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AN: Seeing as I am a nice person, and I didn't update in awhile…here's the next chapter!

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"In the criminal justice system, sexually based offences are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are part of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."

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The four detectives looked at each other, closed the door to the room, and moved into position, guns out and ready.

"Hello? Detectives?"

The detectives rolled their eyes and put their guns away. "Yes, Mr. Cortez?"

The Hispanic man showed at the door. "Excuse me Detectives, but these are my quarters. The key for it is not on the key ring. You had no right to…!"

Dani broke in. "Actually, we did." She handed him the blue paper. "Read it. We have the warrant to search ALL the rooms, including the top floor."

"Did you say that these rooms belong to you?" Olivia asked.

"Yes. They are mine, and very private!" The man seemed a little nervous, and rightfully so, for the four detectives were staring at him as if they were going to pull him apart from limb to limb.

"Benson, would you care to do the honors?" Fin grated out, trying to keep himself from strangling the man.

"With pleasure." She pulled out her handcuffs and attached them to the man's wrists none too gently. "Adrian Cortez, you are under arrest for the rape and attempted murder of Elizabeth Stabler. Anything you do or say can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you by the state."

She escorted him out of the room with him sputtering and demanding his lawyer the whole time. Munch went with her to ensure her safety while Fin and Dani stayed behind and photographed anything that could be important.

Dani went back into the room that had been locked. "Dear God." She whispered, staring at all the pictures. "He's been stalking her." Most of the pictures were of her and Elliot, or Elliot's family. She felt a pang of loneliness as she stared at the pictures. These pictures are almost as if they are on dates!

"They dated for two months before he was shot." Fin's voice sounded softly behind her. She kept her face away from him; she didn't want Fin to see the tears that had sprung up in her eyes.

"All these pictures are from two months of a relationship?"

"No. These here are from before you came, from before she was put undercover." Fin motioned to a set of pictures. "The two of them have been stalked for longer than two months. Judging from the people in these pictures, and Olivia's hair style, he's been watching them for almost a year."

"Oh my god." Dani couldn't believe it. "Who would have it out for either of them?"

Fin just looked at her.

"Right. Dumb question." Dani shook her head. "Richard White. But he's dead."

The two of them continued around the room, taking pictures and gathering other items.

"Hey Dani, take a look at this." Fin held up a whip. She examined it closely. "There's blood on the end. Bag it."

"Take the pictures, too. Casey will want to see these." Fin held out an envelope. "Make sure you don't put any prints on 'em."

The pair continued to work methodically, photographing and gathering anything that could help their case.

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This was Olivia's favorite part of the investigation. The interrogation. "Where were you around one this morning?"

"My apartment. Sleeping."

"Well, that's the partial truth." Olivia leaned on the table and gave him her 'perp stare'. "But you weren't alone, were you?"

Adrian Cortez stared up at Olivia defiantly. "You have no right to keep me here. There is no evidence against me!"

Dani walked into the room at that moment. "Detective Benson, if I could talk to you out side?"

"What is it?" Olivia asked once the door was closed behind her.

Dani handed her a photo. "Take a look at this. This is the man that was working with Richard White. After Richard was killed, the FBI looked for him, but has had yet to find him. He went by the name Jose Rodriguez. I had the FBI look into the guy we found, it's the same man."

Liv looked through the one way glass. "And you're sure about this?"

"Look at the picture, Olivia." Dani said gently, shaking the picture a little.

Olivia took a good look at the photo. "Holy shit." She whispered. "That bastard."

Dani sighed. "He's the one, isn't he?"

Olivia nodded, still staring at the picture. "What evidence do we have that he raped Lizzy?"

The other detective handed Olivia a thick file. "This is filled with pictures of stuff we found in his apartment. I want to take it to Lizzy to make sure that it is what he used, but the analysis of the whip will tell us if the blood belongs to Lizzy. It's at the lab now; I should be getting a page soon." No sooner as the words left her mouth, her pager beeped. Dani looked at it and grimaced. "It's hers. Nail the bastard."

Olivia walked back into the room. "Actually, Mr. Cortez, there is plenty of evidence against you. Right now, you're looking at 25 to life."

"Actually, my client is not going anywhere. You do not have any right to be questioning him. What about his rights?" Adrian's lawyer placed a briefcase on the table. "I am offering you a deal. We admit to rape, and he only gets 10 years."

"We have evidence that he raped Lizzy. He also just admitted to being in his apartment at one that evening, which is the time that Lizzy was walking by his apartment building. He practically admitted to raping her. And no, I did not coerce a confession from him. I always left that to Detective Stabler." Liv smirked at the lawyer. "Planned rape, attempted murder, and he gets 25 to life. That's the best deal I will ever offer him." She turned and left the room, leaving an astounded lawyer and an unrepentant rapist.

Casey met her outside the interrogation room. "You've only got enough evidence to place him with Lizzy's rape. There isn't enough to place him with Elliot's death. Some of those pictures of him and you in his apartment, they're of that day. Munch and Fin checked into the dates, and both agreed that that was the day that Elliot was killed, but it won't be enough to convince a jury. You need more evidence." They walked into the main room of the station and Olivia stared at the picture board. "I've got to run back to my office, I'll call you later Olivia." With that, Casey left the precinct.

Liv was joined by Dani who began to explain the pictures. "We've put them in chronological order. See how in the first set of pictures include Richard White? The second set doesn't. The pictures are all stills taken from a video."

Olivia gasped. "Dear God, he's been stalking me for a year?" She continued to examine the photos. "Every date we went on, every investigation we went on. They're all here." She was muttering to herself, forgetting about Dani who in turn smashed down the feelings of sadness she felt.

Munch and Fin walked into the room, arguing yet again about another conspiracy. They froze when they saw the two female detectives studying the pictures. "I see you found the pictures, Liv." Munch said slowly.

Fin looked at Dani closely. He frowned slightly at the traces of sadness he found in her eyes. "Hey Dani, you want to go get coffee? We'll leave these two to discuss the pictures."

She looked over at him, slightly confused. "Okay."

They left the precinct, leaving behind two bewildered detectives.

Olivia and Munch just stared at the detectives as they left. "Munch…?"

"I know, Olivia. And if that wasn't the most peculiar thing I ever saw." Munch just stood there and blinked. "If my ears weren't deceiving me, I think he just asked her out." He took a swig of water.

Olivia was flabbergasted. "That's what I just figured." She broke into a smile. "I think Fin is smitten."

Munch choked on his swallow of water.

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The pair walked in silence for the first block before Dani blurted out, "I thought you hated me."

Fin looked down at his feet. "I never hated you. Disliked, maybe, but that's what happens when someone replaces one of the best detectives I have ever worked with." He paused. "Dani, I wish that I could've somehow make Elliot fall for you."

Dani gave a half smile. "Don't wish for what would never have happened. Olivia was the best thing for him, I could tell. Even before I knew her, I knew that he loved her. Even if he never did acknowledge it." She reached out and put her hand on his arm. "I was happy for her, really I was. It just still hurts a little, I think."

Fin looked at her hand on his arm and smiled at her. "Well, that is to be expected." He said, putting on a lighter tone and placing his hand on hers. "Well, my dear," He put on a fake southern drawl as best as he could, "I do believe that coffee is waiting for us."

She burst out laughing and Fin managed to look wounded. "That was the funniest thing that I have ever heard! Fin, you are defiantly not from the south!"

"Alright, smartass." He grumbled in his normal voice. "I was going to pay for your coffee, but now I might just have to reconsider!"

She laughed again, and he smiled at the sound of it. It was good to hear her laugh again. What the hell am I thinking? Man, I am going to get in too deep. No, it's too late. I'm already in over my head!

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In the sunlit loft of the apartment building on the corner of 11th street and Avenue A sat a heartbroken man. The situation unfolding was beyond his control and it angered him. He already had dented the exhaust vent on the roof from his fury. He hated feeling so helpless. His eyes were red from crying and his throat hurt from yelling. He was surprised that no one had come to investigate then remembered where he was. No one cares about us here in Alphabet City. He could only hope that the rest of those he loved were safe.

Maybe it was time for another visit to the roof to clear his head. He slid open the door and closed it behind him. Trudging up the stairs, he found himself on the roof. I'm so sorry, Liz. I'm sorry I can't be there for you.

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After making sure Munch wasn't going to collapse after choking on his water, Liv returned to examining the pictures.

"Liv, there isn't much more you are going to get from staring at them." Munch put a hand on her shoulder, his coughing subsided.

"I know, Munch. But seeing them makes me feel as if he's still here. I can remember all of these dates. Oh god, I miss him."

Munch just pulled her into a brotherly hug. "If he really is alive, I'm going to kill him for putting you through this."

She laughed through the tears. "You really do look out for me, don't you?"

"Of course, Liv! I'm your big bro! It's in the job description." He joked, rubbing her back a little.

She stepped out of his embrace, her face pulled into a frown. "Munch, did they search all the rooms?"

"I'm not sure, why?"

"Because if these pictures are from a video, that means that there is a tape somewhere in that apartment." She began to pace, thinking. "We have to go back! If we find that tape, maybe we can find the evidence to link him to both Lizzy and Elliot."

Munch tapped the side of his nose before pointing at her. "I like your thinking, Olivia Benson." He quickly wrote out a note for Fin. "Let's go. I told them to meet us there."

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Olivia and Munch hadn't been at the apartment for more than 10 minutes when Fin and Dani came rushing in. "You're lucky we're the police, or we would've gotten arrested for how many traffic laws you just broke." Dani was grumbling at Fin.

"Hey! I got us here safely and in record time, didn't I?" Fin protested.

"In record time maybe correct, but safely?" Dani left the sentence at that.

Fin just shook his head. "Women. Hey Munch, did we miss anything?"

"Yes. The aliens came and abducted all the people in the apartments. If I hadn't fought them off, they would've gotten Olivia and me as well. I knew that the government was hiding something from us." Munch ranted playfully.

Olivia gave him a little shove. "Behave. We waited for you."

The four of them headed back up the apartment and found the door still unlocked. "Use gloves, and find that video tape." Dani ordered. "Look everywhere."

Munch headed towards the master bedroom, where he proceeded to tear apart the bed, the drawers, and the closet. The only thing he found was dirty laundry, and porn. "This was one sick man." He commented as he left the room. "Maybe we can nab him on child pornography as well."

Fin headed to the kitchen, opening all the cupboards and pulling out everything. "Man, how does he live like this?" They were mostly bare, with a few essentials like cereal, soup, and bread. "Nothing here."

Olivia to the second room and dreaded what she would find there. Taking a deep breath, she looked around. The pictures were no longer there, but there was a video camera sitting next to the wall. She looked to where it was pointing and discovered a small hole that she assumed led to the bedroom. "Munch, is there a hole pointing towards the bed in the master bedroom?" When he gave the affirmative, she closed her eyes. "Bastard taped himself raping Lizzy." She announced, walking out to the living room where Dani was.

Dani had stayed in the living room. She looked around at the room and tried to think of where the man would hide a tape. Her eyes landed on a video player. "That's a little too obvious." She muttered, walking towards it. "Unless he wanted it to be found." She pushed the eject button. "Jackpot."

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A/N: Ahh! The sweet smell of….CLIFFHANGERS!! Mwahahahaha!!! Eh, I guess it's not a cliffhanger. It's just a really bad place to end it. Sorry! If I continued this chapter, it would've been like 10 or 11 pages long on Microsoft word. Reviews are the light at the end of the tunnel! Toodles!