell I am going to leave. You deal with us or no one."

Ricket looked at the mirrored window and said,

"Stabler I know you are standing behind that window, I know that you didn't just walk away. You couldn't. I will only talk to you."

Nick knew they were being watched but he only thought it would be the Captain. There was a knock on the window and the door opened as Nick and Olivia walked out. They both saw the crowd outside the window, she said,

"Captain we got this."

Cragen said,

"I know you do. But he is going to play you for the whole time he is here til we have to let him go. My advise is to throw him off by giving him Elliot. He can get a read off of him and more clues than we can."

Cragen really missed his dynamite duo of Benson and Stabler, they closed so many cases together, if the truth be told Elliot to this day still had the highest closure rate of any of his detectives no one came even close to it and his open cases were piling up.

Casey and Donnelly agreed. Casey said,

"I have to agree with you Captain. We need him to talk and he is not going to do that with Olivia and Nick. Elliot please give it a try."

Elliot looked at Olivia for her approval. She nodded she knew he could get what they needed. He walked into the room with Fin and closed the door, he pulled up a chair and sat down. Ricket was all proud of himself and said,

"I knew if I held out they would send you in here."

Elliot sat and looked at Ricket who was looking Elliot in the eye, Ricket got fidgety and said,

"What happened to the anger?"

Elliot said,

"I lost it when I retired. Why?"

Ricket said,

"I bet I can make it resurface."

Fin stepped in and said as Elliot did not react,

"So what did you do with Carey Lynn's body?"

Ricket did not take his eyes off of Elliot. He answered Fin,

"I don't know what you are talking about..."

Elliot still sat silently watching Ricket get more nervous at the fact that Elliot was not talking. Fin said,

"We went to your aunt's house and CSU found Carey Lynn's blood at the house but no body. Her family deserves to know what you did with her.."

Ricket looked at Elliot and said,

"Why are you not talking? You used to get real pleasure out of our conversations before."

Elliot finally spoke,

"If we look in your aunts cold cellar what will we find?"

Ricket had a smile on his face and said,

"The old bastard finally speaks. And as to your question my aunt does not have a cold room."

Elliot looked at Fin as both men got up, Elliot said,

"Ricket don't go anywhere we need to check something out."

Cragen looked at Elliot as he came out of the door and said,

"What was that all about?"

Elliot,

"Finding Carey Lynn..."

Fin said,

"I will call CSU and have them check for any new structures or hidden walls while they are still there."

Elliot said,

"I asked about a cold cellar he said there was no cold room. The last time I was there there was an unfinished basement. This time the file says there was recent construction. I think he has build a hidden panic room or cold room where he is keeping the body, just keep him here until you find out."

Cragen sent Fin and Amarro to check out the Aunt's house for a cold room. While they were gone, the rest of them went into the squad room where Munch offered Elliot some of his famous swill. Elliot took some for old times sake and said,

"No offense John but I don't miss this swill or should I say coffee."

John laughed. He missed the old days when the four of them spend hours on a case and got justice for the victim. Elliot talked to John as he watched Olivia go into Cragen's office. John asked,

"Have you even thought of a date?"

Elliot nodded he said,

"I have been thinking early New Years Eve."

Judge Donnelly overheard him,

"Why wait? We are in heading into September what does Olivia think?"

Olivia asked as she came up on the conversation,

"What do I think about what?"

Judge,

"Getting married early New Years Eve?"

She looked at Elliot who said,

"Everyone keeps asking. Was I cheesy enough?"

She laughed and said,

"You know since we are not having a big affair and don't need to do a lot of planning, I was thinking the sooner the better. Why not next weekend?"

All eyes were on Elliot. He saw everyone watching him and said,

"We just need to make sure the kids are all able to be there and that will be fine."

She laughed,

"They are. I asked them before they left the other night."

Elliot looked very surprised and acted insulted as he said to her,

"Not even married and you are keeping secrets?"

She swatted him,

"No I just need to make sure Simon was available along with everyone else."

The room was a buzz with the news. Judge Donnelly said,

"So next Saturday afternoon, my court room? Time?"

Olivia laughed as she said,

"Why Judge Donnelly if I didn't know better I would think you are more excited than we are?"

Elliot looked at her. She said,

"I didn't mean it the way it sounded it. I am more excited than words can express. I just under estimated everyone elses reaction."

He nodded. She then asked,

"We doing the religious part?"

He shook his head,

"No. I am more than ok with a non religious ceremony. Besides if we decide to have it blessed we can since Kathy and I got a full annulment through the church so that is always an option if we decide to do that later."

Cragen came out and said,

"Fin just called. They found Carey Lyn's body. Ricket did have a sound proof room built in the basement with a hidden door. CSU used sonar and thermal equipment to find the body. Melinda is with them and says she has been dead roughly 10 hours. They are on their way back in."

Munch headed to the interrogation room to get Ricket and put him in lock up as Casey said,

"Charge him with murder and I will make sure he never gets out again."