Disclaimer: If i owned Law and Order: SVU, Elliot and Olivia would have hooked up long time ago. They're still in denial. You do the math.
Set around the time that Elliot was doing his whole angsty, brooding thing in season I have no idea.
Distant Glimpses From the Past
Something's wrong with Elliot. More than usual, I mean. Elliot's always had issues. I mean, really, who can do this job and remain completely sane? But lately he's really been going over the edge.
First there was that thing when his seventeen year old daughter was pulled over for DUI. Elliot just made it go away. Now, I realize that people will do anything to protect their families, but no one person can be placed above the law, family or not.
Then there was that whole thing at the gay protest the other day. I don't think that is was really anything relating to the case or his beliefs, but he just went berserk and arrested one of the leaders for some stupid, little, unjustified reason.
He gets frustrated easily, snaps at the witnesses, conducts interviews with kindly old women on a very short fuse... He still does well with hids, I suppose, but I'm willing to put money on the fact that that will probably change in the very near future.
I don't know what's going on with him, I really don't. The way it used to be was that we'd tell each other when there was something wrong, so that our work wouldn't be compromised. That doesn't seem to be happening anymore, at least on his part.
I'm actually afraid to be around him sometimes. It used to be that he'd freak me out occasionally, but those times were rare. It took a lot to provoke him back then. But now... Now I look at him and only see the pent up rage. And that frightens me to no end.
8/6