A/N: Here we are...the showdown with Robert. Let me know what you think. Now that we've hit a climax, I'll be winding this story down over the next few chapters, but don't worry, more will come. Also always, thanks for reading. This chapter is long, and it's kind of late, so I apologize for any grammar errors.

CHAPTER 26

Four Days Later.

"Liv, we got him. Meet us at Tony's and make sure you aren't followed. We're already there."

Those were the only words Elliot said to Olivia when he called her in the middle of the day at the precinct. She immediately grabbed her keys and bag and headed out of the precinct without a word to anyone. She was ready to take Robert and James down, and she hoped that Elliot was right and this plan worked.

She made her way across town to Tony's, a small Italian restaurant that they knew would keep out any strangers and would give them any privacy they needed in the back. It's the kind of place you would expect the mob to be hanging out, but Olivia and Elliot knew the family well enough to know better. However, Tony didn't mind the reputation, as it kept out most of the customers he didn't want to begin with.

She found a large booth in the back where Elliot, Munch, and Cragen were sitting. She hadn't seen them since this started, only talked to them on the phone. It was good to see them; she just wished it wasn't under these circumstances.

After their greetings, Elliot didn't waste any time before showing them what they had against Robert and James. He began laying out photos of both Robert and James with girls, some of them really young. Some of the photos were even more recent than Olivia had imagined, in the last couple of years. All of these girls had been identified, and some were under age 18, some under age 16 at the time of these photos.

Cragen then laid out the redacted police file on James and Robert from when they were teenagers, except this version wasn't redacted. They had murdered that girl. According to the records, the detective in charge believed she was raped by both of them and when she threatened to go to the police, James shot her. Unfortunately, all the evidence they had at the time, and the only witnesses disappeared. Robert's father was able to make it go away quietly. The guys suspected Robert used the murder over James and the fact that his father cleaned it up, to make him continue to do his bidding all these years.

Finally, Munch pushed across a envelope of small video tapes. Each labeled with names. Some included Robert. Some included James. All of them included women who were didn't know they were being filmed, and some of them showed what appeared to be non-consensual sexual contact, even with minors.

"Do I want to even know how you got all of this?" Olivia asked, shocked at everything they had laid out in front of her.

"Let's just say that at some point, James found a market for these photos and videos," Stabler said. "We don't think Robert knew James was making money on the side from it, but he was definitely involved in making it."

"So, you found people just to give this up?" Olivia said.

"Well, with a little threat of jail time and the sex offender registry for having possession of these, they were more than happy to turn on Robert and James. None of them seemed to like either of them," Munch said. "Best of all, they are all willing to testify, if need be."

"What do you mean, if need be?" Olivia said. "Of course, we'll want to get them on child pornography and rape of a minor."

"Well, you're going to need a bargaining chip against Robert," Cragen said. "We have plenty in the rest of this to get Robert on at least four rapes and two murders, as well as James on at least three murders and one rape. Probably more if we do more digging. They'll both be going away and never will see the light of day."

"Okay...," Olivia said.

"The difference you have is whether they will go to prison as child sex offenders, or not," Cragen said. "I'm willing to bet neither of them are going to want that label when they're sent up to Rikers. Obviously, that's a decision you, Alex, and your squad can make, but you have everything you need here."

Olivia nodded.

"There is one other thing you need to consider, Olivia," Stabler said. "Robert probably has his own collection of videos that we haven't even seen yet. Probably even ones of him with ...,"

"I get it, Elliot," Olivia stopped him. "You don't need to say it."

"Well, I'm just saying, when you go down this road on him, you're going to want to make sure your team is the one there collecting evidence from his apartment," Stabler said.

"I understand," Olivia said. "Thank you, guys. All of you. I'll make this up to you someday."

"Olivia, you already have," Cragen said.

#

By that evening, Barba and Olivia were sitting in the ADA's office with Robert, James, and Mr. Franklin, their attorney.

"So, here is the one-time offer," Barba said after laying out all of the evidence they had. "Your clients will admit to Katie's murder, as well as prior one, and Robert admits to the three rapes. Nothing about their teenage indiscretions, sex with minors, or distributing child pornography will come into play. Which means, if your clients ever get out, they won't have to register as child sex offenders. Of course, that will mean a lot more in Riker's than out in the real world where you can try to hide it."

"This is blackmail," Franklin said.

"No, it's a plea bargain," Barba said. "Turn-about is fair play. Which also means your clients will turn over any and all photos and videos of Alex and Olivia, including anything that may have happened when Robert and Alex were together."

Robert and James sat quietly. They knew they had been caught and that their only chance was to make the deal.

"Can my clients have the night to think it over?" Franklin asked.

"No," Barba said. "It's now, or we file charges on everything we have here first thing in the morning."

"Fine," Robert said. "I'll do it."

"James?" Barba said.

"Yeah, me too," James said, giving a curious look to Robert.

"Good," Olivia said. "You can escort us to your apartment now, Robert, for the files, while I have my officers take James in for processing."

#

Olivia and Barba had Robert escorted to his apartment and asked SVU and CSU to meet them there for evidence collection. He was cooperating and Olivia couldn't believe this was finally going to be over. She had called Alex earlier to give her a quick rundown of what the guys had found and the plan, and promised that she would be home as soon as everything was over. Alex wanted to come down, but Olivia convinced her it would only make things worse with Robert.

Robert pointed out the large safe where he kept folders of photographs and dozens of videotapes, each labelled with a name.

"Is this everything?" Olivia asked him. "Because if you hold back just one shred of evidence, the deal is off."

"It's everything," he said. "Even the ones of my bitch ex-fiancee."

"Excuse me?" Olivia moved toward him before Fin stepped in between them.

"I suggest you keep to pointing and keep your mouth shut," Fin said to Robert.

Robert finally went and sat down on the couch, watching in silence as everything he had worked for his entire life disappeared in front of him. Sure, he was going to jail, but at least it wasn't going to be going to jail as a pedofile. That's not how he saw himself anyway. In his mind, everything he had done was justified. All of those women, and girl, wanted it. And why wouldn't they? He was Robert Bailey.

"Do we have everything?" Fin asked when CSU indicated they were done. "Did you check what's in the camera now?"

The CSU tech turned the camera on and pushed play on it and the television. Another video of Robert with someone else...except this one was recent according to the datestamp. Last night, actually. And the girl in the video couldn't have been more than 16 years old.

"You're one sick fuck," Fin muttered as Robert was getting up and demanding they shut it off.

"Sit down." Fin said.

"I can't do this. I can't go to prison," Robert began shouting.

"Are you saying we don't have a deal?" Barba asked. "Because if you want to back out now...,"

Before Barba could finish, Robert grabbed one of the rookie officers who assigned to escort him. Before the officer knew what happened, Robert had grabbed his gun and held it to the officer's head.

"You don't want to do this, Robert," Olivia said calmly as the others drew their weapons.

"I won't go to prison!" Robert shouted. "Do you know what they do to guys like me there?"

"Robert, we can get you into protective custody," Olivia said. "There won't be any child pornography or child sexual abuse charges filed."

"That's not what I'm talking about," he said. "I grew up in the Hamptons. I'm the biggest name on Wall Street. We both know I'll be dead within a matter of minutes of arriving there."

"Look, Robert, we can request a different prison," Barba said. "Another place outside of New York City. Just put the gun down and let the officer go."

Robert pushed the offer down and put the gun to his own head.

"Robert, you being dead won't fix any of this," Olivia said, slowly moving closer.

"Why do you care?" He shouted.

"You're right, Robert," Olivia said. "I shouldn't care. After what you did to those women. After what you did to Alex. But it's my job to care Robert, and right now, I need you to put that gun down because nothing is worth taking your own life."

Robert's hand began to shake and it started to move down. Olivia saw and approached, reaching out slightly for the gun. "Just give me the gun and we'll figure this out," she said.

He began to move the gun further down before glancing over at the paused video on the television. "No," he said. "I can't do it."

BANG!

"No!" Olivia shouted as she dove toward his arm. She was too late, and both of them were on the floor covered in Robert's blood.

Fin reached down to help Olivia up.

"Liv, it's okay," he said. "It's over. It was his decision."

Fin walked Olivia toward the kitchen to grab a towel and wipe Robert's blood from her face.

"I should have known," she said. "He was too calm until he saw the video. A man like Robert would have never given up so easily."

"Liv, we didn't know," Fin said. "There's nothing we could have done."

Barba walked into the kitchen to where they were standing.

"That was booking," he said. "James Hill just hung himself in his holding cell."

Olivia and Fin just stared at him. This had been their plan all along. Probably for years.

"I just got off the phone with Franklin to let him know what happened here," Barba said. "I reminded him that the terms of our agreement still stood. If he wanted to protect his clients' reputation, nothing on anyone Robert had a relationship had could come out."

"Thanks," was all Olivia could manage to say.

"Come on, Liv," Fin said. "I'm going to drive you home."

Before she got out of the car, Fin stopped her.

"Here, I figured CSU had enough videos to go through," he said before handing her a few small tapes that simply said 'Alex C.'

#

It was late when Olivia made it home and it had been a long day. It was not the outcome anyone had hoped for. Sure, she wanted Alex protected, but she didn't want two more people to die for it, even if she hated Robert for what he did to Alex. It had been hours since she had talked to Alex. Their last conversation she had told Alex everything was going to be okay and that Robert was going to jail. Now, she was going home covered in his blood.

"Olivia," Alex said when she saw Olivia come through the door. "It's so late. What took so long?"

It was dark in the apartment, aside from a reading lamp near the couch, and Alex had yet to see Olivia's face or bloody clothes.

"Oh my God," Alex said when Olivia came into the light near her. "Liv, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

"Robert's dead."

"What?" Alex asked, unsure of what happened. "How?"

"So is James Hill," Olivia said. "Robert shot himself while we were collecting evidence at his apartment. James hung himself in the holding cell."

"Olivia, I'm so sorry," Alex pulled her in for a hug, but Olivia pushed her away. The last thing she wanted to do was get Robert's blood on Alex.

"Let me just take a shower and change," Olivia said. "I'll be to bed soon."

Olivia grabbed a trash bag from the bathroom and put the bloody clothes in it before getting into the shower. Everything about this case from the beginning made her want to scrub herself clean every night. Every single detail they learned about Robert just confirmed how sick in the head he was, and every time she thought about it, she thought about Alex. How Alex almost married him. How he hurt Alex. How he could have killed Alex. Olivia stood in the hot shower for what seemed like forever and scrubbed every inch of her body. She knew that no matter what, Robert had gotten the ultimate revenge. He knew Olivia would see the videos of Alex, and then he made sure she'd remember his face forever as he pulled the trigger. Robert would never be gone from her memory, or from Alex's and Robert had made sure of it.

After the shower, Olivia got dressed and went to the living room for her bag before joining Alex in bed.

Alex could see Olivia's mind turning. She knew everything Olivia was thinking about Robert and she hurt because she knew she couldn't stop it. She still blamed herself for everything, as much as she logically knew it was Robert's fault. He started this, not her.

"Come here," Alex said to Olivia as she crawled into bed. "It's over, Liv. It's all over."

Alex reached out and pulled Olivia into her arms.

"I know," Olivia said. "I know."

Olivia rolled back over and grabbed her bag. She knew she had to tell Alex about the video, and as much as she didn't want to do it tonight, she wanted everything truly over. She reached in and grabbed the envelope of videos before handing them to Alex.

"What is this?" Alex asked. Olivia just nodded for her to open it.

Alex reached in and saw the videos with her name on it.

"Son of a bitch!" Alex yelled. "Wait, Liv, why do you have this? Isn't this evidence?"

"Alex, we have more than enough evidence. Besides, there is no need for evidence anymore," Olivia said. "Fin gave them to me on our way home."

"Oh God," Alex said. "Did anyone?"

"No, Alex," Olivia said. "No one has seen them, and no one ever needs to see them...including you."

Alex put them back in the envelope and sat them aside on the dresser. She pulled Olivia in for a kiss and then a hug before breaking down in her lover's arm. Olivia began to cry, too.

"It's okay, Alex," Olivia said. "Like you said, it's over, and now we get to move on with our lives."

"Yeah, somehow," Alex said.

"Hey, Alex," Olivia said. "No, we'll get through this, together. I love you, and that's all I need to know."

"I love you, too, Liv."