Ruthless

Pt. 1

Season 2: Taken

Fin: "Benson. Cragen's looking for you."

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Olivia: "Hey. We just found our guy on the Miller case. Can this wait?"

Cragen: "Close the door." he sighs, making her brows furrow in confusion as she closes the door, moving closer to him

Olivia: "What?"

Cragen: "Sit down, Olivia."

Olivia: "What?"

Cragen: "Really, I think you should sit down."

Olivia: "Just tell me. What's going on?"

Cragen: "Your mother had an accident" he softly says as her face begins to fall "I am so sorry. She didn't make it."

Olivia: "How?"

Cragen: "She fell...down the subway steps, 110th and Broadway."

Olivia: "No. My mother never takes the subway." she shakes her head with a weak voice

Cragen: "The entrance outside the Velvet Room."

Olivia: "She was drunk." she nods, tears coming to her eyes

•••

Woman: "Elizabeth" she calls out, gaining the class's attention "Can you come out here, please? Grab your stuff."

Elizabeth: "What's going on?" she looks in confusion when seeing Olivia standing outside

Olivia: "Thank you" she nods to the woman, motioning for Elizabeth to follow beside her "It's uh...it's mom, she..." she trails off as a look of understanding comes over Elizabeth's face and tears come to her eyes

Elizabeth: "What happened?"

Olivia: "She fell down some steps."

Elizabeth: "She drinking?"

Olivia: "Yeah."

Elizabeth: "Course she was." she scoffs with a shake of her head

Olivia: "Come on, let's go." she wraps her arm around her, pulling her towards the entrance

Few Days Later

Olivia: "Hey. The flowers were really nice." she knocks on Cragen's door, giving him a small smile

Cragen: "Olivia, what are you doing here?"

Olivia: "I'm just working the rest of my shift."

Cragen: "I told you to take time off."

Olivia: "I don't want any time off."

Cragen: "At least take the rest of the day. Spend time with Elizabeth."

Olivia: "Liz took off after the funeral. She just needs some time to wrap her head around everything. She does that better on her own" she says as he gives her a look, making her sigh "Look...Captain, it took me years to accept the fact that my mother was an alcoholic. Took Elizabeth even less. And when we did, we had to accept all the consequences. I can handle it. I just need to work."

Cragen: "We're pretty sure Siobhan's brother and sister-in-law set her up."

Olivia: "I wanna talk to Siobhan."

Cragen: "No. She can't know yet. We can't take the chance it'll tip them off."

Olivia: "Chance of what? Chance that I'll blow the case?"

Cragen: "Look, you're in no condition."

Olivia: "Captain, I'm fine. Let me do my job." she assures and he nods, motioning for her to head out

•••

Munch: "You've spoken to Elizabeth?" he asks after Olivia hangs up the phone

Olivia: "Tried her cell and home."

Munch: "You worried?"

Olivia: "Elizabeth...handles things differently. I mean she practically raised herself to some extent. She was always smarter than what she needed to be."

Munch: "Doesn't mean you shouldn't be worried."

Olivia: "She doesn't do feelings. We sat at home on the couch, couldn't figure out what to say to each other."

Munch: "You want me to go look for her?"

Olivia: "I want to check at home first. She might be passed out on the couch or something."

Munch: "You'll let me know?"

Olivia: "Absolutely." she nods in assurance

•••

Sitting at a bar, Elizabeth declines a call from Olivia, bringing a glass to her lips as she downs her drink

Elizabeth: "Can I get another one?"

Man: "Don't you think it's about time you called it quits?"

Elizabeth: "I just buried my mother today." she says in a monotone voice, making him give her a soft look

Man: "This one's on me." he assures, pouring her a refill

As she brings the glass up to her lips, she looks over where a group of guys came into the bar, looking over at her with smirks on their faces before taking a seat. She turns back forward in her seat, downing the glass in one gulp