Chapter 4
Three days later, the SVU team is in the squad room and they are talking about Amanda's engagement. Everyone is happy that Amanda is going to get married. She continually looks at her engagement ring and she smiles.
"So when do you plan on getting married?" Carisi asks.
"I just got engaged. I would love to get married in the summer time." Amanda replies.
Fin and Carisi look at Amanda's ring with excitement. They are happy for Amanda. She hopes that all of her dreams would come true. She has a lot of wedding planning to do.
"I can't believe you're getting married. It seems like yesterday when you first came to SVU." Fin says.
"Your father must be happy about this engagement." Carisi says.
Olivia is in her office and she and Chief Dodds are talking. The SVU team wonder what they're talking about. In the office, Olivia prepares to tell Chief Dodds about Amanda's engagement.
"So, Detective Rollins. She's engaged?" Chief Dodds asks.
"Yeah. She's really happy about it." Olivia replies.
Olivia mentions that they planned a party for Jesse after the christening and Amanda didn't know about the party. She also tells Chief Dodds that Amanda was surprised when she walked into her apartment. Chief Dodds replies by saying that it must have been a big surprise since Amanda didn't know about the party.
"Her father must be happy too." Chief Dodds says.
"He is happy. He's been a good father to his daughter." Olivia says.
Olivia tells Chief Dodds that Amanda's father used to gamble and that he had stopped gambling when his ex-wife threw him out of the house. Amanda and her sister would cry about not seeing their father. She mentions that her father tried to kill himself after finding out that his daughter's rape kit was negative.
"At least he can be a part of his daughter's wedding." Chief Dodds responds.
"Her father has been through so much already." Olivia says.
Chief Dodds and Olivia agree that Amanda's father has been through a lot over the years. Between the gambling, not being able to see his daughters, Amanda's rape, his suicide attempt and rehab. She wonders what would have happened if Amanda had chosen to live with her father instead of her mother when her parents divorced.