EPILOGUE

Several weeks later…

"Fin, Rollins, I need you to go talk to the mother. If this witness is telling the truth, she may be hiding something. Take Munch with you, he can go knock on doors and see if anyone recognizes the man in the drug store," Cragen ran off orders to his team. They had just stepped into a mangled case of mix-matched alibis, and everyone was busy.

Olivia started to grab her coat and scarf. Even if she hadn't been given a direct order, she could still tag along and help out.

"Benson," Cragen said, as though finally remembering her existence, "May I see you for a moment, please. Now."

"Is there something wrong?" She asked, following him into his office.

"Close the door," He asked, taking a seat at his desk.

Olivia did as she was told, then turned around, and waited for him to explain the sudden gravity of the situation.

"Well?" She asked after several moments of silence as Cragen stared at his desk.

"We received a package a few days ago," He said, pulling out a small postage box from a drawer in his desk, "No name, no return address, nothing."

"And you dragged me into your office because?" Olivia asked, sarcastically.

Cragen looked up at her, trying to read her as he revealed a shocking piece of information, "It's addressed to you."

"Me?" Olivia asked, her eyes widening, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Cragen sighed, "I was concerned about what it might be. We've had victims reach out like this before, but we've also had several creeps who wouldn't mind seeing you dead, so…"

"You're kidding me! You went through my mail!" Olivia stated, exasperatedly.

"Look, I didn't go through it, technically. I just had the lab run a few tests for explosives and what-have-you. But it's clean, so here you go," He said, handing her the box.

"Thanks," Olivia said mockingly. She grabbed the package from him and started to leave.

"Look. Olivia, I was just worried about you, that's all," Cragen explained.

Olivia paused before opening the door, and turned around, "I know." She smiled, "Thanks, for…" She held up the box.

"You're welcome," He said, motioning her to go.

Olivia left the room and went to her desk. She sat down and looked at the package. Cragen was right, there was no clue as to who sent it, but it clearly said "Detective Olivia Benson care of Special Victims Unit…"

She wasted no time and pulled out a box cutter from her desk. She carefully cut the packing tape and opened the box.

She dug through the packing peanuts until she found a small red jewelry case.

That's weird… She thought.

There was also a note card.

"My Dearest Liv"it read.

Olivia's stomach flip-flopped.

She tried not to tear up as she slowly opened the jewelry box.

She gasped.

It was a necklace; a delicate gold chain with a pendent.

"Semper Fi,"was written in the emblem.

Always Faithful…

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

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1. Horrible! This should be put through the paper shredder and set on fire, it's so wrong!

2. What strange delusional planet are you from?

3. It was just bad…REALLY bad

4. Needs a lot of work. I repeat, A LOT of work.

5. Pretty Good-ish, could use some work

6. It was Ok, I liked it.

7. Nicely done, minor improvements needed, but nobody's perfect!

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