Story : Like Father, Like Son

Summary : When a young woman is found dead, detectives race to solve the case, with her young son's DNA as the only solid clue.

Chapter Twelve

Don't' own it

103 Central Park West

Apartment of Julia and Patrick Brennan

10:30AM

Benson and Stabler are entering the apartment as Julia holds the door open.

JULIADetectives, welcome. Please do you have any news?

STABLERIs your husband the biological father of Anthony?

JULIAOf course he is and Blake too. What?

BENSONWhere is Patrick? When did he come back from California?

JULIAJust this afternoon. He's putting Nicky down in the nursery.

BENSONI don't want to do this in front of him. Get Patrick out here.

JULIAWhat's going on?

STABLERJulia please just cooperate, get Patrick out here.

JULIAHoney, can you come out here?

PATRICKBe right there.

Patrick enters the room. He sees the detectives and pauses.

STABLERPatrick, we need to ask you again. Where were you on Saturday night from 4-7.

PATRICKI already told you, I got on an airplane at 4pm. I got to LaGuardia at about 3:15 to check in and meet with a coworker.

BENSONYou lie. We got a copy of your plane ticket. You were not on a flight to LA at 4pm.

PATRICKOk. I met with my coworker Jim, we drank too much scotch while talking in the bar. We missed out flight and caught the next one.

STABLERWhy the change in story?

PATRICKI just didn't want my wife to know I was drinking.

Julia looks confused. She is staring at the liquor cabinet in the corner. Benson catches her looking at it and meets eyes with her.

BENSONJulia does your husband not drink for a health reason? Or for you?

JULIAPat what's going on?

STABLERAnswer the question Julia.

JULIAI was unaware he wanted to quit. I mean. I… What's going on? Why would you lie?

Suddenly her face lights up.

JULIAYou bastard! You did it didn't you?

Julia charges at Patrick and starts hitting him.

JULIAYou did it the first time too didn't you! You knew the results came back and he wasn't the father! You told me to lie to them! YOU BASTARD! I LIED TO MY BABIES FOR YOU! OHMYGOD! I should have known! Why?

Stabler pulls Julia back, and Bensons goes to put handcuffs on Patrick. Patrick pushes Benson out of the way, kicks her in the back of the knee and takes a run toward a back room. He enters a bedroom and locks the door.

As Stabler and Benson work on breaking the door, Patrick opens a window and jumps on the fire escape. Bensons kicks the door in and the two detectives follow him out the window and begin to jump down the fire escape.

Patrick hits the ground and Benson is on the second floor. She jumps off the fire escape and lands on the ground near him. She stumbles on the ground a bit after landing on her newly injured knee. Patrick tries to push past her and she grabs his arm and flips him over on the ground. Stabler jumps down just as Benson is cuffing Patrick.

STABLERFire escapes haven't offer you much help these days Mr. Brennan. You okay Olivia.

BENSONOh I feel great. And hey, it looks like I am faster than my partner. And you, you're under the arrest for the rape and murder of Katie Brennan.

STABLERAnd we know about all the other victims.