Chapter Five
The Stewart Residence
108 Todd Drive
12:33 pm
May 9th, 2006
Olivia was shocked to find the number of reporters standing outside the Stewart's residence. Olivia stepped out of her car and saw that there were at least twenty reporters surrounding the house. Along with reporters were young teens with signs. Some of the signs said offensive things and made it clear that they were fans of Kurt Steele's.
Olivia pushed her way through the reporters and ripped out signs from people's hands as she flashed her badge and told them she could arrest them for trespassing. This threat was able to send off several of the Kurt Steele fans.
Reporters ran up to Olivia and bombarded her with questions.
"Detective do you think Alexa Stewart was raped?"
"Do you believe Kurt Steele took advantage of this young girl?"
"Are you a fan of Kurt Steele's television show?"
"Is Alexa doing this for the attention?"
"Why would a famous star rape a child?"
"Who are you?"
"Why are you here?"
"Could we have a word with Alexa?"
Olivia ignored the microphones coming at her face and the desperate reporters and made her way to the front door. The reporters gathered around behind her in hopes of catching a glimpse of the girl. Olivia rang the doorbell and after he pushed curtains aside to look through the window, Mr. Stewart opened the door and let Olivia in and quickly shut it but managed to hear brief words from the reporters.
"Mr. Stewart..."
"Where's Alexa?"
"Do you..."
"I am terrible sorry for this happening" said Olivia as she door shut and Mr. Stewart locked it.
"Don't be. We knew something like this was going to happen," said Mr. Stewart.
"I just came by to see how Alexa was doing," said Olivia.
Mr. Stewart walked toward the steps and Olivia followed.
"She's taking it better than I expected," Mr. Stewart told Olivia. "But she obviously does not want this attention." He began walking up the stairs and Olivia followed behind him. "We refuse to talk with any reporters."
"Good," said Olivia. They reached the second floor and Olivia followed Mr. Stewart to Alexa's bedroom. The door was open and inside Alexa was sitting on her bed drawing in a sketchbook. She looked up and gave Olivia was grin.
"Hey," she greeted as she closed her sketchbook.
"Hey, how are you?" asked Olivia.
"I'm doing alright," she responded. Mr. Stewart left the hallway and headed back downstairs. "At first when I saw all the reporters I was scared but now I'm okay. I'm ignoring them."
"You should continue doing that," said Olivia.
"I really don't want to be on TV," Alexa explained. "I briefly watched the news and they showed my school picture from this year."
"Don't watch the news," Olivia suggested.
"Did the DNA results come back?" asked Alexa.
"Not yet but they will soon," said Olivia. "What were you drawing?"
"I can't tell you," said Alexa. "I don't show anyone my sketches when they're still in progress. When it's done, I'll show you."
"Alright, I'd love to see it," Olivia told her. Olivia heard a ringing and realized her phone was going off. She reached into her pocket and pulled it out. She answered it.
"Detective Benson," she said.
"I was just given word that the DNA results are in," she heard Stabler's voice say through the phone. "Warner's bringing it to the precinct."
"I'll be there soon," said Olivia, her heart skipping a beat. If Warner was showing up herself to the precinct, there was most likely a match. Olivia hung up. "The results came in."
"What did they say?" asked Alexa.
"I'm not sure, I'm going to go find out," said Olivia standing. "Once I know, I'll call you."
Special Victims Unit
12:49 pm
Olivia basically ran into the precinct with her heart thudding in her throat. She had been passionate about several cases before and this was one of those cases. She wanted to help Alexa all she could. Olivia found Stabler waiting for her with his arms folded, leading against the desk.
"Took you long enough," he said. The two walked down a hall into a room which was the precinct's miniature lab. M.E. Warner was already inside with Captain Cragen.
"Is it a match?" asked Olivia right away.
"It was his semen on the sheets and it was his pubic hair," Warner told them as she placed transparent pictures up against lights and showed the detectives. "He did have sex with her."
"Alright then, let's get him," said Olivia, turning around and heading for the door.
"But there's something else," Warner told the group, causing Olivia to stop just before she grabbed hold of the knob. "There was also another male pubic hair I found after looking at her clothes again just to make sure I got everything. I tested it to see if it belonged to Kurt Steele. When I did, it wasn't a match. After double checking the rape kit, I found out that Kurt Steele isn't the only one who had sex with Alexa that night."
"What?" asked Olivia, shocked.
"She had sex with two different men that night," said Warner. "There were two different semen from two different men and there were two different pubic hairs." Olivia's excitement in arresting Kurt Steele died down. Her heart sunk and she felt like a dozen bricks had been thrown on top of her. Alexa had lied about what had happened. Olivia had trusted her and now she completely lost faith.
"I'll call Casey," Cragen said in an attempt to settle down the shock and confusion. "Elliot, you'll get Kurt Steele and Olivia I want you to bring in Alexa. There's something she's not telling us."
Cragen exited the room first, followed by Stabler. Olivia stood staring for a bit as M.E. Warner watched her.
"Are you alright?" she asked her.
"I was doing everything I could for her," said Olivia. "I trusted her word and I believed her. Now I'm not sure if I can anymore."
"She may have a reason for not telling us who else she had sex with," said Warner. "Maybe she's trying to protect someone."
"I don't care," said Olivia. "She should have said something." Olivia burst out of the room. She was filled with some anger and she felt betrayed. She exited the precinct and headed for her car. Alexa was hiding something and Olivia was going to get her to explain herself.
Author's End Note: I apologize for not updating as frequently as usual. I was away on vacation again, hahaha. This chapter was just suppose to be a short jumpstart to a whole mesh of events that are to come. Reviews are always appreciated. Thanks!
