SVU: Let me remodel your thinking

Disclaimers: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and its characters-Elliot Stabler, Olivia Benson, Donald Cragen, Odafin ‘Fin’ Tutuola, John Munch, M.E Warner, George Huang and Alexandra Cabot- belong to Wolf Films, Universal Network, and NBC Studios. No copyright infringements whatsoever are intended. I own the original characters and the story. And no, I am not making any money off of this, I am just having some fun.


Olivia had returned from the trip to the Stone residence with new information. Upon finding out that Ms. Stone and one of her workers had been seen leaving the building at the time the call was made to Matthews ,gave Liv the chance to bring in the woman for questioning and from the description they also got the worker who was with her that day.The doorman also said that Ms Stone had returned after 6 minutes or so, enough time to get to the pay phone , make the call and return, but the worker did not come back until 1 hour later. IT was all it needed to get to the drop off place, leave the envelope with the money and the note and then return to continue his work on the Stone apartment.
Elliot and Liv both agreed to the theory that Nessa put forth. In a line up, Matthews recognized the voice of the worker to be the one that ordered him to kill the young woman. Upon this they managed to get the information they needed. Also Alex made sure to get a search warrant for the Stone residence. Fin and Munch were already there looking for the murder weapon, or weapons as they suspected.

The purring of the Trans Am came to a stop when she removed the key from the ignition. Leaning back in the leather seat Nesa closed her eyes for a few seconds and then inhaled deeply. ~What are you going to do woman? ~ she thought to herself, wondering how she was going to handle the situation with Elliot. Yes she did feel attracted to him, she liked the man a lot, but she was still afraid. He was a gentle and kind person. The way he held her today, the way he apologized for kissing her, the way he just did everything she asked him, like making coffee- all this just made the woman care for him more and more. She had to be stupid to let something like this slip through her fingers. Maybe this man will understand her and her life style. After all they were in the same pot. ~Heck, might as well do it~ she mumbled and stepped out of the car. Her delicate finger pushed the button on the remote and the black car locked down.

-“We got good news for ya” Fin burst out and waved Nessa to come over to him and the others. “Guess wha I found!”, spoke the witty man and held up a plastic bag with a nice hunting knife in it.

-“Murder weapon?”, Nessa asked and took the object in her hand.

-“Well not technically. It’s the weapon with which she was stabbed”, Elliot said and cleared out the mystery. “The mallet we were looking for was there too, but I don’t like to carry it around. Doesn’t go well with the shoes”

-“You were right”, said Olivia

-“Bout what?”, Van asked and looked at them as she placed the weapon down and leaned against the desk.

-“Well the worker told us that Ms. Stone had him drop off the package, Matthews recognized his voice as being the one that hired him to kill our victim. Now after Elliot did a little bit of squeezing we got the worker telling us more”, continued Olivia

-“We got a warrant for the Stone’s house. It just so happened they were renovating. We found both weapons there and blood residue on Ms. Stone’s hand and the worker’s. And it happened as you suspected it. “,said Elliot.

-“Crazy bitch got pissed that her sugar daddy got another woman pregnant. Found a couple’o low lives to work with her. When Larson, the worker, called back to confirm the murder with Matthews and found out how he wanted to put the victim in a coma, he told Stone. She flipped off her ass and had Larson drive her to the apartment of Dean. Then held the man at gunpoint and demanded that he whacks the woman’s brains out. Larson freaked out after that and left.”, Fin said.

-“But Stone was not happy until the cause of her problem was gone. Both Dean and her unborn child. So she stabs her 24 times and then rapes her with the handle of the knife?”, Nessa added and rolled her eyes. “ That is one sick mind. For how long is she going to be in ?”

-“Life” , Alex’s voice echoed as she walked out with the files in her hand. “Double homicide.. you know all the good stuff.Got the others a little bit of a deal for turning in on the head of this twisted thing, but even with parole they’ll all be gray and old till they get out.”

Nessa smiled and nodded to herself. Her tongue ran over her lips wetting them slowly. She was happy. Yes a woman and her unborn child were dead but at least justice was served. Her train of thought was interrupted by the ring of her cell phone. She picked it up without even looking at who was calling.

-“Detective Carter”, answered the woman.

-“Happy Birthday sweetheart!”, came the voice of her mother.

-“Hey mom, thanks! How you doing? How’s dad?”

-“Oh we are fine. You know.. how are you? How’s work treating you? What are you doing tonight to celebrate?

-“Wow mom slow down with the questions. I’m good, I need some sleep but I’m fine. Work’s still here.. some days more than ever. As for tonight.. I don’t know. I’m to tired to have anything in mind”, she truthfully answered and totally forgot about the others staring at her.

As Nessa was talking to her mother, Elliot pulled up her file and looked at the date. IT was her birthday. He motioned for the others to come close and peek at the screen but not say a word. They smirked and silently Munch went into Cragen’s office to cook up a plan. Once she was done with the phone she turned towards the others.

-“Good work guys. Some one should let Cragen know about this”

-“Munch already took his bony ass in there to brag”, said Fin and then sipped a little from his coffee.

-“Great, I hate briefings.”, Olivia said and smiled.

-“Well I promised Cathy that I’ll take the kids to their grandmother after school”, Elliot said and sat up from his chair. “I’ll be back in a couple of hours”. He looked at her with a smile and then just took off. Van followed him with her eyes and smiled lightly, even a sigh escaped which was caught by Olivia and Fin. They both looked at each other and just smirked but did not say a word. Fin made a subtle sign to Olivia to make herself scarce fast.

-“Look I’ll go file the papers for this case and see if Alex needs any help with some of the testimonies.” And with those words Olivia disappeared.

-“I’m outta here for lunch”, said Fin and waved at her “See ya later Carter. Don’t miss me to much”

-“Keep dreaming Fin”.

She found herself alone at her desk. Nothing to do really. Maybe she’ll ask Cragen if she could go home and catch some sleep. She needed it badly. She sat up and walked to Cragen’s office. As her hand touched the door Munch stepped out and smiled at her.

-“Cragen wants to see you. He has a case for you”.

-“Great”, muttered the woman and stepped into the office. “Heard ya wanted to see me.”

Don was behind his desk eyeing some papers. He leaned back in his chair as she came in and motioned for her to sit down. He pushed a photo in front of her and pointed at the man.

-“Marcus Alexander”, said the captain and paused for a few seconds. “ We believe he is tied with a series of under age rapes, porn.. you know. Some of my sources told me he likes to race. Maybe you can get a hold of him, make friends with him since you have experience in this field.”

-“Race…I haven’t seen him on the streets, or at any motorcycle or car racing “Events””

-“Well apparently this new hobby is the latest thing with him. Some of our intel saw him with a new tricked out car. He likes to hang around some of the racers in downtown. Also we know he frequents “The Cobra bar”

-“Cobra bar?” , Nessa asked and quirked a brow at Cragen “That is not a place where racers get together and plan drags. That place is a little to high class for this kind of things”

-“So is he. He’s got more money and more attorneys than the whole DA’s office. Maybe he wants to get more of his buddies into this sport, try to con the lower level racers with less money. Besides pedophiles tend to be illusive. Some are low lives with no money and others are like our man here. We have been tracking him for a while now, but we needed some one who knows the underground racing world to get in. Fin can’t even get close without them smelling that he is a cop.

-“Ok. I’ll get to it immediately” , she said and got ready to walk out.

-“Slow down there Carter”, came the voice of the man “Go home and take a nap, be at the bar around 10 pm. Here’s his file. Ohh and be dressed accordingly”

-“No problem”, said Nessa while grabbing the man’s file and walking out.

It was about 9:50 when the shiny black Trans Am pulled in front of “the Cobra Bar”. One last glance in the mirror assured the Detective that everything looked perfect. ~Great, I get to freaking spend my birthday with a child molester~, she thought and sighed. But after all who was she going to spend it with? Elliot? Hah, he just teased her. So he kissed her, or at least did something that resembled a kiss. ~Pull yer head out of yer ass woman~, muttered the red head and stepped out of her car. Her gun was in the small purse she carried, the badge was in the car. She knew better than to bring it with her. You never know where your purse might end up. Stepping out of the car she smiled and tried to get into her act. The alarm beeped as the car locked down. Nessa decided to go for the classic yet seductive look for the night. A knee high black dress with a nice slit on the side hugged her frame perfectly. The top of the dress had straps and also revealed a nice cleavage. The push up bra underneath caused her breasts to bulge temptingly over the edge of her cleavage. 4 inch high stiletto shoes made those long legs of hers look even longer, slender and just mesmerizing with each step. Her hips swayed delicately as she made her way to the dressing room where she left her coat. The same confidence took the woman over to the bar and she climbed up onto a stool. One delicate hand ran to the side of her hair making sure that her hair due was still in place. She had her hair up that night in a classy look. A few strands were flowing at the side of her face and a couple down the back. She looked neat and at the same time messy. It was that lady/ bad ballsy girl look that drove men crazy.

-“Hello there gorgeous” said the tender and smiled at her “What can I get you ?”

-“Get me a coke with ice and some lemon”

-“Taking it easy I see”, said the man and smiled at her.

-“Not at all sweets. Actually I’m looking for some action,”

-“Really”, said the man and leaned in closer. “What kind of action do ya have in mind ?

-“I heard that this is the place to find a good race. Maybe you can help me out”, she purred and leaned in closer, her breasts pressing against the counter top mesmerizing the man.

-“Race? Well this is not the right place. Why don’t you try the bars down towards Brooklyn?

-“Oh please. Do I look like I want to mangle with the filth of the racing world? I’m looking for some high class drivers dear, not amateurs”, she spoke and smiled softly. “Soo… can you help me out ?”

The man stopped and pondered for a while. He looked around and then returned his attention to her.

-“Wait here”. With those words he took off towards a private booth in the bar. Nessa smiled to herself and waited patiently. Sure something good will come out of that. Even if Marcus was not there, she would clearly get to meet a few of his friends. From what she saw outside none of the cars were tricked out. Maybe they were just beginners or maybe they kept the cars hidden, away from the watchful eye of the cops. The tender returned and motioned to her.

-“In there. They are waiting for you”, h e said and handed her the drink she had ordered.

She nodded and tipped him generously before taking her drink, purse and her sexy ass and moved towards the booth. Her hand reached out for the door and slowly pushed it open. The moment she stepped in everyone just jump0ed up and started cheering. The entire squad was there.

-“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!” they all called in one voice.

Elliot, Fin, Olivia, Alex, Cragen, Munch, Casey , and George were there. They smirked all happy at her surprised face and giggled as the woman was still speechless. Nessa just stared at them and felt a strange urge to go strangle them all for tricking her into this.

-“You, ad you and you and you… all of you deserve a bullet up your ass for this!” she said pointing towards them. “You freaking tricked me!” , she called and folded her arms over her chest then pouted.

-“You didn’t really think we are that ruthless did ya now ?” asked Cragen and chuckled “Hey , ever since you came here you have been working your ass off. Least we can do is throw ya a party”

-“Oh god. And here I was thinking I was going to spend an delightful evening with a child molester. “ she chuckled and walked up to them.

Olivia was the first to give her a hug and wish her a happy birthday. Elliot came next and wrapped his arms around her tightly. He pulled her to him and whispered “ You look gorgeous tonight”. It made her blush and she reluctantly broke away from the embrace. Alex was next and she hugged the woman with a warm smile. The Fin took his turn and in the hug he groped her ass jokingly.

-“Hands off Fin!”, called Elliot before she could even react.

Everyone else turned and looked at the man, including her and Fin and they quirked a brow.

-“Wow, don worry man, I ain’ takin’ her from ya”, commented Fin and made Nessa blush.

-“That was not my problem, I was just protecting ya from her. Should have seen what she did to the last guy that tried to grope her”, said Elliot to save his neck and the appearances.

-“Happy birthday Vanessa”, murmured Munch and wrapped those long arms around the woman.

-“And I get to present you with the present” said Cragen who was being helped by George to deliver the large gift.

-“Ohh god, guys you didn’t have to. This is already to much”, spoke Nessa and walked up to them. “What is it?”, she asked.

-“Stop being so shy an open it”, snapped Fin and motioned to the present “It ain gonna bite ya… I hope”

-“Coming from you guys, I expect anything”, she admitted and sat down on the sofa to claw at her present. Hands dug through the bow on top and then she opened the velvet padded box. From inside a pair of blue eyes stared at her and the sweetest miaw was heard in the room. Nessa smiled widely and picked up the small kitten. IT was a blue and white Rag-doll baby kitten with the cutest face she had ever seen. The little fur ball curled up in her arms and immediately started to purr.

-“Ohh god she is such a sweetheart!” called the woman and cradled the little baby cat. “Now I have to figure out a name for you don’t I ?”

-“Hey we hope ya like cats, it was Elliot’s idea”, Fin said and chuckled lightly. “An’ that’s a tom cat”

Everyone smiled at the little bundle of joy as it moved all over Vanessa and then jumped over in Olivia’s lap who was sitting next to the woman. The little kitten went around and got a little bit of attention from everyone and then decided to just curl up inside the jacket of Elliot’s suit , right in his lap. Vanessa smiled and she looked at the cat with loving eyes.

-“Tank you guys. I really, really like her. But how did you know I like cats? Ot to mention Rag dolls?” she asked and eyed Elliot suspicious.

-“Your file”, he answered and petted the kitten.

-“Figures” she mumbled and then smiled at them.”Well how about we all get down to my apartment. Besides little puss over here needs to be in a home, not a bar and I have the greatest whiskey and wine you have ever tasted.

They all agreed. Soon everyone was at her apartment. It was a large place, 2 bedroom apartment with a lot of space. The furniture was modern, it gave everything an aired out feeling. The large living room had massive sofas and love seats, a few armchairs , a table in the middle, the entertainment center and a large balcony with a hot tub. It was the penthouse after all. They marveled at the beauty of the house. Few officers could afford such a thing but soon they discovered how she had all that money. In one of the bedrooms, which ended up as an entertainment room, she had the computer, a book case and a shelving set which displayed all her racing trophies. The woman had made more money racing legally than she ever did by being a cop. Elliot decided to help her with the kitten and prepare the little bed for the feline, her litter box and the food and water dish. The puff ball was all over the place, sniffing, jumping over Munch and pawing at his glasses, picking on Alex’s hair and trying to hide inside Olivia’s cleavage.
They finally all settled down in the living room. Fin and Olivia were on one of the love seats, Munch took up an armchair, Alex and George did the same and she ended up with Cragen Elliot and the kitten on the sofa. The drinks were poured and the snacks were out on the table.
This was clearly going to be one interesting night.


Thought to cut this one short.
NEXT CHAPTER- After the party Nessa takes off. Elliot decides to follow.