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"So how exactly do you plan to get on the cruise ship?" Tabitha questioned.
"I uh we could just kinda run on well no one was looking…" Bethany said immediately feeling foolish and wishing she had a real plane.
"You've gotta be kidding me, please tell me you have a better plan than that."
"Uh well I don't and unfortunately we'll have to go wit my plan unless you have a better one."
"Very well, alls I'm saying is I don't think it'll work, there'll be guards making sure you have an invitation."
"Listen we'll worry about that when we get there but for now lets focus on arriving on time."
"It's only 6:30! The cruise doesn't leave tell 8:00!"
Bethany ran her hands through her long brown hair. Tabitha was being annoying but she was probably right, only Bethany wouldn't admit to that. "Whatever stop complaining lets go, you're wasting time!"
They were walking in silence for a half hour before they finally reached the dock where Velez's cruise ship was located. The cruise ship wasn't huge but still it wasn't exactly tiny either. There was a man in a black suit guarding the entrance, the man was rather intimidating, he had broad shoulders and even his neck had muscles.
"Okay great we don't even have to get on the ship to get Velez arrested, we'll be the victims, great well c'mon Bethy lets go get ourselves killed shall we?"
"Hey you don't have to come, so stop complaining."
"Oh but I do want to go, all I'm saying is that you have no plan whatsoever."
"Gee that's great but why don't you shut up now?"
"Because."
Bethany rolled her eyes then her gaze returned to the cruise ship, "Lets go talk to the guard…" she said trailing off.
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"So Huang obviously didn't think that Alex was lying." Fin said to Munch.
"I'm not so sure…I have this theory-" Munch began but was cut off by Fin.
"Yeah okay I don't want to here another one of conspiracy theories, besides I know for a fact that Alex would never lie to us."
"But that's just it, is she still really Alex?"
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Elliot and Cragen were forced to work on a case together because Olivia had chosen to take the day off.
"So remind me why 'Liv isn't here again?" Elliot asked Cragen as they approached Warner who was kneeling over the body of their latest victim.
"Okay so fill us in." Cragen said to Warner ignoring Elliot's question.
"Young teenaged girl, stabbed multiple times in the stomach, there's some vaginal trauma, suggesting that she was rapped." Warner explained.
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Alex stopped to look at a dress in a shop window. It was beautiful, it was a crimson red color, Alex would buy it but it was way too expensive. Olivia was looking at some suits over in the next store so Alex went to join her.
At first she couldn't spot Olivia but then she saw her walk out of a dressing room.
"Why don't you try a suit with a skirt instead of pants? It would be an interesting change." Alex said.
"Not in this lifetime."
Alex chuckled, "Ah well I didn't think you'd say yes anyways."
Olivia pulled out a red leather jacket from a rack, "What do you think of this one?"
"Try it on." Alex replied smiling. Deep inside every moment spent lying to Olivia was killing the former ADA but she remand smiling, now was not the time to dwell on her lie.
Olivia slipped the jacket on, "What do you think?"
"Buy it." Alex said grinning ear to ear.
"You really think I should?"
"Yes why is it expensive?"
"Fine I'll buy it."
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Elliot and Cragen returned to the precinct, the victim didn't appear to have some of her attackers DNA on her but after carefully inspecting the aria in which she was found they found a bloody knife with finger prints on it.
"So you guys find anything?" Fin questioned upon seeing Elliot enter the precinct.
"Yeah bloody knife with finger prints on it."
"What about the vic'?"
"Young teenaged girl who appears to have been rapped and was stabbed multiple times in the stomach."
"K, so where's Cragen?"
"He's out getting coffee." Elliot said as he sat down at his desk.
"Hey Elliot me and Fin were discussing Alex." Munch said joining in on the conversation.
"That's nice." Elliot said rubbing his eyes.
"We're wondering if she was really let out of witness protection, I mean her story seems a little suspicious especially considering the fact that Velez is still running free." Munch said.
"Yeah I know but I still want to trust her." Elliot muttered his eyes half closed, it was obvious that he hadn't slept in days.
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"Hey sir um me and my friend here were wondering who owns the cruise ship that you're guarding." Bethany said smiling up at the man guarding the cruise ship.
The man didn't answer and just stood there has if waiting for something to happen.
"Sir?"
"Go away kids this ain't a safe place for little girls like you." The man said finally responding.
"Eh? And why's that?" Tabitha questioned.
"A very powerful man owns this ship."
"And his name would be?"
"Listen kiddies I thought I said to leave, unless you want me to call your mommies."
"Okay listen we know this guys name is Velez, and we know all about the bad deeds he's done." Bethany said looking up confidently at the man, " We wanna get on this here ship."
"listen kiddies, I know you're probably trying to frame Velez for something, you're not the only ones who've tried, people much older and stronger than you have failed to get Velez arrested and the consequences have been…bad."
Bethany could tell that something was a little…off about this guy, "You don't seem to be on Velez's side… who exactly are you?" she questioned.
"You're right I'm not on Velez's side kid. But anyways please go."
A thought suddenly came to Bethany, "You're undercover aren't you? You're a cop!"
"Haha smart kid, so why don't you go a let me take care of things here? There was a story in the paper a few years ago about an ADA, she tried to arrest Velez and ended up being killed after being shot at from somebody in a car." The undercover cop said, "I didn't know this ADA personally but she was a smart gal, and if Velez could kill her he can easily get ride of the two of you."
"Please sir…"
"I cant now get out of here it's dangerous enough that I've told you kids that I'm a cop, it would blow my cover if I let two kids on the cruise ship."
"PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE!" The girls said in unison.
The guy rolled his eyes.
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After Olivia had purchased the jacket she went with Alex to a store dedicated solely to purses, Alex bought a little black purse, will I be able to keep this? She asked herself, witness protection would notice if I came back with a new purse purchase from a New York City mall, then they'd find out about her escape to the city and she'd be arrested. Besides what about Olivia and the others, would they also be arrested for talking with Alex?
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