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"Detective Milgram?" Olivia asked. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, why?" Alicia asked, confused. Elliot and Olivia looked at each other and walked out to the Captain's office.

"He's back" Elliot told him

"Wait... who's back?" Cragen asked

"That idiot, Merritt Rook,"Olivia answered

"The guy who captured Olivia and told people not to be sheep? You said he was dead."

"We thought so. But he's alive, and he somehow knew Alicia and Daniel were more than friends. Now Daniel's dead" Olivia said, pacing around the office.

"OK, so find him. I don't understand what's the big deal" Cragen said.

Elliot and Olivia looked at each other. They never told Cragen all the things that Rook did in the sound studio.

FLASHBACK

After Elliot and Olivia didn't find Rook, they went back to the precinct, assuming he was dead. Cuffed and drowned in the Hudson River.

"Did you catch him?" the captain asked

"No. He jumped into the river, cuffed. He's dead, Cap." Elliot answered

"Where did he take you, Olivia?"

"Oh, some studio. He said if I didn't go with him, he would kill everybody in the bus station."

"And you believed him?"

"He was smart. He knew how to make people do things they don't want to do." Elliot said.

"I can't imagine him just letting Olivia go when you found them. What happened?" Cragen asked Elliot

"He was... easy. Liv was tied to a chair, I caught him. But then he tricked us and escaped." Elliot said. He didn't want Cragen to know what really happened. He would know that Rook tortured them.

END OF THE FLASHBACK

"He is a smart guy. It will be difficult to find him," Elliot said

"Ask that girl, Alicia, how someone would know about her relationship. Find clues, something. You're my best detectives, why the hell are you scared?"

"We are not scared" Olivia said and they left. She turned to Elliot.

"Let's go back to the interrogation room, and please behave yourself"

"I can't do that Liv," Elliot said.

"Why?" Olivia asked, determined to make Elliot say everything he had against Alicia

"Because... she is exasperating" Elliot said. "She broke the rules and everything was fine.

Well, except Daniel got killed, but that's another story. And I... I have to..."

"You have to what?" Olivia asked.

"Everyday I have to remind myself that I can't..."

"You can't what? El, if you don't tell me everything, I can't help you" Olivia said.

"You are right, Liv. You can't help me" Elliot said, and he started walking away. Olivia reached him.

"Why can't I? Just tell me what's going on, I'm your best friend, remember?" she said.

"Liv... I can't tell you" Elliot said.

"Is it about Kathy? Because if it is, I can..." Olivia was interrupted.

"No, it's not about Kathy. Since she dumped me, we barely speak. I can't tell you... because it's about you" Elliot said, and he walked away. Olivia didn't try to stop him, she was frozen. About me?

She returned to the interrogation room, still surprised. Alicia noticed that, and she asked Olivia:

"Is everything OK?"

"I don't know... well, let's forget it. So, how many people knew about Daniel and you?"

"That's a difficult question. I guess... 15 maybe? Where's your partner?" Alicia asked."I'm not sure if I want to know that. Can we continue?"

"Did you fight with him? Why?"

"Alicia... I'm the one who asks questions, OK?"

"Right. All I'm saying is if you two have a problem, you better solve it before it's too late."

"Too late for what, Alicia? What are you talking about?" Olivia asked.

"Come on, I see how you look at him. Plus, I was trained to be a detective, I'm not stupid. When I mentioned Milgram, I could see that you know him. And in the letter he said he had seen another two detectives 'in love'. He was talking about Detective Stabler and you, wasn't he?" Alicia was smiling.

"Not exactly 'in love'. But yes, you are smart" Olivia said.

"I knew it But how did that bastard knew it?" Alicia seemed like she was talking to herself.

"We are not talking about me remember? We need to find your partner's killer. Please, no more interruptions."

"All right. Just one last question: why did he said love can make you become stupid? Did you guys made a stupid move and that's why he escaped?"

"I'm not telling you. Alicia, let's continue" Olivia said, getting impatient.

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