Disclaimer: Well, I want it, but I can't have it. So I settle for writing fanfiction.
AN: Ha..ha..ha…(chuckles nervously, grimaces, and dodges rotten tomatoes and bricks) So here's the next chapter. Sorry!!!!
Oh, and good job to those who guessed who the shadow was correctly. You know who you are!
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"Maureen, we are NOT intervening!" Olivia hissed, trying not to draw attention to them.
"Oh, yes we are!" Maureen hissed back with a smile. "I don't get to play matchmaker for you and Dad, so I'll settle for John and Casey."
Olivia just buried her face in her hands and groaned.
"I've gotta run, guys." Casey looked around. "I need to be at the courtroom in about 20 minutes. Take care, Lizzy. I'll call you, John, when I'm done with the trial."
"Okay, Case. I'll see you then." He looked over at Olivia, who had her face in her hands. "You okay Liv?"
She looked up to see Munch looking at her carefully. "I'm fine, Munch. Just fine." Her pager suddenly went off. She checked the number and frowned. "Dani, do you recognize this number?" Dani shook her head so Olivia turned to Munch and Fin. "Guys?"
"Nope, never seen it before." Fin eyed it suspiciously. Munch just shook his head.
"Let me see, Liv." Maureen's eyes narrowed slightly at the number. "Liz, how would mom's boss have Liv's number?"
Elizabeth snatched the pager out of her sister's hand and paled slightly. "Don't call it, Liv. He'll find you. He'll find us!" She started panicking. "Don't, Mom, please don't!"
"Liz, calm down!" Maureen shouted, Kathleen and Dickie were both trying to hold their frantic sister down.
"C'mon, sis. Calm down!" Dickie tried to reason with his twin but received a death glare instead.
"Dickie, don't you get it!" She looked around at the flabbergasted group. "He's trying to find where you are. Mom told him all about you, Liv. And most of it wasn't true. And now he's out for revenge."
"And how would you know this, Lizzy?" Kathleen shot out. "None of us have seen Mom for a couple of months."
"Because of what she said before she kicked us out!"
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Ring! The phone jingled its annoying song. "I'll get it!" Lizzy shouted.
"Don't even think it, Elizabeth Stabler!" Her mom screamed before picking up the phone.
Lizzy frowned. What's up Mom's butt? She decided to evesdrop on the conversation. It wasn't hard seeing as her Kathy Stabler was yelling at whoever was on the phone.
"Damn it, Keith! I don't care how long it takes you! You are going to find Olivia Benson! Yes, she still works at the 16th precinct. No, she didn't change her name, and she is NOT a Stabler! God, Keith! How hard is it to track a woman who is still in the same city she has been for the past 8 years! You listen Keith, and you listen good. You WILL find her, and you will KILL her just like I want you to. You will make her suffer for what she did to me. Yes, Keith. Exactly. And Keith. Do NOT mess this up! If you can't find a woman that hasn't moved or changed her name, than you are more than incompetent, you are worthless."
Lizzy fled to her room the moment she heard the phone slam down. Mom wants to kill Olivia? She barely had time to register this fact when Kathy stormed into the room.
"Elizabeth, if you repeat any of what you heard, you will be next." Kathy said menacingly, bending down to growl in her daughter's face. "I know that you heard me, because you are so much like your father, ever the detective. If you value your life, you won't repeat this to anyone, especially Olivia Benson." She spat the name as if it were venom. "I want you out of my house, Elizabeth. The rest of the kids are gone, even Dickie. So go be with those who actually want you. You will be out by sundown, or I will pick you up and throw you out. You are no longer welcome in my house."
Lizzy barely had time to comprehend what Kathy was saying before she was slapped and Kathy stormed out of the room. She sat there for five minutes before shaking her head slightly and hurried about the room packing what she held most dear. A call to Maureen was in order; only with the conversation Kathy had had with Keith would be left out. Lizzy couldn't remember a time when she had felt so scared. Usually, this type of thing happened at her dad's job, not here at home. Her mind felt numb as she thought about what her mom had said. You are no longer welcome in MY house. She closed her eyes in fear. Olivia is going to die, I know it, and I can't do anything about it!
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Lizzy was in hysterical tears at the end of her story and the detectives were standing there in shock. Maureen, Kathleen, and Dickie were all holding Lizzy. Casey was the first to recover. "You'll have to be put in Witness Protection."
"No." Olivia said adamantly. "If I go under, than Kathy will know that Lizzy told us, and she'll go after her before finding me. And before you say it, no, I will not let you put the Stabler kids in the Program." She made eye contact with the other three detectives. "We will act as if nothing has happened. In the mean time, we will find this Keith, what was his last name, Liz?"
"Anderson." Was the muffled reply.
"Keith Anderson. We will also keep an eye on Kathy Stabler." Olivia said firmly. She turned to Lizzy. "Liz, honey, none of this was your fault. I do not blame you, I never will. Your mom is the one at fault. Even if she or Keith manages to put me in the hospital, I will not blame you. You had every right to be scared."
She waited until Lizzy had nodded before turning to the other three adults. "We need to call Don, no, wait. Let's go back to the station and talk to him. Tell him to check for bugs, but tell him in a way so that if there IS a bug, they won't know that we know. Once we know that the place is secure, we will talk, but only then."
The three adults moved to leave, while Olivia turned to the kids. "I love you all, don't forget that. We will be back later to talk." Then she too left the room. I need to talk to Huang and have him come to talk to Lizzy.
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The four detectives had never felt this sense of intense uneasiness. What if Keith had already found Olivia and was just waiting for the right time? Or perhaps Keith had failed and was already disposed of, leaving Kathy Stabler the one now searching. Either way, they all had to be careful as to how they proceeded.
They trooped into Don's office and began to search for any bugs. Don stood up. "Excuse me?"
"We're examining for…" Olivia paused, wondering what word to use. "An infection." She stressed infection, hoping he would catch on. At his widening eyes, she guessed that he did.
"What sort of infection?" He asked cautiously.
"A dangerous one." Fin replied.
"I think I found the source." Munch carefully held out the mic and went to cut the line. Olivia stopped him and shook her head. He nodded, understanding.
"No, there are more sources of this infection." Dani muttered, holding out two.
Don sank into his chair. How long have they been there? He looked up and something caught his eye. That had better not be a camera. He stood up on the chair in the corner and examined the plant on top of the shelf.
The other four noticed what he was doing and looked at each other. A camera was the thought going through all their minds.
Don took a piece of paper out and some tape. Standing on his desk again, he swiftly covered the camera and taped it in place. He nodded to the others to cut the microphone lines. Once they had cut the lines, Don spoke. "The camera isn't a sound camera. It only picks up the image, I checked.
"The only person who I know that has access to both mic's and the precinct is one I'm sure that we're all thinking of." Munch said slowly.
"Kathy Stabler." The other four said in unison, looking at each other with trepidation.
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Kathy was enjoying the conversation she was listening to inside Don's office. An infection indeed. They figured out about the bugs. Its about time. Do they honestly think that being married to a detective for that many years that I wouldn't pick up some skills? She grinned, watching them move around the office trying to find the bugs. Things were just about to get interesting when the screen suddenly went black. She stood up, her eyes wide. They found the camera? Did I not hide it well enough? All she knew is that her secret was now out and she had to move before they found her.
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It hadn't taken long to trace the receiver. It was close by, surprisingly enough. The four detectives had their guns out and ready. They were outside the door of a room in the basement of the precinct. "One, two, three!" Dani mouthed. Fin broke the door down and the four of them circled the room. "By the window!" Dani yelled.
Munch sprinted towards the window and pulled the figure down from trying to escape. "Well, well, well. Hello Kathy." He held his gun on her. "Stand. Now." She obeyed, glaring at Olivia as she walked up.
"So you actually thought that you could kill me?" Olivia sneered in her interrogation room voice. "And hiding in the basement of the precinct? I would have thought that being married to a detective all those years would have made you a little smarter than that."
"You think that you are so smart, Olivia Benson." Kathy snarled. "I'll get you still. Don't think that I don't have connections."
"And look where they've gotten you, Kathy." Another shadow stepped out.
"Keith, what are you doing here! I thought I told you to get lost!" The venom was dripping from her voice. "You couldn't handle a simple task!"
He ignored her. "Next time, Detective Benson, call the page back. Luckily for you, you were smart enough to figure it out. Not all the people I work with are that smart." He held out his badge. "Roger Gunnerman. FBI."
"You jackass!" Kathy struggled to get out of Munch's grip.
"Benson, Beck, Tutola, a little help here?" Munch grated out, trying not to lose his both his grip on her or his family jewels.
"Kathy Stabler, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Olivia Benson." Fin glared at the struggling woman. "Anything you say and do will be held against you in a court of law." He finished his speech as he roughly hauled her to her feet and pushed her towards the door.
"I'll get you, Olivia Benson! I'll find my husband and I'll get both of you!" She shrieked as she was led out of the basement and up the stairs.
"I take it she knows that Elliot is alive?" Dani muttered, putting her gun in her holster.
"Yes, she does." Roger stated simply. "Believe me, hearing her plans about what she was going to do to the both of you was NOT pretty to hear!"
Munch jumped as his pager went off. "Its Casey, she should be done with the trial by now." He took his phone out and placed the call.
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While the detectives were heading to the precinct, Casey was on her way to the courtroom. "Oh, goodie. Another trial!" She muttered as she walked into the courtroom. She nodded her greetings to the jury, judge, and the defense attorney and opened her briefcase. Let's make this short, sweet, and to the point.
The trial was indeed short. The evidence was presented and the defense lawyer had a hard time trying to prove Jose was innocent, especially with the tape the detectives had recovered from the apartment.
"We will take a 10 minute recess before giving the verdict." The judge announced before slamming his gavel down.
The 10 minutes crawled by for Casey. She knew that the jury would call him guilty, but she wasn't sure how Jose would take it. Another shooting in the courtroom was not what she was looking forward to. She stood when she saw the jury re-enter the room.
"Has the jury found a verdict?" The judge asked.
The spokesman looked up. "We have, your honor."
"Then in the count of first degree murder, how do you find the defendant?"
"We find him, guilty, your honor."
"And with the count of first degree rape, how do you find the defendant?"
"We find him, guilty, your honor."
"Then may the court find him guilty on both accounts, and may he be charged with 25 to life in a high security prison. Case dismissed." The slam of the gavel resounded through the courtroom.
Surprisingly enough, Jose allowed himself to be led out of the room. Casey let out a sigh of relief and picked up her briefcase. Heading out to her car, she dialed Munch's pager number.
A minute later, he called her back. Hi Case, how did the trial go? She smiled at the sound of his voice. "Tell Liv we won. El can come home."
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"Yahoo!" Munch yelled, grabbing Olivia around the waist as well as he could with one arm and whirled her around. "We won, Livvy dear! Elliot can come home!"
Olivia laughed with Munch but when he announced that Elliot could return, she froze. "He can come home?" She whispered, tears in her eyes.
"Hang on, Case." He put the phone down and embraced his 'sister'. "Yes, Liv. He can come home soon."
Olivia just burst into tears and ran up the stairs. He stared after her. "Hey Case, I'm back." How did she take it? "She took it well." He nodded to Roger, Dani, and Fin and the four of them headed up the stairs. What did she do? "She burst into tears and ran up the stairs." Where is she going? "I'm guessing the roof. It's where she goes when she wants to be alone."
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Casey smiled. "She and Elliot are a lot alike in that respect. They both want to show their extreme emotions in private." Yes, but still, Case. I don't want her to be alone. "She won't be, John. Elliot is coming home soon." Yes, as usual, you are probably right. She'll be fine. "I'm always right, John." She laughed. "I'll see you soon, I'm almost at the precinct." Alright, I'll see you soon. "Bye, John." She clicked her phone shut and smiled. Elliot was coming home.
She parked and headed into the precinct. Inside, she was met with joyous laughter and talking.
"Casey!" Don bellowed. "Nice of you to join us! Heard the good news about the case. Good job there, Counciler."
She grinned. "Just doing my job, Captain."
Olivia emerged from the stairwell. "Casey, good to see you." She wiped the remaining tears from her cheeks and beamed at her friend. "Thank you." She whispered, enveloping her friend in a hug.
Casey returned the hug and whispered back. "Anything for you, Liv."
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Kathy, Kathy, Kathy. Elliot just shook his head when he got the report of what his ex-wife had been up to. He had the FBI agent Gunnerman to thank for the update. However, he wasn't told if he could go home yet. All Gunnerman would tell him is that it wasn't a good idea yet. He accepted this grudgingly, but was counting the days until he could be free. He hoped Casey was on the case, because he knew that she could win it. Hurry up, Novak!
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AN: Well, I was going to end the story when Elliot came back, but I realized that Christmas hasn't happened yet. So you guys get more than just 'one more chapter' you get at least two! Huzzah!! Luckily for you guys, I finished this BEFORE my wisdom teeth extraction. I'm surprised I'm able to post this. Vicoden is a VERY good thing. LOL!