Just moments after Melinda finished telling the court on her findings on how both Victoria's boyfriend and baby had died, Jason took the stand. He seemed to be calm like everyone else was, but perhaps a little too calm for that matter.
As Alex proceeded with her questioning, she already knew that Jason was acting innocent; but with the overwhelming amout of evidence against him and the victim's testimony's there was no way anyone was going to believe his story. Then again there could be a few jurors that might sympthanize with him, but she doubted it.
When she asked him if he abducted and raped Victoria, Jason seemed to be offended," I am not a rapist, the woman was insane. It wasn't my fault that she became pregnant, but when I told her that I could help her with putting her child up for adoption and finding a family ; she seemed to be calm down."
" Then how is that the paternity test states that you're the father."
" It's wrong, why would I kill my own child?"
Alex saw that Jason didn't get angry, or raise his voice," So you placed your newborn daughter down into the crib, allowing her to cry, while you mixed in a lethal amount of drugs into her formula before feeding it to her."
Jason shook his head," I did not, she died. She didn't look healthy when she was born."
" According to Dr. Mince's statement; the baby was healthy."
" He lied, I watched her die."
Olivia felt sick to her stomach, knowing that Jason had watched Victoria's baby die. She knew he didn't feel any emotion about what he had done. In fact, he denied even poisioning the baby. Even when his lawyer stepped up to question him, Jason seemed to have an answer for everything.
Once his lawyer asked about Olivia, Jason seemed to be interested," Did Detective Benson want to give up her baby?"
"No, she loved her child. I heard trying to presude Detective Benson to give up her child. He only wanted her not the baby. Besides he wasn't the father, and he knew it."
" When was this?"
Jason exhaled softly," Two weeks before she gave birth, Detective Benson was very upset. I did naturally was right and arrainged to have her child stay with someone I knew just until things calmed down. Detective Benson agreed to it. I knew she was upset, but Mr. Stabler seemed to act normal again once the baby was gone."
As Alex took over she knew that Jason's side was purely fictious, " According to Detective Benson's statement she was pertified after you took her daughter away. She couldn't sleep, she would never allow you to take her child from her. When Mr. Stabler tried to see their daughter you made sure he witnessed you giving their daughter to Mrs. Grotz."
" That is incorrect, Mr. Stabler wanted to come with me to make sure that I gave away that baby. He sighed a form stating that he surrendered his rights a parent on the night of the baby's birth."
Alex helped it up," A form that turned out to be bogus. Did you arrainge later on for to leave Emily Anne Stabler in a field, so that she would be found?"
" Yes but not in a field. Mrs. Grotz didn't listen to my instructions."
" Did you later abduct Mr. Stabler ?"
" No, he wanted to meet with me. When he arrived, he said that he wanted to kill me for giving Detective's Benson's baby back and that the relationship was ruined."
Alex sighed," How is that both Detective Benson and have been living together since they were both found?"
" He said that he's only doing that to make her happy."
" Did you shoot Detective Nick Amaro?"
Jason shook his head," No, I was trying to shoot in self defense. He was trying to kill me, I didn't mean to shoot the other detective. "
Alex then held up a plastic evidence bag," this is the bullet that was lodged in Detective Amaro's chest. It's a perfect match to the gun you own. According to Detective Amaro, Mr. Stabler was trying to stop you from running off, after the building went on fire. He said that you turned and fired right at him, there was no way you were trying to kill since he was bit ahead of you."
" That is incorrect, Mr. Stabler wasn't ahead of me. I had to protect myself. That's why I seperated Detective Benson from him. She didn't deserve to have someone that has a terrible anger problem hurting her while pregnant. Yes I stalked them, that's why there were so many photos of them. I never abducted or hurt them. That isn't a crime me taking pictures."
" Did you ever break into their apartments?"
" No, like I had said I only took photos but no one of the other women who claim that I supposely abducted. There was something about Olivia that I liked. We became friends after she caught me snapping photos of her on the streets. One night we went for a ride and landed up there. Her idea, she was so happy to see Mr. Stabler. "
Olivia was shocked, no way she would ever be friends with him. Or even go for a ride, even the jury was having a hard time beliving this.
Nevertheless, when his lawyer began to question him; Jason changed his tune. Especially when it came to the death of Victoria's baby, in the matter how explained it. It was cold, but emotional. Olivia sucked back her own tears, knowing that the little girl never got a chance to grow up or be loved.
" Victoria didn't want her, she was crazy. She would blow into fits when she felt the baby kick or move, it was horrible. Her boyfriend didn't love her either, he would make comments about how fat she was. I don't know who killed him, but I have feeling that she did it. "
Olivia was outraged, there was evidence that supported the fact that Jason had indeed killed Victoria's boyfriend. Plus the fact that jason never revealed where he had kept his gun or left it lying around.
By the end of the day, the jury was now going over everything; trying to decide on the outcome. It would take three days before the they revealed their verdict.
