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5. blinded

Jocelyn had invited Sonny over, taking up his offer of him cooking her a dinner. Sonny had sent her a list of ingredients and stuff so when he comes over, it's prepared, he was going to do it but Jocelyn insisted and won that fight. She watches Sonny cook as she drank her wine that Alex gad given her when she moved in.

"So, what are you making?" Jocelyn walks over to him, looking over his shoulder.

"Pollo Caprese Saltimbocca." The way he said it, the way it just slips off his tongue. Jocelyn was trying to pronounce it, Sonny helps her. He smiles as she whispers the words. "Alright stop being so cute." Jocelyn stood on her tippy toes, turning away from him, blushing. Sonny started to prepare the dinner, trying to be all fancy. "There you go." He slides her plate to her. Jocelyn takes a bite.

"Wow." Was all she said. Sonny claps his hands. "I mean you out did yourself Dominick." She takes another bit, he joins in. "How do you know how to cook like that?"

"My ma. Shes always in the kitchen, making stuff that can be leftovers for weeks."

"Can you cook for me now." They laughed and all as they ate. After they grabbed their glass of wine, still sitting on the bar stools. They were getting to know each other. If they were going to work together, they had to open and at least know some stuff about each other."So where you from?" She turns to him.

"I grew up in Staten Island which where my parents still live, Dominick and Serafina. Im Roman Catholic, i got three sisters, Gina, Teresa, and Bella. What else? I got two nieces. I began my career as a patrol officer in the Bronx. After getting my detective's shield, i did some time in Homicide and then transferred to Manhattan SVU." Sonny chats up. "You know that im in night school at Fordham studying to become lawyer." He nods.

"Wow." Jocelyn taps on the marble table. "My turn i guess." She clears her throat. "I grew up in San Jose, California. I got my siblings, Alex, Issac and Yessina. Im a lovely aunt so soon to be three, we got Winona and Alejandro and soon to be baby. My moms name is Claudia, my dads name is Pedro. Sadly when i was in homicide, my father was killed a few years ago, its been the five of us for a while. I was an officer in San francisco and then i got my shield and went to LA for homicide as well, and now im here."

"Im sorry about your father. I bet he's proud of you."

"I like to believe that he is." She shrugs, kinda wanting to stop talking about her father before she cries in front of a man she worked with, who barely knew her. "Great guy, i think he would have liked you." Sonny noticed the short talk about the conversation, now steering away.

"How did you know that?"

"He hated my ex." She says.

"Ex?" Sonny intrigued.

"The guy was a dick. I like to forget that i even was with him, worse seven years of my life." She chugs the last bit of her wine. "He always brought me down, yet my family likes him."

"He's an idiot." A smile appears on her face. "I would never hurt someone I love, especially break their heart over something stupid." They both stared, their faces softened up. "Especially someone like you."

"Like me?" She sits up, her eyes not pulling away. "Are you implying something Dominick Carisi?" He turns red, choking on his words until their phones went off. Saved. Carisi gets up and answers his call from Benson and Peña answers hers from Fin. Get to the station.

"Ill see you in a bit then." Sonny walks up to her. She walks him to the door and watches him leave. Peña closes the door and gets changed into her work clothes.

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Jocelyn showed up first to the station, Fin and Amaro were waiting there for them. She heads to her desk to put away her bag. Fin catches Jocelyn up to speed, girl said she was raped in some pizza shop, suspect is in the interrogation room. Sonny walks in, taking his coat off. Amaro pulls him into the room. Sonny takes a glance at her before he left.

"Fun night?" Fin says as he pops out. Jocelyn takes a deep breath and nods. "Hope i didn't get you in trouble."

"What? No, i mean yes." She blows. "I was just at home, by myself."

"Its time to do work now, tell me who this dude is." He gives her the sheet about the guy they brought in. Jocelyn looks over the sheets, scanning the prints and waiting. Finally and quickly, the prints came.

"Fin!" Jocelyn runs to him. "Prints came back." She hands him the papers.

"That fast?"

"He's Jerome Jones. Looks like Brooklyn did a number on him, one of the Prospect Park three it says." Fin sighs. "Let him go i'm guessing?"

"They got a $36 million suit pending against the city. Ill go tell them." Fin takes the paper and heads in. "Call Dodds and Barba." he tells her. She goes to her desk and makes the calls. Nick and Sonny were not too happy about the news. Jocelyn watched the men walk by and get something to drink and head back in. "I was told to say go easy on Jones, until Barba gets here." Fin nods.

"Jerome Jones, he still here?" Barba comes sprinting in. Jocelyn turns to see the ADA all dressed up.

"Dont you look handsome." Jocelyn smirks. Barba looks at her.

"Contain yourself." She laughs. "So? Is he still here?"

"Still waiting on the vic's statement."

"Whats taking so long?"

"The girl was intoxicated, her memory is off." Peña turns her chair. "But they did have find semen on her sweater, that can get us somewhere, i can call to out a rush on it, counselor."

"On her sweater? If its his, that's probable cause. If its not, then he's extraordinarily lucky at DNA tests." Barba walks up to the two way mirror, looking at Jones. "He has got ammunition for another false arrest and harassment lawsuit."

"One more lawsuit from this guy and we're all working at Staten island." Carisi goes.

"Look, the Prospect Park three were guilty, the lab just screwed it up. He's guilty of this too." Amaro puts in.

"We don't know that for sure if it is him. Not until we get the results back. You know theres that one person thats there at the wrong place at the wrong time." Jocelyn sticks her ground. "I rather be sure then Dodds making our lives a living hell."

"Make the case airtight and i'll charge. until then, let him go." Barba tells them.

"Wait, let him go?" Amaro frowns.

"He's waiting on a $36 million judgment he'll likely win. Hes not a flight risk." Barba steps away. "Get him out of here, politely." He walks away, leaving the four behind.

"Who wants to call the Sargent?" Sonny asks.

"The new guy." Fin points back at Sonny.

"Still?" Jocelyn smirks as she pats his arm. "No offense but you're newer."

"You got this big guy, i wish you luck." She puts her hands up, leaving Sonny alone in the hallway. Jocelyn catches up with Barba. "Whos the lucky gal?"

"My mother. We went to see a show." He waits for the elevator.

"Ooh. I would love to meet her."

"Oh i bet you would, and just to imagine, i feel like she's going to like you."

"Oh come on, all moms like me. Thats a good thing." Barba side eyes her. "Alright counselor, i leave you be. But be careful, you dressed like that, you'll be killing all the ladies."

"Not funny." He gets in.

"Not even a little?" She squints, the door closes in front of her.

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Olivia had sent Fin and Jocelyn to the scene where Jenna's dad had gotten Jones, recording him to say what he did to his daughter. Jones did not make it.

"What happened here Mr. Davis?" Fin asks the father whos now cuffed, looking at the body of Jerome Jones in front of him.

"I was trying to record a confession. I didnt mean to kill him." Jocelyn squats down to Jones. He had rope burns on his arms. She looks at the chair, rope on it.

"To me, this doesn't look like an accident." She sighs.

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They got a hold of the video, the 'confession'. The squad watched it, showing Davis with a nail gun, forcing Jones to say what he did. Jocelyn sat there, watching, her heart beating faster as things were escalating quickly. Jones ended up having a heart attack, triggered by his asthma, causing him to die.

"Luke Davis called 911, so he did not intend to kill Jerome." Benson tried to back up.

"Im sorry but, even though he did try to do CPR, and called 911, he still kidnapped him, threatened his life with a nail gun, which is tournament. He knew what he was doing, this is forced, coerced. It won't look good for Davis." Jocelyn said as she crossed her arms.

"Look here, shes now a lawyer." He turns to Peña. "Luke Davis is looking at felony murder." Barba says as he gets his coat.

"You think? You do know the defendant gets a free pass on that if he can show he acted under extreme emotional duress." Sonny comes up.

"Booyah Fordham law." Barba hollers. "The facts are clear. Everything that Peña said is true, maybe she should explain it again, hes not getting out of this. Theres nothing to save him."

"He may be dead." Benson gets up. "Our job is to figure out whether or not he is guilty. So keep pushing for DNA and get that security footage from TARU." Everyone nods.

"And if Jerome is good for the rape..." Fin flows.

"But no way a jury convicts Luke." Amaro frowns again.

"Thank you for your support." Barba leans. "if you come to the arraignment, keep your mouth shut."

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So the arraignment was chaotic. Jocelyn didn't go, Liv keep Carisi and Peña still working back at the station, waiting on TARU. Once they got it back, they picked themselves up and headed to the courthouse, explaining to Liv and Barba that the footage that TARU rescued, Jerome was in the bathroom for less than two minutes, which means he did not do it.

The day was getting worse for Jenna. They had gotten the voice audio of her and her father talking, saying that 'Even if im not sure, its better for you if i just say that it was him'. Amaro and Rollins were talking to Jenna. Benson, Peña and Carisi watched as Jenna showed the two detectives what happened to her that night.

"It was him. My uncle Neil, he raped me." Jenna cries. Peña's heart dropped. That poor girl.

"Her own uncle?" Carisi lets out in disbelief. "No, that, that cant be." Her eyes didn't look away from the poor girl. The amount of trust she had with her uncle. For him to do this? His own blood?

"Yes it can." Olivia turns to the two detectives. Sonny had shaken his head and left. Jocelyn wipes her lips, looking back at Olivia.

"Im going to calm him down." She clears her throat. She follows her partner to the locker room, he sits on the bench, hands on his face. "Dom..." She says as she sits next to him.

"How? How can he do something like that?" He starts to question. "Her uncle?"

"The world has its darkest secrets." Jocelyn whispers. "It's so cruel and evil that its so hard to believe." She sighs. "Sadly we live in it, and it's everywhere, unnoticed. Things like this happen. We cant prevent it from happening but we can but him away, for good."

"She trusted him." He shakes his head. "She looked up to him, loved him-"

"We will probably never know why. But Dominick..." She grabs his hands, taking them into hers. Sonny looks at her. "Right now, Jenna needs us and we have to get Neil."

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After failing to charge Neil, the squad had to step up their game. They had put it out there in an article, more victims came up, claiming that Neil had done the same. Jenna was sent to meet up with Neil, wired. He admitted that he raped her. Jocelyn was by Liv's office with Jenna's mom. Fin, Rollins, and Carisi walked in with Neil by their side in cuffs. Jocelyn watches them. The mom almost attacks the uncle, Jocelyn runs and holds her back.

"You son of a bitch!" She yells, clawing at Jocelyn's arms to let her go. "My daughter? How could you!?"

"Jenna has issues, Marcy. She always has." Neil said as Carisi takes him away.

"Im your sister!" Jocelyn was trying really hard, her feet were dragging a bit.

"Listen to me Marcy!" Jocelyn managed to whip her around, looking right at her instead of Neil. "This is not the time, alright?" She hugs Jenna.

"I need you get the papers from Carisi." Liv tells Peña. She nods and heads into the room were he took Neil to get his finger prints.

"I should have let her get her hands on you. I could've told my partner to let her go." Carisi tells him. "You raped her daughter, ripped her heart out with her husband going to jail for killing a guy that should have been you." Peña stops in the doorway, listening in. Carisi was angry.

"Okay. youre hurting me. i'm a dentist. I need my hands." That was all he cared about.

"Thats all you gotta say?" Peña watches as Carisi bends back Neils fingers, hearing them crack. "What hurts more? This or what you did to Jenna?" He groans in pain.

"Are you going to stand there or help me?" Neil says as he looks back at Jocelyn. Carisi's hand loosens as Peña walks in, taking a glance at him and not saying anything. She pretends to not see anything, grabbing the sheets and left.

After the night was over, Jocelyn heads to her car. She scrambled through her messy bag and pulled them out. She hears her name call out from behind. She turns to see Sonny catching up to her. Her chest tightened as he made his way.

"Jocey, listen..." He pants. "What you saw, it-"

"I didn't see anything." She lied.

"What? You saw me crack the guys hand. Look, if you want to tell Benson, fine. I deserve that."

"I don't know what you mean." She shakes her hair out of her face. "Why would I tell Benson something I didn't see?"

"You don't have to cover for me."

"Again, I was just there for the prints." He frowns as she didn't tell the truth. He knew she saw the whole thing. Why would she do that? Lie?

"Jocey..." He breathes out.

"Have a nice night Dominick." She pats his chest and she hops in the car. He stands there, thinking, why would she do that.