I'm just going to get straight to the story. I've been away far too long and I just want to get this finished so people can finally know the ending.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LAW & ORDER: SVU OR ITS CHARACTERS

Olivia heard the faint beeps of what she assumed was a heart monitor. She tried to move but when the pain hit her she decided it was best to just lay still for the time being. The longer she laid down, eyes shut, the louder the beeping became. "Liv?"

Olivia knew that voice, and she knew that if Elliot was here, then she was safe. Elliot, who had stayed by Olivia's side ever since she had arrived at the hospital, watched her carefully. He didn't want to lose the thing he cared about most, aside from his children. He watched as her eyes began to flutter, until they opened completely. She scanned the room quietly, realizing she was indeed in a hospital room. "Elliot?" she whispered, hoping he could tell her what had happened.

"I'm right here Liv," he said, as he grabbed her hand. He gently stroked the back of her hand with his thumb, grateful that she was alright. The doctors had told her they were fairly certain that she would be fine, but he didn't want to get his hopes up until she saw it with his own eyes. He watched as she slowly began to sit up, before he places his hand behind her back, easing her into it. "Careful Liv, not too fast."

When she was up and situated, she turned to Elliot, still confused. "What happened?" she asked, wondering how she ended up in the hospital.

Elliot continued to gently stroke her arm, trying not to get choked up remembering what had happened hours before. "On the way to the hospital you started to code in the ambulance. When you got here the doctors wanted to make sure you wouldn't have an infection from the stab wound. Your heart rate started to jump, so once they got you stable, they sedated you to give you some stitches and let you recover." Olivia lifted the hospital gown above her waist, stopping when she saw the gaze taped to her skin, just above her left hip. "Ten stitches," he said, answering her silent question.

Olivia nodded, before she began to rub her head, feeling the beginnings of a migraine. "How long was I out for?"

Elliot watched the woman in front of him. He was relieved that she was finally talking in coherent sentences. In the ten minutes the ambulance took to get to the hospital she had gone from joking around to speaking in phrases that made absolutely no sense. "Two hours," he answered, before offering her a smile, grateful that she was now okay.

"So, did we catch them?"

Elliot let out a small laugh. Leave it to Olivia to be laying in the hospital and worried about not herself, but whether or not they got the people responsible for the crime. "Yes," he said with a nod, "They found Karusso, Princeton and all the women and put a stop to the ring."

Olivia let out a sigh of relief. She slowly laid her head back until it rested gently on her pillow. "How did you tell Cragen where to find us?" she asked as she closed her eyes, stressed from the whole situation.

Confused, Elliot raised an eyebrow. He didn't tell Cragen anything, he hadn't had any contact with the man since Olivia had arrived. "Liv, I didn't tell Cragen.

Olivia's eyes shot open. "If you didn't tell Cragen, then who did?"

"I did."

The two turned to look at the door, surprised when they saw who was standing there. Olivia, not really able to move, squeezed Elliot's hand. Elliot, on the other hand, wasn't going to let someone in here that was not welcome. "What the hell are you doing here?" he asked, as he stood up and stepped closer to the man.

Before the visitor could open his mouth to speak Elliot had his hands clenched in his shirt and had pulled him closer to his face. "Elliot," Olivia warned, not wanting to start drama here.

"Detective Stabler," the man finally began, waiting for Elliot to release his grip on him.

Elliot finally released him, but not before giving him a glare that sent a chill down his spine. "How do you know my real name Parker?"

Parker fixed his shirt, before clearing this throat. The two could see a small bandage across his eyebrow, knowing it was from the fight with Drew and Tony in the warehouse, but something about him seemed different. "First of all, my name's not Parker. I'm Special Agent Daniel Boyd."

Elliot continued to stare at the man he had been undercover with. "The FBI? You were undercover this whole time?" Daniel nodded. "Why the hell didn't anyone tell me?"

Daniel shrugged. "We couldn't risk you ruining your cover, and potentially mine."

"We?" Olivia asked, causing both men's' attention to go back to the woman laying in the hospital bed. "Cragen knew about you the whole time?"

Daniel nodded. "About eight months ago the ring moved to the city, and I knew Cragen from a previous case years ago. I knew he had good detectives who would be willing to help, so when I got everything situated I called him and a few weeks later I had Lucas Kent sitting in my living room."

After hearing his explanation, Elliot wanted to know more. "How'd you get stuck with this case?" he asked, as he returned to his chair by Olivia's bedside. He motioned to the seat across from him, inviting Daniel to sit and tell his whole story.

Daniel took the seat, figuring he might as well tell them everything before the case went to court. "About a year and a half ago the FBI wanted me to go undercover and gain inside information on a trafficking ring that was, at the time, in Chicago. I assumed the identity of Parker and worked my way up until I was the boss' right hand man. The boss, Aaron Matthews, liked the way I thought and because of that he began to spend a lot more time with me. It took about 6 months before Matthews started to notice inconsistent things with me and so one night he took me out and walked to talk to me." Daniel looked up to see Olivia and Elliot were still listening. He knew he had to tell them the rest of the story, and he knew they probably wouldn't see things the way he did, but it was something that needed to be explained. "Before I knew it, we were in an empty building and he told me he knew who I really was. I don't know how he found out, but I couldn't let him ruin an operation I'd already committed myself to, so I knew he had to go. He pulled a gun out on me but before he could shoot me, I fought for it and before I knew it, he was dead."

"Tell me you at least followed protocol," Elliot said, a little worried by Daniel's approach to things.

Daniel shrugged. "I called my boss, told him what happened, and they took care of it. I went back to Gordon and everyone else and told them the cops had found Matthews and killed him. That was when I took over. I moved the operation here, and the next thing I know, Cragen's sending in two cops to go undercover." He looked up at Elliot and Olivia and raised an eyebrow. "Two cops who nearly blew the whole operation."

Elliot glared at the man in front of him. "Excuse me?" Olivia said, giving the man a look to show she didn't appreciate his comment. "Do you honestly think we purposely tried to get caught?"

Daniel looked at her, annoyed. "All I know is if you," he said pointing to Elliot, "Had kept it in your pants, Gordon wouldn't have had any reason to follow you to that motel."

Elliot, completely angry that this man had come into Olivia's hospital room and was accusing them of blowing their cover and ruining the operation, clenched his fist. "Don't you dare come in here yelling at us, especially her!" He grabbed her hand and interlaced their fingers together before he continued. "She had to do things for you and those men that she would have never done, so excuse me if she wanted to be with someone who made her feel safe."

Daniel raised his hands in defeat. "Okay okay, sorry."

Elliot flared his nostrils. His blood was boiling. How dare this man come in and say this to them, especially after what they had been through. Elliot felt Olivia's hand fall gently onto his arm, which caused him to look up. Their eyes met and nearly instantaneously he began to calm down. Somehow looking into those big brown eyes always seemed to calm him down. "So how did Cragen find us?" he asked, once he had fully regained control of his temper.

Daniel looked first at Olivia, then over at Elliot. She reminded him so much of his wife and he knew that if he were in the same situation, he would've gotten twice as angry, so he couldn't really blame the man for his outburst. "I had noticed you two were getting a little too close, and once I caught you sneaking out the first time I knew it was only a matter of time before everyone else found out too. I called Cragen to warn him that you guys might be in trouble and to be ready at any time. When Gordon brought you two in I knew it was too late. I sent him a text to meet us at the warehouse, but not to barge in unless it was necessary in case we were able to turn things around. He heard the gunshots from when Tony and Drew were shot and he decided to go in. Luckily he made it in time," he said, looking at Olivia hooked up to the heart monitor and IV drip.

"Luckily," Elliot mumbled, as he squeezed Olivia's hand. He wouldn't have known what to do had Olivia not made it. As far as he knew, it was Cragen who saved Olivia's life, not Daniel.

Olivia looked down at Elliot and decided to ignore his mumbling. She knew Daniel was to partially blame for the pain in her side, but she was a big enough person to see past that and see the bigger picture. "Did they at least arrest Gordon?"

Daniel nodded. "Drew was treated for the flesh wound on his shoulder, and Gordon was taken down to your precinct."

"And Tony?" Elliot asked, remembering there had been 3 men to take them.

Daniel shook his head. "He ended up getting shot in the chest and it was too late to save him." Daniel watched as both Elliot and Olivia nodded. "Drew, Karusso, and Princeton are going to be on trial sometime next week."

"And Gordon?" Olivia asked, wanting that monster to pay for everything he had done to not only her but innocent of women.

"He's going to be waiting for a while, but it looks like there's going to be no chance of him getting bail," Daniel explained. He watched as both detectives breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the man who had put Olivia in the hospital was not going to hurt them anymore.

Okay so I had been getting a few messages and reviews to update this story, and I realized: 'oh goodness, I can't believe I stopped this so close to the end. My readers must hate me'. Sorry about that guys. I'm really just going to try to get the end up here so you guys can finally know the conclusion. Only 2 more chapters left and I promise it won't be a year until I update again. Please review to tell me how I did, because I know I've kind of gotten rusty with this story. Once more, I'm sorry.