/N: HEY EVERYONE! This is my story. It's quite long, but hang in there,
there's an interesting ending. Please R+R when you get the chance. Thank
you so much!
Chapter 1: Handicap
"Hey whatcha' got?", asked a sleepy Olivia as she and Elliot entered Cragen's office.
"Looks like a sexual assault, rape. Name's Meagan Peters. She's in there...", Cragen said as he pointed into the interrogation room.
"We got it.", Elliot assured his Captain, and Olivia followed her partner into the interrogation room. There sat a lonely girl, blond hair, blue eyed. She seemed to have been crying heavily. At that time Casey Novak walked in. She tied her hair up, hung up her jacket, and followed Dr. George Huang to the outside of the interrogation room. They eyed their top two detectives, and Casey asked, "What do we got?"
"Well, she claims she was raped.in school.", Dr. Huang answered.
"Right, an eighteen year old girl, senior in high school....Couldn't scream for help?"
"Listen in..", Huang replied. Casey focused on Stabler and Benson's investigation.
(inside)
"What happened sweet heart? You gotta tell us...it's the only way we can catch him..", Olivia encouraged her to give up the perp, if she knew who it was. Megan cried as she tried to explain what happened to her.
"After school..I always go to get a drink in the cafeteria, and then..(sniff), I go meet my boyfriend. So..I was on..my way..and (cry)..I felt someone..someone grab me.."
"It's alright hunny. Do your best.", Olivia explained as she handed Megan a tissue. She wiped her tears that ran down her cherry red face, and continued with her statement.
"I felt a pole, or something hollow and cold..something. I'm sorry.", she cried hysterically.
"You did great.", Elliot assured her, trying to be the optimistic one.
(outside interrogation room)
"She is hiding something..", Casey told Dr. Huang outside the interrogation room.
"As long as they keep pampering, she'll keep talking.", he explained.
(inside)
"Try to do your best..", Elliot encouraged her. She sniffed and wiped her running nose. She put her hand on her face, across her eyes.
"I felt my head, being hit with something hard..I can't remember being raped. I just..woke up next to boxes and my pants down, and underwear off..Please..detectives..catch this bastard.", she said barely making through her words without a breakdown.
"Ok sweetie..You did great. We need to get you to a doctor right away.", Olivia told her trying not to frighten the young girl.
(outside)
"I have a few questions for this girl.", Casey stated and walked away. She grabbed her jacket and told Dr. Huang, "I'll be back shortly." Elliot and Olivia left the interrogation room with Megan at hand. All four, the two detectives the ADA and the victim all got to the hospital within ten minutes.
(Hospital)
"I think this girl is hiding something.", Casey told Elliot and Olivia.
"What possibly is there to be hiding?", Olivia asked.
"She's..a little suspicious.", Casey said superstitiously.
"Well if there is 'something' she's hiding, she'll tell us.", Elliot assured Casey.
"Detectives!", called a nurse from Megan's examining room.
"What do we got?", asked Casey.
"Rape kit positive. Fluids present and a gash on the back of her head, probably from a pipe or pole or something. This little bastard knew that this girl was an
'angel'.", the nurse explained.
"What do you mean by that?", Casey asked.
"She was a virgin..He knocked her up, and knocked her out cold.", the nurse said succinctly.
"Did she mention she had a boyfriend?", asked Casey.
"We're on it.", Elliot answered. He and Olivia proceeded into Megan's room to ask her.
"Megan..", Elliot alerted her as he and Olivia entered the room.
"Detectives, what's wrong?", she asked anxiously.
"Megan, you didn't tell us you were a virgin.", Olivia told her.
"You never asked..", she replied.
"Well usually when someone is raped, and they are a virgin, they tell us that.", Elliot explained.
"What's the problem?", she asked fed up.
"Have you been seeing anyone? Any boyfriends?", Olivia asked.
"Yea..Michael Silverman. He wouldn't hurt a fly though, if that's what you are thinking.", she explained.
"Is he a virgin?", Elliot asked.
"...no.", Megan answered, as she pulled her hair away from her face with embarrassment.
"Well then we'll..", Elliot began and was interrupted by Megan's sudden exclamation, "HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!"
"How can you be so sure?", asked Elliot. "You don't remember seeing anyone's face. We're just doing our job. Look we gotta talk to Michael, we'll get things straightened out."
"He goes to Regis High School on Lexington. That's where I went."
(Regis High School
January 15th.
Lexington Ave.)
"Full of little rich preps..", Fin told Much.
"Little assholes do anything for sex.", Munch added.
"Can I help you!?", exclaimed an elderly woman who overheard Munch and Fin's conversation.
"I believe you can...We're looking for a Michael Silverman.Know 'em by any chance?", Munch asked.
"Why?", she inquired. Her sophisticated pride and properness started to piss both Much and Fin off.
"This is why!", Munch explained to her as he shoved his badge in her face.
"..Right away.", she said in embarrassment. "There..in room two- eleven." she said as she pointed down the hall.
"Munch and Fin walked down to room two-eleven and looked in the door window. They knocked, but the group of boys ignored their interruption with a brief stare and continued with their little get together.
"No damn respect.", Fin stated as Munch was ready to break down the door.
"Oh, I'll get some respect when I put them behind bars for no reason.", he replied. He counted to three and Fin accompanied his partner in knocking the door open.
"Get up! The tea party's over!", Munch ordered. Everyone stood up and one boy in particular yelled at the intruding detectives.
"What the hell is going on?", he yelled.
"We're looking for Michael Silverman. One of you little ladies might know where he is.", Fin answered. The boy stared at him and said, "Your looking at him."
"Well we need to have a little chat with you.", said Munch.
"About what?..What are you police or something?" he asked, and his guy friends laughed.
"Well.." Munch said as he pulled out his badge, "Damn right we are. Now you come with us down to the precinct, and you'll find out what this is about."
"I'm not going.", he argued.
"Fine with us, we'll just strap you with an obstruction lawsuit. We'll see how good that looks on your college application, Mr. Silverman.", Fin threatened. "By the looks of thing you look guilty already."
"Lets go then....", Michael replied in embarrassment.
(Precinct)
"So, how do you know Megan?", Olivia asked Michael. Elliot and Olivia alternated inquires.
"We've been going out."
"When was the last time you saw her?"
"A few days ago."
"You didn't seem concerned.."
"About what?"
"She hasn't been in school for a while. She didn't meet up with you after school.", Elliot said, invading his privacy just a little. "I wonder why."
"I was told she was sick."
"From whom?"
"Look, detectives..My girlfriend is a busy girl. If she's not at debate, it's FBLA. If it's not vacationing in Fiji, it's helping the poor in Africa. She's a good girl, there's no reason to be concerned. "
"So you wouldn't be concerned that your regular routine of making out in the cafeteria after school was interrupted?", asked Elliot. Michael looked to the ground with apparent shame.
"I..I was going to break up with her."
"Why?", asked Olivia.
"She...was a virgin. I'm eighteen, I'm not going to marry her just to have sex with her. It was time to move on." Olivia and Elliot looked at each other. They had a feeling that this wasn't their perp.
"Mr. Silverman..we are so sorry. Megan was brutally raped. She's in the hospital.", Olivia explained.
"Oh my God.."he said surprised. His jaw dropped as he looked at the floor. "I can't believe that son of a bitch."
"Who?", asked Olivia as she felt a break in the case.
"My ex-best friend. James Debonair. I've heard rumors that he's trying to get back at me."
"For what?" asked Elliot.
"I got Megan before him. But..please don't tell my parents.." he stopped in his statement.
"We're not in Narcotics Michael. Please tell us, for Megan's sake."
"I was at a party and I gave him..ecstasy and marijuana. The dean found out and expelled him. He hates me."
(377 Park Avenue
January 16th)
James walked up to his steps with a blonde headed girl. She awfully reminded Elliot of Megan herself. He kissed the girl and unlocked his door and walked in. Completely ignoring the strangers at his doorstep.
"James?", Elliot said catching his attention just as the door was about to shut.
"What's up?", he said as he turned around and met the badges of Detective Benson and Stabler.
"Hi. How are you today? I'm Detective Benson this is my partner Detective Stabler, we want to talk to you, ask you a few questions."
"Not a problem, would you like to come in?", he asked politely.
"Love to.", Elliot replied as he exchanged brief smiles with James. "I have a bad feeling about this.", he whispered to Olivia. James lead the detectives into his living room and offered them a comfortable seat on the couch. The interrogation started...
"I mean, I knew Megan around school. She was like the "it" girl. We kissed and stuff, but nothing more.", James told the detectives as they asked about Megan.
"Tell us about her boyfriend.", Olivia suggested.
"I..I don't know the guy.", he stuttered.
"C'mon James! Michael Silverman..ring a bell? You introduced him to her.", Elliot reminded him.
"Mike..What kind of trouble did he get me in now?", he asked angrily.
"What kind of trouble did he get you in before?", Olivia asked.
"Gave me drugs. I was expelled, plus community service. It's on my record! I can't get a good job or nothing. I got transferred to Westminster on the upper east side. I haven't talked to Mike or Megan since." Elliot and Olivia looked at each other.
"Can you account for your whereabouts on the 14th?", Elliot asked him.
"School..." (Precinct)
"James aint our guy. His alibi was backed by the teachers at Westminster. Plus he hasn't talked to Mike nor Megan since his expulsion.", Olivia explained.
"Good job Stabler and Benson. However your day isn't over yet I'm afraid.CSU called. They found and examined the pipe that was hit across Megan's head. We've got prints all over it. Our perp is really stupid.keep searching.", Casey mocked.
"Alright, we're going to go back to the scene and interview the people who were in the school at the time of the assault.", Olivia explained.
(Regis High School
Office of Mr. Philip Donovan, Principal)
"Well detectives, I'm afraid you interviewed every student that was here at the time of the rape.I don't know what to tell you.", the principal explained.
"Hey man, we interviewed forty students, and ten teachers. No disrespect but, you guys don't have any janitors?", Elliot asked.
"Well, there was only one of our janitors in the hallway at the time, Ronnie. But he couldn't have done it.."
"Well, it wouldn't hurt for us to check this Ronnie guy out.", Olivia explained.
"Detectives, he is not your average Joe..He is handicapped."
"Do you mean to tell me you have a disabled man cleaning your rich shit up?!?", Elliot explained.
"He's not physically handicapped detectives..he has the mindset of a seven year old."
"Doesn't make a difference.", Elliot replied. "We need to talk to Ronnie. Bring him down to the precinct."
"Do what you gotta do.", the principal instructed.
(Precinct)
Dr. Huang sat in his chair and across the desk in another chair sat Ronnie.
"Hi Ronnie.", Dr. Huang commenced.
"Hewo, Doctur." he said barely audible and barley understandable.
"I want to show some pictures, and I want you to tell me the names."
"Alwright." Dr. Huang first held up a picture of a cat asleep by a fire.
"Dat's a caat.", Ronnie said.
"Very good!" Next Dr. Wong held a picture of a German Shepard.
"Dawg."
"Your doing excellent Ronnie." Next up was a picture of a dinosaur.
"Dinoswaur."
"You're very smart.", Dr. Huang encouraged him. "Alright, last time." For his last experiment, he held up a picture of Megan. For a long time, Ronnie was silent. He finally told Dr. Huang who it was.
"Dat's Meg-in."
"Can you tell me what Megan is like?"
"Funn-ie. Smarrt. Pretty.", he replied.
"Do you like Megan?"
"Yes"
"Would you hurt Megan?"
"....no." Tears started to run down Ronnie's face.
"Do you know someone who would hurt her?", Dr. Huang asked.
"Is...she..o...ok?", Ronnie asked.
"Why? Who hurt Megan, Ronnie?", Dr. Huang inquired.
"....I did..", he said shaking. The door swung open. "Enough is enough, Doctor..Don't say another word, Ronnie."
"Too late. We just got a confession.", remarked Cragen as he came in the door.
(Cragen's office)
"I will not allow the confession to be released in court!", the lawyer, Mr. Greenberg, said. Casey rolled her eyes at Mr. Greenberg's comment.
"Why not?", Cragen inquired. "He confessed!"
"You marandized my client!", argued Mr. Greenberg.
"We told him his rights, he was allowed to leave. He wasn't asking for a lawyer.", argued Casey.
"He has the mindset of a seven year old counselor!", yelled Mr. Greenberg.
"Oh, please, Mr. Greenberg...Your client might be handicapped, but we are conducting a rape investigation. We have our perp, his prints are all over the pipe, and the sperm that was all over the victim belongs to her. He knew what he did was wrong. I'll be seeing you and your client in court.", Casey argued.
(Courtroom)
The judge sat in his chair hitting his gravel. "Court is in session! Ms Novak please represent your case."
"You honor, the people of the state of New York have decided that the defendant is guilty of murder, and is able to proceed with the charges brought against him. Aggravated assault, rape in the first degree, and attempted murder. He is mentally handicapped but, he did admit that what he did was wrong. He lied to Dr. Huang when first asked if he would hurt her.", Casey explained.
"And you, Mr. Greenberg.", the judge said after a nod to Casey to let her know he knew what the case was. Casey sat down and listened carefully to the words of her opposition.
"My client is mentally disabled your honor. He is not well enough to proceed with these over guilty charges brought forth by Ms Novak and the state. If he wasn't handicapped, he wouldn't have committed such an act. We're pleading not guilty to all charges brought forth, due to mental insanity."
The next day the trial commenced and Ronnie was at the witness stand. Megan was in stable but intensive care at the hospital. Casey took that into consideration as she interrogated Ronnie.
"Ronnie..how did you know Megan?", Casey began.
"She waz a gurl at whu wemt to da skool I work at", he explained.
"Did you like Megan, Ronnie?", Casey asked.
"Yes, she waz vewy nice to me."
"Why did you hurt her?" At this statement, Mr. Greenberg rose from his seat and argued, "Objection!"
"Get to your point Ms Novak.", the judge warned her. Casey nodded in contempt. "Answer the question, Ronnie.", the judge said.
Ronnie continued, "I didn't wampt to."
"What do you mean?", Casey inquired.
"It waz Mr. Debonair. He sed (Ronnie's voice got deeper and louder as he depicted James Debonair),'Ronnie, you du me a faver. You hurt dat little bitche and..and you hurt her reel gud. Make sure she doesn't see you.' Dats wat he sed, Ms Novacke, he gave me a pipe and sed, 'hit her wit dis'."
Casey, shocked at his statement looked to the back of the courtroom, and nodded at Elliot and Olivia. They knew what they had to do.
"Your honor, the people request a recession of the proceedings of this trial until further notice.", Casey said.
"You got it.", the judge replied. "Court is recessed until further notice." The gravel smacked down. Casey exited the courtroom with Mr. Greenberg.
"Well, looks like we on the same side now."
"I hope so, Ms Novak.", Mr. Greenberg replied.
(The Debonair residence)
Elliot and Olivia drove down to James' house. "This kid acts polite to get away.", Olivia said. Just as Elliot was about to agree, he turned the ignition off in his car, and his phone rang. "Bet it's Kathy", he said. "Stabler.", he answered the phone. After a few minutes he informed Olivia about the news.
"That was John.Megan's health is declining rapidly. She's went bad overnight, she's on life support."
"What happened?", asked Olivia shocked.
"The rust on the pipe caused a bacterial infection in her brain"
"That's terrible.", Olivia said as she exited the car and shut the door. Elliot followed her up the stairs. They knocked on the door and waited for an answer. James opened the door and surprisingly said, "Detectives, can I help you?"
"Well, we hope so.", Olivia explained.
"Come in..", he invited.
"No...actually, we would rather you come with us, down to the precinct.", Elliot informed him.
"Wow, something serious huh?", he asked acting surprised yet anxious.
"Yea, very James...", Olivia answered. "Turn around please."
"What's going on!?", James asked furiously. Olivia cuffed him, walked him to the car and Elliot read him his rights.
(interrogation room)
"You lied to us James...", Olivia warned him.
"NO I DIDN'T!", he yelled.
"You did and you know you did. Your just so damn cocky and proud to admit it.", Olivia explained.
"Look, what is this about?", he asked. Olivia sat back in her chair and let Elliot take over.
"How about you tell us how you bribed Ronnie into raping and assaulting the girl of your dreams. The girl you couldn't have.", Elliot told him.
"Look man, I didn't do shit to her.", he replied. Elliot rose up, grabbed him by the collar and replied;
"Well, we know you didn't, but your bribed Ronnie into doing it for you, you Lying Bastard!", he yelled. "You were mad at Michael Silverman, for ruining your life, and taking the 'it' girl."
"I DIDN'T HURT MEGAN! THAT RETARD RONNIE DID!", he yelled.
"You gave him the money, the pipe. Your obviously the retard. Thinking we wouldn't find out." There was utter silence until James announced, "I want my lawyer."
"What? Your not a man! Your buddy takes the girl, and you get expelled above that and you decide to beat her up. You coward, you had to get a handicapped man to do it for you. You sick bastard. Get your lawyer, see if he can get you out of jail. That won't get you a good job either Jimmy." There was utter silence. Casey and Cragen shook their heads.
"He's lying through his teeth.", Casey announced. The next thing that occurred was James' lawyer running in.
"My client is not a rapist.", he announced. The phone rang and Casey answered it. As Cragen and the lawyer argued, Casey hung up the phone. "Your client might not be considered the rapist in this case, but if he didn't provide the rusted pipe for Ronnie's behalf, she'd still be alive. Megan just died at Mercy Medical Center ten minutes ago." A/N: So how did you like it? Please R+R!
Chapter 1: Handicap
"Hey whatcha' got?", asked a sleepy Olivia as she and Elliot entered Cragen's office.
"Looks like a sexual assault, rape. Name's Meagan Peters. She's in there...", Cragen said as he pointed into the interrogation room.
"We got it.", Elliot assured his Captain, and Olivia followed her partner into the interrogation room. There sat a lonely girl, blond hair, blue eyed. She seemed to have been crying heavily. At that time Casey Novak walked in. She tied her hair up, hung up her jacket, and followed Dr. George Huang to the outside of the interrogation room. They eyed their top two detectives, and Casey asked, "What do we got?"
"Well, she claims she was raped.in school.", Dr. Huang answered.
"Right, an eighteen year old girl, senior in high school....Couldn't scream for help?"
"Listen in..", Huang replied. Casey focused on Stabler and Benson's investigation.
(inside)
"What happened sweet heart? You gotta tell us...it's the only way we can catch him..", Olivia encouraged her to give up the perp, if she knew who it was. Megan cried as she tried to explain what happened to her.
"After school..I always go to get a drink in the cafeteria, and then..(sniff), I go meet my boyfriend. So..I was on..my way..and (cry)..I felt someone..someone grab me.."
"It's alright hunny. Do your best.", Olivia explained as she handed Megan a tissue. She wiped her tears that ran down her cherry red face, and continued with her statement.
"I felt a pole, or something hollow and cold..something. I'm sorry.", she cried hysterically.
"You did great.", Elliot assured her, trying to be the optimistic one.
(outside interrogation room)
"She is hiding something..", Casey told Dr. Huang outside the interrogation room.
"As long as they keep pampering, she'll keep talking.", he explained.
(inside)
"Try to do your best..", Elliot encouraged her. She sniffed and wiped her running nose. She put her hand on her face, across her eyes.
"I felt my head, being hit with something hard..I can't remember being raped. I just..woke up next to boxes and my pants down, and underwear off..Please..detectives..catch this bastard.", she said barely making through her words without a breakdown.
"Ok sweetie..You did great. We need to get you to a doctor right away.", Olivia told her trying not to frighten the young girl.
(outside)
"I have a few questions for this girl.", Casey stated and walked away. She grabbed her jacket and told Dr. Huang, "I'll be back shortly." Elliot and Olivia left the interrogation room with Megan at hand. All four, the two detectives the ADA and the victim all got to the hospital within ten minutes.
(Hospital)
"I think this girl is hiding something.", Casey told Elliot and Olivia.
"What possibly is there to be hiding?", Olivia asked.
"She's..a little suspicious.", Casey said superstitiously.
"Well if there is 'something' she's hiding, she'll tell us.", Elliot assured Casey.
"Detectives!", called a nurse from Megan's examining room.
"What do we got?", asked Casey.
"Rape kit positive. Fluids present and a gash on the back of her head, probably from a pipe or pole or something. This little bastard knew that this girl was an
'angel'.", the nurse explained.
"What do you mean by that?", Casey asked.
"She was a virgin..He knocked her up, and knocked her out cold.", the nurse said succinctly.
"Did she mention she had a boyfriend?", asked Casey.
"We're on it.", Elliot answered. He and Olivia proceeded into Megan's room to ask her.
"Megan..", Elliot alerted her as he and Olivia entered the room.
"Detectives, what's wrong?", she asked anxiously.
"Megan, you didn't tell us you were a virgin.", Olivia told her.
"You never asked..", she replied.
"Well usually when someone is raped, and they are a virgin, they tell us that.", Elliot explained.
"What's the problem?", she asked fed up.
"Have you been seeing anyone? Any boyfriends?", Olivia asked.
"Yea..Michael Silverman. He wouldn't hurt a fly though, if that's what you are thinking.", she explained.
"Is he a virgin?", Elliot asked.
"...no.", Megan answered, as she pulled her hair away from her face with embarrassment.
"Well then we'll..", Elliot began and was interrupted by Megan's sudden exclamation, "HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!"
"How can you be so sure?", asked Elliot. "You don't remember seeing anyone's face. We're just doing our job. Look we gotta talk to Michael, we'll get things straightened out."
"He goes to Regis High School on Lexington. That's where I went."
(Regis High School
January 15th.
Lexington Ave.)
"Full of little rich preps..", Fin told Much.
"Little assholes do anything for sex.", Munch added.
"Can I help you!?", exclaimed an elderly woman who overheard Munch and Fin's conversation.
"I believe you can...We're looking for a Michael Silverman.Know 'em by any chance?", Munch asked.
"Why?", she inquired. Her sophisticated pride and properness started to piss both Much and Fin off.
"This is why!", Munch explained to her as he shoved his badge in her face.
"..Right away.", she said in embarrassment. "There..in room two- eleven." she said as she pointed down the hall.
"Munch and Fin walked down to room two-eleven and looked in the door window. They knocked, but the group of boys ignored their interruption with a brief stare and continued with their little get together.
"No damn respect.", Fin stated as Munch was ready to break down the door.
"Oh, I'll get some respect when I put them behind bars for no reason.", he replied. He counted to three and Fin accompanied his partner in knocking the door open.
"Get up! The tea party's over!", Munch ordered. Everyone stood up and one boy in particular yelled at the intruding detectives.
"What the hell is going on?", he yelled.
"We're looking for Michael Silverman. One of you little ladies might know where he is.", Fin answered. The boy stared at him and said, "Your looking at him."
"Well we need to have a little chat with you.", said Munch.
"About what?..What are you police or something?" he asked, and his guy friends laughed.
"Well.." Munch said as he pulled out his badge, "Damn right we are. Now you come with us down to the precinct, and you'll find out what this is about."
"I'm not going.", he argued.
"Fine with us, we'll just strap you with an obstruction lawsuit. We'll see how good that looks on your college application, Mr. Silverman.", Fin threatened. "By the looks of thing you look guilty already."
"Lets go then....", Michael replied in embarrassment.
(Precinct)
"So, how do you know Megan?", Olivia asked Michael. Elliot and Olivia alternated inquires.
"We've been going out."
"When was the last time you saw her?"
"A few days ago."
"You didn't seem concerned.."
"About what?"
"She hasn't been in school for a while. She didn't meet up with you after school.", Elliot said, invading his privacy just a little. "I wonder why."
"I was told she was sick."
"From whom?"
"Look, detectives..My girlfriend is a busy girl. If she's not at debate, it's FBLA. If it's not vacationing in Fiji, it's helping the poor in Africa. She's a good girl, there's no reason to be concerned. "
"So you wouldn't be concerned that your regular routine of making out in the cafeteria after school was interrupted?", asked Elliot. Michael looked to the ground with apparent shame.
"I..I was going to break up with her."
"Why?", asked Olivia.
"She...was a virgin. I'm eighteen, I'm not going to marry her just to have sex with her. It was time to move on." Olivia and Elliot looked at each other. They had a feeling that this wasn't their perp.
"Mr. Silverman..we are so sorry. Megan was brutally raped. She's in the hospital.", Olivia explained.
"Oh my God.."he said surprised. His jaw dropped as he looked at the floor. "I can't believe that son of a bitch."
"Who?", asked Olivia as she felt a break in the case.
"My ex-best friend. James Debonair. I've heard rumors that he's trying to get back at me."
"For what?" asked Elliot.
"I got Megan before him. But..please don't tell my parents.." he stopped in his statement.
"We're not in Narcotics Michael. Please tell us, for Megan's sake."
"I was at a party and I gave him..ecstasy and marijuana. The dean found out and expelled him. He hates me."
(377 Park Avenue
January 16th)
James walked up to his steps with a blonde headed girl. She awfully reminded Elliot of Megan herself. He kissed the girl and unlocked his door and walked in. Completely ignoring the strangers at his doorstep.
"James?", Elliot said catching his attention just as the door was about to shut.
"What's up?", he said as he turned around and met the badges of Detective Benson and Stabler.
"Hi. How are you today? I'm Detective Benson this is my partner Detective Stabler, we want to talk to you, ask you a few questions."
"Not a problem, would you like to come in?", he asked politely.
"Love to.", Elliot replied as he exchanged brief smiles with James. "I have a bad feeling about this.", he whispered to Olivia. James lead the detectives into his living room and offered them a comfortable seat on the couch. The interrogation started...
"I mean, I knew Megan around school. She was like the "it" girl. We kissed and stuff, but nothing more.", James told the detectives as they asked about Megan.
"Tell us about her boyfriend.", Olivia suggested.
"I..I don't know the guy.", he stuttered.
"C'mon James! Michael Silverman..ring a bell? You introduced him to her.", Elliot reminded him.
"Mike..What kind of trouble did he get me in now?", he asked angrily.
"What kind of trouble did he get you in before?", Olivia asked.
"Gave me drugs. I was expelled, plus community service. It's on my record! I can't get a good job or nothing. I got transferred to Westminster on the upper east side. I haven't talked to Mike or Megan since." Elliot and Olivia looked at each other.
"Can you account for your whereabouts on the 14th?", Elliot asked him.
"School..." (Precinct)
"James aint our guy. His alibi was backed by the teachers at Westminster. Plus he hasn't talked to Mike nor Megan since his expulsion.", Olivia explained.
"Good job Stabler and Benson. However your day isn't over yet I'm afraid.CSU called. They found and examined the pipe that was hit across Megan's head. We've got prints all over it. Our perp is really stupid.keep searching.", Casey mocked.
"Alright, we're going to go back to the scene and interview the people who were in the school at the time of the assault.", Olivia explained.
(Regis High School
Office of Mr. Philip Donovan, Principal)
"Well detectives, I'm afraid you interviewed every student that was here at the time of the rape.I don't know what to tell you.", the principal explained.
"Hey man, we interviewed forty students, and ten teachers. No disrespect but, you guys don't have any janitors?", Elliot asked.
"Well, there was only one of our janitors in the hallway at the time, Ronnie. But he couldn't have done it.."
"Well, it wouldn't hurt for us to check this Ronnie guy out.", Olivia explained.
"Detectives, he is not your average Joe..He is handicapped."
"Do you mean to tell me you have a disabled man cleaning your rich shit up?!?", Elliot explained.
"He's not physically handicapped detectives..he has the mindset of a seven year old."
"Doesn't make a difference.", Elliot replied. "We need to talk to Ronnie. Bring him down to the precinct."
"Do what you gotta do.", the principal instructed.
(Precinct)
Dr. Huang sat in his chair and across the desk in another chair sat Ronnie.
"Hi Ronnie.", Dr. Huang commenced.
"Hewo, Doctur." he said barely audible and barley understandable.
"I want to show some pictures, and I want you to tell me the names."
"Alwright." Dr. Huang first held up a picture of a cat asleep by a fire.
"Dat's a caat.", Ronnie said.
"Very good!" Next Dr. Wong held a picture of a German Shepard.
"Dawg."
"Your doing excellent Ronnie." Next up was a picture of a dinosaur.
"Dinoswaur."
"You're very smart.", Dr. Huang encouraged him. "Alright, last time." For his last experiment, he held up a picture of Megan. For a long time, Ronnie was silent. He finally told Dr. Huang who it was.
"Dat's Meg-in."
"Can you tell me what Megan is like?"
"Funn-ie. Smarrt. Pretty.", he replied.
"Do you like Megan?"
"Yes"
"Would you hurt Megan?"
"....no." Tears started to run down Ronnie's face.
"Do you know someone who would hurt her?", Dr. Huang asked.
"Is...she..o...ok?", Ronnie asked.
"Why? Who hurt Megan, Ronnie?", Dr. Huang inquired.
"....I did..", he said shaking. The door swung open. "Enough is enough, Doctor..Don't say another word, Ronnie."
"Too late. We just got a confession.", remarked Cragen as he came in the door.
(Cragen's office)
"I will not allow the confession to be released in court!", the lawyer, Mr. Greenberg, said. Casey rolled her eyes at Mr. Greenberg's comment.
"Why not?", Cragen inquired. "He confessed!"
"You marandized my client!", argued Mr. Greenberg.
"We told him his rights, he was allowed to leave. He wasn't asking for a lawyer.", argued Casey.
"He has the mindset of a seven year old counselor!", yelled Mr. Greenberg.
"Oh, please, Mr. Greenberg...Your client might be handicapped, but we are conducting a rape investigation. We have our perp, his prints are all over the pipe, and the sperm that was all over the victim belongs to her. He knew what he did was wrong. I'll be seeing you and your client in court.", Casey argued.
(Courtroom)
The judge sat in his chair hitting his gravel. "Court is in session! Ms Novak please represent your case."
"You honor, the people of the state of New York have decided that the defendant is guilty of murder, and is able to proceed with the charges brought against him. Aggravated assault, rape in the first degree, and attempted murder. He is mentally handicapped but, he did admit that what he did was wrong. He lied to Dr. Huang when first asked if he would hurt her.", Casey explained.
"And you, Mr. Greenberg.", the judge said after a nod to Casey to let her know he knew what the case was. Casey sat down and listened carefully to the words of her opposition.
"My client is mentally disabled your honor. He is not well enough to proceed with these over guilty charges brought forth by Ms Novak and the state. If he wasn't handicapped, he wouldn't have committed such an act. We're pleading not guilty to all charges brought forth, due to mental insanity."
The next day the trial commenced and Ronnie was at the witness stand. Megan was in stable but intensive care at the hospital. Casey took that into consideration as she interrogated Ronnie.
"Ronnie..how did you know Megan?", Casey began.
"She waz a gurl at whu wemt to da skool I work at", he explained.
"Did you like Megan, Ronnie?", Casey asked.
"Yes, she waz vewy nice to me."
"Why did you hurt her?" At this statement, Mr. Greenberg rose from his seat and argued, "Objection!"
"Get to your point Ms Novak.", the judge warned her. Casey nodded in contempt. "Answer the question, Ronnie.", the judge said.
Ronnie continued, "I didn't wampt to."
"What do you mean?", Casey inquired.
"It waz Mr. Debonair. He sed (Ronnie's voice got deeper and louder as he depicted James Debonair),'Ronnie, you du me a faver. You hurt dat little bitche and..and you hurt her reel gud. Make sure she doesn't see you.' Dats wat he sed, Ms Novacke, he gave me a pipe and sed, 'hit her wit dis'."
Casey, shocked at his statement looked to the back of the courtroom, and nodded at Elliot and Olivia. They knew what they had to do.
"Your honor, the people request a recession of the proceedings of this trial until further notice.", Casey said.
"You got it.", the judge replied. "Court is recessed until further notice." The gravel smacked down. Casey exited the courtroom with Mr. Greenberg.
"Well, looks like we on the same side now."
"I hope so, Ms Novak.", Mr. Greenberg replied.
(The Debonair residence)
Elliot and Olivia drove down to James' house. "This kid acts polite to get away.", Olivia said. Just as Elliot was about to agree, he turned the ignition off in his car, and his phone rang. "Bet it's Kathy", he said. "Stabler.", he answered the phone. After a few minutes he informed Olivia about the news.
"That was John.Megan's health is declining rapidly. She's went bad overnight, she's on life support."
"What happened?", asked Olivia shocked.
"The rust on the pipe caused a bacterial infection in her brain"
"That's terrible.", Olivia said as she exited the car and shut the door. Elliot followed her up the stairs. They knocked on the door and waited for an answer. James opened the door and surprisingly said, "Detectives, can I help you?"
"Well, we hope so.", Olivia explained.
"Come in..", he invited.
"No...actually, we would rather you come with us, down to the precinct.", Elliot informed him.
"Wow, something serious huh?", he asked acting surprised yet anxious.
"Yea, very James...", Olivia answered. "Turn around please."
"What's going on!?", James asked furiously. Olivia cuffed him, walked him to the car and Elliot read him his rights.
(interrogation room)
"You lied to us James...", Olivia warned him.
"NO I DIDN'T!", he yelled.
"You did and you know you did. Your just so damn cocky and proud to admit it.", Olivia explained.
"Look, what is this about?", he asked. Olivia sat back in her chair and let Elliot take over.
"How about you tell us how you bribed Ronnie into raping and assaulting the girl of your dreams. The girl you couldn't have.", Elliot told him.
"Look man, I didn't do shit to her.", he replied. Elliot rose up, grabbed him by the collar and replied;
"Well, we know you didn't, but your bribed Ronnie into doing it for you, you Lying Bastard!", he yelled. "You were mad at Michael Silverman, for ruining your life, and taking the 'it' girl."
"I DIDN'T HURT MEGAN! THAT RETARD RONNIE DID!", he yelled.
"You gave him the money, the pipe. Your obviously the retard. Thinking we wouldn't find out." There was utter silence until James announced, "I want my lawyer."
"What? Your not a man! Your buddy takes the girl, and you get expelled above that and you decide to beat her up. You coward, you had to get a handicapped man to do it for you. You sick bastard. Get your lawyer, see if he can get you out of jail. That won't get you a good job either Jimmy." There was utter silence. Casey and Cragen shook their heads.
"He's lying through his teeth.", Casey announced. The next thing that occurred was James' lawyer running in.
"My client is not a rapist.", he announced. The phone rang and Casey answered it. As Cragen and the lawyer argued, Casey hung up the phone. "Your client might not be considered the rapist in this case, but if he didn't provide the rusted pipe for Ronnie's behalf, she'd still be alive. Megan just died at Mercy Medical Center ten minutes ago." A/N: So how did you like it? Please R+R!