Deep Brown Eyes | N. AMARO | Law & Order SVU

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When I arrive at the office, the only ones that are there are Nick and Munch, they are talking in the the sergeant's desk. I can't help but smile as I remember what happened the night before.

When I walk to my desk, I hear they talk about Jane, so I just leave my things and I approach to them.

"What happens?" I ask and I can notice that it is not good news.

"There is no strange DNA in Jane or in the house," Munch tells me, giving me some sheets in which are the results of the rape analysis.

"But she was raped," I say when I read some lines.

"She was... but we don't have anything, there is no DNA, the condom that he used is one of the most common, nobody saw him that night... there's nothing." says Munch.

"He's a professional" says Nick sitting at the desk "He didn't leave any fingerprints in the house..."

"Do you think he have done it before?" Munch asks turning to him. I keep my eyes on the papers.

"I think so."

"Jane couldn't see him," I say, putting the papers on Munch's desk. "She doesn't think she can recognize him"

"And Cooper said he only saw him for a few seconds" adds Nick shaking his head "I don't think it's good for a spoken portrait."

Now I'm the one who shakes my head and I go to my desk. I drop into my chair and turn on the computer to have it ready if I need it.

The hours pass and until now the captain has said that there is nothing to do, there are no security cameras, nobody saw him and no patrol unit was assigned there, so we are lost.

A few hours later, I take a mug and pour coffee in it, I don't put sugar because I need caffeine to have an effect on me. I just got back from the hospital because I went and gave the news to Jane, I felt a complete failure because I couldn't do anything else.

"How was everything?" Nick asks me standing next to me and taking a mug.

"How do you think?" I ask raising an eyebrow "She is devastated and her brother thinks we are protecting one of our people"

Nick sighs as he shakes his head, pours some coffee in the mug and unlike me, he puts a little sugar in his.

"But... I want to forget that," I say with a shrug, for the moment, there's nothing else we can do. "It only makes me remember things"

"Things?" Nick asks immediately, he watches me and it's when I realize that I have said more that I had to say.

It's something I haven't shared with many people, only Hank, Erin and Antonio know it. It's not like I walk around meeting new people and telling them: <Hi, I'm Vanessa and I was raped by a policeman when I was eighteen.>

"Nothing to worry about" I answer with a smile to go to my desk.

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I go into the cafetery and see Rafael sitting at a table in the center so I walk to him and take a seat in the front chair.

"Good morning," he says, and after he drinks a little of the coffee he has in front of him.

"Hello"

In seconds, the waitress approaches and pours coffee into my cup, takes our order and when she leaves, I notice that Rafael is looking at me in a way that makes me laugh.

"What?" I ask, looking down at my coffee cup while I put a little sugar in it.

"Nothing... your brother told you something about Jason's christening?" He asks.