I decided to write an epilogue to this. It took me quite a while, but I just felt like it and I'm stuck in New York until Thursday because of the snow, so I just kind of got inspired. You know, being back in New York kind of reminds me why we moved. The people are terrible drivers.

Where are They Now?

Elliot- after the divorce things just kept going from bad to worse for him. First he was put on to the traffic surveillance division. After the Internal Affairs investigation, however, he was deemed to reckless and unstable for the force all together. After using up all of his unemployment benefits, he finally found a job that still involved law enforcement- he became a mall cop. The teenagers at the mall he worked at call him a "Rent a Cop" all the time. The closest he ever gets to any real action is when ha has an angry shoplifter or when an old woman thinks that he's being a pervert. Elliot wants action, but hates reporting shoplifters because it involves returning to his old precinct. His children can barely stand to be around him because he cheated on their mom and because he's now a rent a cop.

Olivia- was forced on to very early maternity leave by the Internal Affairs Board. After the investigation, she was also fired because she was deemed mentally unstable (all of the not having a father issues were really affecting her work) and they found out that she never really did anything except get herself kidnapped and then mess up at the trial. She was forced to take a job as a waitress and (after the triplets were born) then a bartender. She essentially forced Elliot to stay and marry her that way they could all be a "Real Family". Her step children absolutely hate her; her husband is almost never home; and, they can barely afford the apartment. Her life has become so miserable that she often finds herself driving past the 1-6 precinct building and imagining that she had never ever even thought about having a secret relationship with Elliot.

Kathy- actually benefitted quite a bit from the divorce. She was awarded primary custody of the children and also got the house. She kept her job as a nurse and was awarded the Mabel May Wagner Nursing Award for demonstrating grate resourcefulness, dedication, and compassion. She was quickly promoted as head of the nursing staff at the hospital she worked at and was soon making enough money to finally pay off the last of the mortgage on the house. Eventually, Kathy did remarry. She never had any more children, but she did remarry. It was actually quite a surprise who she ended up marrying, as no one thought that he would ever remarry again. That's right, Kathy ended up marrying John Munch. The ceremony was a small one, as they had both been married before. Kathy persuaded him to move to Queens because the kids lived there and now she spends most of her time either at the hospital, helping her grown children, or talking to John. When he retired, they decided to move to a beach town, and ended up going to Galveston Island, Texas. She continued to be a nurse and the kids still visit.

John Munch- married Kathy. One day they were both bitching about how stupid Elliot and Olivia were and how they got what they deserved, when John decided to take a chance and ask her to get a beer with him. Neither wanted anything involving too much commitment, but they had eventually decided to just tie the knot and see where it went. John never divorced her, mainly because she fed and put up with him, and he was actually pretty happy about how things turned out. He kept his job as a sex crimes detective until another position opened up in homicide and he took it. John had never liked live victims, it was much easier to deal with a dead body. He got along very well with his new step children. He was never really a dad, more of an uncle, but it was okay with him. He stayed in homicide for the rest of his career (which was only a few years) and when he retired, he and Kathy moved down to a small town in Texas where he stayed at home, and she continued to be a nurse.

Fin- managed to patch things up with his son. He and his ex wife are not exactly on very good terms, but they've all learned to accept that little fact. He was John's best man when he married Kathy, and whenever Elliot has to drop off a shoplifter, he makes sure to be the one that takes that case just so he can shove it in Elliot's face. Fin never remarried and never really started dating again. After about a year or two of the whole "dating scene" he just decided he would prefer to stay single the rest of his life. When Ken got a boyfriend and then got married, Fin was there for him. Fin still felt incredibly awkward about his son being gay, but has learned to live with it. When Ken adopted children and brought them to meet Fin, he cried like a baby for the first time in years. He has now completely turned into a softie, but only around the grand children.

Chester Lake- actually turned into a pretty decent detective. In this world, Chester did not shoot that one guy, so he never went to prison. Instead, he went to Vegas one weekend where he ended up getting really drunk and proposing to some show girl who was also pretty drunk and about fifteen years his junior. They woke up the next morning as husband and wife. The girl's name was Heidi, she was actually quite pretty and rather nice, and so they ended up not getting an annulment on their marriage and went back to New York together. Heidi went back to school and got a job that did not involve dancing on tables. She and Chester ended up having three children and a pretty decent marriage considering the fact that they met at the bottom of a bottle of tequila. Chester eventually became the Sergeant and he and Heidi stayed married for the rest of their lives.

Cragen- went to the bar next door and got so drunk that he almost forgot what had happened that day. He ended up quitting as soon as the whole fiasco was over then retired to Florida, where, hopefully, Elliot, Olivia, or their children could never find him again.

Hmm… John/ Kathy. I actually just wrote that one off the top of my head. I don't know, I kind of like it in some ways. I wonder if there are any John/ Kathy stories on here? I'd kind of like to read one. My two favorites to write, though, were Chester's and Cragen's.

The story about Chester actually happened to some one I know. His mom's ex boyfriend got drunk and proposed to some Vegas show girl and they've now been married for twenty years. I just thought that Chester would end up doing something like that.

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