"Put the gun down!" Detective Elliot Stabler yelled. Jimmy Cruz, a serial rapist and murderer, just smiled and held his own gun, pointed at Elliot.
"Put the damn gun down!" He yelled again.
"Jimmy, do what he says." Michael Cruz, Jimmy's younger and wiserbrother, pleaded.
Elliot's hands were shaking uncontrollably. He knew what this man was capable of. He couldn't take the chance to kill him, that would put his job in jeopardy. But if Jimmy gave him a reason to he would shoot him.
"Relax Michael. This cop don't have the balls to shoot nobody."
Right then Olivia Benson, Elliot's partner of five years, ran into the room. Her eyes went automatically to the gun pointed at her partner.
"Welcome to the party Detective."
Jimmy rounded to Olivia. Elliot saw his trigger finger tighten. On instinct, Elliot squeezed off a round into Cruz's shoulder, causing the rapist to fall backwards. Olivia ran over to restrain Michael and Elliot went toJimmy knowing that he wasn't dead.
ONE MONTH LATER"Has the jury reached its verdict?"
"Yes we have your honor."
Detective Stabler was on the verge of explosion from anxiety.
"We find the defendant, Jim Miguel Cruz... guilty.
Elliot let out his breath that hehadn't noticed he was holding.
As the court officers were escorting Cruz out he yelled across the room, "You're sending my brother and me to our death Detective Stabler. We have friends. If you don't expect us to get back, you're a fool." He left the court laughing like a maniac.
"What the hell was that about?" Olivia asked when they were outside the courthouse.
"Who knows, but I'm not gonna worry about it and you shouldn't either." Elliot assured her.
Olivia had been Elliot's partner for forever it seemed like to him. She knew what he was feeling and thinking without him saying anything. She was there for him through the good and all the shit they go through together. He doesn't really have a choice, there's Munch and Fin. And well that's self-explanatory. He could talk to his wife, Kathy, but he didn't want her to live or even think about what he has to deal with every day. So he turns to Olivia. She knows what he goes through and what he feels because she's been there. Sure his wife gets jealous sometimes but he has to talk to somebody.
He's always had feelings for Olivia but he didn't know what it was. She was more than a friend that's for sure but he didn't love her, he loved Kathy.
"Hey! Hello? Earth to Elliot!"
"Whoa... hey sorry."
"You alright?"
"Yea I was just thinkin about something."
"Ok ... so are you gonna get in or are we just gonna stand here?"
He hadn't realized they were standing in front of the car. He just shook his head and got in the driver's seat.