A parallel universe

Chapter Nineteen

Liv and El were led through the prison. Liv ignored the wolf whistles as they walked past cells as El grinded his jaw, they were led into a room where they waited for Rick to be bought in. 
"Who are you assholes?" Rick bit as the officer cuffed him to the table. 
"Captain Benson of Manhattan SVU and Detective Stabler of Organized crime" Olivia introduced them, watching as the man looked them both over. 
"I understand the sex police but why's he here?" 
"Because on top of the kiddie porn you've also been linked to a bomb threat" 
"Listen honey-" 
"No, you listen. You're in here for kiddie porn if anyone finds out then I don't think they'll want to play nice" El threatened. 
"So what are you offering?" 
"We'll edit your record, no one in here will know" El told him. 
"And in return?" 
"You'll give us what we want" Liv glared at him from across the table. 
"And what is it that you want?" 
"Anything you know about the bomb or the Damascus gang" 
"The merry gang of paedophiles" El bit, leaning on the chair next to her. 
"Keep your voice down" He bit "I'll tell you" 
After Rick told them what they needed to know they got back in the car and headed towards the location that he gave them. 
"He gave us a location, get Bell and the others to meet us there" El ordered down the phone. 
"What else did he give you?" Jet asked down the phone. 
"He says the boss's right hand is a guy name Frank" Liv added. 
"Great, so nothing that we can use" Jet grumbled. 
"The house is a start" Liv reminded her. 
"We'll see if it's a good start. Anaya's on her way" Jet told them before she hung up. 

When Anaya and Fin arrived at the house, Liv and El had parked just down the street and had pulled on their bullet proof vests. 
"Do we know how many are inside?" Anaya asked as she approached them, pulling on her vest. 
"Three at the most. Rick said that this house was where they made all their plans, if there's any plans to bomb somewhere we'll find evidence of it here" Liv explained. 
"You want the front or the back?" 
"Ladies at the front, guys at the back? What do you think?" Liv smiled as Anaya nodded. 
"You think they can handle the runners?" Anaya smirked at her teasing. 
"Oh yeah, they could use a warm up" She smirked up at El before she and Anaya moved to the front of the house and Fin and El moved to the back. Liv and Anaya stormed through the front door, two men surrendered as the third ran out the back into the arms of Fin and El who quickly cuffed him. 
"You okay there?" Liv asked as El entered the back door holding the cuffed man. 
"Yeah I'm good" El nodded. 
"I was asking him" She teased with a smile. 
"Hey, Liv look at this" Anaya called her over to the table that was covered in papers that she was looking at. 
"Huh, well, what do you know. I'd say that this looks a lot like bomb plans to me" Liv smiled. 
"I'll call in CSU" Anaya pulled her phone out of her back pocket and dialled the number. 

They got the three men back to the interrogation room but they were giving up nothing.
"What are you doing to try and find these maniacs?" McGrath bit as he charged into the squad room. 
"We've interrogated the three men we found at the house but they've given us nothing-" Liv explained. 
"Did you find anything useful?" McGrath bit. 
"They're going to bomb first avenue" Liv shrugged out of anger. 
"Which part? Two NYPD captains of both SVU and OC can't find one bomber" He bit. 
"We're setting up patrols along first avenue, we're getting officers on the ground to look for anyone suspicious and we have Frank sitting with a sketch artist" Anaya told him. 
"Well, I'll let the people of New York know that they're safe" He bit sarcastically before he stormed off. 
"You ok, Liv?" El asked, his hand going to her back to soothe her. 
"He's just delightful" She bit, her hand pinching her nose. 
"I never thought that I would agree with him but, we do need to start finding specifics" Jet added. 
"No one is talking and I'd rather not give a paedophile a deal" Liv sighed angrily, feeling Elliot's hand on her back once again she instantly felt calmed "What did we get on their financials?" She asked. 
"Stabler should work some of that magic on these guys" Jet muttered, earning laughs from everyone else "Nothing, no other houses or secondary locations that can be linked to the others or to anyone else" She explained. 
"So what do we do?" Bruno asked. 
"We do the next best thing. We get boots on the ground and we search building by building while Jet looks over the CCTV from the past forty eight hours" Liv told them. 
"You heard the Captain, let's get out there" El looked around the group before he smiled down at Liv. 

SVU, OC and any of the patrol officers that the nearby precincts could offer flooded first avenue, working their way through the streets and along the buildings. McGrath insisted on coming along and joined Liv in the command center as she made sure the officers checked every building and every possible hiding spot along first avenue.
"Anything?" Liv asked over the radio.
"Nothing on my end" Anaya responded.
"All clear here so far" Fin responded. But Elliot didn't respond.
"El, how's it looking?" Liv tried again.
"We're checking a basement lot now, I'll let you know" El responded.
"Okay, let me know what you find" She ordered. McGrath shot her a less than happy look which had her blood boiling.
"Bomb!" Elliot's voice over the radio made her heart pound.
"What building?"
"Corner of 1st and east 57th. It's a charity 'The children's trust', get the bomb squad out here" He told her.
"I need that corner cleared for at least two blocks. El, how much time have we got?"
"Not enough. I'm going to evacuate the building"
"Pull the damn fire alarm if you need too, just get everyone out of there" She ordered before she turned to McGrath "1st and East 57th, Stabler is evacuating now" She told him before she took off in that direction with the others following.
The officers went building by building, clearing people from the closest two blocks.
"El, how we looking?" Liv asked over the radio.
"Almost done, we'll be clear-" The ground shook, glass shattered, Olivia's heart stopped.
"Elliot!" Liv went to run after him but Fin grabbed her.
"Wait, Liv. We don't know if it's safe yet" He tried again.
"Elliot's in there!" She struggled against his arms but he didn't let go. She picked up the radio and tried again.
"El. El, talk to me. Elliot-" Her voice broke and tears formed in her eyes, threatening to spill over.