A/N: Hey everyone, there is no good excuse for my absence. Other then my lishbug sized portion of writers block and graduating from college and just real life in general. Thanks for all the reviews. I can't believe you guys remember Amanda. Haha. That's awesome! She was mentioned at the end of one chapter eons ago and was actually in half a chapter, one scene, forever ago. When I started writing this piece I went through and listed all my original characters and I picked a bunch to revisit. I think Amanda is due for a return! Not quite yet though, I think later on. First I must wrap up Bev's problem. (that is if I can get my act together.)
Truth Seekers3
Jessie jogged a little ways up the sidewalk and sat down on the ground to do some stretches. Olivia was crouched up the walk hidden in a cluster of trees. Fin was sitting in a van that was parked in the public parking area. He was talking to Jessie and Olivia through the ear pieces each were wearing.
Bev had the bag of money and was on her way to the park in a taxi that was being driven by another detective from the precinct. The taxi pulled up to the gate and Bev hopped out swinging the bag of money over her shoulder. She made her way to the second bench on the right and placed the money filled bag underneath and started walking away, back toward the cab.
The note hadn't been specific as to what was going to happen next. Suddenly Fin perked up in the van. A man with 2 kids was entering the park from the gate he was parked outside.
"Olivia I see him. He is wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt with dark blue jeans and what looked like a possible firearm tucked in his pants. The hood is up and he has the two kids with him. They look exactly like Bev described them as, down to the clothes they are wearing. He should be starting to approach you now. I'm on my way."
"Copy that."
Olivia turned around to look behind her and sure enough there he was. He had broken out in a run as he got closer to the bench. The kids were struggling to keep up and not be dragged. When he reached the bench he released his grasp on the kids and bent to pick up the bag.
Meanwhile Fin had jumped out the back of the van and was sprinting up the path.
As Fin approached the trio Jessie stepped closer as she got up from her stretching. Olivia maneuvered her way toward the kids, behind Pullman's back as he pawed through the bag checking its authenticity.
"POLICE," Fin yelled and in an instant Olivia broke off into a quick sprint, Fin and Jessie pulled their guns, and Olivia quickly picked up Petey and grabbed Becky's arm to pull her out of the way.
Pullman startled, dropped the bag, grabbed his gun and spun around.
"Put the gun down Pullman its all over," Fin called out to him.
"I just need to live."
"Put the gun down and we can see to that," Jessie replied.
"I can't live in prison."
"Put the gun down and get on your knees."
Pullman took one last look down the barrel of each gun then fell to his knees and dropped his gun.
Jessie walked up to him and kicked the gun out of his reach as Fin kept his gun trained on him. She then cuffed him and signaled for the waiting cruiser to take him away.
/back at the precinct/
Olivia pulled out the chair, sat down and placed her arms on the table. Tom Pullman sat on the other side of the table and stared back at her. The two sat their for quite a while in silence.
"So nothing to say Tom?"
Olivia was met with silence.
"Well you see Tom, we got you on so many violations that you've got at least, at least 10 more years inside."
More silence.
"Alright Tom."
Olivia stood up and went into the observation room where Jessie and Cragen where watching.
"He won't talk."
"I don't think we'll need him to," Cragen offered.
Alex came into the observation room.
"I just got the call. Is he saying anything?"
"No," Olivia answered.
The ADA nodded before continuing, "Well, we have him on parole violations. There is also no doubt that he took the children. I just wish we knew why."
"Me too. Let's just book him. It will probably all come out in trial," Cragen leaned against the window ledge with his arms crossed as he spoke.
Olivia and Jessie gathered Tom Pullman up and took him down to process him.
After the two detectives had left Alex turned to Cragen.
"How is Bev?"
"She's shook up, happy to have her kids back."
"I can't believe all this woman has been through."
"I don't know, but if I where her I'd move."
Alex couldn't help but smile, "Me too."
/Else where in the great city of NY/
Elliot Stabler drove his blue sedan home through the evening rush hour traffic. He thought about the last few months as the train of cars leaving the city picked up speed. He had been at the academy for 6 months. He could barely believe it. The radio station he was listening to switched to the news.
"If you had been following the amber alert from last night and hadn't heard, the two Jones children were returned home earlier this afternoon thanks to the Manhattan SVU. According the DA's office the man responsible has been charged and is awaiting trial. In other news…"
Elliot switched off the radio and smiled, he was proud of his old colleagues. He pulled into his driveway and was greeted at the door by the twins. He had enjoyed more than anything being home for dinner every single night for the past 6 months.
Kathy was in the kitchen when he walked in the house. Elliot walked up and gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"Does this feel surreal to you Elliot?" She asked as she stirred the sauce.
"What, me being home every night?" Elliot smiled as he reached for the plates to set the table.
"You have been home every night since you started working at the academy, we were lucky before if you were home more than 2 nights in a row."
"I know. I'm sorry about that. I feel like I missed out on so much."
"Do you miss the SVU?" Kathy asked after placing dinner on the table
"I do. I would miss my family even more," Elliot replied pointedly.
Kathy wrapped her arms around Elliot and called for the children to come for dinner.
The twins thundered into the kitchen and the four Stablers settled into a happy supper. It was picture perfect. In the back of Elliot's mind he couldn't shake the feeling that something big was going to happen, everything was just working too well it seemed.
/Olivia and Alex's Apartment/
"We need to talk."
Alex put down her book and looked up at Olivia who was standing in her pajamas across the bedroom and waited for her to continue.
"Its about Jessie."
Alex took her glasses off and folded them in her lap.
"I think her son is in some kind of trouble."
Alex breathed a sigh and placed her glasses on the bedside table, "What makes you think that."
"She has him on a tight leash. He is to come to the precinct and or at least check in with her by phone every day after school. Right after she started working her he came in and they left abruptly in the middle of the day when he should have been I school."
"What do you think we can do about it? Are you certain something is wrong?"
"No. I'm just worried. Jessie and I don't have the same repartee that Elliot and I had."
"You miss him?"
"Like an arm."
"He is doing well."
"I know. Its just hard not seeing your best friend every day when your use too."
"I know. Lets just settle in for the night and worry about getting some sleep, we have bad guys to catch and put away."
/the clay residence/
"Good day?" James asked Jessie as they settled into bed.
"We saved some kids, caught a bad guy and Alex thinks she can get the guy put in jail for a long time. I'd say it was a good day."
"Well since you are in a good mood do you think we can talk about Vic."
"What is there to talk about. He broke his parole. We promised the judge in Buffalo that he wouldn't be a problem. His record is sealed, but only if he completes this parole. I think my coworkers are getting suspicious."
"Maybe you should talk to them. What about your Captain he seems like a good guy."
"How do you tell the Captain of the Special Victims Unit that one of his detectives' son's is a juvenile sex offender."
"He is not a sex offender."
"It all falls under the same category… I don't want to discuss it. Good Night." Jessie rolled over and turned her back on James.
/1-6 Precinct, the next afternoon/
Olivia was pacing in front of the pin board with Munch, mulling over a case the two had caught earlier in the day. Fin was talking on the phone with a lead and Jessie had been sifting through paperwork all day. Everyone was pretty wrapped up in their work when the Captain came into the bullpen.
"Jessie could I see you for a second."
Jessie stood up slowly and followed the captain with her head bowed, into his office.
Cragen shut the door and took his place on the edge of his desk. Jessie leaned against a table by the window.
"You have been slacking detective. You've been with the unit for about a half a year now. I want you to know that you can come to me. Do you need some time off? You have a little bit of time coming to you soon. I can work it out to give it to you now."
"I don't need it now," Jessie crossed her arms in a shielding manner.
"What's going on Jessie? Your work is being affected by what ever it is. Let's try to leave psych and IAB out of it."
"Its my son Victor. He has been around a lot lately and taking up a lot of my attention. He is suppose to be on parole for electronically peeping on girls. The conditions of which are to stay away from any type of camera and see a psychiatrist two times a week until it is determined by the courts and 2 appointed psychiatrists that he can be cut back. It was the only plea we could get that wouldn't put him in Juvenile and there is still a chance now that he has broken his parole, by skipping out on sessions that he will be put on the sex offender's list."
Cragen nodded, "his records are sealed then."
"That was part of the bargain. He was 15 when this happened in Buffalo. It's been 2 years, and lately he has been edgy and flying off the handle. I just don't know what to do with him anymore."
"Is he back to following his parole."
"He better be, his parole officer down here and I have him checking in every day with me. We were suppose to go to court next week to see about cutting back, but I don't know if that is such a good idea anymore."
"This is a rather unconventional way of handling this."
"I know, but it was working I thought, until we moved here."
"Maybe you should take some time off."
"No, I'll be fine Captain. Thank you."
A/N: I'm going to have to end it here for now. Truth Seekers is not done though there is at least one more chapter. We haven't sought the whole truth yet. Why is Vic so out of it? Does Elliot's suspicions about something bad on the horizon come true? Are there going to be anymore lovey doveyness between Alex and Olivia of any kind? Am I really going to bring Amanda back eventually? I guess all of us are going to have to wait and see what is to come next.