They got to the office a little late, and Cragen was talking to Munch and Fin. Benson and Stabler walked up behind him and interrupted.
"Captain" she said.
"Yeah?" Cragen turned to them while in the middle of a sentence with Munch and Fin.
"Can we talk to you?" she asked not looking at him, and Stabler looking the other way.
"Yeah. What's up?" he said turning toward them, leaving Munch and Fin.
"It's personal" Stabler told him and Cragen nodded. They followed him into his office.
"So…" He sat down as the two of them continued to stand.
"Something happened last night…" Benson started and Cragen frowned as she talked.
"… this morning I woke up naked, to find Stabler lying next to me…"
"Naked?" Cragen asked.
"Naked" Stabler stated.
"So, why are you telling me this?" Cragen asked.
"We don't remember a thing" Stabler told him.
"What do you mean?" Cragen wasn't sure.
"I mean, we don't remember what happened. I don't remember how I got in her bed. I don't remember anything but getting a disturbing phone call last night."
"And all I remember is Stabler calling me. That's it" Benson finished.
"You two want the day off?" Cragen asked.
"We want to know how to find out what happened." Benson told him.
"I think there's only one way of doing that" Cragen told them.
"Re-living last night."
"Like, investigate ourselves?" Stabler asked and Cragen nodded.
"You two figure out what happened, and talk to me tomorrow" Cragen stood to show them the door. Benson nodded.
"Thank you. And, um, could you not tell Fin and Munch, or anyone what were doing. We don't want others to find out what we did when we don't even know what we did" she asked.
"Of course" he said as they left. Fin and Munch watched as the two quietly talked near Stabler's desk.
"I think the way to find out what happened first is to hear that phone message you heard last night" Benson told him and Stabler nodded.
He sat at his desk, as Benson stood next to him, and he listened to his messages,
until he heard Kathy's voice.
"Hey Elliot, its Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that I am going for full custody of the kids. They'd be better off with me, and you know that. My lawyer says I will more then likely get them. See you in court." He hung up the phone stunned. Benson frowned at him.
"Every thing ok?" she asked as he looked up at her still stunned.
"It was Kathy. She's going for full custody of the kids." He said as Benson took in a breath.
"Do you think she'll win?"
"I know she will" Stabler looked away and stood up.
"We don't have to do this today- we can wait. You need to think about things." Benson told him worried about him.
"No. I want to do this now." He said.
"Okay. Well, when you get depressed do you go anywhere special? A bar? A restaurant?" she asked and he nodded.
"Come on" he said as they headed out of the precinct.
