Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is the chapter you've all been dreading for; someone dies at the hands of the Beast and let me tell you; it's not gonna be pretty and I don't want any flames being thrown at me. Furthermore, I have some more bad news concerning the direction of this story: Olivia and the Beast will have another run in within the next couple of chapters and there's a shocking twist coming up concerning the dreaded '18 hour torture'. I have a feeling that a sequel could be coming your way somewhere down the line.

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Undisclosed location

Manhattan, New York

May 31st, 2013

William Lewis knew that the time has come to put his plans into motion in order to get what he wants in the end: Olivia Benson.

He checked his gun to make sure that it was locked and loaded. He knew exactly what to do today. He had to permanently get rid of someone who was interfering in his quest to nab the brunette beauty and he's not gonna rest until he has her in his clutches again. Maybe, when it's all said and done that he'll break her down so much that she'll be begging him to kill her when he gets through with her. But that's not gonna happen.

The Beast will make sure that Olivia belongs to him and no one else. He has big plans for her when he finally gets his hands on her again. As he was getting ready to leave, he looked up and smiled sadistically at the sight of the pictorial shrine of Olivia in her everyday life on the wall since he found refuge at this abandoned building. Seeing the photos of her grabbing a cup of coffee, working on a case, coming home from work, running errands and even coming home from a romantic date brought a sinister smile on his face. And with the two black candles strategically placed on both ends of the broken down wooden table he found sitting in a nearby corner and giving the darkened room some light, it gave him even more reason to see his plans through.

What he put that deceased old hag Alice Parker through is nothing compared to what he's gonna do to Olivia when he gets his hands on her again.

William got up from the floor and dusted the dirt off of his clothes. He checked his gun one more time before he blew the candles out and started heading out of the darkened building. He carefully put his hooded sweater on; realizing that he still had his shoulder bandaged up tightly after suffering a gunshot wound last week. Not to mention, his stomach was also bandaged up tightly after a bullet tore through it at Olivia's hands.

Once I get rid of lover boy, no one will stand in my way of getting my hands on detective Benson. And I'm determined to never let her out of my sight. She belongs to me and only me, an inner voice in his head shouted.

Another creepy smile appeared on the Beast's face as he walked out of the darkened abandoned building; anxiously preparing to carry out his devious deeds.

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Mercy General Hospital

Private room

Manhattan, New York

May 31st, 2013

After spending a little over a week in the hospital (and having to endure some really bad hospital food), Olivia was finally being released. Fin and Nick were coming to pick her up and take her to a temporary housing facility until her apartment was fully renovated. After learning that William was in her apartment for quite some time and actually ejaculated on her bed and in her panties, she just wanted to be sick to her stomach. There was no way in hell that she was going home and withstand having his filth overpowering her apartment.

Not wanting to think about her complicated situation for the time being, Olivia sat on the bed and waited for her two male colleagues and friends to show up. If anything, she wished that Brian would come and take her out of the hospital, take her back to his apartment and be safe in the comfort of his arms. He did promise that they would be able to cuddle once she's sprung from this joint and she hopes he'll be able to keep his promise.

Olivia was broken out of her trance when the door opened and Fin and Nick appeared a few minutes later. Both of them had solemn looks on their faces, which only means one thing: some bad news was coming her way and she's not gonna like what she's gonna hear.

"Why the long faces, guys? I'm getting out of here. That should be enough reason for us to celebrate," Olivia said, trying to lighten the mood. But her attempt to bring a bright smile on Fin and Nick's faces failed big time.

"Liv, I'm afraid I've got some bad news to tell you. Amanda and the Cap are at the crime scene as we speak. A little over an hour ago, a 911 call came from a woman who was living across the street from an apartment building in Brooklyn. She was walking home from the grocery store when she smelled something decomposing from a back way alley. She went to check it out, only to come face to face with a dead body," Nick started explaining.

"Okay, did she know that person? And what's the COD (cause of death)?" she asked, looking curious and confused.

Fin sighed deeply as he went over to where she was sitting, which was on the bed and grabbed her hand gently. It was gonna be really hard to tell her the tragic news, but it has to be done.

"Baby girl, the cause of death was two gunshot wounds to the back of his head, execution style. He also had cigarette burns on his face and on both of his arms, but he was already dead when the perp starting mutilating his body. However, when we got to the crime scene and saw the body being transported to the morgue, we were able to identify who he was," he said, squeezing her hand much tighter. This was much harder than he thought.

"Guys, don't sugarcoat this any longer. Who is it?" Olivia asked a little more firmly.

Another deep sigh escaped Fin's lips when he opened his mouth. "Liv, I'm sorry, but it was Cassidy."

"Cassidy? What Cassidy you're talking about? I know you're not talking about Brian Cassidy! My Cassidy?! Is this some kind of sick joke?! No, this can't be true!" Olivia shouted, fresh tears started forming in her chocolate brown eyes. She snatched her hand away from Fin's, got up off the bed and began pacing back and forth in a frantic manner.

"Liv, I'm sorry but Fin's telling the truth. It was Cassidy. He was shot in the back of his head at point black range. He died instantly," Nick said, his voice masked with emotion. Though he and Cassidy never gotten along, his heart was filled with sympathy because another cop was taken down without warning. It was tough out there because you never know who could strike.

"This can't be happening. This is a dream. Please tell me this is a dream!" Olivia screamed as she kept pacing frantically. She stopped in her tracks when she felt Fin's hands on her shoulders and when she raised her head and looked at him, he didn't crack a smile or laugh out loud. His look was somber, solemn and masked with grief.

And that's when she realized that it was real. It was all real.

"He's really dead. Brian's dead, isn't he?" she asked, her voice cracking with uncontrollable emotion.

Fin nodded slowly before he wrapped his arms around his baby girl and felt her sob hysterically on his shoulder. He looked over her shoulder and saw Nick shaking his head in disbelief and sorrow. Somehow, this day has gotten off to a tragic start.

And there were more terrible things to come their way.

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Special Victims Unit

16th Precinct

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

May 31st, 2013

The mood at the one six was definitely somber.

Just a little over two hours ago, Brian Cassidy, former detective and dear friend to SVU was found dead in a back way alley behind his apartment building in Brooklyn, where he's been living for the last few years. Whoever killed him (and the team has a pretty good idea of who did it) was smart enough to put two bullets in the back of Brian's head and left cigarette burns on his face and both of his arms; not to mention leaving the scene with little to no evidence to go on, Cragen and his squad was losing patience.

Also, with Olivia now out of the hospital and Lewis still lurking in the streets, Cragen didn't wanna take any more chances. He was gonna do whatever it takes to make sure she was fully protected. There's no telling what could happen next.

"What happens now?" Amanda asked when she saw the commanding officer come out of his office, after having spoken to 1PP about the terrible ordeal.

"1PP has been chomping at my ass trying to get this son of a bitch off the streets once and for all. They're convinced that Lewis killed Cassidy, but we have to prove it or otherwise we don't have a case," Cragen huffed angrily.

"We have nothing to go on, despite the fact that Cassidy was burned on his face and arms. Not to mention, we couldn't even find any shell casings. We're looking at a very smart perp," Amanda said, getting up from her desk.

"Not to mention he's still gunning for Olivia. I'm afraid that I may have to put her in WPP (Witness Protection Program) until we finally get this guy," Cragen said, huffing in anger.

"I'm not sure even that would do us any good, Cap. He managed to get to her once. I have a sinking feeling he'll find her again, even if we do stash her somewhere else," Amanda said, sighing deeply.

Cragen knew Amanda was right. Even though Lewis doesn't have a place to stay, he did manage to get to Olivia by breaking into her apartment, masturbating in her room and ambushing her by attempting to rape her. The only thing that prevented the sick bastard from completing his mission was two bullet holes and a wounded pride. The Cap's patience was wearing thin.

Fin and Nick arrived at the precinct a few minutes later, after dropping Olivia off at a local motel in Queens. The duo made sure that a protective detail was placed right in front of the building and they silently made plans to stop by to check on her before they went home for the night.

"How's she doing?" Amanda asked as she watched them heading towards their respective desks and Cragen heading back to his office.

Fin sighed deeply as he plopped down in his chair. "Not too good. Baby girl's devastated. I don't know if she's ever gonna recover from losing Cassidy."

"Not to mention we still have sick perp to contend with. Speaking of which, did you find anything at the crime scene?" Nick asked as he sat on the edge of his desk.

"We didn't find any shell casings or murder weapon. Lewis was smart enough not to leaving any piece of evidence behind. The large amount of blood we found on the brick wall belonged to Cassidy. He was taking out the trash when he was shot in the back of his head. Twice to be exact," Amanda revealed, handing a manila folder over to Fin, for which he opened it up and started reading through the file.

"This is getting ridiculous. We don't know where this bastard is and on top of that, we're doing everything we can to protect Olivia, but that son of a bitch managed to elude us time and time again. I believe the only way any of us can go to sleep at night is when Lewis's dead," Nick huffed angrily.

"So, who broke the tragic news to Cassidy's mother?" Amanda asked, blowing the bangs away from her face.

"I did. Needless to say, she was like Liv; she didn't wanna believe it at first, but when she looked at us and realized that we were serious, she collapsed on the floor, sobbing hysterically. My heart broke for that sweet woman," Nick said, sighing sadly.

"So, what happens now? What are we gonna do about this?" Fin asked as he sat the file down on his desk and got up from his desk.

"To be honest with you guys, I don't really know. We just have to keep going until we finally catch him," Amanda said, looking at her colleagues with an apprehension look on her face as they gathered their things and proceeded to leave the precinct, realizing that they still have a case to solve..

Little did they know, danger was edging closer and closer to them. And, it won't be long before the Beast makes his next move.

A move that not even SVU won't be able to be prepared for.

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Journey Motel

Queens, New York

May 31st, 2013

Laying in bed and staring blankly up at the cracked ceiling, Olivia felt nothing but numbness all over her body. She allowed fresh tears to stream down her olive toned face as she kept staring up at the ceiling; as if she was closing herself off to the world. In a way, she was closed off to the world because of the tragedy that had bestowed on her. A tragedy that broke her heart so much that she didn't know if she would ever recover from it.

She finally had a chance to have a meaningful relationship with Brian; to build a future and even contemplating starting a family with a baby of her own, but it wasn't happening. Olivia questioned if she'll ever be happy again. Losing Cassidy struck a fatal blow to her heart so much that she didn't know if she'll ever get over it.

Making matters worse, she was stuck here in this run down motel because that maniac William Lewis was still lurking in the shadows. For the first time since being sexually assaulted at Sealview by Lowell Harris and even being stalked by the notorious Richard White, she was scared out of her mind. She may be a tough as nails seasoned detective, but she's also a woman whose been through so much in her nearly 20 years of being a cop.

She didn't know how much more she can take being cooped up like a caged animal.

Olivia was jolted out of her trance when someone knocked on the door for a moment. She didn't move from her bed because she didn't know who it was and maybe she thought it was best if she didn't answer the door. She knew there was a uniformed officer stationed right in front of the building, which annoyed her because she can take care of herself, but at this point, she didn't know if there was another option.

Someone knocked on the door again, but she didn't move. Her heart was beating mildly in her chest as the same person knocked on the door one more time. Again, she didn't move. Finally, she could hear his footsteps fainting, which meant that he gave up and walked away.

Slowly, she grabbed a baseball bat from a nearby corner and slowly walked towards the door. She placed her ear against it to hear if anyone else was coming. She looked through the peephole to see if anyone was standing outside, but no one was there. Sighing deeply, she finally opened the door and stepped outside for a moment. The police car was parked right in front of her and she saw the uniformed officer appearing to be sleeping in the driver's side of the car.

However, upon further inspection, Olivia noticed that he was slumped over right onto the steering wheel. She quickly ran over to the car to check up on him, only to discover a bullet sized hole on the right side of his head. Blood was leaking out of his skin and when she placed two of her fingers against his neck to find a pulse, she knew right away that he was dead.

Her breath caught right into her throat when she noticed a note attached on the windshield of the car. She snatched it off, opened it up and was immediately horrified of what the note said.

You can run, but you can't hide, detective Benson. I know where you are. I'll always know where you are. You'll be seeing me again real soon. By the way, lover boy was no good for you. Took care of his ass. Until then, Olivia.

With her heart pounding furiously in her chest, Olivia ran right back into her room and grabbed her cell phone. As she was calling her colleagues and frantically pacing back and forth in her room, she failed to notice that the Beast was staring at her through the window; licking his lips seductively at the sight of her being all frantic and apprehensive.

"It's only a matter of time, Olivia. We'll be together again. You're never gonna get away from me!" William growled lowly as he kept looking at her through the window.

Things just went from bad to much worse for our brunette detective.

Coming up in the next chapter: Olivia attends Cassidy's funeral and says goodbye to him, with the rest of the squad being there with her, but when she gets back to her motel room, Lewis ambushes her with his gun pointing at her. Will she be able to survive what he has planned? Stay tuned!

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