Bellview Prison Ward
September 3, 2011 3:30pm
(Benson's POV)
As he came closer I began to tremble. He leered at me and I watched as his hand slipped under the covers. I tried to move away, but I couldn't. I felt his dirty hand feeling me up and I began to scream. He put his hand over my mouth and I bit it. A nurse rushed in and asked what was going on. Before I could answer, he said, "nothing. She just got scared when I came towards her. She must have thought I was Harris or something."
"If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to her myself." the nurse responded. She quickly became my hero… my knight in shining armor… so I thought.
Parker quickly jumped in again, this time saying, "I can't leave you alone with her. I have to be here in case she goes crazy or something. Besides, she has nothing to hide…" he turned to look at me, "right Olivia?"
"There's such a thing as doctor patient confidentiality and if you don't get your ass out of here right now, I'll call the cops and have you dragged out by your hair!" Ok, she was back on my good list again. She shooed him out of the room and pulled up a chair next to me. She asked if I was okay and… I don't know what happened. I just snapped. I told her everything.
I told her that he sexually assaulted me and that I was sure he was the one who poisoned me. I asked her not to let him back in the room, but she told me that she couldn't do that. I started to cry. I asked her to call Captain Cragen. She said she'd go to do that, but I asked her to call from a cell phone or the room phone instead so that he couldn't come back.
I told her the number and waited while she talked to him. She hung up and told me that he was already on his way up. A minute later, I saw him step off of the elevator, and laughed as he picked up and moved Parker from in front of the doorway. He walked in and told me it was good to see me laughing.
I smiled and the nurse asked if she could leave. I nodded and she traded places with Cragen, watched for another second, then left. I asked Cragen what he was doing back so soon and he pointed to the corner of the room. He told me that he was keeping an eye on me. I let him give me a hug. I asked if he was going to arrest Parker.
For a minute, I was really hopeful, but then I saw him shake his head. He told me that he thought there might be more going on and that he needed Parker to remain ignorant for a little while. I asked if that meant that he believed I was innocent and he winked at me. I took that as a yes.
Bellview Prison Ward
September 3, 2011 4:00pm
(Cragen's POV)
When I left Liv's room, I decided to talk to Parker for a minute. I told him that we had been looking at Harris' phone records and there was a call between the two of them on the day of the murder. I asked him what Harris sounded like and if he said anything that might help us.
Parker looked startled for a second then weaved an interesting tale. He told me that Harris had called him, saying that he heard someone outside of his place, and that he had asked him to come by and check things out. He added that while they were on the phone, he heard a crash then heard shots being fired. He said that he jumped into his car and raced to Harris' apartment, where he found Olivia passed out, clutching the gun and a knife. He told me that he left for a minute and that when he came back, Liv was awake and the weapons were missing. Since he couldn't prove that she did it, he put her in the back of his car and drove her home.
I asked why she didn't mention it and Parker told me that she passed out again in the back of his car and he brought her up to her apartment and left her there. I had to admit, he was good. He admitted to everything we had evidence of and didn't say anything that we could prove incorrect. Begrudgingly, I had to leave… for the time being. I hoped that we'd find some more evidence against him and that we'd still be able to save Liv… but time was getting tight. Her trial was set to start soon… in fact, jury selection would begin tomorrow. We'd have to work fast.
In the meantime, I had to tell both sides what I'd found out today. I worried that this was yet another nail in Liv's coffin, but I hoped with every fiber of my being that Cabot wouldn't trust this guy. At the same time, I almost wanted him to testify, so that he could get in trouble for committing perjury… of course, this was all circumstantial…
The Office of Alexandra Cabot
September 3, 2011 4:15pm
(Cabot's POV)
I was going over the questions that I wanted to use during jury selection the next morning when the phone rang. To be honest, I was glad for the break. I was having a moral dilemma over prosecuting Liv. She was one of my best friends. I knew she didn't do this, but all of the evidence pointed to her.
I answered the phone and was surprised to hear Cragen's voice on the other end. He told me what Parker had told him. I was shocked. I asked why he was telling me something that implicated Liv and he said that he had to. He had me there… I just figured he'd try to keep it from me as long as possible. I hung up with him and sighed… now, I had even more of a problem… I had a witness for the prosecution.
I checked the paper I jotted Parker's cell number down on and dialed my office phone again. He answered and I asked him to meet with me when his shift was over. He seemed surprised but agreed to the meeting. While I waited for him, I went back to preparing for trial. I wished, for the millionth time, that I was on the other side… that I was defending Liv. I'd never had this much trouble preparing my arguments before. In a way, my heart and my brain were fighting and I was afraid that my heart was winning.
… At the same time, as bad as it seems, I couldn't help but think that if I gave up to easily, I'd lose my job… or someone else would replace me on the case.
The Temporary Office of Casey Novak
September 3, 2011 4:30pm
(Novak's POV)
I was going over all of my trial materials, trying to picture the ideal jury, all afternoon. It had been a long time since I'd been in a courtroom and it had been forever since I'd had to defend anyone… and I'd never had to defend one of my best friends. I couldn't be the reason she went to jail!
A knock at the door jerked me out of my self-pity party. I answered and was shocked to hear what Cragen told me. He told me what he'd discovered about Parker and I started to cry. He sat down next to me and rubbed my back for a minute, trying to calm me down. He told me that, while this was by no means good news, he thought there was more to the story… and that it put someone else at the crime scene… someone who hadn't left any prints.
"So, he was wearing gloves?" I asked, grinning ear to ear. Cragen nodded but didn't look nearly as happy. He said that since the door was already open and Parker was claiming Harris was already dead, there was a chance that he just hadn't touched anything. He also said that Parker didn't have a motive and Liv clearly did… in fact, he claimed that Parker had benefitted greatly from Harris' arrest and that he probably felt indebted to him. My grin shrank and I began to realize what I was up against.