Special Victim Unit
Friday November 3
Manhattan, NY
8:40
Elliot and Olivia were sitting at their desk talking when an African-American woman walked into the squad room she was in her mid-thirties and stood around 5'4. Olivia was the first to notice her.
"Can I help you?" Olivia asked standing up from her desk.
"Yes, is the Special Victim Unit?" The women asked
"Yes, I'm Detective Olivia Benson, how may I help you?"
"My name is Kayla Marks. I'm your new ADA."
"Oh, it's nice to meet you. Where are you from?"
"Atlanta, Georgia, I admire your Unit you do what many cops can't even stomach. I heard about this dirt bag you're trying to nab, if you find him and give me good evidence I'll put that son of bitch away for life."
"I think this the beginning of a new friendship; this is my partner Elliot Stabler."
Elliot got up from his desk and shook the new ADA hand. "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too, is you captain in?"
"Yes, is his office is over there." Olivia said pointing to Cragen office.
"Thank you."
Kayla Marks walked over to Cragen office and knocked on the door. Cragen told her to come in Kayla entered the Captain office closing the door behind her.
Special Victim Unit
Friday November 3
Manhattan, NY
2:00PM
Olivia sat at her desk looking at all the crime scene is photos of the serial rapist case when the phone on her desk rang.
"Manhattan Special Victim, Detective Benson speaking." Olivia spoke in the phone.
"Hey baby, I miss you." Matt's smooth voice came through the other end.
"I miss you too, how's your trial going?"Olivia asked smiling.
"It's going well closing statementsare tomorrow." Matt told Olivia has he played with his pen.
"That great, do you think you'll win?"
"Yeah, I think I have this in the bag."
"That's great."
"Liv, I have you gave more thought to leaving your unit?" Matt's voice becoming serious.
"Matt." Olivia said frustrated.
"Olivia come on, this unit is becoming too much for you." Matt said worry was laced in his voice.
"No, it's not. I'm fine."
"Why is this unit so important? You haven't told me yet. I'm your boyfriend you're supposed to trust me." Matt spoke harshly.
"I do trust you."
"Really Olivia?"
"Look, can we not have this conversation right now. I'm at work." Olivia let out a sigh.
"Okay, look, Liv like you a lot and want trust me. Let me be there for you. You don't need Elliot as your go guy anymore. Let me be your best friend, the one you tell all your secret too. Olivia let me love you."
"Matt… I."
"Look, Olivia I have to go, can come over tonight?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, I'll see you tonight bye."
"Bye."
Olivia hung up the phone, and looked up and saw Elliot staring at her.
"What?" Olivia asked.
"Are you okay?" Elliot asked.
"I'm fine." She said not meeting his gaze.
"Liv…"
"I'm too guarded." Olivia whispered.
"What?"
Olivia shakes her head, "Nothing, never mind, did the twins enjoy Homecoming?"
"Liv, you just can't change the subject on me, tell me what wrong."
"Nothing's wrong. Did the twins have fun at Homecoming?"
"They had blast Lizzie said all girls the swooned over her dress. And since I was asleep when they got home Dickie played dad, by flashing the porch light on and off when he thought Lizzie and Collin were kissing too long.
Olivia let out laugh picturing Dickie doing that. "Like father, like son. Dickie your twin. Oh, do still need me to come over tonight 'cause I told Matt he could come over."
"No, come over on Saturday midterms are coming up, so the twins are both going crazy"
"Ah, midterms, the joy of life as high school sophomore."
"We'll my two sophomore are ready to rip each other hair out."
"What going on?"
"It's always Dickie taking too long the computer or Lizzie won't let me borrow her study cards."
"Elliot both Lizzie and Dickie, need a laptop and BestBuy is having a great sell, let me buy them a laptop for Christmas."
"Olivia, I can't let you do that."
"Why not? I have always give your kids gifts."
"Yes, but they never been that expensive."
"El, trust me I don't mind."
"You don't have to, they're not your kids."
"I know that, but this gift will last them though college."
"Okay, buy them a laptop."
"Great, two down three to go, now what would Maureen and Kathleen want?"
"A boyfriend who drives their dad crazy."
"Funny El, since Maureen is graduating I think I'll give her something cute like Dr. Seuss Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
"She loved that book as kid, I'm sure she'll love that Liv."
"Now Kathleen and Eli, Oh at Toy R Us they have this cute little eclectic cars Eli will be two in January so it would be prefect."
"Liv…"
"Don't worry El, it's not too expensive."
"Eli has been talking up a storm lately and he learned the difference between yes and no, he asked you for the other day."
"Really?"
"I wanted to call you but I decided against it."
"El, I love your kids so if they want to talk to me they can."
"I just don't to want bother with you."
"Elliot it wouldn't be a bother."
"Thanksgiving will become up soon and Kathy has them for Thanksgiving, but the kids and I are going to an early Thanksgiving celebration. You're invited, so is Matt if you want to bring him."
"You want to meet him?"
"Not really, but he's your boyfriend so will be see him a lot if things keep going to way they are. It's been four month, so I need to meet him soon or later, right?"
"Right."
"Benson, Stabler we got another vic, this one a kid." The Captain stated with a worried look on his face.
"A kid?"
"Yeah fourteen, at St. Mary's.
"St. Mary, that's Elizabeth and Richard school. Cap, are they okay? Was it a shooting?" Elliot asked fearing for is kids safety
"No, it was rape and the girl was strangled and branded."
Olivia and Elliot share look of worry before heading to scene.
St. Mary's
Friday, November 3
Queens NY
2:30 PM
"Daddy!" Lizzie cried as she ran up to father and wrapping her arms around him squeezing him tight.
"Whoa, kiddo it's okay." Elliot said trying to calm her.
"Detective it was you daughter who found the girl." A uniform officer informed Elliot.
Elliot placed both his hand on his daughter's face and kissed her forehead. "Are okay Lizzie?"
Shaking her head Lizzie responded, "I was so scared daddy; I just want to go home."
"You have to give your statement honey."
"It's okay El, take Lizzie and Dickie home, I can get her statement tomorrow." Olivia told Elliot as she looked at Lizzie.
Lizzie face was pale and her hands were shaking Olivia placed her hand on Lizzie shoulder. "It will be okay Lizzie."
Lizzie just shook her head and walked over to Dickie who wrapped his arms around his sister who was younger than him by three minutes comforting her.
"Thanks Liv." Elliot said watching his Dickie comfort his sister.
"Elliot, I heard a teacher tell one of the uniform officers that girl was Nina Ziegler."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry El."
"Me too."
Olivia watched as walked over to Dickie and Lizzie warping his arm around them saying.
"Come on Lizzie let's get you home."
Stabler Residents
Queens NY
Friday November 3
3:00PM
Lizzie was siting her room staring at her book she couldn't get the image of Nina's lifeless body out of her head. A knock on her bedroom door startled her.
"Lizzie, its Dad can I come in."
"Yeah, Dad."
"Hey kiddo."
"Dad, I don't want to talk about."
"Elizabeth."
"Dad, look I really don't feel like talking. I know I have to give my statement tomorrow, but I just can't talk about."
"Lizzie, Nina was your best friend."
"I know that daddy! And gymnastic won't be the same without her. What do you want from me do want cry, scream, hit something, cause none of those thing will bring her back!"
"Lizzie…"
"No dad, my best friend is dead and it's all your fault."
"My fault?"
"Yes, that rapist as you have been trying to catch for months did this. I thought the police was supposed to keep the city safe, but I guess the news was right NYPD is doing nothing but siting on their asses."
"Whoa, you better watch who you are talking to. I'm not one of your little friends Elizabeth, I am your father and you will talk to me with respect. Now, I'm going to give you some time to cool off. You can come out of your room when you're ready to apologize.
Elliot got up from Lizzie bed and walked out her room closing the door then behind him. Elliot let out a sigh and leaned against his daughter's door. The sound of phone ringing caused to leave his spot on Lizzie door.
"Stabler." Elliot spoke into phone.
"Elliot I heard what happened on the news are Richard and Elizabeth okay." Kathy, Elliot ex-wife asked her voice laced with worry and concern.
"They're fine Kathy, just a shaken up, but they're fine."
"Maybe I should come get them."
"No, I'm capable of taking care of my kids."
"Elliot you work just had a major effect on our kids. I'm going to pick them up."
"You will do no such thing Kathy; it's my weekend with them."
"They're old enough to make the own decision let me talk to them."
"Back off, Kathy."
"Elliot either you let me talk to them or I'll just come over there."
"Fine, Dickie your mom is on the phone."
Dickie came out of his room and took the phone from his father.
"Hey Mom.
"Hey baby, are okay? Do want to come home? Jared and I are having a movie night you can join us."
Dickie faced formed a look of disused at the mention of Jared's name. "Mom, Lizzie and I are fine. You don't need to worry about us."
"How's Lizzie? Let me talk to her."
"Mom, Lizzie not in the talking mood."
"Let me talk to you father."
Dickie held the phone out her his father to take. Elliot took the phone and placed to his ear. "Yes, Kathy."
"Did Lizzie give her statement?"
"No, she's going to it tomorrow."
"I'm coming down to the station tomorrow what time should I be there?"
"Kathy you don't need to come down the station I have it covered."
"Elliot…"
"Kathy, I know we're not married anymore, but you have to trust me."
"Okay, Elliot."
"I'll have Lizzie call you when she is feeling better okay?"
"Okay, bye Elliot."
"Bye."
Benson Residents
Friday November 3
Manhattan, NY
8:00PM
Olivia sat on her sofa watching Matt pace back and forth, Neither Olivia nor Matt had said word to each other since Matt showed up at Olivia door.
"Matt-"
"You like me right? Like more than a friend."
"Yes, Matt I do."
"Okay then why won't you open up to me?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know! Come on Olivia, a root canal would be less painful than me trying to get you to open up."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry Olivia, just open up to me I'm supposed to be your best friend. Since the day, you agreed to be my girlfriend I was supposed to be your best friend not Elliot."
"Why do you keep bring him up?"
"Cause he's the root of our problem."
"Matt I like you, but this needs stop, Elliot is my partner he been there for me."
"I can be here for you. I just want to know more about you. You know a lot about me and I all know about you is that you're a beautiful detective who works for the Special Victim Unit, you graduated from Siena College, your birthday is December 13 and that it. All that stuff is pretty basic."
"I know I'm sorry going to try really hard to change that."
"Okay tell me about your Mom and Dad."
"Matt, I really tired it been a long a day."
Matt knew Olivia was trying to change the subject not wanting to push the issue he followed along.
"What happened?"
"A girl only fourteen was rapped, by that bastard we been trying to catch. The girl was Lizzie, you know Elliot's youngest daughter." Matt nodded his telling her to continue, "The girl was Lizzie's best friend. Lizzie so shaken up I don't know what do."
"I'm sorry Liv, I know this must have been hard of you that's why-"
"If you're going to ask me to leave the unit it's not going to happen."
"Olivia…"
"Matt, I'm a big girl, I have been in this unit for ten years I'm fine."
"You're always just fine Olivia. Just open up to me just this once."
"This case is getting to all of us! I worried about Elliot's girls they want to successful powerful women and this pick trying to kill off every girl of want to be successful. I thought they were safe 'cause the guy was no longer targeting undergraduate and he never touched high school student, but now this I don't know."
"I'm sure they'll be fine. I know how much you want to catch this guy, that why I think you need a break from the unit to clear you head then you can go back clear head to catch the guy."
"Matt, I don't need to clear my head I'm fine, it's getting late I think you should go."
Matt let out a sigh, "Okay I'll talk to you later."
Olivia walked Matt to the door; Matt gave Olivia a kiss on the lips before exiting her apartment. Olivia let out sigh as she closed the door.
"What the hell is wrong with? I can't open Matt and as much I love Elliot can't tell him like he could ever love someone like me, and if tell Matt about messed up I am he won't want me either." Olivia said to her sinking down in front of her door tears streaming down her face.
Olivia's phone began to ring, Olivia wiped her face clean on tears and took a deep breath before answering the phone.
"Benson."
"Liv."
"Hey El, what's up?"
"It's Lizzie she upset with me."
"Elliot what happened?"
"She's blamed me for Nina death."
"Oh, El I'm sorry, but you know she doesn't mean it she just upset she just lost her best friend."
"I know, but I can't help but think that this is my fault if we just could have caught this guy Nina would still be here."
"El, it's not your fault we're going to catch this son of bitch."
"I hope your right Liv."