Office of Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak
Casey sat at her desk looking over a bunch of files and papers all related to Mackenzie's upcoming trial. Mackenzie had made a positive ID of the two men who kidnapped and raped her, two Columbian brothers by the names of Hector and Juan Alvarez, of as well as the other two men who helped with her kidnapping, another pair of brothers, this time Russian, by the names of Sergei and Stephan Markovic. The Alvarezs were currently being charged with rape, kidnapping, assault, drug trafficking and possession with intent to sell and the Markovics were currently being charged with kidnapping, accessory to rape, drug trafficking and possession with intent to sell.
With the positive ID, Casey had a slam dunk case. And after finding out whom the men are and that they are all associated to Caesar Valez, Casey felt determined to reopen and finish the case Alexandra Cabot died trying to close. She was also positive that Mackenzie's kidnapping and rape had something to do with Alex.
Casey was so deep into thought that she didn't even hear her phone ring for the first three times, but she picked it up on the fourth ring. "Novak." She said taking her eyes off of the piles of files and papers on her desk.
"What the heck took you so long?" Olivia said on the other end of the phone.
"It's nice to hear from you too Olivia." Casey replied sarcastically. "And I was working on your daughter's case." She explained.
"Oh, sorry. How's it going?"
"Good, should be a slam dunk. Just making sure the defense council can't screw it up." She said, purposefully leaving out the part where she reopened Alex's last case.
"That's good Mackenzie will be glad to hear it. Umm…I was wondering if you're not too busy, if you could watch the little darling for me. Her grandmother went out of town on Friday and hasn't come back yet and I have a meeting with agent Hammond, and she doesn't want to be alone."
"In that huge house I wouldn't want to be alone either." Casey joked. "Yeah, sure I can watch her. I need to prep her for the trial anyway."
"Good, is it okay if I bring her over now?" Olivia asked.
"Sure."
"Okay, we'll you in about fifteen minutes."
"Sounds good, bye." At that, Casey hung up her phone and put all of the papers related to Alex's case away.
-15 Minutes Later-Casey and Mackenzie were relaxing on the couch in Casey's office talking.
They were talking about the trail when Mackenzie said, "I just don't think that I can do it Casey."
Casey looked at her in disbelief. "What?" She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"I just can't do it."
"Kenz," Casey started, using her nickname for Mackenzie. "Do you want these men to get off? To go unpunished for raping, kidnapping and torturing you?"
"Of course I don't, but you don't understand Casey. I can't face them."
"Five weeks Kenz, five weeks." Casey said, trying to get through.
"Don't you think I know that? I was there." Mackenzie said as she got off the couch and started walking around the room.
"Wow." That was all Casey could say. She knew and understood why people were afraid to face their attackers, but this was Alex Cabot's daughter. The daughter of a woman who let nothing get in front of her putting the bad guys away, not even her own life. Since the minute Olivia found out who Mackenzie was, all she told Casey about was how much she was like Alex. That gave Casey an idea.
"I guess she was wrong then."
"Who was wrong?" Mackenzie asked.
"Olivia. She said you were just like your mother. But she wouldn't let these guys intimidate her."
"She wasn't raped and she didn't have to face these guys when she was fifteen." She replied harshly. She wasted to testify, but she was scared to death.
"No, but you know what she did have to face when she was fifteen? Being a single mother. She devoted everything she had to you and to being a good mother. She died trying to put this crew away and you have the chance to finish what she started and you won't?" Casey knew that was pretty low, but she wasn't about to let these guys get away.
Same Time – Different Place
Olivia was there alone standing by a dark corner with her hand on her gun, waiting for agent Hammond. She saw him coming from the shadows and walked over to him. "Well, what are we here for this time." She was somewhat less than happy to see him and he could tell.
"I know you don't like me very much right now-" He started, but Olivia interrupted him.
"No, see I don't like you at all right now and I doubt that I ever will." She said, making herself perfectly clear.
"Fine, I get it. But we are not here to discuss your dislike of me. We're here to discuss your daughter."
"Oh, no." Olivia started; she knew where this is going. "You are not taking her away from me." She walked away, but Hammond followed her.
"Detective will you just listen to me for a minute." He said as she was just getting near her car. It would take a lot to convince this stubborn detective to give up her daughter.
Olivia turned to him and motioned for him to go on.
"Alex heard about Mackenzie. She wants to see her."
Olivia got out her keys.
"She hasn't seen her since she was a baby. She was taken away from her for God sakes. The only reason why I'm asking you to let Mackenzie join the program and be with Alex is because when Alex 'died' custody of Mackenzie went to her mother and since she's signed custody over to you, you're the only one who can let her go."
"She is the only part of Alex I have left." Olivia said, trying to hold back her tears.
"If your daughter was kidnapped and then found, wouldn't you want her back?" Hammond said, trying to be sympathetic towards Olivia. He was aware of Olivia and Alex's relationship.
Olivia wiped a tear away and then replied, "What about the trial."
"She can leave as soon as it's over. We have connections and can speed it up."
Olivia just nodded and looked around. Trying not to let anymore tears escape.
"And with Ms. Novak reopening the Valez case because of the information from Mackenzie's case, they should be home soon."
'Thanks for telling me Casey.' "What will we tell people. I mean one minute she's here and the next she's not?" Olivia asked as she wiped a few more tears away.
"She lived at a boarding school in Canada. If anyone asks, she's there getting some stuff she left and saying good bye to her friends. And if she needs to stay in the program longer, we can say that she's finishing off high school there." He answered simply. "We are also starting a federal investigation into the adoption agency as well as Emily Johnson." He reached into his pocket and pulled out an envelope. "Maybe this will convince you." He handed her the envelope and walked away.
Olivia got in her car and drove back to the precinct. She parked her car outside the station house and looked over at the passenger's seat, where she had put the letter. On it was her name in Alex's handwriting. She was shaking as she grabbed the envelope, opened it up and took out the letter.
Olivia,
Hey sweetie, I'm sorry it took me so long to get a letter to you, but the Feds take a lot of convincing. You have no idea how much I wish I wasn't here, that I was back in New York and in your arms. I miss you so much. I miss my life. This isn't my life. As much as I try to convince myself that it is, I can't. I can only hope that I get to go home soon and return to being Alex Cabot.
I heard you found Mackenzie and that you adopted her. I am glad that you are getting to know her and spend time with her, because you are her second mother, but I need to see her Olivia. I haven't seen her in fourteen years. She was two and a half years old the last time I saw her. I was robbed of a chance to raise my own daughter, to watch her grow up. I missed out on all her firsts; her first step, her first word, first haircut, first loose tooth, first day of school, first crush, first kiss, even her first skinned knee and first heartbreak. I have no clue what she's like or even what she looks like. Mothers are supposed to know everything about their children, and I know less than nothing.
As soon as the trial is over, I need her to join the program and be with me. It will let me be with my daughter and it will be a lot safer for her. They tried to kill me for putting a case together on them. What do you think they'll do to Mackenzie after she testifies against them? These guys don't care who they have to kill or what the consequences are. As long as they scare people, they will be able to go on doing it. And I will not allow then to get to my daughter.
Please, Liv as soon as the trial is over, let her go.
All my love, Alex
Olivia's mind was made up. Mackenzie belongs with her mother and as soon as the trial is over, she would be.