Blessed
Summary: See ch1
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oh, and this is a little on the short side, but the future chapters have been the longest I have ever writte, I promise!
The Interrogation
Olivia slowly entered the viewing room of interrogation room 1. Elliot was already sitting across the table form Billings and his lawyer; he was sweating Billings until her entrance. He wanted to lunge at his throat, but knew that is he did it would be an automatic dismissal of charges, and he wasn't about to be responsible for the freedom of his son's killer.
"Damn Laywer" Elliot thought. He controlled his impulses by imagining what horrible things he could to this murderer if only his lawyer had failed to show up.
Oliviaquietly stared at the man who had killed her baby. He looked cold and evil to her. Olivia knew that interrogating him was going to be hard, but she had to do it. She knew that, no matter what happened, Elliot, her rock, would be there for her.
She took a deep breath, straightened up, and put on her best cop face.
"You ready?" Casey asked.
Olivia nodded her answer.
"You don't have to do this ya know?" Cragen said from behind her. He knew that Olivia was hurting and wanted her to know that no one would think any less of her if she didn't face her attacker.
"Yes I do." She simply responded. With that she entered the room, and closed the door behind her.
"Detective Benson." Billings smiled menacingly. "To what do I owe this surprise? I do hope that I didn't hurt you the other day. No hard feelings?" He said, mocking Olivia.
"Shut up Michael" His lawyer, Steven Tracy, warned.
"I'm just making some friendly conversation." Billings answered innocently.
"No use worrying Tracy," Elliot began, "three cops saw him assault Detective Benson, and we've got his DNA, and three positive ids' from the women he attacked." He finished.
"If you already have your case, then why did you drag us here?" Tracy asked, growing annoyed.
"We know the who and the where, but now we want to know the why." Olivia finally said. She casually strolled over to a chair next to her partner, and took a seat. It was hard for her to keep her composure just being in the same room with this murder, but she managed to keep her emotions in check.
"Don't answer that Michael." His lawyer warned.
"Did you know them, or did you just pick your victims at random?" Olivia asked, cocking her head to the side. She generally seemed interested; Olivia was great at this interrogation room trick.
"Detective, if you think I am just going to sit here and let my client incriminate himself for you, you are sadly mistaken." Tracy said to Olivia.
"It's funny how you all think this was all about me." Billingsinterrupted against his lawyer's advice.
"Mike." His lawyer warned again.
"Of course this had nothing to do with you." Elliot answered mockingly. He leaned his chair on its back legs and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "We know that rape is never about the rapist." He said shooting a short smile at Olivia. "I mean, you were the one who picked these women out, you were the one who stalked them, and you were the one who raped them, but it had nothing to do with you." He finished, leaning across the table to Billings.
"If you want some one to blame, you may want to consider pointing your finger at your partner." Billings said, cocking his head to the side and smiling.
Olivia pulled back a little in her chair, and looked at Elliot with a look of astonishment on her face.
"You raped three women, and you're trying to pin it on me?" She asked, outrage dripping form her voice.
"May I have a moment with my client?" Tracey asked hurriedly. He wasn't about to miss a chance to get a deal.
"We'll be right back." Elliot complied as he lifted himself out of the chair. He didn't take his eyes off of the man who had killed his baby until he closed the door behind Olivia and himself.
"What the hell is he trying to pull?" Elliot asked as he and Olivia joined Cragen and Alex in the viewing room.
"He's looking at one hell of a prison sentence. I guess he figured, 'why not blame the cop?'" Olivia answered.
After a few brief moments Tracy motioned that he was ready for the detectives to re-enter the room.
"Go find out what he's trying to pull." Cragen instructed.
The partners went back in the room. Before they could even sit down Tracy said, "Let's talk a deal."
"For what?" Elliot asked angrily. He knew that Olivia already felt guilty for this man's actions, and now he was trying to pin something else on her?
"My client will cop to the rapes for five to ten and a chance at probation." Tracy told him.
"And what do we get?" Olivia asked. She had her arms folded. She wasn't about to let his murderer off easy unless she had good information.
"The man who hired me, and why." Billing answered.He knew exactly what cards he had to play to get a reduced sentence.
Alex finally entered the room. She had heard enough, and was ready to deal.
TBC... See what Billings is talking about, and why he blamed Olivia! Oh, and please REVIEW! seeing a bulging in box makes me oh so happy, and it makes me post fster, and write longer chapters!