Disclaimer: They aren't mine, any of them . . . that makes me want to cry. But maybe Dickie or Tommy will let me play with them for a while.

A/N: Some of you said that you don't know the characters in the show OZ, so if you don't, just think of them as new characters. If you do know the show OZ, then some of the story line will sound familiar and the backgrounds of the other characters in the prison are the same. Please R & R

Who are they . . .

When Elliot and Olivia returned to the squad, they saw Captain Cragen sitting at Elliot's desk surrounded by four other men. One was a rather intimidating looking African American, one was a scrawny, balding white guy, one was in a correctional officer's uniform and the other one was wearing a shirt and tie with a trench coat and smelled like a rat. As they entered, they ran into Detectives John Munch and Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola.

"John, Fin. Who are those guys, and why are at my desk?" Elliot questioned

"Don't know. They got here about ten minutes after you two left and have been hanging around your desk since then. Cap even pulled your jacket Elliot. What is even weirder is that when they got here, the rat over there made a phone call and Cassidy showed up twenty minutes after that. They handed him something and told him to get lunch and come back around two." John answered.

"Cassidy? Why would we need narcotics? We don't even have any cases." Olivia piped in.

"No clue," Fin said. "But by the way Captain is glaring at you right now Elliot, I would go see what he wants."

Elliot glanced over his shoulder at his desk, "Yeah. Good idea." He wandered over to his desk as if nothing was out of the ordinary. Olivia followed and eased into her chair to eavesdrop without being to obvious about it.

"Elliot, good of you to come back," Cragen said when he noticed his detective. "Elliot, this is Warden Leo Glynn, Tim McManus, and CO Sean Murphy from Oswald State Penitentiary, and of course, you know IAB Agent Tucker."

"Thought I smelled a rat," Elliot smirked. "Elliot Stabler, nice to meet you guys." He shook each man's hand…well, he didn't touch Tucker. "What did I do to warrant a visit from the rat squad and the head of a maximum security prison? I don't remember breaking any laws or bending the rules too much." He looked at his partner, "Do you Liv?"

"Huh?" She tried to play off the fact that she was listening.

"Do you remember me breaking any laws or rules?"

"Nope. Why would you do something like that?"

"I don't know, but I must have done something, because I get to hang out with Tucker over here," he said pointing to the IAB agent. "Oh yeah, Liv, you wouldn't happen to have any cheese on ya, would ya?"

"Nope, just ran out. Sorry."

"That's cool. What do you want anyway?" he asked, turning back to the group of amused looking men and a glaring agent Tucker. Elliot just smirked and Cragen shook his head.

"Well, Detective Stabler, we are interested in putting two undercover officers in our prison." Warden Glynn answered. "These officers would live in the newest cellblock known as Emerald City. It is run by Tim McManus," he said as he was pointing to his right, "it is an experimental cellblock that gives its inhabitants a little more freedom, but also helps the inmates to learn responsibility and other things that will help them upon their release."

"Okay…I have a few questions," Elliot stated as he sat next to Olivia.

"Go ahead…well, maybe we should go talk in private. Maybe your captain will allow the use of his office?" Glynn offered while giving Olivia a look of mistrust. He then looked at Cragen, who nodded and started toward his office until Elliot stopped him.

"No, I think that we can talk right here. Even if we do talk about this in private, she is my partner and I will just fill her in when we are done." Glynn hesitantly agreed and Elliot continued, "Okay then. One: what does this have to do with me? Two: why do you want undercovers? And three: what do you mean by more freedom, yet inmates have responsibilities?"

"Why don't I let Tim here explain more about EM City, and when Detective Cassidy returns, we will explain everything else in detail?" Elliot nodded and turned his attention to the scrawny, tired looking man on the warden's right.

"Detective Stabler, EM City is a cellblock that is more structured than the other cellblocks. The cells that house the inmates have no bars, the walls and doors are made of either glass or concrete. The inmates are expected to keep their pod and themselves clean, all must report to work detail each day and do their laundry regularly. With these responsibilities come privileges. These include extra TV, personal clothing to some extent, computer access, phone access and more inmate interaction. EM City is occupied by all of the different groups that make up OZ. We are trying to keep the peace and help to educate inmates for lives outside of OZ," Tim explained.

"Okay." Elliot and Olivia glared at one another and didn't really know what to think.

Elliot spoke up, "So when is Cassidy coming?"

"He should be here by two o'clock. You can take a break til then." Cragen told Elliot, then looked at Olivia, "You too."

"Really?" Olivia asked, confused. Cragen just smiled and nodded.

"You guys go get some air. You have almost forty-five minutes. I'll send a search party when Cassidy gets here." The two detectives just nodded.

Roof of the 1-6

Elliot stood behind Olivia with his arms wrapped around her waist. They stood at the edge of the roof looking out over the city. Olivia leaned back into the embrace and put her head against Elliot's shoulder. She turned her head and kissed him on the cheek and then broke the silence.

"Whatcha thinking about?"

"You." He smiled and kissed her back. "and how I have a feeling that I have already been volunteered to go undercover in that prison."

"You probably have, your right. I don't know if I like the idea though. Prison can be a dangerous place." She turned in the embrace and put her arms around his neck. "I'm going to miss you, and if something happens I don't know what I would do. I can't go on living without you. I love you so much."

"I know. I'm gonna miss you so much. But please don't worry, I won't let anything happen, plus I haven't even heard the details yet." He leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. He then kissed a trail from her mouth to her ear and whispered, "I love you more than I thought I could love anyone. I can't wait to make you my wife."

"I love you, too. I can't wait to be Mrs. Stabler. That is going to be the happiest day of my life." She leaned into him and kissed his lips. Almost immediately the kissed deepened.

"John, you owe me half a C-note." Fin called to his partner, who was following him up the stairs to the roof.

"Shit!"

Upon hearing John curse, Elliot and Olivia broke their kiss and looked towards the roof door. They just turned to one another and smiled and gave each other another kiss before tuning towards their colleagues.

"Hi guys." Olivia greeted. "This isn't how we were going to tell you but I guess you know now."

"How long?" Fin asked

"Eight months"

"Wow, that is great. It was bound to happen sometime." John exclaimed.

Elliot looked at Olivia with a questioning glance, and she just nodded.

"Well, it gets better." Elliot smiled and continued, "At lunch today I asked Liv to marry me. We are officially engaged, but please don't spread it around. John. We haven't told Cragen yet and agent Tucker is downstairs and he is just looking for any reason to put my head on a stick and dangle my badge in front of my face."

"Congrats dawgs! Don't worry, we got you secret," Fin said as he elbowed John in the ribs.

"Thanks" Elliot and Olivia said in unison.

"Well, speaking of agent Tucker," John interrupted, "Cassidy is here and they are looking for you two. Just be glad we thought about coming up here before anyone else did."

"Thanks John." Olivia turned to Elliot and gave him another kiss. All four detectives then went back into the squad room.