Fragile (Broken #2) SVU

Chapter Twenty Six

** Amanda's POV**

I sit at my desk, the exhaustion from the day taking over my body all at once. I can't stop thinking about Olivia and what she has to tell Sky when she wakes up.

I shiver and bury my thoughts in paperwork. When I look up I see Elliot marching through the squad room, his face a picture of determination and anxiety.

"Amanda. I have information on the murder of Sky's trafficker." He says, standing in front of my desk.

I drop the pen I'm holding and it clatters onto my desk. I stare at him, fear racing through my body, a sick feeling pushing its way up from my stomach.

"Urm ok." I say.

"It was me. I killed him." He says, matter of factly.

I am shocked. I didn't know Liv had told him. Was this his way of making up for all the years he's been absent? As angry as as I am with him for leaving Olivia and Sky, I can't help but feel a tiny bit of admiration for what he's doing. I just hope he knows what he's actually letting himself in for, how much this will affect his life. He'll go to prison for a start - for a murder he didn't commit.

I usher Elliot into an interview room and close the door.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" I whisper, as quick as I can.

"You know.." he replies. "I should have known."

"Elliot, are you sure?"

He nods and I nod back. He's not stupid - he knows the consequences.

I leave the room and shut the door behind me, before taking a deep breath. I charge into the squad room to find Nick to tell him about this development.

"Nick, Elliot has confessed to Peter's murder. I say.

"What??!! Are you serious?"

"Deadly. He's in interview one."

Nick gets up from his seat and walks towards the room.

"Amanda, arrest him. I'll call Barba." He said before disappearing inside.

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The afternoon passes by quickly. After interviewing Elliot, Nick begins the process of charging him. I refuse to have any part in it. Partly due to the fact I don't care that Peter is dead, but mostly because I know he's innocent.

When I pull into the hospital parking lot at 7pm, my eyes are so tired I'm sure I'm about to fall asleep on the spot. I shake my head and pull myself together. Even though I'm sure Olivia probably already knows, I still need to tell her about Elliot.

**Olivia's POV**

During the little time Sky has been awake she has barely said two words, favouring staring at the wall than a conversation with me.

I haven't heard anything from Elliot after he'd promised to sort the Peter situation, and I only hope he isn't doing anything stupid.

"I'm going to the cafeteria. Do you want anything?" I ask Sky.

She shakes her head, her eyes staring out of the window. I don't know what to say to her so I walk out of the room and head down the corridor.

I'm in my own world so I barely notice Amanda charging down the corridor towards me, a look on her face I can't work out.

"Woah, woah." I say, stopping in my tracks. "What's going on?"

Amanda pushes me into the bathroom and checks under all the stalls.

"Did you know Elliot was going to confess?" She blurts, her eyes bloodshot.

"What?" I say, shocked. "He confessed."

Amanda nods and I slide down a bathroom stall, my eyes filling with tears.

"Olivia, this is a good thing. You don't have to worry about leaving Sky."

"Is it? He didn't do it Amanda."

Amanda takes a seat next to me and holds my hand.

"Let him do this for you. He knows what he's doing and he's fully aware of the consequences. And I talked to Nick, they believe it was self defence, he won't get too much time."

I stare straight ahead, trying to process, trying to accept he has to do this for me. The worst part is that I know I have to let him - for Sky.