NOTE: Thanks to those who reviewed my last chapter.
Two days after the attack on her apartment Olivia was more than ready to go home. She walked up the stairs with Elliot near behind and stopped at her apartment door. " Home Sweet home," she said with a sigh.
She took the keys out of her pocket and opened the door. Everything was back to normal, no ants. It was once again livable. " I think that would be the last time I ever bring anything into my apartment."
Elliot put the bag on her couch. He still wasn't sleeping well and at the moment had a splitting headache. " Do have any Aspirin?"
" Yeah, why?"
" Headache," he simply said.
The two nights she had been over at is apartment she didn't see him sleep a wink. It was a miracle a headache was all he had. She went to her bathroom and got the aspirin and gave it him. " There's water in the refrigerator."
He nodded and walked over the refrigerator and looked inside. There wasn't much food but there was a lot of bottled water. The next thing he realized was that all the seals were cracked but the bottles were full. He thought that was a little odd. He took one and walked back to the living room with it. " Why do you do this?" he asked showing her the bottle.
" What?"
" Open it and then close it?"
" I don't do that?"
" All the water is like that?"
Olivia looked at him and raised an eyebrow. She had to see this for herself. She went to take a look at it. All the seals were cracked on the water. And she was certain she wasn't the one who did that. " Elliot don't drink that, " she yelled.
He was just about to. " Why?"
" Something's not right here, I didn't do that. Why would I?"
He shrugged.
" Someone opened them. The question is. why?"
Elliot was now catching on to what she was trying to say. " You think someone put something it?"
" That's what I'm guessing."
"I guess there's only one was to find out, lets get it tested."
****
Elliot was holding in his hand the results for the test on the water. He looked at it and frowned.
Olivia who was looking at him from across the table was getting annoyed. " Well are you going tell me or not?"
" It tested positive for cyanide."
She didn't know what to say. Elliot could have been dead because of her. " It's a good think you pay close attention to detail or else we would have been planning your funeral."
He nodded. It was very close. He suddenly felt the need to call his kids but it was in the middle of the day and they were in school. He had to see them before the day was through.
" Are you okay?" Olivia asked not missing the dazed look in his eyes.
He snapped back into it. " I should be asking you the same thing. It's not every day you find out some one is out to get you."
" It's not the first time."
He knew she was trying to play it cool but he could tell that she was afraid. " But it is the first time the person has the keys to your apartment."
She sighed. That was one startling fact that she couldn't ignore. " Well we have a dozen bottles he must have touched. I'm sure he left a print somewhere. If it's someone who wants revenge we can get him in matters of hours."
He hoped that it would be that simple but something told him it wasn't.
" In the mean time lets find out how he got in. I don't want anyone who wants to get at me lurking in my apartment."
" Who else has the key?"
" The maintenance guy has a copy of every one in the building's key.
" Well let's go check it out?"
******
At the basement of the building a man named Jake sat in his small apartment watching Jerry Springer. There was a knock on the door. He went to it.
Elliot looked at the chubby man opposite him. They showed their badges. " I'm detective Stabler and this Detective Benson," he said pointing at her.
" Can I help you," Jake asked.
" When last have you been in Apartment 2B?"
Jake thought about it. " Is that the one with the cop woman?"
Elliot looked at Olivia and nodded. " Did you go in there?"
" Yes me and an exterminator guy," he simply said.
" Did you leave him at any time?"
" No, Why?"
He looked Olivia for confirmation. She nodded. " Someone put poison in the bottled water in that apartment. You're the only one with a key."
Jake face got read. " Wait a minuet, you don't think I had something to do with it, do you?"
" Well.."
" Hey it could be anyone, I lost my key."
Elliot and Olivia looked at each other. " When?" Olivia asked.
" Coming to think about it, the same day the exterminator guy came."
" Did he say what company he worked with?"
" No he just had a blue uniform and kit. He said I could leave him, that it would take a while but I said I had to stay because if anything goes missing it's my ass on the line."
" So you never asked him what company he worked with?" Elliot couldn't believe the stupidity of this guy.
" No he said he was here about the ants," he said softly. " When we got into the apartment, there were a lot of ants so I didn't have need to suspicious."
Do you think you could work with a sketch artist so maybe we could put a face to guy.
Jake nodded. He couldn't believe he screw up so badly. " Is the woman okay? I never see her much, she always at work or something."
" Well I didn't drink the water, so I'm still living."
Jake was relieved. " I try real hard to help you find him. I can't help but feel responsible for this."
" That's okay, you can come down at the precinct in an hour or so."
The man nodded.
***
They walked out the building and to the car.
" Are you thinking what I'm thinking Elliot?" She asked.
" He sent the flowers with the ants to get into the apartment."
" Exactly, I don't think he even works for the company I called."
" Which one did you call?"
" Home Invaders ltd."
" Let's check it out."
***
" We sent Ryan Cummings out on that one, he's one of our best workers." his boss said.
" How long has he been working here?"
" Fifteen years. He's one of my first employees."
" Is he in today, can we talk to him?"
" No, he never reported back to work. Haven't seen him in since."
NOTE: That was so long. I hope people are reading this. I realize that you don't get many reviews for SVU fiction.
Two days after the attack on her apartment Olivia was more than ready to go home. She walked up the stairs with Elliot near behind and stopped at her apartment door. " Home Sweet home," she said with a sigh.
She took the keys out of her pocket and opened the door. Everything was back to normal, no ants. It was once again livable. " I think that would be the last time I ever bring anything into my apartment."
Elliot put the bag on her couch. He still wasn't sleeping well and at the moment had a splitting headache. " Do have any Aspirin?"
" Yeah, why?"
" Headache," he simply said.
The two nights she had been over at is apartment she didn't see him sleep a wink. It was a miracle a headache was all he had. She went to her bathroom and got the aspirin and gave it him. " There's water in the refrigerator."
He nodded and walked over the refrigerator and looked inside. There wasn't much food but there was a lot of bottled water. The next thing he realized was that all the seals were cracked but the bottles were full. He thought that was a little odd. He took one and walked back to the living room with it. " Why do you do this?" he asked showing her the bottle.
" What?"
" Open it and then close it?"
" I don't do that?"
" All the water is like that?"
Olivia looked at him and raised an eyebrow. She had to see this for herself. She went to take a look at it. All the seals were cracked on the water. And she was certain she wasn't the one who did that. " Elliot don't drink that, " she yelled.
He was just about to. " Why?"
" Something's not right here, I didn't do that. Why would I?"
He shrugged.
" Someone opened them. The question is. why?"
Elliot was now catching on to what she was trying to say. " You think someone put something it?"
" That's what I'm guessing."
"I guess there's only one was to find out, lets get it tested."
****
Elliot was holding in his hand the results for the test on the water. He looked at it and frowned.
Olivia who was looking at him from across the table was getting annoyed. " Well are you going tell me or not?"
" It tested positive for cyanide."
She didn't know what to say. Elliot could have been dead because of her. " It's a good think you pay close attention to detail or else we would have been planning your funeral."
He nodded. It was very close. He suddenly felt the need to call his kids but it was in the middle of the day and they were in school. He had to see them before the day was through.
" Are you okay?" Olivia asked not missing the dazed look in his eyes.
He snapped back into it. " I should be asking you the same thing. It's not every day you find out some one is out to get you."
" It's not the first time."
He knew she was trying to play it cool but he could tell that she was afraid. " But it is the first time the person has the keys to your apartment."
She sighed. That was one startling fact that she couldn't ignore. " Well we have a dozen bottles he must have touched. I'm sure he left a print somewhere. If it's someone who wants revenge we can get him in matters of hours."
He hoped that it would be that simple but something told him it wasn't.
" In the mean time lets find out how he got in. I don't want anyone who wants to get at me lurking in my apartment."
" Who else has the key?"
" The maintenance guy has a copy of every one in the building's key.
" Well let's go check it out?"
******
At the basement of the building a man named Jake sat in his small apartment watching Jerry Springer. There was a knock on the door. He went to it.
Elliot looked at the chubby man opposite him. They showed their badges. " I'm detective Stabler and this Detective Benson," he said pointing at her.
" Can I help you," Jake asked.
" When last have you been in Apartment 2B?"
Jake thought about it. " Is that the one with the cop woman?"
Elliot looked at Olivia and nodded. " Did you go in there?"
" Yes me and an exterminator guy," he simply said.
" Did you leave him at any time?"
" No, Why?"
He looked Olivia for confirmation. She nodded. " Someone put poison in the bottled water in that apartment. You're the only one with a key."
Jake face got read. " Wait a minuet, you don't think I had something to do with it, do you?"
" Well.."
" Hey it could be anyone, I lost my key."
Elliot and Olivia looked at each other. " When?" Olivia asked.
" Coming to think about it, the same day the exterminator guy came."
" Did he say what company he worked with?"
" No he just had a blue uniform and kit. He said I could leave him, that it would take a while but I said I had to stay because if anything goes missing it's my ass on the line."
" So you never asked him what company he worked with?" Elliot couldn't believe the stupidity of this guy.
" No he said he was here about the ants," he said softly. " When we got into the apartment, there were a lot of ants so I didn't have need to suspicious."
Do you think you could work with a sketch artist so maybe we could put a face to guy.
Jake nodded. He couldn't believe he screw up so badly. " Is the woman okay? I never see her much, she always at work or something."
" Well I didn't drink the water, so I'm still living."
Jake was relieved. " I try real hard to help you find him. I can't help but feel responsible for this."
" That's okay, you can come down at the precinct in an hour or so."
The man nodded.
***
They walked out the building and to the car.
" Are you thinking what I'm thinking Elliot?" She asked.
" He sent the flowers with the ants to get into the apartment."
" Exactly, I don't think he even works for the company I called."
" Which one did you call?"
" Home Invaders ltd."
" Let's check it out."
***
" We sent Ryan Cummings out on that one, he's one of our best workers." his boss said.
" How long has he been working here?"
" Fifteen years. He's one of my first employees."
" Is he in today, can we talk to him?"
" No, he never reported back to work. Haven't seen him in since."
NOTE: That was so long. I hope people are reading this. I realize that you don't get many reviews for SVU fiction.