A/N: A shout out to SVUSHIPPER4EVER. More case and there is some EO coming up but a monkey wrench has been throuwn. ;) Glad you liked it. Thanks so much!
Chapter 24
"You think that'll play?" Cragen wondered once Elliot pitched his idea to the team.
"The only way we're tying Jesse to this is if we get him to confess. There's no DNA or anything other than the fact that poor Mary was found in the Müller's backyard. We have Beth's stories regarding his behavior and Manny but with no physical evidence, Jesse will be out after his drug charges," the detective said.
"He's right. This might be the only way to nail this bastard," Munch agreed.
"Ok. We'll give it a go. Where the hell is Kenny?" Cragen wanted to know. He realized that the young detective had just missed the entire conversation.
"I'll call him," Fin offered.
"I'll call Casey. Since Jesse lawyered up, she'll need to be in on the meeting," Olivia said before grabbing her cell phone.
"Once we have this all set up, go home. Tomorrow is going to be a big day and I want everyone ready for it," the Captain ordered. The older man then headed into his office.
"Casey said she'll contact Jesse's lawyer. She hopes that talks of a possible plea deal will be enough of a ruse. She said that she put in a phone call to corrections and they are sending the tapes of the phone calls made for the time window that Manny gave us. With any luck, we'll have Jesse's exact words to throw in his face," Olivia explained when she got off the phone a few minutes later.
"Well it may not be an exact instruction, I think it might be enough to make his lawyer nervous," Elliot nodded.
"Kenny went out to meet Huang. Something about the case he's working on. He said he had a hunch," Fin said as he hung up.
"Hunch that would help us nail Jesse for Eddie Sullivan's death?" Munch wondered.
"He hopes so but he wouldn't give me any more details," his partner told him.
"If he doesn't need any backup, then I'm heading home," Elliot said.
"Doesn't sound like it. I told him about the possibility of a meeting tomorrow and he said he thought he'd be ready," Fin shrugged.
"That sounds like an endorsement for running away while we still can," Munch chuckled and grabbed his jacket. Olivia headed for her desk when her phone rang. She heaved a sigh and looked down at the phone. Heaving another sigh, she opened the phone and walked out of the bullpen.
"What was that about?" Fin raised an eyebrow.
"I have no idea," Elliot said, which wasn't entirely true. He had a feeling it was Tucker, checking in. On the inside, he was pouting because he had hoped the two could have a nice quiet night together. Munch and Fin packed up and started heading out when Olivia headed back inside the bullpen.
"Everything ok?" The elder detective asked.
"The water is on the fritz at my place," Olivia frowned.
"What happened?" Fin wanted to know.
"Apparently, the water heater replacement this morning didn't go as planned. Water won't be back up for at least another hour," she explained.
"Bummer. Must mean we should head to the bar," Fin suggested.
"I'm heading to the store. Might as well pick up some bottled water in case it takes longer than an hour," Olivia said.
"Good point. See you in the morning," with that Fin and Munch took off. Elliot came up to her with her coat in his hands.
"Tucker?" He asked.
"Tucker," she nodded.
To Be Continued…