Chapter 29
Manhattan SVU, Manhattan, New York
Thursday, January 16th 2016
2.36 pm
Back at the precinct Olivia sat in her office with George Huang, Mathew Rockwell and Ed Tucker, she held baby George in her arms feeding him as they talked about their case.
"He didn't do this it's a case of mistaken identity." Olivia said firmly for the thousandth time, it was almost like she was trying to convince herself as much as everyone else in the room.
"I'm sure it is Olivia but we have to investigate, now as his superior officer you can be there when he's questioned but no one else from the department can." Tucker explained.
"I know, but please he's already been suspended, conduct an investigation first, he's a first grade detective with an impeccable record." Olivia replied sternly, she wasn't about to watch them bring down one of her best Detectives.
"There's only so much strings I can pull Olivia and I'm already pulling them, but don't worry when the time comes you're the one who will be slapping the handcuffs on him when we prove his guilt…"
"If you prove his guilt which you won't." Olivia snapped back, she understood Ed Tucker was just doing his job but this was her best friend he was talking about.
"If we prove his guilt." Ed replied. "But Olivia you should go home and get some rest while the investigation is going on, spend time with your kids."
"I need to be here, Nanny Sue is on her way to pick up Georgie and then I am going to do whatever I can to prove that the little girl is confusing John with someone who raped her, it wasn't him." Olivia replied angrily.
"Captain you have to stay away from this investigation." Ed snapped, the last thing he needed was Special Victims getting in his way.
"I will stay away from your investigation." She replied just as Elliot came into the room with Nanny Sue.
Olivia quickly handed George over and watched the trusted Nanny leave before continuing to talk with the men.
"I think we're done here Lieutenant." She informed Ed, she didn't want to be on bad terms with a man she'd come to trust but right now he was risking the career of one of her Detectives and it didn't sit well with her.
"Sure, I'll keep you in the loop Olivia and I won't do anything until I have no other options." He informed her before turning on his heels and leaving.
Once the door was shut Olivia sank into her desk chair with a sigh, this was hurting her.
"Olivia, off the record here, there's nothing stopping you going to see Detective Munch regarding your children, he is as you said their God Father." Mathew smirked as he got to his feet.
"Of course, thank you Mathew." She smiled, things between herself and the commissioner were much better than she'd ever thought they would be considering the amount of trouble her father had been in with the Brass.
"I'll call back later." He replied before walking out and leaving Olivia with George.
"There's no way Munch did this." Olivia sighed getting to her feet again. "I know him, he wouldn't."
"I know Olivia but just tread carefully, he won't like it if you put your career on the line to save his." George replied.
"I know but I have to do something, if I hadn't bought the girl into the office she wouldn't have seen the picture." Olivia sighed, she couldn't stop blaming herself.
"Olivia you had no choice, there was no one else here to take her statement and you had Georgie sleeping, don't blame yourself because I promise you Munch won't be blaming you now why don't you do as the commissioner said and call by to see the God Father of half your kids?" He asked.
Olivia nodded, she had a hundred questions she needed to ask John Munch and hopefully one of them would help prove his innocence.
John Munch's Apartment, Long Island, New York
Thursday, January 16th 2016
4.26 pm
Olivia pressed the buzzer for her friend's apartment with her heart beating inside her chest. She didn't want to be here for the reasons she was, she didn't want to have to question her best friend as a suspect in a rape case, an accused suspect.
"Yeah?" Munch's voice came flooding through the intercom.
"Hey John it's Liv can I come up?" She asked hopefully.
"Liv you shouldn't be here if IAB…"
"IAB can't stop a Mother from talking with the God Father of her children, just let me up Munch." She sighed, she knew he wouldn't let her in without a fight, it would hurt him to see her lose her job over this.
Olivia went inside and climbed the stairs to the first floor where Munch's apartment was, he'd already opened the door wide and she went inside and closed the door behind her. John was in the kitchen making them both a coffee which they both would need to get through this questioning session.
"If IAB asks you were never here." He told her as he placed a steaming mug of coffee in front of her before leading the way to the living room.
Olivia had been to the three bedroomed apartment plenty of times in the past, her kids had stayed here on numerous occasions and she trusted the man in front her with their lives. His living room was decorated with simple plain cream walls which were covered in book shelves holding books about the assassination of JFK and the theories about Area fifty one.
"So what do you want to know?" John asked as soon as they were both sat, Olivia on the mahogany suede couch and he on the matching arm chair.
"I need your alibi John." Olivia replied simply.
"If I had one don't you think I'd be back at my desk Olivia?" He asked angrily. "I left the precinct at six, I went to the Chinese place around the corner and then I came home and sat watching a new documentary about the conspiracy of JFK's assassination and then I went to bed nothing more, there was no one here who can corroborate my alibi so I'm screwed." He replied.
"You're not screwed John, I will prove you didn't do this." Olivia said firmly.
"How? She's ID'd me so IAB aren't looking for a second suspect they're looking at all the evidence that points to me." John snapped.
Olivia felt for the man, he'd worked for twenty years putting away the kind of scum he was being accused of being. It hurt her to see him so angry and frustrated.
"No but I'm looking for a second suspect, someone else who did rape the girl." Olivia replied firmly.
"IAB have told you to steer clear of this investigation Captain, this could cost you your shield, don't let me be the one responsible for you losing your job." He replied sadly.
"You won't be, I'll make my own decisions thank you and if that is proving that my detective isn't a rapist that is what I'll do, now I am heading off and I am going to do what I can to prove your innocence, until then just hang tight." Olivia sighed as she got to her feet.
She went over and wrapped her arms around John as tight as she could before rushing out, feeling how tense he was just hurt her so much, he was normally the most relaxed detective in the precinct.
Manhattan SVU, Manhattan, New York
Thursday, January 16th 2016
5.12 pm
Olivia walked into the bullpen which had an unnatural sombre feel to it. It was different to the way it had felt when her father had died, this was because one of their own was being accused of being one of the people they fought for justice for.
"Elliot, Nick, Fin my office." She said and then without checking that they were complying she walked into her office leaving the door open as she waited for the men to follow her inside.
Fin came in first followed by Nick and Elliot came in last closing the door behind them. The three looked defeated too, they looked the way she felt and she wondered if she looked as bad as they did.
"Right I want the three of you to go over every inch of the statement Melissa has given, find out what time she was where and then I want you to split up, I want the CCTV footage from the cinema and surrounding area's we need to see if anyone was following the girl at all at any point in time." Olivia informed them. "This investigation is being done by IAB we're not officially on the case but …" Olivia was interrupted by the phone ringing.
"Cragen." She answered.
The men watched intently as Olivia's face reacted to the person talking on the other side, they couldn't hear what was being said but by the look of Olivia's face they knew it wasn't good.
"Can't you ask for a surrender or something?" She asked.
The men knew now what it was about.
"No Sergeant Stabler and I will do it, I am not having IAB doing this Ed." She replied in the process informing the men who was on the phone.
"I'll see you then, bye." Olivia slammed the phone down and sighed deeply.
Elliot could already see how much this case was taking its toll on his wife and he wouldn't admit to anyone but it worried him she didn't need this stress right now.
"Change of plan?" Elliot asked brining Olivia's mind back into the room.
"Yeah Fin and Nick head off to the cinema and get me those CCTV footages and also look at any stores or cashpoints and get me any footage along the route the girl took to the point she was attacked." Olivia said and the men nodded and left husband and wife alone.
"What did Tucker want?" Elliot asked as he wrapped his arms around her in comfort.
"We have to pick up Munch." Olivia sighed. "I am then to question him with Tucker. On the way I'm going to call Miranda, he's going to need a lawyer." Olivia added before hurrying out the office knowing she had to pick up her Detective and question him for a crime she was one hundred per cent certain that he didn't commit.
Bet you weren't expecting that, I'm too tired to write anymore that's why this chapter is short, you American's enjoy the latest episode of SVU and I will write more after I have seen it! Loves! x
