- You say he raped you? Under what circumstances? Benson, elbows on the table, head in his hands, was looking straight at Nicole Wallace. Could you explain that again?
Rollins stood next to Benson and watched her do the interrogation.
Amanda couldn't feel this Nicole Wallace!
She felt that this woman was an inveterate liar and not a victim.
This one didn't even move, she had no reaction, no feelings.
For a rape victim, this would have been totally foreign.
No rape victim could remain unmoved when asked about her rape and her rapist!
- He was always in love with me, but I didn't want him! She was arrogant in her way of being, her way of speaking. But being the son of a rapist, it couldn't have been otherwise!
The door opened with a bang at her words, startling Rollins and Benson.
Eames had just entered and ran straight towards Nicole Wallace.
-Well, the heathen! It's been a while!
Olivia and Amanda looked at each other shocked by such words!
And Eames was standing still and coming dangerously close to Wallace!
- She was jealous of me, of his feelings for me!
Alex tilted her head, staring straight at Wallace.
- How can I be jealous of a child killer! Eames pulled out pictures from the folder in her hand. She pointed to the man in the photo standing next to Nicole. How could he have raped you, when he's not even in the picture, and that man is not him! Moreover... Eames took out a document and handed it to Benson. It's a record of a phone booth at the airport, and the number is Goren's niece! She looked up, challenging Nicole Wallace with her head. How could Goren have raped you, when at that very hour he was in communication with his niece!
Nicole Wallace had an evil smile on her face.
- You could have falsified his photos, his documents, since you love him!
Alex blushed violently.
But she pulled herself together.
It was important not to let her see his weaknesses. Because if not she would play it.
- Like you, you falsified the DNA test of the heart that we found and that normally should have been yours!
Nicole Wallace stood up, brought her face closer to Eames.
- I won't be taken in by a pounder!
She had just spit out her words and smiled when she saw Eames raise his hand, ready to hit her.
Go ahead, I'm just waiting for that, she thought with contempt.
Rollins approached Eames and grabbed her hand, stopping her.
- Stop it or it's going to come back on you!
Amanda had just whispered her words in Alex's ear.
- But...
Rollins shook her head.
She could feel Eames' distress and it hurt.
Eames endured this ordeal with courage, but she was beginning to feel exhausted and at her wits end.
- You saw, you are a witness, she tried to hit me!
Benson turned her gaze to Eames.
She thought she had a lot of courage to endure this ordeal.
She stayed strong, but she could see that Eames was ready to fall apart.
But Olivia couldn't believe the nerve of this Wallace!
Talk about a rape victim!
She had hidden her game well.
And it's a good thing Rollins had done some research and told her to be careful, because now she could really see what this woman was like.
Totally twisted and degenerate.
It's a good thing Stabler wasn't in the task force anymore, because male or female, he wouldn't have known the difference. And he probably would have had one of his violent reactions.
- Rollins takes Eames out!
Eames glared at Benson.
No, but she wouldn't dare to do that?
- Come on Alex! Rollins took Eames by the arm. Let Olivia do it!
Reluctantly, Eames followed Rollins.
Amanda sat Eames down at her desk.
- I'll get you a drink!
Rollins looked at Eames.
She looked so fragile right now.
The strong lieutenant she had seen at the terrorist watchdog had become this fragile woman.
She was like that too when she was with Carisi.
She smiled.
She approached Eames and handed him a glass of water.
- This will do you good!
Alex took the glass of water between her fingers.
She looked at the water with a blank stare, not touching the contents of the glass.
She had a lump in her throat, and an urge to vomit.
Alex was tired and exhausted by this case.
This case touched her too much and she had more and more difficulty to contain her emotions.
- Don't worry, Alex! Olivia will handle this! She's a good detective! Amanda put her hand on his. This is too personal for you!
Eames turned his attention to Rollins' face, who smiled at him. I know how you feel! She moved closer to her and whispered in her ear, so that only Eames could hear her. You love Goren!
Alex jumped, opening her big hazel eyes, and blushed like a peony.
- How...
Amanda took the glass from Alex's hand and placed it on the desk.
- I'm the same way with Carisi! I act like a strong woman in front of him, but I'm actually trying to protect myself from what I'm feeling! Alex nodded. So Rollins was in the same situation as her. She loved her ex-partner, and she was hiding it. Plus, I know that Wallace attacking you the way she did wants to hurt Goren with you. And we both know that Goren never did anything to Nicole Wallace! Alex regained hope at her words. So Rollins believed in Goren's innocence. That warmed her heart.
Yes, I know he's innocent, and besides, he would never look at you the way he looks at you if he was really a violent person! Alex didn't feel alone anymore. She put her hand on Rollins' and he smiled at her. And you want to know? Rollins moved closer to Eames. Olivia doesn't believe Nicole Wallace's accusation of rape against Goren!