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wannabesewcrafty · 1 year

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Fandom: Law & Order (2022)

Notes: Set directly after the end of 22.10 with major spoilers for the episode. Could be described as Samantha-introspective followed by worried Nolan. Featuring The Couch in an innocent capacity.

Samantha swiftly left McCoy’s office, but she walked without a destination in mind. She just had to get out of there. She felt numb but her mind screamed at her. Soraya and Injila were already back in Lebanon?

Something had to be done. Couldn’t it? That simple question brought her up short outside the door to her and Price’s office. What recourse did she have? The mother and daughter had been sent back to their country of origin after having been caught by authorities for entering the U.S. illegally. Sam could pick up the phone, call the immigration lawyer she had found, hash it out with them, and end up right back at the beginning. What was the use? Still, the bitter sting of the underhandedness of it all, along with her sense of having failed to help some decent people, propelled her to open the door in front of her.

Their office was empty. Nolan must have gone home for the night. Maybe he was consoling himself with the fact that Wise had been found guilty. They had won the case and thwarted a despicable, powerful man from harming anyone else. She felt marginally cheered by that fact.

With a sigh, Sam sat down on the brown leather sofa that she and Price shared, but which she privately thought of as his. Years of sunlight and use had worn and faded its cushions to a soft, cracked texture that yielded under her weight. She suddenly felt very tired. Slipping off her heels, she tucked her knees under her and lay on her side, turning her back to let it mold against the couch. She closed her eyes, trying to blot everything out.

-*-*-

Price found her there almost an hour later, after receiving a call from his boss while in a cab heading home.

“You might want to check on Miss Maroun,” Jack had said. “This was a tough one for her.”

The D.A. had read between the lines. He had heard about the fate of Soraya and her daughter through the fast-traveling lawyers’ grapevine, and could only imagine Sam’s anguish.

He had tried texting his colleague, and when that received no response after a few minutes, he gave her a call. It went to voicemail, which made him start to worry. He dutifully left a message and then decided that the best course of action was to retrace Sam’s steps. He asked his cab driver to pull over and wait for a few minutes, then called Jack and asked where he had last seen Sam.

“My office. You can’t reach her?”

“I’ll keep you posted.” Nolan ended the call and directed the taxi driver back to his office building. He ascended the steps going up to the building two at a time, navigated the interior stairs and hallways at a jog, then burst through his and Sam’s office door, which had been left partly ajar. He knew he had closed it behind him when he had left earlier.

His breathing was fast and shallow when he entered the room, only relaxing when he found Sam asleep on the couch he himself had often used to think or to catch a quick nap.

He sent Jack a text. Found her. He hesitated, wondering if he should add more. Maybe “I’ll keep an eye on her?” Or “I’ll make sure she gets home safely?” Finally, he settled for She’s resting.

McCoy simply answered, Good, which relieved Nolan for reasons he didn’t want to examine too closely.

The younger attorney let out a soft sigh as he put away his phone and stood looking down at the sleeping woman before him.

When he caught sight of Sam’s stocking-clad calves and feet, Nolan slid his arms out of his suit jacket and draped it like a blanket over her sleeping form. She shifted slightly, reflexively grasping his jacket and pulling it over her shoulder, but she didn’t awaken.

Nolan placed a chair close to the wall across from her and sat in it, leaning back until the back of his head rested against the wall behind him. He would sit with her until morning or until she woke up, whichever came first. He felt it was the least he could do.

#my fic #law and order spoilers #samantha maroun #nolan price #nolam #Nolan x Sam

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letters2fiction · 2 months

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Welcome to Letters2fiction!

The concept here is to send in a question or a letter request, and you’ll get a response from your fictional character of choice, from the list below. Please stick to the list I’ve made, but of course, you can ask if there’s some other characters I write for, I don’t always remember all the shows, movies or books I’ve consumed over the years and I’m sure I’m missing a lot 😅

Status: New Characters added - Thursday March 21st, 2024

TV SERIES

A Discovery of Witches:

Matthew Clairmont

Baldwin Montclair

Gallowglass de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Philippe de Clermont

Jack Blackfriars

Sarah Bishop

Emily Mather

Diana Bishop

Ysabeau de Clermont

Miriam Shepard

Phoebe Taylor

Gerbert D’Aurillac

Peter Knox

Father Andrew Hubbard

Benjamin Fuchs

Satu Järvinen

Meridiana

Law and Order:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Terry Bruno

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Nick Amaro NEW!

Mike Dodds

Grace Muncy

Kat Tamin

Toni Churlish

Amanda Rollins

Olivia Benson

Rita Calhoun

Casey Novak

Melinda Warner

George Huang

Sam Maroun

Nolan Price

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Jet Slootmaekers

Ayanna Bell

Jack McCoy

Elliot Stabler

One Chicago:

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

Violet Mikami

Evan Hawkins

Mayans MC:

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

911 verse:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

BBC Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

Bridgerton:

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Simon Basset

Daphne Bridgerton

Eloise Bridgerton

Kate Sharma

Edwina Sharma

Marina Thompson/Crane

Outlander:

Jamie Fraser

Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser

Frank Randall

Black Jack Randall

Brianna Fraser

Roger MacKenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser Murray

Ian Murray Sr.

Ian Fraser Murray

Murtagh Mackenzie

Call The Midwife:

Shelagh Turner / Sister Bernadette

Dr. Patrick Turner

Nurse Trixie Franklin

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Lucille Anderson

Nurse Barbara Gilbert

Chummy

Sister Hilda

Miss Higgins

PC Peter Noakes

Reverend Tom Hereward NEW!

Narcos:

Horacio Carrillo

Peaky Blinders:

Tommy Shelby

Downton Abbey:

Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham

Lady Mary Crawley

Lady Edith Crawley

Lady Sybil Crawley

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Isobel Crawley

Matthew Crawley

Lady Rose MacClare

Lady Rosamund Painswick

Henry Talbot

Tom Branson

Mr. Charles Carson

Mrs. Hughes / Elsie May Carson

John Bates

Anna Bates

Daisy Mason

Thomas Barrow

Joseph Molesley

Land Girl:

Connie Carter

Reverend Henry Jameson (Gwilym Lee's version)

Midsomer Murder:

DCI Tom Barnaby

Joyce Barnaby

Dr. George Bullard

DCI John Barnaby

Sarah Barnaby

DS Ben Jones

DS Jamie Winter

Sgt. Gavin Troy

Fleur Perkins

WPC Gail Stephens

Kate Wilding

DS Charlie Nelson

Sergeant Dan Scott

NEW! Once Upon A Time

Regina / The Evil Queen

Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White

David Nolan / Prince Charming

Emma Swan

Killian Jones / Captain Hook

Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin

Neal Cassidy / Baelfire

Peter Pan

Sheriff Graham Humbert / The Huntsman

Jefferson / The Mad Hatter

Belle

Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood

Will Scarlet

Zelena / Wicked Witch

Alice (Once in Wonderland)

Cyrus (Once in Wonderland)

Jafar (Once in Wonderland)

Gideon

Tiger Lily

Naveen

Tiana

Granny

Ariel

Prince Eric

Aladdin

Jasmine

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hercules

Megara

Tinker Bell

Merida

Red Riding Hood

Mulan

Aurora / Sleeping Beauty

Prince Phillip

Cinderella

Prince Thomas

NEW! The Vampire Diaries / The Originals

Stefan Salvatore

Damon Salvatore

Caroline Forbes

Elena Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Enzo St. John

Niklaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Finn Mikaelson

Mikael

Esther

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

MOVIES

The Pirates of the Caribbean:

Captain Jack Sparrow

Barbossa

Will Turner

Elizabeth Swann

James Norrington

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry Hart

Eggsy Unwin

James Spencer / Lancelot

Alastair / Percival

Roxy Morton / Lancelot

Maximillian Morton / The Shepherd

Orlando Oxford

Jack Daniels / Whiskey

Gin

BOOKS

Dreamland Billionaire series - Lauren Asher:

Declan

Callahan

Rowan

Iris

Alana

Zahra

Dirty Air series - Lauren Asher:

Noah

Liam

Jax

Santiago

Maya

Sophie

Elena

Chloe

Ladies in Stem - Ali Hazelwood books:

Olive

Adam

Bee

Levi

Elsie

Jack

Mara

Liam

Sadie

Erik

Hannah

Ian

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros:

Xaden Riorson

Dain Aetos

Jack Barlowe

Rhiannan Matthias

Violet Sorrengail

Mira Sorrengail

Lillith Sorrengail

Bodhi Durran

Liam Mairi

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lo-diehards · 9 days

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2024 TV Season Analysis – Organized Crime Tops the Franchise, Law & Order Better, SVU Needs an Overhaul

The 2023-24 TV season has been a truncated TV season of 13 episodes, due the ongoing WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes that happened last year. A lot of scripted TV was back burned until the strikes ended. TV writers struck their deal first and were back to work promptly, long before actors/actresses, this should have given time to plan out their already short season. Production crunched for 13 episodes to be shot between late November until this coming week, where SVU and mother ship reboot will be wrapping up shooting their finale episodes.

But where does this season grade in its entirety? I’m going to summarize – as much as I can - my views on where the franchise stands for this season from best to worst. Click below to read.

Organized Crime – The best in the franchise creatively, hands down!

New show runner/executive producer John Shiban (The X-Files) and his writing staff understood their assignment and have definitely delivered. Organized Crime is the most entertaining series in the franchise this season, week-over-week. The storylines are so fleshed out and they don’t drag on as they had since the series started. Shiban has shifted focus to the OC main characters and their backstories as well as expanding on the OC unit in its entirety. We’ve even seen 2 of SVU’s former stars show up (Tamara Tunie, Chief M.E. Melinda Warner / Dann Florek, Donald Cragen) as well as an appearance by Peter Scanavino (ADA Dominick Carisi). We have even been introduced to more of Stabler’s family, his brothers – portrayed by guest stars Dean Norris and Michael Trotter – and while they’ve come in and shook things up for Stabler, one thing I can point out, it’s the first season since OC premiered where I haven’t felt that Elliot Stabler is on a quest for vengeance or retribution of some kind.

The cast has been firing on all cylinders this season, especially with the episode that just aired last week (“Crossroads”), where one of OC’s new team members went missing and was found to be killed, Stabler having the bury his body as he is undercover with the group that found Detective-in-Training Samir Bashir (guest star Abubakr Ali). This story is still playing out so as of now we don’t fully know who killed him but I’m sure we’re about to find out. Stabler’s younger brother, Joe Jr. may have some involvement as the investigation is about to come full circle. Meanwhile, the scene in question in this episode has Christopher Meloni and Danielle Mone Truitt deliver their most powerful scene together yet in the series and they have delivered quite a few, this one stands out though.

Excellent only begins to describe it, and Organized Crime this season. Organized Crime has yet to be renewed for the 2024-25 TV season.

Law & Order (reboot) – It’s improved, but we still have a ways to go.

There is a lot to be said of the mother ship series, both the original and this reboot. But this reboot has seen a lot in its short time on air, in this short season alone the cast has changed twice already. Jeffrey Donovan (Detective Frank Cosgrove) and the series parted ways weeks before production was set to start and veteran Sam Waterston (District Attorney Jack McCoy) chose to depart before mid-season. Sam Waterston is/will greatly be missed and he leaves behind a full legacy on the show, which he joined in 1994! Meanwhile newcomers Reid Scott (Detective Vincent Riley) and Tony Goldwyn (District Attorney Nicholas Baxter) have been welcomed by fans with open arms. The cast of the reboot no matter which season is very solid and they are all very talented, but their talents often seem crippled.

The reboot seems to have an issue fleshing out the characters. Det. Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and ADA Sam Maroun (Odelya Halevi) – and add DA Nick Baxter (Goldwyn) to me, week-in and week-out are the unsung heroes as with them we can see depth, we can understand why they make the decisions they make or feel the way they do on certain topics. I’m still on the fence about Riley’s development but he’s definitely has a more solid partnership with Shaw than Cosgrove did, and he certainly is a better character. I think they’ve got a great detective duo here – reminiscent of that of Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) in season 18. From about the third episode this season on up, there has been an improvement in the writing, I must say in comparison from where the season started. Most of the episodes this season seem to have one singular writer who stands out, Pamela Wechsler, who also serves as executive producer. Girl power!

What can help the reboot:

The writers need to get away from talking points and political affiliation when it comes to the characters and even the weekly storylines - looking at you show runner Rick Eid - it makes the characters come off as caricatures and stereotypes. And maybe not directly rip the episodes from the headlines near verbatim. It takes away from it if we already know how it plays out – where is “the Law & Order twist?” They need to deep dive into Vincent Reilly, Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) and Kate Dixon (Camryn Manheim); we have talented actors on here, give them something that makes us stand up and clap and relate to these characters and stop making them one-dimensional, especially ADA Price. I must say I’ve been enjoying the legal side a bit more with the addition of Goldwyn’s Baxter, his back-and-forth every week with Price has a feel of the original series run, where we see multiple points of views on cases and it doesn’t feel/sound like rhetoric. And speaking of that run, it wouldn’t hurt for them to find ways to invest those old characters in the reboot. Just because Sam has departed doesn’t mean we still don’t want to see old faces or even faces from the other L&O series show up. Elisabeth Rohm (ADA Serena Southerlyn) and Milena Govich (Det. Nina Cassady) have directed episodes! Raul Esparza and Hugh Dancy both starred in Hannibal, I could see former-ADA now Defense Attorney Rafael Barba sitting at the defense table and likely wiping the floor with Price! Tony Goldwyn even wants Mariska Hargitay to direct an episode. Let’s make the mother ship enjoyable to watch again!

It was renewed for a 24th season (4th for the reboot). The mother ship has a second chance at greatness and to continue its legacy on television, not a lot of shows get that. It would be wise that those in charge on mother ship remember that.

SVU – The 25th milestone season ranks as one of the worst.

I originally had a two-page long document on this season of SVU alone and I’ve had to shorten it down and it’s still not that short. But if I had to describe the 25th record-breaking season of SVU in 1 word, that word would be “bad.” There are calls on social media for show runner/executive producer David Graziano to be fired from the series. I’m not one to openly call for people to lose their jobs, but clearly there is something wrong and the downward spiral of the ratings mixed with bad press for SVU episodes this season is showing that. Nothing about season 25 jumps out as milestone season and there are only a handful of episodes as of now, that I would consider episodes worth going back to watch again: “Tunnel Blind”, “Duty to Report”, “Probability of Doom”, and “Children of Wolves” which was directed by Mariska Hargitay.

It’s the writing and direction of this season, period. There is no other reason or excuse that flies. There is clearly no investment from the management level behind the scenes at SVU in this milestone season being the best it could have been. The Maddie storyline overtook the season and its resolution didn’t exactly hit the mark either. Where is the retrospective? Why haven’t we gone over past cases? Seen former victims/survivors (other than 2 minutes worth of Maria from “911”)? Why did Olivia stop seeing Dr. Lindstrom (Bill Irwin)? Where is the ‘healing?’ The guest stars? We haven’t seen any former stars, other than Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins), and that proves to me that it was a mistake to fire her in the first place. “Where is the energy? Where is the spatter? This is life-less dreck. A cheap knock-off…” (diehard SVU fans; if you know, you know). But seriously, nothing about this season overall screams “25 years!”

With the season opener, I was sure David Graziano and the writers turned the page on the mess that was most of the entire 24th season of SVU. Turns out I was wrong to think it. It seems to be doubled down. It’s proof that despite his behavior, he’s just not a good fit for SVU. He doesn’t seem to understand how to write for this show and be the voice of who women/people look up to and the voice that victims and survivors need. I honestly think he would serve better on a Criminal Intent reboot or something since he seems to like that aspect of the crimes more so than investigatory and the legal side – Peter Scanavino’s screen time has greatly decreased and well as legal scenes.

What can help SVU:

A lot of damage is done, but it’s not irreversible. The best call is to replace the person at the top if they aren’t going to change themselves, (sorry but not sorry David). The popular eras of SVU are seasons 3-7 and again 13-17 and for good reason; Neal Baer and Warren Leight remain the two people who have seen SVU at their peaks. Going into a record breaking season 26, someone who can understand the intricacies of SVU needs to take the helm and get this show turned around. Focus needs to be on steadying the storylines and fleshing them out in a meaningful way to where they connect and not have crucial bits just disappear into thin air. We need to get SVU’s focus back on uplifting the voices of victims and survivors and their journeys, as well as to delve deep again into the world of the NYPD SVU squad. It’s not just about “rape case of the week” the actual SVU deals with kidnappings, crimes against the children, the disabled/elderly, working in conjunction with the Hate Crimes unit/federal govt., trafficking and more, let’s get the variety back in the crimes – and let’s stop showing the crime taking place on screen and in graphic manner. The crime scene analysis, forensics, court scenes and legalese needs to be put back into this series, I’ve honestly felt it decrease even before S24 as far back as some S22.

We need to see Carisi navigate through these cases and the back-and-forth with the defense as well as in his own bureau. We’ve yet to see Carisi interact with the district attorney (Jack McCoy, Sam Waterston – now Nick Baxter, Tony Goldwyn) much like his preceding ADAs. Benson’s character needs to go back to therapy and deal with her issues head on (Lindstrom, Bill Irwin), she had done that up until EDMR in season 24 became her new way and it’s not working for her, since the writers seem to use it now as a crutch to say “she’s healing” but then turn around and have her do things to suggest otherwise. Benson also needs to be written as a leader and delegator more so than taking every case away from her “squad” and solving them personally. Actually from a story standpoint it would be great to see Benson face repercussions for continually doing this, in the real world that would have consequences as how can she personally investigate cases and run the unit?

And with the unit, their stories need to be dissected more. Velasco (Octavio Pisano) in particular, he had an edge in season 23 as the new guy that might be a snitch for the Chief of Detectives (McGrath, Terry Serpico) but in season 24 they pushed this character into a corner with liking Detective Grace Muncy (Molly Burnett, who departed last season) and the Chilly storyline last season and can’t seem to get him out of that corner. Velasco comes off as “just there” much in the way Fin (ICE T) is starting to. And where is Phoebe (Jennifer Esposito)? Detective Bruno and Captain (to-Detective or Chief?) Curry (Kevin Kane and Aime Donna Kelly) are pretty much holding down the squad and are actually the more I look to, to solve the cases and they are the only ones peaking my interest.

SVU is heading to record-breaking season 26, if they want to reach their goal of stopping at 30. Dick Wolf, NBC and those behind the scenes need to get serious about it if that is what they really want. Otherwise, you’re about to have long-time viewers and new viewers alike turning away. Despite what people believe about ever-lasting loyalty, it does have an end date.

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree? Feel free to respond!

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connie-rubirosa · 1 year

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"'nolan is conflicted' about the case. big surprise for a guy who never wants to do his job!"

... I have so many conflicted feelings on this episode. But let me assure you, when two certain scenes happened, I was thinking of this as I watching it.

It got to the point that I started writing full dialogue in DMs with my friend I watch the episodes with, imagining how Cutter would have handled some parts of this.

Glad Sam act alongside his daughter and do a fantastic job. But the writers... I don't know.

hahaha once again, he does not want to prosecute, despite somehow having been promoted to executive assistant district attorney.

i have a lot more to say on the writing of rebecca mccoy (will address in my reply to another ask from @sonnet77), but i'm guessing one of the scenes you're referencing is the conversation that nolan has with rebecca, where she's pleading with him to show leniency, and she references the subway shooting episode from the beginning of the season. just the fact that they even let that happen in an episode (*ahem* A DA CAN'T PROSECUTE A CRIME HE WAS A WITNESS TO!) is ludicrous, but that he also seems to be so willing to let it influence and color the way he does his job. nolan, my guy, my fella, my dude, your job by definition requires you to check your feelings at the door. it sucks. trauma is real, i get it. but in that case, RECUSE YOURSELF!!! DON'T TAKE A CASE YOU KNOW HITS TOO CLOSE TO HOME!!

not to mention the run-around logic of "oh this guy shot a senator bc his students were killed by gun violence" and then nolan makes no effort to argue that the law is not an eye-for-an-eye. at that point he should have just passed it onto maroun (like he did earlier this season in one episode so it's not unheard of for him, lol).

on the other hand, mike cutter wouldn't have even thought twice about prosecuting this guy. for a prosecutor it really shouldn't be that complicated; if anything it's extremely cut-and-dry legally. (lowkey i would love to see some of those dialogue snippets but i won't be offended if you want to keep them to yourself, haha)

ANYWAY... here i go back to minding my own business and watching the original series on repeat again!

#asks #l&o discourse #l&o revival critical #nolan price critical #l&o spoilers

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adarafaelbarba · 2 years

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Gangs and friends (Joe Velasco x Samantha Maroun)

summary: Joe meets Sam on the job and falls instantly.

«Ahh you must be detective Velasco!» The woman he could only assume was Lieutenant Kate Dixon said, offering her hand for him to shake.

«Yeah, that’s me. It’s nice finally meeting you. Captain Benson speaks highly of you», he said, giving her a kind smile.

She chuckled at that, leading him to meet the rest of her squad.

«So you’re the detective helping us on this case?» Detective Cosgrove asked, gripping Joe’s hand a bit tighter than he probably needed.

«Go easy on him Frank», Detective Bernard said with an amused chuckle that encapsulated his whole face.

They talked Joe through what they had so far in the case and then set to work. The case was a string of murders, possibly gang related, that was now going over into sexual assault claims from some of the women who had made it out of there.

That’s where Joe came in. Although he no longer had connections to the gangs, though the ones he rolled with back in the day were not in New York, he knew how gangs worked. And if they were right about the cases involving gangs, he was their best shot.

At first he thought he was going to be used as bait, or have to go undercover. But they said it was pretty straight forward, so he sighed in relief.

~~~

And for a while it really was straight forward. He was there doing a job, his part on the case. Until she walked in.

Lieutenant Dixon had called the DA’s office to have ADA Maroun and EADA Price assist. She wanted the two lawyers there to possibly light a fire under their suspect, a man named Javier Henriquez, to see if he would rat out his crew. The man was a nobody compared to who they were really after.

«What exactly do you want us to do, Lieutenant?» Price asked, hands crossed over his chest as he looked at her.

«He won’t talk, but if he meets with you and Ms. Maroun, he might reconsider», Kate explained.

Joe looked at the two lawyers, his eyes lingering a little too long on Ms. Maroun before quickly looking away when she looked at him.

«What do we know about the people he works with so far?» She asked, looking at Joe for answers, «Detective Velasco?»

Joe blushed slightly, having missed that she wanted him to answer.

«The gang leader is a man by the name of Luis Pena. Rose to «fame» in the Bronx at the age of 15 before taking over his uncles gang here in Manhattan. No one can really get him tied to anything, but if Henriquez rats him out, we can get him», Joe explained, noting how Mr. Price and Ms. Maroun were nodding their heads while listening to him.

~~~

Getting Mr. Henriquez to talk once the DA’s office was involved was easy enough. The young man blabbed like a teenage girl gossiping to her friends.

However when it came to getting Mr. Pena though it took a little over a week more, but soon enough him and his gang were taken down, much to every cop in the city’s relief.

Joe was relieved, but extremely tired, and he wanted nothing more than to go home and go straight to bed.

That was until he was invited to go out with the squad and the two lawyers they’d worked with. He couldn’t say no to an opportunity to spend time with Samantha outside of work.

The two of them had gotten closer over the time they worked together, and he was hoping there was a chance for something else to come of their new friendship. Though if not he wouldn’t be too upset. She seemed sweet enough, he could deal with being just friends.

He pushed the thought down quickly and drove home to change as well as ditching his bike there before going to join the others.

~~~

He noticed Frank first, before he saw the other. The taller detective was pretty noticeable from where he stood at the bar. «Cosgrove!» He called out, greeting his new buddy and waving the bartender down «A beer please, ma’am», he ordered, giving her a kind smile.

«Do you flirt with every woman you meet?» Frank asked teasingly.

«Nah, just the cute ones», Joe said, his tone obviously joking. He only had his eyes on one woman, and she was currently laughing at something Lieutenant Dixon had said.

«Have you considered just asking Ms. Maroun for her number?» Frank asked, handing Joe his beer.

Of course Joe had considered that, but he was still stunned that Frank had asked him that so bluntly.

«I’ll do that tonight, I’m gonna shoot my shot so to say», to hell with nerves.

«Good on you, bud. I’m sure she’ll happily give it to you.» God how Joe hoped that was true.

Making their way over to the others, Frank let Joe sit down first, making him sit right next to Samantha, the two sharing soft hellos before he was included into the conversation.

At one point his arm made it’s way onto the back of the chair she was sat in. He never touched her, but he was guessing she could feel the heat of it as she leant back, his hand making contact with the back of her arm.

Kevin gave him a knowing smile and nod, but said nothing, while Kate smiled wide at the two of them.

~~~

By the end of the night Joe offered to walk Samantha home. It was pretty late, and it was only the two of them left at this point.

«I live kinda far away though, she confessed, «do you have a couch I can borrow until tomorrow?» His eyes widened at that, but he said that he did but that he could take the couch as it wasn’t the most comfortable one to sleep on. «I don’t mind. I’m not gonna kick you out of your own bed, Jose», she said.

«I don’t mind, Samantha, it’s only for a night, right?» She nodded at that, and the two made their way outside the bar and down the street to where he lived.

Back at his place he showed her to his room, offering her a shirt to sleep in and then left to let her change. «Joe?» «Hmm?»

«Thank you.»

He smiled softly, nodding his head, «No problem.»

~~~

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selfmadesaviour · 1 year

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accepting / not accepting @immxvable as nolan price, alexandra cabot, jet slootmaekers, elliot stabler, will halstead, natalie manning, april sexton, sarah reese and alana bloom said "✿ for any of my babies"

( Send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see. )

Samantha Maroun about Nolan Price:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ nolan ] is the good influence / [ nolan ] is the bad influence / [ sam ] is the good influence / [ sam ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ nolan is sam's ] childhood crush / [ sam is nolan's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from nolan's side ] / unrequited [ from sam's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on nolan ] / cheating [ with nolan ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step] / [ sam ] is an older sibling figure to nolan / [ sam ] is a younger sibling figure to nolan / [ sam] is a parental figure to yours / [ sam ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ nolan ] is taken under sam's wing / [ sam ] is taken under nolan's wing / other

ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other

Trevor Langan about Alexandra Cabot:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ alex ] is the good influence / [ alex ] is the bad influence / [ trevor ] is the good influence / [ trevor ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ alex is trevor's ] childhood crush / [ trevor is alex's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from alex's side ] / unrequited [ from trevor's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on alex] / cheating [ with alex ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ trevor ] is an older sibling figure to alex / [ trevor ] is a younger sibling figure to alex / [ trevor ] is a parental figure to yours / [ trevor ] is a child figure to alex / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ alex ] is taken under trevor's wing / [ trevor ] is taken under alex's wing / other

Elizabeth Wilder about Jet Slootmaekers:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ jet ] is the good influence / [ jet ] is the bad influence / [ elizabeth ] is the good influence / [ elizabeth ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ jet is elizabeth's ] childhood crush / [ elizabeth is jet's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from jet's side ] / unrequited [ from elizabeth's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on jet ] / cheating [ with jet ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [elizabeth ] is an older sibling figure to jet / [ elizabeth ] is a younger sibling figure to jet / [ elizabeth ] is a parental figure to jet / [ elizabeth ] is a child figure to jet / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ jet ] is taken under elizabeth's wing / [ elizabeth ] is taken under jet's wing / other

Natalie Manning about Will Halstead:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ will ] is the good influence / [ will ] is the bad influence / [ nat ] is the good influence / [ nat ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ will is nat's ] childhood crush / [ nat is will's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from will's side ] / unrequited [ from natalie's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on will ] / cheating [ with will ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ nat ] is an older sibling figure to will / [ nat ] is a younger sibling figure to will / [ nat ] is a parental figure to will / [ nat ] is a child figure to will / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ will ] is taken under nat's wing / [ nat ] is taken under will's wing / other

Amelia Shepherd about Natalie Manning:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ nat ] is the good influence / [ nat ] is the bad influence / [ amy ] is the good influence / [ amy ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ nat is amy's ] childhood crush / [ amy is nat's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from nat's side ] / unrequited [ from amy's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on nat ] / cheating [ with nat ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ amy ] is an older sibling figure to nat / [ amy ] is a younger sibling figure to nat / [ amy ] is a parental figure to nat / [ amy ] is a child figure to your nat / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ nat ] is taken under amy's wing / [ amy] is taken under nat's wing / other

Gabriela Dawson about April Sexton:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ april ] is the good influence / [ april ] is the bad influence / [gaby ] is the good influence / [ gaby ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ april is gaby's ] childhood crush / [ gaby is april's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from april's side ] / unrequited [ from gaby's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on april ] / cheating [ with april ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ gaby ] is an older sibling figure to april / [ gaby ] is a younger sibling figure to april / [ gaby ] is a parental figure to april / [ gaby ] is a child figure to april / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ april ] is taken under gaby's wing / [ gaby ] is taken under april's wing / other

Trevor Langan about Sarah Reese:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ sarah ] is the good influence / [ sarah ] is the bad influence / [ trevor ] is the good influence / [ trevor ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ sarah is trevor's ] childhood crush / [ trevor is sarah's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from sarah's side ] / unrequited [ from trevor's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on sarah ] / cheating [ with sarah ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ trevor ] is an older sibling figure to sarah / [ trevor ] is a younger sibling figure to sarah / [ trevor ] is a parental figure to sarah / [ trevor ] is a child figure to sarah / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ sarah ] is taken under trevor's wing / [ trevor ] is taken under sarah's wing / other

Margot Verger about Alana Bloom:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ alana ] is the good influence / [ alana ] is the bad influence / [ margot ] is the good influence / [ margot ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ alana is margot's ] childhood crush / [ margot is alana's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from alana's side ] / unrequited [ from margot's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on alana ] / cheating [ with alana] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ margot ] is an older sibling figure to alana / [ margot ] is a younger sibling figure to alana / [ margot ] is a parental figure to alana / [ margot ] is a child figure to alana / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ alana ] is taken under margot's wing / [ margot ] is taken under alana's wing / other

Kathy Stabler about Natalie Manning:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ nat] is the good influence / [ nat ] is the bad influence / [ kathy ] is the good influence / [ kathy ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ nat is kathy's ] childhood crush / [ kathy is nat's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from nat's side ] / unrequited [ from kathy's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on nat ] / cheating [ with nat ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ kathy ] is an older sibling figure to nat / [ kathy ] is a younger sibling figure to nat / [ kathy ] is a parental figure to nat / [ kathy ] is a child figure to nat / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ nat ] is taken under kathy's wing / [ kathy ] is taken under nat's wing / other

Elizabeth Wilder about Alana Bloom:

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ alana ] is the good influence / [ alana ] is the bad influence / [ lizzie ] is the good influence / [ lizzie ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ alana is lizzie's ] childhood crush / [ lizzie is alana's ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from alana's side ] / unrequited [ from lizzie's side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on alana ] / cheating [ with alana ] / other

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ lizzie] is an older sibling figure to alana / [ lizzie ] is a younger sibling figure to alana / [ lizzie ] is a parental figure to alana / [ lizzie ] is a child figure to alana / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ alana ] is taken under lizzie's wing / [ lizzie ] is taken under alana's wing / other

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