Notes: Hello, friends! He is not seen or heard from again until the episode "Return of the Prodigal Son," where it is revealed he has been working as an international liaison for the NYPD working to take down organized crime since having come out of retirement in 2017. Throughout the first few episodes of season 13, she struggles to cope with the retirement of Stabler as she is more harsh and argumentative, as seen when she berates ADA Novak for "losing her nerve" after Novak said that Benson was "off". [18], In the season 14 premiere, Amaro's wife decides to take a job in Washington, D.C., citing that they need a break from each other. She is a former police lieutenant and Detective Stabler's partner approximately four years before he paired with Detective Benson. Law and Order Seasons 1-20 and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Seasons 1-22 are streaming on Peacock. [49] Throughout season 16, he mentions that he is going to night classes at Fordham University's law school. In her last appearance, Lewis tells Benson and Stabler that her family (husband and children) is currently living in Europe to protect them from criminals who attempt to retaliate against her. As the series progresses, he becomes closer with Munch and even saves Benson from being raped while they were both undercover in season 9. When Cassidy's lawyer questions him, he is forced to reveal that he had a romantic relationship with the sister of a drug lord he was investigating undercover. Barba was the best DA Carisi is a better cop than attorney. In the season 14 premiere, Bureau Chief ADA Paula Foster reveals to Detective Benson that Cassidy is working undercover for her. Florek originally portrayed the character from 1990 to 1993 in the original Law & Order series. Geoffrey Downs. Later in the episode, Benson and Stabler discover the doctor murdered in his home. In the season 9 episode "Paternity", Kathy and Detective Benson are involved in a car accident while Benson was helping Elliot by bringing Kathy to the doctor for a check-up. It is implied that friend and former boss Liz Donnelly (Judith Light) aided in her censure, leading to her replacement by ADA Kim Greylek in season 10. Pam Grier. Very little is known about Huang's personal life, other than that he is gay, which he noted in season 11's "Hardwired", has a sister (noted in "Inheritance"), and that he speaks Cantonese and Mandarin. Upon reading the folder Tutuola gives her, she realizes he is there to take her job. He also profiles suspects and offers advice to the District Attorneys regarding witnesses' and suspects' mental states. In season 13, Munch is seen mostly in the precinct helping with interrogations and research, as Tutuola is partnered with Detective Rollins. Detective Katriona "Kat" Tamin is introduced in the Season 21 premiere "I'm Going to Make You a Star". Most of her work involved helping and protecting prostitutes, and so she came into contact with SVU detectives Stabler and Benson. Executive Assistant District Attorney David Haden joins the show in the season 13, "Official Story", with a four-episode arc. In the second episode "Sugar", she and Stabler get into a heated argument after Paxton calls the suspect's lawyer after he declines his right to counsel twice. A patrol car pulls up, and two officers draw their weapons, as Cassidy identifies himself as police. Dr. Rebecca Hendrix is a former police officer who was at the police academy with Detective Benson. She's coming to clean things up. His partner was Detective Monique Jeffries. With Law & Order kicking off a three-hour block of the TV universe, which includes SVU and Organized Crime, there's bound to be crossovers between all three series. Paxton is embarrassed and meets Benson and Stabler at a bar where she is seen drinking. She was the medical examiner on SVU throughout the first season and has since been replaced by Dr. Melinda Warner. During a heated exchange with Amaro, he pointedly asks her whether she can ever forgive Lewis; she does not answer and he apologizes. When the suspect is brutally beaten in the SVU holding cell by an officer, West assures the judge that violence against the defendant will not occur again. She is taken to a hospital and, while there, goes into cardiac arrest, eventually dying from a ruptured spleen incurred from the bombing.[64]. Subscribe. They are able to prove Lake killed the other cop in self defense after he was shot at himself by a second NYPD officer with a history of brutality. Upon the retirement of Sergeant Munch at the beginning of season 15, Captain Cragen recommends to her that she should take the sergeant's exam, as she was now his second in command. In talking the mother down, Marlowe says she knows what it is like to be in pain as she reveals that she was diagnosed with an "aggressive" type of cancer and had a bilateral radical mastectomy a year before taking the job at SVU. She often gets into conflict over cases with Benson and Stabler; with Benson over a case where a woman was raped as a teenager and she began seeking revenge on her attackers, branding them with hot clothes hangers. Fin stated that Ken is 18. Plus, fun fact: Playing Rita Calhoun is not the first or even second time that Elizabeth Marvel has appeared on Law & Order! Munch then informs him that the NYPD brass is requesting he take a paternity test because the woman is claiming he has a son from the relationship. She releases confidential case information to Harding, which puts Harding in danger. Tucker also reconciles with Benson. [19][20] In "Twenty-Five Acts", Amaro seeks temporary SVU commanding officer, Captain Harris (Adam Baldwin), to let Amaro work their rape case solo, telling Benson that she needed a partner she could trust, Benson working the case with Rollins.[21]. She ended the relationship when his symptoms became so severe she felt she could no longer be intimate with him. Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about Jimmy Fallon? Alexandra Cabot by District Attorney Nora Lewin. On Law & Order: SVU, Olivia Benson is the super-cop exception to the real-world state of policing. Stabler quasi-apologizes for not trusting him, but Tutuola dismisses his apology because he believes Stabler will always be the same "bulldog". He later shoots and kills a fellow police officer, who was suspected of raping two illegal immigrant girls ten years ago, killing one. As SVU Commanding Officer, he is portrayed as a somewhat stern but understanding father figure to the detectives who work under him, often giving them a great deal of leniency because he trusts their ability to get results. In September 2021, it was announced that Gray Hyder would leave the show after the two-hour premiere of season 23.[29]. John Munch was a detective, and later a sergeant in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. She replaces Mikka Von (Paula Patton), who had been fired after only one case with the SVU team. The real bright spot, though, is Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson, the tough-as-nails defense attorney representing the baby-faced killers. Actor Character First episode Last episode Number of appearances 2. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Carisi (Peter Scanavino) get an unexpected win over Gallagher (Josh Stamberg) when Judge Lewis (Adriane Lenox) delivers a surpr. Greylek also seeks justice when a man is brutally beaten outside a strip club with the man's ex-wife and 13-year-old transgender daughter as the prime suspect. Ken returns to try to help his father and the rest of the detectives find evidence to convict Darius. She was a defense attorney who usually handled FCC violations, but took on the case of PJ Bartlett, who was accused of murdering his fiancee Jenna Ludlow. Lewis (while undercover as Star) slaps Munch and calls him "kike" as a part of her cover, prompting her arrest for assaulting a police officer. At the end of "Spring Awakening", Murphy tells Benson that he has been chosen for an undercover assignment and recommended to One Police Plaza that command of the SVU be returned to her. In addition to his own private practice, he often testifies for the prosecution as an expert witness on whether a defendant is legally sane to stand trial. Samuel L. Jackson appeared on Law and Order Season 1, Episode 14, "The Violence of Summer" as Defense Attorney Louis Taggert. He has brief SVU experience in other boroughs, including Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. As has often taken place in the Law & Order franchise, Simmons first appeared as a different characterJerry Luppin in the Season 4 episode "Sanctuary". Shaken, Beck tells Stabler she could not stand working in the Special Victims Unit anymore unless he asked her to stay. But before Ken is able to tell his father, his fianc is brutally attacked. It winds up where Olivia has to take the last bullet, thinking he is about to kill her; he stands beside her and quickly shoots himself in the head with his left hand, making it seem as if she shot him; this is his final revenge. However, when Amaro is arrested for his assault on a photographer investigated for child pornography and building a torture chamber, Murphy tells Amaro that he knows Amaro doesn't value his advice, but to stand down and keep quiet, regardless of the circumstances. In her final episode, "Bombshell", Hardwicke attempts to convict twins Cassandra (Rose McGowan) and Doug (Ryan Hurst)who are also in a sexual relationshipfor their involvement in a man's brutal stabbing along with fraud crimes in New York and Miami. First introduced in the Chicago P.D. and she is taking their daughter with her. At the end of the episode, after the real rapist has been caught and the wrongfully imprisoned man released, Cragen informs Benson that the District Attorney has decided to form a Conviction Integrity Unit to investigate past cases and ensure no one is wrongfully imprisoned. He later breaks into Detective Benson's apartment and tortures her before later abducting her and bringing her to at an isolated location, killing a traffic cop and his own defense attorney's parents on the way. His new role finds him caught in the middle of conflicts between his former colleagues at SVU and his new boss, Vanessa Hadid (Zuleikha Robinson), at the district attorney's office. West returned in the 23rd episode, "Delinquent". Elliot Stabler is a senior detective who previously worked in Manhattan's 16th Precinct, also known as the Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. Benson asks Ellis to give her some time to find the real rapist, which she does, or she will tell the District Attorney about her relationship with EADA Haden. He returns to SVU in the episode, "Secrets Exhumed", in which he brings back a 1980s rape-homicide cold case for the squad to look into. Serena Stevens on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Detective Grace Muncy is a detective assigned to SVU by Captain Olivia Benson and Captain Mike Duarte. After a shooting that kills her manager with Bryant as a suspect, Barba and Benson convince Green to testify to the grand jury. (: pic.twitter.com/sTx8yMVXFD. He is working undercover as security personnel for Bart Ganzel, the owner of an escort service. Benson and Ellis have become close, which creates conflict in the episode "Justice Denied", as Ellis defends a man who Benson coerced a confession out of eight years earlier. And everyone, including stars . Barba tells the detectives to uncover anything and everything about Paley and her attacker. He happily returns command of SVU back over to Benson after the case is closed. Carisi is injured, and Jules is killed. She served as a doctor in the U.S. Air Force during the Gulf War and is married with a daughter. After she confesses this to a department psychiatrist, who is working for a commission investigating problems in various police units, she is taken off active duty and ordered to receive treatment. ADA Alexandra Cabot first appears in the season 2 premiere episode "Wrong Is Right", when she is assigned by the DA and Police Commissioner to work with SVU as their permanent ADA. Stan Villani is an Executive Assistant District Attorney. Amaro begins to show great concern when Rollins begins gambling again, and they begin to get close. Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick 13 episodes, 1991-2007 . He has a brief affair with Olivia Benson, and has trouble dealing with her after the relationship ends. [43] She first appears in the 21st episode of the season, "Torch", in which McCoy directs her to handle a case in which two young girls were killed in a fire. Amaro begins to question the confession when the boyfriend of the victim comes to the precinct and Lewis says that he was an old friend from when they dated in college at Tulane University. The next day, he handles his job more professionally by getting the rapist to show his aggressive nature, resulting in a conviction. When Pamela begins to show signs of memory loss, believing that he is their father, Stone reluctantly increases her medication on her doctor's advice, concerned that stopping the medication could cause her to become suicidal. Her role in the escape leads to mishaps in the justice system being termed "doing a Donnelly" for many years to follow. Somerhalder played Charlie, a mega-perp guilty of multiple counts of murder, rape, and theft in the very intense episode. Dodds is currently the first major character in any Law & Order series to portray an NYPD officer holding the rank of deputy chief. Ed Tucker is an officer in the Internal Affairs Bureau of the NYPD who has frequently been assigned to question the SVU squad whenever there is an allegation of misconduct. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life in prison sentences on Friday. Amaro is clearly rattled by this and goes as far as to threaten to shoot Detective Brian Cassidy if Cassidy did not tell him for whom he was working undercover. In the season 9 episode, "Harm", she uses her medical skills to diagnose past torture in a victim and takes the lead in making the case to prosecute the doctor responsible. In the episode "Remember Me, Too", Pamela is abducted by members of a criminal network Peter is prosecuting, who ultimately invade the psychiatric hospital and shoot her. In season 10, she makes a surprise return to SVU as the temporary ADA, replacing ADA Greylek, for six episodes, starting with the episode "Lead". In the episode "Undercover Blue", Benson goes to Barba in an attempt to provide evidence that could potentially exonerate Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters) against a rape charge. Yikes! He also keeps a tight rein on his emotions, refusing to talk about his problems or to admit that the grisly nature of his work often affects him. . Additionally, as . After gloating about her innocence, the woman attacks Greylek for correcting her about being "innocent" and to wash the blood off her hands before holding her daughter's baby. Shortly after this, she is physically and emotionally shaken when a van explodes while she is pursuing a fleeing suspect. In "Parole Violations", his sister Bella's (Marin Ireland) fianc Tommy (Michael Chernus) reports that his female parole officer raped him at gunpoint in her office. Taylor Schabusiness, 25, is accused of killing and dismembering her boyfriend a year ago in Wisconsin. As Olivia herself admits, "he's not wrong". Chf. The following morning, she arrives 45 minutes late to the mistrial hearing, appearing distraught and blaming a "fender bender". When Amanda hears screams from inside her apartment, she finds Kim's ex-boyfriend attempting to rape Kim, and Amanda shoots and kills the man as he pulls a gun on her. Amaro then gets the suspect to recant his confession and Lewis begins to seem increasingly panicked. At the close of this episode, he has a discussion with Detective Benson on the steps of the courthouse. Dodds is a recipient of the US Flag Bar. McCoy charges a city councilman with "larceny by extortion," after a female colleague claims that she had to sleep with him or lose her chance at partnership at their law firm. Cragen's detectives do arrest the ringleader, while Cragen saves the young woman in the warehouse. Although at first . ADA Jo Marlowe is drafted by DA Jack McCoy in season 11 after ADA Alexandra Cabot takes a leave of absence to help rape victims in the Congo. Nicholas "Nick" Amaro is a NYPD detective who has transferred to the Special Victims Unit from Warrants and Narcotics. In the subsequent episode, Dodds leads SVU's continued investigation into a sex trafficking ring while continuing to consult Benson. After Vice Officer Rachel Wilson blames Tucker for ignoring her rape at the hands of Internal Affairs Officer Gary Wald before her suicide, Tucker records a confession from Wald to make things right. Cabot tells the detectives that the Justice Department called Greylek back to Washington and DA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) let her leave immediately. Rollins appears to be a detective who is very anxious to do her job, often being told not to get ahead of herself by Detectives Benson and Amaro, and Captain Cragen. Dr. Huang was last seen in a main role during the season 12 episode "Bombshell" in which he helps Benson and Stabler get information out of a homeless man. She and Stabler get off to a rocky start, but they eventually form a solid partnership. When closing arguments wrapped up, the judge turned Murdaugh's fate over to jurors after giving them his final instructions, and they headed to their jury room to begin deliberations . In season 9, her final year as the SVU ADA, she grew increasingly more reckless and unsure in her prosecution. Flag Bar, the World Trade Center Breast Bar, NYPD Meritorious Police Duty, NYPD Excellent Police Duty, and NYPD 150th Commemorative Breast Bar. It is revealed that Novak was censured for three years and subsequently re-hired by the DA's office. 16 juin 2022 parasitism in the sonoran desert. Most recently, Elizabeth has appeared in Netflix's Unbelievable, Hulu's Helstrom, and the movies Native Son and News of the World. She appeared in the 2006 short-lived Law & Order spinoff Conviction as Bureau Chief of the homicide unit. Murphy is a by-the-book CO, often checking behind the detectives' backs that they are apprehending suspects correctly, and he often uses his undercover expertise to lead the direction of investigations. It is revealed that in her final year of law school, Novak was engaged to a man, Charlie, who suffered from schizophrenia. Agent Lewis specializes in undercover work, often working under assumed identities for weeks or even months at a time. Paxton tells the SVU squad that she has been working to find Harding's missing sister for decades, as it was her case. Sagemiller also added, "She sticks to the letter of the law, sometimes to a fault, but in the end I think she always does the right thing."[45]. Intending to use a computer-generated video mockup of the crime, Paxton accidentally plays a version in which the defendant's face is superimposed onto the attacker. [58] Starting in the episode "Babes" to present, Moredock is a judge. He is fluent in Spanish,[13] is married, with a young daughter named Zara, and has a living mother, Cesaria (Nancy Ticotin). During a case involving child abuse, Beck tries to foster a traumatized adopted girl, who attempts to burn down her apartment and kill them both. Cabot's last episode of season 13 was "Learning Curve" in which she is aiding in the investigation of a school molestation scandal. This groundbreaking series from executive producer Dick Wolf's "Law & Order" franchise chronicles the ripped-from-the-headlines investigations of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit. Barba eventually allows Carisi to shadow him for a trial, with Carisi helping Barba spot a key inconsistency in a witness' testimony. Cragen was written out of Law & Order in 1993, as he is transferred to Anti-Corruption Task Force, occasionally making guest appearances on the show. In "Heartfelt Passages", Tucker tells Benson of his intention to transfer to the NYPD Emergency Response Unit's Hostage Negotiation Team. Moredock orders Benson to come with a breathalyzer, which reveals her blood alcohol level is .082, resulting in a mistrial. [30], According to Lahti, Paxton was originally written as a control freak, "needing to always be right and prove others wrong"but behind this were Paxton's fears, insecurities, low self-esteem and an alcohol problem. Special Victims Unit is a spin-off of the original Law & Order series, and it deals with the most sensitive criminal cases. Defense Attorney Bayard Ellis is introduced in season 13's "True Believers". Dawn DeNoon (character) Depago (Attorney) Lorenzo Desappio. In subsequent seasons, Lewis' name becomes a kind of code for an intensely dangerous situation and Benson reveals that her trauma and ordeal with him will always be a part of her. The last thing Lewis tells Benson is that his death will be the last thing she will see before she dies. Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers was a recurring character in the Law & Order franchise. He was 65. Avery Hemmings (Michelle Borth) was the hidden villainess of "Trade", episode 9.18 of Law & Order: SVU (airdate May 6, 2008). She talks Benson through life-saving techniques before the woman lets her go to get real medical attention. Benson and Cassidy also are forced to reveal their romantic relationship in this episode when Amaro and Munch go to Cassidy's apartment and find Benson there. Ellis returns in the season 14 episode, "Monster's Legacy", when Detective Benson asks him to look into the case of Reggie Rhodes (Mike Tyson), who is scheduled to be executed after being convicted of murder in Ohio. Benson lies and denies that she had him restrained, that he had broken free and she had to harm him to subdue him; this drives Lewis into a rage during his cross testimony with her. After Cassidy apologizes to Amaro for what his lawyer did, Cassidy helps Amaro bust the boyfriend for drug dealing. In the episode "Poisoned Motive", Rollins is shot by a sniper in front of the precinct. She gives birth to another girl, Billie Mabel, but declines Dr. Pollack's marriage proposal because she doesn't love him. Her father Ben Nicholson (Aidan Quinn) is being eyed by the FBI for extortion and other federal crimes and Porter is upset with SVU for running interference with the FBI's case against Nicholson. Benson and Haden meet for drinks and decide that they have to end their relationship and pretend like it never happened. Upon hearing this, Murphy lets her know that he is now here to stay, albeit temporarily; however, he gives Rollins a secret cell number, and tells her that should she need him, he would be on a plane within an hour.[28]. "Unlike the two of us," he says, Delia is in a better place. In season 12, Paxton makes a surprise return to SVU and served as the Executive ADA in the ninth episode ("Gray") to prove to the DA that she hadn't lost her 'winning ways'. Subsequently, in the episode "Undercover Mother", Murphy's undercover assignment is revealed after SVU takes down a sex trafficking ring. As Benson tries to help her, Paxton says "It's okay, I got him," and she dies in Benson's arms. Grace Muncy ahead of the NBC . She later appears in the season 11 episode "Turmoil", meeting ADA Cabot outside the courtroom after Cabot discovers she is being investigated by the state bar. She is well liked by the SVU squad, though briefly argues with Stabler when he accuses her of botching a DNA test on Benson, expected to absolve her of a homicide, before she discovered the DNA was intentionally doctored to make Benson look guilty. Porter returns in the season 9 episode "Savant" when SVU is working on a case where a girl with Williams syndrome heard her mother being beaten and raped. Captain Cragen also makes both detectives speak with psychiatrist Rebecca Hendrix in order to decide whether they can continue working as partners. In the 13th-season finale episode, "Rhodium Nights", Defense Attorney Marvin Exley (Ron Rifkin) tells Benson that Haden may not be the person he claims to be, hinting that Haden is corrupt. Stabler half-jokingly refers to her as a "jinx", saying "[he's] nearly been killed" every time Lewis shows up; she counters his remarks by saying that maybe she is his "good luck charm", as he's survived every injury during their three episodes together. Elizabeth can count herself among this elite group of actors, as she also previously played Dr. Franz in a Season 11 SVU episode. She was in court for a hearing when she attacked her defense attorney. Wolf's third child, daughter Sarina, had a character named for her; Benson's mother was named Serena, as well as former ADA Serena Southerlyn on the original Law & Order and Det. definitely barba . On August 28, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California, Hargitay married Peter Hermann, an actor and writer whom she met on the set of Law & Order: SVU, on which Hermann plays the recurring role of . It is revealed Porter knew who the killer was all along as the victim's roommate Terri Baines (Paola Mendoza) was working with the FBI as undercover intelligence agent. He was in six episodes (S1E21 Sonata for Solo Organ; S3E12: Right to Counsel; S4E16 Big Bang; S7E8 Family Business; S9E3 Bait; S10E16 Trade this. In the episode "Spiraling Down", Benson gives Ellis' card to the defendant's wife, whose husband is a former football star who suffers from diminished capacity. Benson later learns he had died of a drug overdose. From season 7 through 12, the SVU ADAs work without a Bureau Chief supervising their work, and are watched more closely by the District Attorney. [56] In the seventh season, he works as a defense attorney on a case with Casey Novak as ADA in the episode "Raw", where he defends a Neo-Nazi group. Paul Robinette Law & Order. Season 22 of Law & Order: SVU has been heating up. Brian Cassidy was a detective in the SVU during the series' first season. After a twelve-year absence from the show, Cassidy returned in the season 13 finale, "Rhodium Nights". Paul Robinette, played by Richard Brooks was the first regular ADA in the "Law & Order" universe, and that's a noteworthy feat on its own. Although Benson is at first wary of Haden, they are both surprised to find they work well together. When SVU detectives find a teenage boy named Hunter Mazelon (Sterling Beaumon) naked and asleep in a young woman's bed, West tells them that she can't charge him with a sex crime but he can be charged with burglary and criminal trespassing, among other charges. Christian Garland is a man who was the chief of detectives before he resigned. Executive ADA David Haden, the prosecutor who is re-investigating the case and Benson's love interest, is confronted by Ellis about their relationship and threatens to expose them if they didn't do the right thing. He also used to compete as an amateur mixed martial artist under the name "Naptime", but had to quit after tearing his ACL. She joined the team during season 5, and throughout her time kept a 71% conviction rate. After Cassidy is arrested, he is in the interrogation room with Amaro when Benson walks in and sarcastically greets her old colleague, explaining to Amaro how Cassidy worked SVU in another "century." Although he feuded with the squad for many years, Tucker slowly became an ally for Benson after she took over for Cragen as squad commander. She leaves the office, yet again, and returns to the role of a judge. Start your day off right, with a Dayspring Coffee He is of Native American ancestry, specifically Mohawk, and speaks proudly of his ancestors, noting that many of them helped to build the city's skyscrapers and subway tunnels. Although she quickly loses her innocence when dealing with sex crimes, she still shows uneasiness when dealing with the gray areas of human involvement, preferring the letter of the law to the messiness of each individual reality.