The next morning Olivia woke up before Alex did. She looked over and smiled. This woman made her feel whole again. Before she could stay trance she heard her cellphone ringing and it also woke up Alex. It was Fin. She hoped they had caught a lead on the case. "Benson" "We have caught a lead. We found out Harris got out a year ago. He is staying in a basement at his friends out. We are about to make an arrest. We thought you like to be here when we bring him in." "Roger, be there in 10." Olivia jumped out of bed. "Alex they caught a lead. They know where Harris is and they are about to make an arrest. I am going in. I was to kill the bastard. He hurt my little girl on top of what he did to me. This is personal." Alex could tell by the look on Olivia's face that someone was going to have to hold her back. Olivia found her clothes and quickly ran into the restroom and cleaned herself up and got dressed quicker than she ever had. "Alex are you coming with me or are you going to take your own car in?" Alex tried to talk half asleep. "I will meet you there baby." Olivia nodded and rushed out the door. She drove faster than she should have to get to the precinct and used her cop card to get through the lights. When she arrived she couldn't help to not control her language. "Where the hell is this asshole who should have never been let out. I will personally escort him back to prison and throw him in the whole to never be let out." Cragen could tell Olivia was fired up. "Liv, they will be here any minute. Please don't let your anger get the better of you and you end up beating the hell out of him." Olivia nodded and knew she needed to follow her captain's orders. Before she could reply she turned around and seen Fin and Amaro bring Harris in handcuffs.

Olivia was 2 seconds from following behind them to castrate the fucker and put his balls in a blender right in front of him. If she could get away with it she would.

Cragen could see the conflict of Olivia's inner war in her eyes. He could tell she was having problems and her self-control was slipping. "Olivia, get in your car and go home."

"But Captain...I..." Olivia was so angry she could hardly speak. She just wanted to take off and curb stomp the bastard.

"Olivia that is an order." Cragen said.

Olivia didn't argue. She clenched her fists and stomped out of the station and over to the car. 'I would be doing everyone a favor if I just killed him!' She thought. 'Then Essence would be thrown back into the system.' She thought. It was as if she had the cartoon devil and angel on each of her shoulders. She slammed her hands against the steering wheel in frustration. She took a few deep breathes and started the engine. Her only saving grace was being able to walk into Alex's open arms when she walked through her office doors. "I saw him and I just wanted to kill him!" She said into Alex's neck.

Alex rubbed her back in small circles. "But you didn't. You didn't kill him. He's not going to get away with it baby, I'll make sure he never gets out. He's done. It's his second offense. No jury will ignore that." Alex said.

"I should have never let him get away for trying to rape me! And then he never would have gotten out and raped my daughter!" Olivia cried. She pushed away from Alex and took off for the bathroom. She was extremely close to losing it and she didn't want the rookies, dumb and dumber, to see her so unglued when she went back to the precinct.

Cragen looked up to see Olivia walking in. "Detective my office now! That is a direct order." Olivia knew she had done it this time. She disobeyed order from her captain. There was no turning back from the actions she had proceeded to make. "Captain I..." Cragen gave her the look of I will speak and you will listen to me without saying a word. "Olivia what the hell do you think you are doing? Don't answer that it's a rhetorical question. I told you to go home and I mean. Go visit your daughter in the office. Instead of following a direct order I find you doing something stupid as to walk back in here. I suggest you make your way out of my office right now and I if I have to have some damn rookie escort you out I will. Now go." Olivia knew she had crossed the line by returning. She couldn't think before she acted at this point she was so pissed off. She made her way out before she had gotten into any more trouble. She decided she was going to go to the hospital and let Essence know they had caught him and he was going to go to jail for a long time. Olivia hoped deep down that he would plead guilty so her daughter wouldn't have to go through a trial at her state of mind right now. She wasn't so sure she could handle it. She grabbed her stuff from her desk and stormed out. Amanda decided to open her mouth. "OOOOOOO someone got in trouble." Olivia turned around and decided to just let it fly. "Amanda if you do not shut the fuck up. Like you have any room to be talking yourself with your screw up one after the other. At least I don't have victims trying to jump to their grave." With that she made her way to the elevator. Everyone around the precinct was left with their jaws wide open from the scene that just took place.

Captain Cragen came out of his office. "Children if you do not get your act together I promise you I will burry you all in paperwork. I have had about enough of this behavior. Amanda if you do not learn to contain your mouth I promise you I will put you on desk duty longer than you would ever care for. I will make you stay here late doing so much paper work you will start shitting it. So watch yourself."

Amanda snapped her mouth and her eyes grew wide. She knew she was stepping on thin ice. And it probably wouldn't hurt to apologize to Olivia the next time she saw her. "Yes Captain."

Cragen nodded and slammed his office door shut. He sighed as he lowered himself into his desk chair. Sometimes he really felt like a father of a room full of toddlers.

Olivia sped all the way to the hospital, she couldn't wait to tell Essence the news. She just wanted to see her baby even if Essence wouldn't talk to her. She walked into the room and smiled at her daughter who was sleeping. She sat in the chair next to her bed and watched her sleep for a few minutes before she dozed off herself.

"HEY!" Essence called.

Olivia startled and looked around then looked back at her daughter smirking. "Hey." She said stretching.

"What are you doing here?" Essence asked.

"I came to tell you something..." Olivia said.

"Ok..."Essence said.

"I came to tell you that the man who raped you was arrested today." Olivia said.

"So...what now? Are you going to leave me again?" Essence asked.

"Honey, no. I'm never going to leave you again." Olivia said.

Essence didn't know what to say. "Who is he?" She asked.

"Do you want to see him?" Olivia asked.

Essence nodded.

Olivia left Essence's bedside to go talk to the doctor. She wanted to respect her daughter's wishes but also didn't want to set her back in the fragile state she was already in. She walked over to the Nurses station, "Dr. Halley can I speak with you?" Dr. Halley looked up from his paperwork. "Sure think Detective Benson." Dr. Halley walked out from behind the nurse's station and walked with Olivia into a more private room.

"Dr. Halley, I was wondering if Essence is able to be released now."

"Detective Benson she is able to be released but I am afraid only to a parent or guardian." Olivia was at a loss for words.

"Which I am neither." The doctor nodded. "Can you hang on one moment I am going to make a call?" The doctor motioned for her to go head and that he would be waiting in his office for her.

"Alex its Olivia I need you to do something for me." Alex smiled. "Anything Liv." "Alex I need you to get ahold of a Judge for a hearing so I can get temporary guardianship of Essence. I know it's a long shot but I know this can happen. I am stable and can provide a home for her."

"Liv I will get right on this", they both hung up and Alex started to get to work to make this happen for Olivia.

Alex called Judge Donnelley's office the second she hung up with Olivia. "Judge Donnelly, this is Alex Cabot, I need a hearing to grant temporary guardianship...for Detective Benson...yes maim the child in question is her biological daughter...4 o' clock? Thank you." She hung up with the largest grin on her face. She knew Olivia would probably want to spend time with Essence so she just sent her a text. "Liv, Judge Donnelly wants us to meet in her chambers at 4."

Olivia was sitting in Essence's room with her, "I'm trying my best to get you out of here honey, but first I need to know if you want to live with me."

Essence chewed her bottom lip in thought. 'At least if I go with my own Mom I won't have to worry about strange men crawling into my bed to touch me at night.' She thought. "If I go with you, do I have to call you Mom? Like, can I still have time to get to know you and learn about where I come from?" She asked quietly. As if she was almost scared of Olivia's reaction.

Olivia sighed, "Sweetheart, there is no reason for you to be scared of me. I won't hurt you. And as much as I can't wait to hear you call me Mom you don't have to call me Mom. If you never call me Mom, I will understand." She said. She opened her mouth to say more but she felt her phone go off. She pulled it off and her face broke into a huge smile when she saw the text from Alex. She looked up at Essence with guarded, hopeful eyes and waited for her to process what she had just told her.

"Ok, I'll go live with you. I don't know if we can ever be Mother and Daughter but I would really like to get out of the system and have some place to call home for once." Essence said.

Olivia smiled and tears of happiness pricked her eyes. "Ok, I will go get the papers to get you out of here." She wanted so much to tell Essence she loved her and hold her close but she resisted. She knew Essence wasn't ready.

"Thank you." Essence said. She watched her Mother leave and tears began to stream down her face.

Olivia walked out to the doctor and told him the details and got the papers to sign Essence out. After she was done she walked back over to Essences room. "You ready to get out of here." Essence nodded. "Let's go." She was so relieved to just get out of this hospital. When they got to the parking lot Olivia turned to Essence, "Are you ready to go to the precinct and see him, we are only going to do this if you think you are ready." Essence nodded. "Also honey at 4 we need to go see the judge." Essence had no idea what was in store for her or if she was truly going to be able to handle seeing the man who stole everything from her.