There were no more than ten people on the balcony, including themselves. Elliot and Olivia watched the people below, occasionally looking back to find where Avita and Netro were. Upon coming out of the room, they had both sat down in the two chairs that were obviously intended for them and not moved except to lean in once in a while and whisper.
Olivia noticed that Avita was watching them. She would stare at their backs and look away as they turned around. Netro came over holding a shot glass out to Elliot who took it. Olivia watched as he was led to the center of the balcony where four men sat in a circle. Feeling something brush by her, Olivia turned and saw that Avita was walking down a set of stairs to the right.
After waiting a few minutes, she followed. The stairs led down to a door. Opening it, she glanced around. It was an alley. Olivia couldn't see anything more than three feet in front of her and walked forward slowly.
" I thought you might follow me."
The voice came from directly behind her and Olivia turned around in time to see Avita stepping out of the shadows.
" You and your friend aren't really here for business are you?" Olivia opened her mouth to answer, but Avita interrupted. " I doubt you're even married. So, why are you here?" Avita leaned back against the wall and pulled out a cigarette from behind her ear.
" Aren't you a little young for that?" Avita stopped before lighting it and smirked.
" Maybe, but what do you care?"
" You're right. We're not married."
" And this Cragen guy?"
" Oh, we do really want him dead. He's been getting warrants for our bank accounts for years."
" What exactly do you do Detective?"
" I don't think that's any of your…." Olivia stopped realizing what Avita had said and seeing the grin that spread across her face.
" I knew it. You guys are cops aren't you?"
" No."
" Don't lie to me Detective. I can sense a cop miles away. You two were far to clean cut to be what you said. Could you be anymore obvious?" Avita laughed. " I'll tell you what. You and your little friend leave now, I'll just tell Netro the job was cancelled. I won't tell him who you are. Leave now while my generosity lasts."
Olivia watched Avita's face. Avita met her gaze before dropping her cigarette to the ground and stepping on it as she walked towards her.
" What are you still doing here, Detective?"
" I know who you are."
Olivia didn't miss the uncertainty in Avita's eyes. " Do you?" Avita adopted a smirk.
Avita turned and had her hand on the door handle as she froze at Olivia's words. " You're Jess Williams. Your father and mother were Jack and Jennifer Williams. Netro was their friend and adopted you under the alias of Isaac Krishton. Your parents were murdered in a double homicide when you were three."
Olivia watched as Avita slowly turned and looked at her. " Who told you that?"
Not missing the menace in her voice or the anger evident in her face, Olivia answered. " We read a file on you."
" And why, might I ask," Avita started slowly walking towards Olivia, who didn't move, " would you have a file on me?"
" Someone reported Netro was committing a crime so we pulled files on the people who were close to him."
" People have always reported Netro committing crimes. The last time a cop came here he was killed and no more have come since, so why did you?"
" Because he is having sex with a minor." Olivia watched as a flicker of fear crossed Avita's face. " I'm with the Special Victims Unit, as is my partner."
" I don't know what you're talking about."
" I think you do Jess."
" Don't call me that."
" It's your name."
" Not anymore. Not since Netro took me in. Not since my parents died because of their own stupidity."
" That's a harsh thing to say about your parents."
" Yeah, well, you didn't know them, did you? You have no idea what the circumstances of their deaths were."
" I don't need to. That's not why I'm here."
" Then why are you here, Detective!"
" Because Netro has been having sex with you."
Silence greeted her words and Olivia stepped closer to Avita who looked like she was about to faint. " Who told you these lies?"
" Are they lies? Did you become intimate with each other?"
" Why in the hell do you think I would tell you? Get out of here and take your partner with you." With that, Avita turned and walked at a brisk pace to the door, flung it open, and ran up the steps. Olivia watched after her before following her path.
As she reentered the club and reached the balcony, she saw that Avita had taken her place next to Netro. The glare that was thrown at her could have frozen water. Olivia quickly gathered Elliot and they both excused themselves. In the car on the way back to the precinct, Olivia told Elliot everything that had happened. At the end, Elliot nodded.
" You know we have to try again, don't you?"
" Yeah. That's what worries me."
The next day, everyone gathered in the squad room. Everyone had been told of the events of the previous night.
" So, what do we do now, Captain?" Elliot circled his desk and sat down in the chair.
" These are the onlyallegations that we may actually be able to charge this guy with. These charges, or confirmation of them, may lead to others. Is there any way that you two would be able to go to that club again?"
" No way. If we show up there again, Jess will tell Netro everything and we would be dead in a heart beat. The only reason we got out of there last night is because Jess was too shocked by what I said to do anything."
" So, basically we're at a dead end? That's a really great thing to know." Munch stood up and went to get some coffee.
" What about another option?" Fin leaned forward on his desk.
" If you have one, I can assure you we would all be overjoyed to hear it." Cragen sat down on the top of Elliot's desk, crossing his arms.
" You say Netro doesn't know about you two?"
" Yeah, unless Jess has told him, which is unlikely because he would get mad that she hadn't told him last night." Olivia tapped her desk.
" Well an easy way to do this is, get to Netro first. If he doesn't know yet, he won't have a grudge against you. Talk to him and then get him to bring Jess into the picture. She won't say anything in front of him."
" How can you be sure?" Elliot stood. " How can you even know he hasn't been clued in already?"
" Because if he were, you would be dead."
