Elliot finds Liv in the waiting area of the hospital. He walks over to her.

"Hey, Don just called. He has some really good news," Elliot tells her. "Dean has decided to plead guilty on all charges."

"That is great news," Liv tells Elliot. Sensing that something is wrong, Elliot worries about Liv.

"Are you ok Liv?" Elliot asks her. "What's on your mind?"

"I'm just tired," Liv tells him.

"How about we go home, and let you get some rest. We are due back in court tomorrow morning for Dean's sentencing," Elliot tells her. "Then tomorrow after court, we can come back and check to see how the kids are doing."

"Sounds good, I just want to see if Madison has come out of surgery yet," she tells him. Liv finds the doctor.

"How is Madison doing?" She asks him.

"She is out of surgery now. Her condition is guarded, I will let you know more tomorrow," the doctor tells her. Elliot and Olivia drive home in silence, wondering how this case is going to impact their lives.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX The next morning in the court room, Dean stands before Judge Donnelly. Trevor standing by his client, while Alex and Jack sit at the other table. Judge Donnelly looks at Dean.

"Do you understand that by pleading guilty, you forfeit your right to a trial by a jury?" She asks him.

"Yes your honor," Dean tells her.

"Since you understand what is going to happen, then Dean Porter I sentence you to Riker's prison.
25 years for each rape, to be served consecutively, 10 years each for the kidnapping, to be served consecutively, and 30 years for the attempted murder of decetive Olivia Benson. That is 95 years in prison. That is the best deal I have offered to you," Donnelly tells him. "Court is adjourned." The baliff takes Dean away. Olivia looks at Elliot and Melinda.

"I am so grateful that part of our lives are over, now on with the new," Olivia tells them.

"I have something to show you down at the lab. It has to do with that rag you got from the mother of the three kids," Melinda tells them.

"We will be right there," Elliot tells her. Elliot and Liv arrive at the lab.

"Something didn't make sense to me, when you gave me the rag. I worked on it all night, and here is what I found.
The mother claimed that she grabbed a rag and wrapped it around her arm in a quick hurry. Take a look. If she had done that, the blood would be all over the rag. The blood is pooled into one area, now take a look." Melinda takes the rag, and starts to fold it, matching the blood pattern. When she is finished the rag is a perfect triangle.

"The mother took her time, made the bandage, put it on her arm, and then drove to hospital," Melinda tells them.
Elliot and Olivia look at each other.

"Do you suppose she could have possibly shot her kids, and then herself in the arm?" Elliot asks her.

"I don't know, hopefully somebody will be able to tell you what happened," Melinda tells them. Elliot and Olivia thank Melinda, as they walk out of the lab. Elliot and Olivia return to the hospital. When they head to the back, they hear the commotion going on. They run to see what is going on.

"Damn it, I want to see my children," says Christie, as she yells at the doctors and nurses. "By the way, where in the hell did you hide Stephanie, where are you bastards keeping her." Olivia walks up to her.

"Please you have to calm down," Olivia tells her. "Let's go into another room, and we can talk quietly"
Christie follows the decetives into another room.

"Why won't they tell me, what is going on, with my children?" She asks Olivia. "Do you have children?

"I will find out why they haven't said anything about your children," Olivia tells her. "Yes I have twin girls, Kayla and Kendra. I would feel the same way, if this happened to them."

"You said that a man with long hair, and a beard was the one that shot your children, and then you?" Elliot asks her.

"Yes I have told that to the doctors, and to you, I don't know how many times. How many more times do I have to tell you?" Christie asks the decetives.

"We just want to make sure we have as much information as possible," Elliot tells her. Christie looks at Olivia.

"I have to call my parents. Oh God they don't know yet," Christie tells the decetives. Christie gets on the phone in the room.

"He shot the kids, he shot the kids," Christie yells in the phone.

"Who shot the kids, Christie, are you ok?" the voice on the other end asks her.

"A man shot the kids, we are at St. Vincents hospital. Please come quickly," Christie tells the voice on the other end.

"Don't worry, daddy and I are on our way," the voice tells her. Christie hangs up the phone, she turns to the decetives.

"My parents are on their way over to the hospital now," she tells them. A few minutes later, Burt sticks his head into the doorway.

"I have something that I need to show you outside," he tells the dectives. Olivia and Elliot excuse themselves from the room, and follow Burt down the hallway.

"What did you find?" Olivia asks him. They step out into the er entrance, which had been barricaded off.

"The mother claims that she was speeding, and slammed on the brakes, when she entered the entrance of the hospital. Look on the ground, do you see any skid marks from the tires anywhere?" He tells the decetives.
Elliot and Olivia look down at the ground, from the doors, out to the roadway, and do not see any skid marks.

"Let's go and talk with the mother again. Let's have Munch and Fin interview the parents, and find out a little about this family," Elliot tells Olivia.