Wednesday, November 20th. 3:00 pm. The new york university.

After Nick and Fin arrived at the campus, they proceeded to interrogate people around, asking them if they witnessed anything unusual or heard any screams the previous night. According to the campus security, it was a quiet night and nothing suspect was noticed near the library. Even the security footage was not available. Heading to the library, the detectives talked in vain to the librarian, an old man with hearing issues who seemed to be nothing else but a fossil waiting for his retirement.

"It's november, the mid terms are ahead, so the library should be filled with students at night, and yet nobody heard or saw anything? ... strange" Nick told Fin while heading to the director's office. Fin nodded in agreement.

Once the director accepted to meet the detectives, she greeted them in her office.

"Detectives, please take a seat" The director requested Politely.

"Thank you Mrs Anderson" Replied Nick.

"What can i do for New york's finest?" Asked Mrs Anderson, smiling.

"A student of your college was attacked last night, near the library, her name is Samantha Robins, what can you tell us about her?" Asked Fin.

"Oh dear lord! is she okay?" Replied Mrs Anderson Horrified.

"She's in good care now, but very traumatised...you appear to personally know her?" Replied Fin, intrigued.

"Yes i know her! she's my Daughter's Best friend ...This is horrible ... how could that even happen ... , My daughter and Sam are inseparable... Beckie's gonna be devastated when she'll hear the news..." Said Mrs Anderson saddened.

"Beckie? is that your daughter?" Asked Nick.

"Yes" replied Mrs Anderson then added "have you spoken to the security guards?".

"We have, but they didn't notice anything unusual ..." Nick replied

"So what can you tell us about Samantha Robins" Asked Fin.

"She's a sweet girl, same age as my daughter, they're both sophomores... she's a good student, never caused any trouble... she's a very serious element" Replied Mrs Anderson.

"Alright, Do you happen to know if she has a boyfriend?" Asked Nick while taking notes.

"I don't know..."Replied Mrs Anderson.

"We're gonna have to talk to your daughter" requested Fin.

"Uh... yes... let me call her" Answered Mrs Anderson, hesitantly

"Beckie could you come to my office, SVU detectives are in here , they're here for Sam, she was attacked last night, they want to ask you some questions..." Said Mrs Anderson talking to Beckie on the phone.

"She's coming" Said Mrs Anderson to the detectives after hanging up her phone.

Five minutes later, Beckie Anderson arrived at the office confused.

"Mom , what happened?" Asked Beckie, Horrified.

"They said she was raped last night" replied Mrs Anderson.

"What? oh my god! is she okay?" Asked Beckie panicked while looking at the detectives.

"She's okay..." Replied Fin then added "we have few questions to ask you about her".

"Yes, sure ..." Replied Becky.

"Does she have any boyfriend?" Asked Nick.

"She doesn't...but... " Said Beckie hesitant.

"What is it Beckie?" Inquired Fin intrigued.

"Well there's that guy, who was extremely interested in her but she wasn't into him... he asked her out many times but she always refused... she told me that she didn't like him even though he was nice" explained Beckie.

"What's his name?" Asked Nick while taking notes.

"Ethan James, he's a junior..." Replied Beckie

"Where can we find him?" Demanded Fin.

"He must be in class now" Replied Beckie then added after looking at Mrs Anderson "Mom ... i wanna go to see her now, she needs me...".

"I'll drive you to her apartment honey..."Replied Mrs Anderson.

"Is that it detectives?" Asked Mrs Anderson.

"We're done, but could you show us Ethan james' class?" Replied Nick.

"Sure, follow me... " Said Mrs Anderson then she added "is he the prime suspect?".

"We don't know yet, we just want to ask him few questions" Replied Nick purposely not revealing much.

After Mrs Anderson walked the detectives to Ethan james' classroom, she left with her daughter taking her to visit her Best friend Samantha.

Fin and Nick penetrated the classroom and asked for Ethan James to step out of the class.

"Is there a problem detectives?" Wondered Ethan.

"We just want to ask you few questions" Replied Fin.

"Concerning what?" Asked Ethan intrigued.

"What can you tell us about Samantha Robins?" Asked Nick.

"Oh Sam? she's very hot, i've been trying to hook up with her for a while now but she always turned me down... she's hard to conquer, you know what i mean detectives..." Smirked Ethan.

"No we don't, you punk" Replied Fin dryly then Nick Added "she was sexually assaulted last night. do you know anything about that?" asked Nick, irritated by Ethan's arrogance.

"What? she was raped?... wait... you think i did that?" Replied Ethan with astonishment.

"You sure have a solid motive... she turned down your propositions so many times but you couldn't take no for an answer, could you?..." Said Nick while accusing Ethan madly.

"I swear i didn't do anything! i'm not a rapist! i really had a crush on her but when she turned me down i let go i swear!" Said Ethan, genuinely scared.

"Where were you last night from 9pm to midnight" Asked Fin.

"At a party, in a club... downtown" replied Ethan.

"We're gonna have to check your alibi" Said Nick.

"Yeah sure go ahead ! i'm innocent detectives. I would never hurt anybody" Replied Ethan.

"We'll be in touch, don't go far..." Said Nick in a threatening tone.

Nick and Fin left the campus heading to the club downtown to check Ethan James' alibi.

"You believe the kid?" Asked Nick while driving.

"He sure is arrogant ... but he was genuinely panicked when we told him about Sam" Replied Fin.

"He could be a good actor..." said Nick.

"Don't jump into conclusions man..." Replied Fin.

Nick smirked silently.

...

Wednesday, November 20th. 7:00 pm. The Special victims unit Squad room.

Amanda was at her desk still thinking about what had happened with Olivia earlier that day and about what she told her in the car.

"Is she trying to be my friend? what's the purpose of her inviting me for a drink? maybe she's hoping i'd spit every part of my life out while being under the influence? mhh... uhh i'm so paranoid ... it's not Liv's style ... it's probably her way of showing me that she cares...".

interrupting her thoughts, Fin and Nick walked in the squad room heading to Liv's office to brief her on the ongoing case. Amanda joined them.

"Hey ,so anything new?" Asked Liv.

"We spoke to the director , her daughter Beckie happened to be Sam's best friend, she told us about a guy Ethan James who was interested in her , we spoke to him , he seemed to be the perfect suspect but we checked out his alibi & he told us the truth, apparently he was at a party last night , couldn't have attacked the girl..." replied Nick.

"What about the rape kit results?" Olivia asked.

"I was just on the phone with Warner and she said there were no semen on her, no DNA, nothing ... just several bruises... nothing to help us identify the perp..." Amanda replied back, disappointed.

"So we've got nothing..." Said Fin.

"I still believe Ethan has something to do with that..." Assured Nick.

"We checked out his alibi, Nick... it couldn't have been him... he was an hour away from the campus..." Explained Fin, calmly.

"I know!..." Overreacted Nick.

"Okay guys calm down... tomorrow Rollins and i will talk to Sam again , we'll ask her about Ethan... there's nothing much we can do for tonight... go home" Ordered Liv.

"Got it sergeant " Replied Nick.

The detectives proceeded to leave Olivia's office heading back to their desks to finish paper work.

...

Wednesday, November 20th. 9:30 pm. The Special victims unit Squad room.

Olivia left her office heading to Amanda's desk.

"Still up for that drink?" Liv asked smiling.

"Oh yeah sure" replied Amanda forcing a smiling.

"Girly night! nice!" Teased Fin.

"Shut up Fin" Said Amanda joking, but obviously annoyed by Fin's reflexion.

"Good night everyone" Said nick.

"I'm out too" Replied Fin.

"Good night guys" Liv replied.

Amanda couldn't help herself but feel anxious about this "girly night", she still couldn't see Olivia as anything else but her superior and it was actually hard for Amanda to act cool in front of her because whenever they talk, all Amanda could remember was the confrontation they had when Liv found out about the illegal Gambling club, and how she told her that she'd never trust her anymore...

...

Wednesday, November 20th. 10:30 pm. at the Bar

After Amanda and Olivia arrived at the bar, they sat on the counter next to each other.

"Two beers please" Liv ordered.

"Coming right up ma'am" Replied the bartender.

An awkward silence took place between the two ladies.

Olivia finally breaking the silence said "So Amanda ... what's your story?".

"My story? what makes you believe i have a story?" Replied Amanda feeling very uncomfortable.

"Oh we all have stories, that's what makes us who we are, don't you think?" Liv said, smiling.

"I don't know... i guess..." replied Amanda, shyly.

"Look... i feel like there's some sort of an uncomfortable vibe between us... i don't want you to think that you're talking to your superior... we're just two women having a drink & eventually sharing... no big deal... i'm no longer Sergeant Benson & you're no longer Detective Rollins... how's that sound?" clarified Liv.

Amanda replied smiling "Sounds good...Liv".

"Mhh... okay... so she wants to be my friend then? let's see where this is going to lead me" thought Amanda silently.

"Here are your beers, ladies" The bartender said while serving the cold beverages.

"Thanks" The girls simultaneously replied.

"How about we play a little game? Itell you something personal about me and you do the same..." Liv proposed.

"I'm in... and since it's your idea then i suggest you go first..."Said Amanda smirking.

"You got me!" Smiled Liv.

"Okay so ... hum...let me see... I was once engaged to a guy when i was 16, he was 21... he was my first love and i thought he was the one ..." Confessed Olivia.

"16! what did your parents say?" Asked Amanda surprised.

"My mom...She was close to have a heart attack..." Smiled Olivia then added "your turn, Georgia peach!".

Amanda smirked and said "Let me see... hum...my dad had big gambling issues... i know what you're gonna say...like father like daughter...".

"I've always been against that saying ..." Said Liv gazing away.

"What do you mean?" Asked Amanda intrigued.

"Long story... but short version...I'm the fruit of my mother's rape..." Confessed Liv while looking away then added, looking back at Amanda and half smiling "and i guess i didn't turn into a monster like my biological father, did i?...".

Amanda was definitely not expecting a confession like this, she was genuinely surprised and amazed by Olivia's strength, but that confused her even more, and the fact that she deliberately opened up to her about it appeared strange to Amanda.

"Why would she tell me something like this? it's not something we could confess to anyone after inviting them for a drink... does that mean that she trusts me again? what's this all about..." Thought Amanda silently.

"I'm sorry Liv... but why are you telling me this?" Asked Amanda confused.

"I thought we were confessing personal things to each other?" Replied Liv smiling.

"Yeah ... but..." Said Amanda without finishing her sentence.

Liv interrupted her " Look... let's cut to the chase here, okay?... lately, i've noticed that you are not yourself... constantly freaking out, snapping at anyone... clearly there's something wrong... , and i just want to help you... your behaviour reminds me of... mine...i have been through the same thing a while ago ".

"You did?... it's just, i've been having rough nights lately...mostly due to nightmares" confessed Amanda hesitant.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Olivia asked the young detective.

"Do i? would it make me feel better? would it help me get through it?..."Thought Amanda silently while looking away.