When Cassidy leaves the precinct in 2000,[5] Munch is briefly partnered with Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd),[6] and then with Odafin Tutuola (Ice-T). West then assumes the temporary ADA role for the final two episodes in season 12. West manages to get Mazelon to allocute, which he did falsely, but Stabler wished for West to call for a recess. Amaro drives to Philadelphia, where her friend lives, punches him, and tells him to stay away from his wife. As a result, Rudnick changes his plea to guilty for the murders of Rachel and Susie while Barba withdraws the charges for Lena's murder. Gerard shoots Dr. Warner and Benson and Marlowe must take action to save her life. As a recurring character in the first six seasons of the show, she became a main character in Season 7. Title This news left Ken stunned that Darius is also his uncle. The Special Victims Unit hunts for a violent suspect who killed a detective's child; Rollins ponders a potential opportunity. Actress Mary Mara is dead after an apparent drowning on Sunday, June 26. Defense attorney Bayard Ellis (Andre Braugher) accuses The investigation into the murder of a senior citizen leads the squad to suspect that the killer is actually a serial killer who preys on elderly women. In September 2021, it was announced that Gray Hyder would leave the show after the two-hour premiere of season 23.[29]. At the end of the episode, he serves as a pallbearer for Sgt. West never gets the chance to convict anyone, however, the victim's daughter kills all three defendants in the SVU squad room, before Stabler is forced to shoot her dead. Leslie Hendrix was born on 5 June 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. Dr. Hendrix tells Cragen that he should split them up only if he wants to lose his two best detectives. Put on a Bus: Disappears after Season 3, though Lance Reddick has appeared in the Law & Order TV shows four more times as different characters. Stabler reluctantly says he cannot make that decision for her, so she decides it would be best to return to her old post at the Warrants squad. Tutuola admits he called Lake, but says he did not expect him to run. [61] In the 2009 episode "Hammered" Moredock presides over the case of a heavy drinker accused of killing a woman during an alcoholic blackout. Suddenly, they see ADA Cabot walk up to the scene with Cragen. (SVU: "Remember Me In Quarantine"), Senior Detectives: Elliot Stabler John Munch Odafin Tutuola Olivia Benson Amanda Rollins, Junior Detectives: Olivia Benson Monique Jeffries Odafin Tutuola Chester Lake Amanda Rollins Nick Amaro Dominick Carisi, Jr. Katriona Tamin Joe Velasco Grace Muncy, Squad Supervisors: John Munch Olivia Benson Odafin Tutuola, Commanding Officers: Donald Cragen Olivia Benson Christian Garland. Because of Benson's involvement with a "fugitive", she is suspended for some time, which is made known in the season 9 premiere "Alternate". The Emmy winning actress is also now a producer for the drama. Brian Cassidy was a detective in the SVU during the series' first season. Stan Villani is an Executive Assistant District Attorney. Before Kim can be arrested, however, she steals everything from Amanda's apartment and disappears. However, he soon realizes they suspect him, invokes his right to counsel, and calls his attorney, Rita Calhoun. Benson makes a shocking discovery when entering the women's restroom Paxton is bleeding to death on the floor. The next day, he handles his job more professionally by getting the rapist to show his aggressive nature, resulting in a conviction. Rudnick became a renowned medical examiner with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department. Later, Haden shows up at the scene of a hostage situation, in which Benson is trying to talk a teenage boy down from killing his younger sister. 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. Affiliation Barry Moredock, a judge, originally appeared as a defense attorney in the episode "Appearances", on a case in which a child pornography maker is put on trial for giving instructions on how to kill via a story on his company's website. The two make their way to Gloversville, New York, where they hide out in a house abandoned for the winter. However, before the trial, Tucker commits suicide, wanting to spare his wife from suffering due to his terminal cancer. Tucker also reconciles with Benson. (SVU: "Pathological"), She examined Simon Marsden after he seemingly committed suicide and notified Benson, who came to the morgue to identify her brother. As seen in "Heartfelt Passages", Dep. [14] His wife, Maria Grazie Amaro (Laura Benanti), is doing overseas reporting in Iraq. 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. They have somewhat of a tense conversation, as she does not like the tone he is using with her, after he asked why he has never heard of this man. In the following episode, "Father's Shadow", Haden offers to take Benson to dinner, but she respectfully declines, saying she is still on duty and joking there would be a possible conflict of interest. At the end of this episode, Amaro watches his wife enter an unknown brownstone, and he has the increased suspicion that she is having an affair. A dogged prosecutor, she pushed the detectives to make cases for the sake of politics in favor of pursuing actual offenders. 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. However, after Stabler revealed that he had tried to save Ryan's life with CPR, which wasn't in the EMS report, Warner realized that the ruptured spleen could have been from the chest compressions rather than Stabler's actions. Later on, she shot the perpetrator in the leg, preventing him from committing suicide by cop. Moredock orders Benson to come with a breathalyzer, which reveals her blood alcohol level is .082, resulting in a mistrial. Buy HD $2.99. His dedication to the job also makes him the target for several IAB investigations during the course of his 12-year career at SVU. Kwasi Tutuola or as he prefers Ken Randall is Detective Tutuola's son and is first mentioned in "Counterfeit", where Fin stated he loved old cop weapons. Although Cabot was absent for the first four episodes of season 11, she becomes their permanent ADA in the fifth episode ("Hardwired") after EADA Sonya Paxton entered court-ordered alcohol rehab. When she asked what was going on, Detective Tutuola discreetly warned Warner to be careful of Rudnick as Benson couldn't tell Warner much due to the open investigation. Menu. She is best known for playing the role of medical examiner Elizabeth Rodgers on four Law & Order series (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury). She is serving in the armed forces and stationed in Iraq. third season episode "Justice" and appearing in his own show, Chicago Justice, Stone, the son of the late Executive ADA Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) has spent most of his adult life in Chicago, primarily as prosecutor with the State's Attorney's office in Cook County. Over the years, Warner and her medical expertise became an integral part of the SVU team. His first case (seen) is the case of a homeless boy burned to death by a high school student. Law & Order cast list, including photos of the actors when available. Dr. Melinda Warner is a medical examiner in the New York City Police Department. She is best known for playing the role of medical examiner Elizabeth Rodgers on four Law & Order series (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury). Baby Killer (Season 2, Episode 5) This episode is directly based on the shooting of Kayla Rolland in 2000 at her elementary school. Talking to Fanpop, Tunie believed that it gave her a "leg up as the medical examiner on 'SVU.'". Why The Actor Left: Raul Esparza's departure from Law and Order: SVU was devoid of drama, as the man himself chose to exit his post in a way similar to that of his character. Benson believes Marlowe only took the job as SVU's ADA so that she could work with Stabler again. Rudnick then states they are statistically insignificant, but the attorney dares him to tell that to the families. Over the years, Warner and her medical expertise became an integral part of the SVU team. In the season 14 finale, Benson and ADA Barba pursue justice for Lewis' victims and attempt to get him locked up for good; but again, Lewis walks on a technicality. He appeared in 52 episodes between seasons 312. After their rocky start, Amaro and Benson begin to have a mutual respect for each other and work well together. Defense Attorney Bayard Ellis is introduced in season 13's "True Believers". In the fourth episode "Hammered", Paxton is prosecuting a case where a man drank heavily and murders the woman he met at the bar. In response, Yates makes a shocking accusation against Manhattan's Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. washes up on a beach. Hargitay returned to her role as Benson in the following episode. He is one of the original members of the squad. 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. Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers was a recurring character in the Law & Order franchise. These two units took up most of Rodgers' time, and she had to discontinue service to the Special Victims Unit. "My father was extremely dedicated to the community," she added. Flag Bar, the World Trade Center Breast Bar, NYPD Meritorious Police Duty, NYPD Excellent Police Duty, and NYPD 150th Commemorative Breast Bar. 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. He goes to the woman's house to confront her, but is denied by her boyfriend. Kathy is pinned and unconscious when Benson wakes up and calls for help. Marlowe orders Benson and Stabler to catch the ring's leader in the act, while Cragen wants ESU to take the perp at his warehouse. He initially has a rocky relationship with his colleagues in SVU, especially his partner John Munch and Olivia Benson. As the case develops, so does their relationship, as they share dinner and a kiss at the end of the episode. A female doctor is found raped and murdered in Central Park. Casey not only finds herself at odds with Dekker, but also Judge Lena Petrovsky (Joanna Merlin), to whom she had previously lied in the season 9 finale ("Cold"), which ultimately led to her censure. He is medical examiner who is later discovered to be a serial killer and rapist. Finding desk duty intolerable, she cleans out her desk and leaves her gun and badge on the desk of Captain Cragen. 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. In the season 21 premiere he resigned, but not before insisting that Benson be promoted to the rank of captain. After working as a doctor in the United States Air Force to pay for medical school and serving two tours during the Gulf War, Warner left the military to take care of her daughter, and became an Assistant Medical Examiner for the NYPD. Soon afterward, Rudnick sees Yates being transferred into the honor block. West is called again and pushes Benson and Stabler to find the victim's murderer. The supposed evidence of Amanda shooting Jeff in cold blood leads to Lt. Tucker arresting Amanda in Captain Cragen's office. He caused extensive trouble throughout season 8 for Olivia and the entire squad after Olivia seeks him out at his New Jersey home. Sgt. A much larger crime and conspiracy in Iraq is unveiled, with a rape occurring overseas and the rape kit being kept hidden. Shortly after William Lewis escapes from prison, One Police Plaza appoints Murphy commanding officer of Manhattan SVU, deeming it inappropriate for Benson to lead the manhunt to recapture Lewis. Rudnick then disguised himself as Lena and used her passport to travel to Switzerland to cover up her death. Rudnick stabs her in the thigh and takes all of the evidence implicating him, then transports her body in his car. In "Heartfelt Passages", Tucker tells Benson of his intention to transfer to the NYPD Emergency Response Unit's Hostage Negotiation Team. Marsden flees after a meet with Olivia when he felt something was wrong and Porter let Olivia go as he had no direct evidence of her helping Simon. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit alum was 61. He happily returns command of SVU back over to Benson after the case is closed. "What a heart and soul," she told Savannah Guthrie on . It is revealed in the season 14 premiere that Haden's name came up on the wire tap in the investigation of an escort service. After making the call to Rita, he talks to himself about how he will need to kill Yates's fiance Susie Frain, forgetting that he is being recorded. Season 4; Episode 8 - "Waste". A Necessary 'SVU' Recap. Unlike his predecessor, Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, little has been revealed about Skoda's personal life. 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. The two are separated for some time in seasons 6 through 8, but Kathy shows up in the squad-room in the season 8 finale "Screwed" and tells him that she needs him to come home because she is pregnant. 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