This causes friction between them, and they have a quietly emotional conversation about how their partnership ended. He was reunited with SVU as they initially investigated the case, but they were ultimately taken off of it. The first episode of Special Victims Unit takes place one year into Stabler and Benson's partnership. The latest tragedy in Elliot Stabler's life makes his potential romance with Olivia Benson more likely after they're reunited on Law & Order: SVU. In "What Happens in Puglia," Elliot and Kathy were on a brief trip to New York when Kathy was killed by a bomb that was placed in the couple's rental car. Angela's body is found in the crash, but Wheatley has disappeared. During the William Lewis arc, she subdued Lewis. He is portrayed by Christopher Meloni. As a result, he has an intense hatred of pedophiles, admitting to a shrink that he sometimes fantasizes about killing them but is able to keep his impulses in check. They were close enough for Pete to be familiar with Kathy. Stabler rejects her help, but tells her he loves her.[25][62]. [44], Meanwhile, Stabler uncovers evidence suggesting that his late father faked the shooting that led to him being awarded the NYPD's Combat Cross medal and framed an innocent man. Fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. [76] As a result of this, plans for him to appear in the 22nd-season premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit were subsequently scrapped, the show-runner, Warren Leight, deciding to wait until the night of Meloni's spin-off new premiere date.[77]. Lindsay Stanton whacked him in the chest with a statue. The police were called to charge Elliot when the blame was put on him, but Joseph ensured the case was thrown out with his power as a cop, and Elliot was released. It was rumored that NBC threatened to replace Hargitay and Meloni if they persisted in their demands. As a result, Stabler has "erased his childhood"; he rarely talks about his father and maintains little contact with his mother. Kyle Ackerman, Brian's teenage son, shot Stabler in the arm, while Christopher Rawlings, one of Brian's associates, shot Munch in the buttock. Elliot Stabler had a less-than-ideal childhood. When Benson and Stabler catch Rickett about to murder another young girl, Stabler appears ready to kill him in cold blood; it is only Benson's intervention that prevents him from doing so.[18]. His father bailed him out when a group of rich students jumped him in college, but he beat them all back. That night, while celebrating with his new "employers", Stabler is drugged. (SVU: "Ridicule") This also came to a head when a woman going through a bitter divorce claimed her husband raped her. Stabler manages to save Bernadette, however, and has Darman arrested. Though he was urged to take a week off, he came back on the job the next day to take down Bushido. In one incident, a corrupt police officer raised his weapon at Stabler in fear of being caught, forcing Stabler to shoot him. [21] Although he is eventually cleared, this shooting is the sixth such incident in his NYPD career. [23], Benson also recognizes that Stabler is showing signs of PTSD, and tries unsuccessfully to persuade him to get help, even staging an intervention with his children. ADA Sonya Paxton, who had a shared animosity with Stabler declined the request under the pretense that Donovan will re-offend if given the chance. Olivia and Elliot have expressed their love for one another in several episodes. In SVU Season 7, he goes to see a police psychiatrist, Dr. Rebecca Hendrix (Mary Stuart Masterson), after using excessive force on an abusive parent. Stabler pressed charges, but only did so in order to get Tommy to testify against his mother's doctor, Gideon Hutton; the charges were later dropped, though Stabler urged the boy to get tested for HIV, as Susan's death suggested that he was at risk for the disease. (SVU: "Class"), Through his daughter Maureen, Stabler is the father-in-law to Carl and the grandfather to at least two boys Kieran and Seamus. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! [8] His mother, Bernadette (ne McGinley) (Ellen Burstyn), has bipolar disorder and once nearly killed her son during a manic episode. . Wheatley's lawyer, Rafael Barba (Ral Esparza), who was once the Assistant District Attorney for SVU, accuses Stabler of framing Wheatley for Kathy's murder. On a case, Beck bonds with an abused child and takes her in, only to find that there is nothing she can do to help her when the child tries to burn down her house in an attempt to kill herself and Dani so they could be together forever. Meanwhile, Stabler's mother Bernadette is arrested after having a manic episode in which she slaps a child she believes to be Elliot. After double-crossing McClane and leaving him to die, Wheatley demands Richie's release from prison, a private jet to take him and Angela out of the city, and Stabler admitting to "framing" him for Kathy's murder on livestream. He is also a practicing Catholic whose faith sometimes complicates the cases on which he works. Did Elliot Stabler cheat on his wife? There is also some sexual tension between the two, and they share a kiss at one point. [1][17], Stabler harbors a great deal of anger that is sometimes fueled by his job. Stabler confided in retired Albany cop Sam Winfield, who was suspected in the murders of two sex offenders with HIV. As a result of Meloni's sudden departure from the cast at the end of the SVU twelfth season, Stabler abruptly retires from the police force off-screen during the SVU Season 13 premiere. Elliot had difficulty adjusting to the fact that his oldest daughter was growing up, and hitting puberty. Stabler has a deep-seated distrust of psychologists and psychiatrists stemming from his being hauled in front of the Morris Commission after being interviewed by Dr. In show continuity, Stabler became a detective with the SVU in late 1992. Much to Stabler's surprise, however, the jury comes back deadlocked, resulting in a mistrial. He . When his wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) leaves him in Season 6, Stabler's anger rises closer to the surface and, in a few episodes, threatens to boil over. However, eventually, Stabler showed up at Kathy's house at night after being cleared in the supposed beating death of a suspect. (SVU: "Scorched Earth") It was later stated that he left town before the investigation was even concluded. Kathy and Elliot Stabler got married at 17 years old and shared five children, but in earlier seasons of Law & Order: SVU, viewers learned that their marriage was less than perfect. Stabler once revealed that he helped deliver all of his oldest children (SVU: "Tragedy") to that point, and he sees aspects of them in every child molestation victim. (SVU: "Wildlife"), In May 2009, Elliot and Fin were chasing Harrison, who set a gas trap that nearly killed him and Detective Tutuola. [29], Stabler finds out that Briscu is closeted, and murdered his male lover to keep from being outed. His first assignment is to help Bogdani and his uncle, Kosta's underboss Albi Briscu (Vinnie Jones), burn down a bar in which they have murdered the owner, who owed them money, in order to make his death look like an accident. Lucius Blaine (Anthony Anderson) first appears in the episode "Fat", having been transferred over from Brooklyn SVU and temporarily assigned as Stabler's partner after Benson transfers to the Computer Crimes Division. As a result, he harbors an intense hatred of pedophiles, admitting to a police psychiatrist that he sometimes fantasizes about killing them. Since his return to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, he has made eight guest appearances to date. [40] They become close, with Donnelly even naming his newborn son after Stabler. A great example was when he told her that he loved her, during an intervention held by his kids but quickly covered it up. (SVU: "Debt") His third known shooting was when he shot Christopher Rawlings when he pulled a gun in a courtroom and started shooting people with his accomplice Kyle Ackerman. [41] Eventually, Donnelly decides to step down from the Brotherhood and names Stabler as his successor. It is implied in Organized Crime that Stabler suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the bombing and Kathy's death. (SVU: "Closet"), Season 11 Episode 21 introduced a former partner of his, Jo Marlowe, who is now an A.D.A. [39], After Slootmaekers restores the city's power grid with McClane's help, Stabler calls Angela, who is on the run with Wheatley. Stabler brought in Luke, who had been at his friend's house and threatening to commit suicide when Stabler explained that Pete was still alive. (SVU: "Ripped"). [40], Stabler ingratiates himself with Donnelly by helping him take money off a dead drug dealer, even pretending to take a bribe. Although Elliot saw other people while he was separated from Kathy, he and Olivia did not pursue a romantic relationship while Kathy was still alive. Elliot Stabler is coming back to TV. He came from an Irish American Catholic family with three brothers and two sisters and went to Catholic school Sisters of Mercy School. One of Elliot's best friends died in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks that took place in 2001. Stabler's partner for thirteen years was Olivia Benson. When Stabler's car is bombed and his wife Kathy severely injured, Benson, now SVU's Captain, has to restrain him from getting involved in the investigation. (SVU: "Penetration"). Frustrated with her husband's long hours and short temper, Kathy eventually left Elliot and even filed for divorce. This resulted in him being put under administrative leave . One bullet passed clean through his chest but did not damage any vital organs, while the other lodged in his bicep and had to be removed. Stabler has been shown having to use deadly force. Frustrated with her husband's long hours and short temper, Kathy eventually left Elliot and even filed for divorce. According to his mother, as a child, Stabler wanted to be an architect (, Stabler's blood type is A +, the same as Olivia. Family man! Elliot was cleared of the charges when it was determined that the teen died due to cardiac arrest during the struggle, and the teen's internal injuries were not due to Elliot's use of force, but actually Elliot's attempts to use CPR to save the teen. Kyle was then shot and killed by Dana Lewis who is revealed to be FBI. Did Elliot and Olivia ever hook up? Elliot had difficulty adjusting to the fact that his oldest daughter was growing up, and hitting puberty. Elliot Stabler (husband) Maureen Stabler (daughter) Kathleen Stabler (daughter) Richard Stabler (son) Elizabeth Stabler (daughter) Elliot Stabler, Jr. (son) Bernadette Stabler (mother-in-law) Joseph Stabler (father-in-law; deceased) Seamus (grandson) Kieran (grandson) Three unnamed brothers-in-law Two unnamed sisters-in-law Unnamed mother [16] He also has three tattoos, notably the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor tattoo on his forearm (the official emblem of the Marine Corps), and the crucifixion of Christ on his left bicep. Olivia became very cold immediately after. [46] Following a case involving a divorce that turned violent, Stabler signs the divorce papers, saying, "when love warps to hate, there's nothing you won't do. He later ended up in a sticky situation when Schenkel stole his van and picked up a live victim. As he becomes increasingly desperate to destroy the former detective . Elliott left between season 12 and 13 but Olivia was told that he was on leave. And that's when Olivia hears from Elliot: Kathy died. Stabler's phone then rings with a call from Benson and Stuckey answers, saying Stabler went out for lunch and left his phone. In September 2007, Stabler was temporarily blinded when schizophrenic rapist Saul Picard threw him into a car window. One such instance occurs in a case involving serial killer Gordon Rickett (Matthew Modine), whom Stabler had investigated for raping and murdering a young girl 14 years earlier and thrown through a plate glass window. In the season 13 premiere, Cragen tells Olivia that Elliot filed for retirement. [30] In gratitude, Briscu vouches for Stabler when he gets into a confrontation with Kosta's nephew. [14], Stabler was a Marine and served in Operation Desert Storm. After his departure. (. Stabler sees that her illness is worsening, and takes her in to live with him and Eli, with Kathleen occasionally checking in. Kathy eventually sent him divorce papers; (SVU: "Raw") later, Stabler realized during a case involving a divorcing couple that "when love twists into hate, there's nothing you won't do," and silently returned the signed papers to his wife. Though Stabler warned her again, when she raised the weapon to re-open fire, he fired a shot that punctured her in the ribs. After stepping away from the "Law & Order" franchise for a decade in 2011 . In 2021, Kathy was killed from a car bombing. She is appointed by District Attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) to be the new ADA for the SVU squad during a four-episode run in Season 11. The crime lord Richard Wheatley even believes that Olivia is the woman that Elliot loves and remarked on this to Elliot. When Kathy dies, however, Benson does everything she can to comfort and support her grieving friend, and to help him make sure that Kathy's murderers face justice. [50], Of his five children, Kathleen and Dickie have most directly affected his job. Cragen then assigns Amaro to work with her, regardless. He joined the. This episode served as a lead-in for the new series, Organized Crime. (SVU: "Smoked"), Though the subsequent investigation would decide that it was a "good shoot", due to Stabler's history of lethal actions throughout his career (deemed high even by his former captain) and his general stubbornness about going to mandated counseling before being allowed to return, there was doubt on whether or not he would return. Ryan O'Halloran told them they were lucky to be alive. (SVU: "Web") Later, Benson teamed up with an FBI agent and eventually went undercover in Oregon to infiltrate an eco-terrorist group. By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com. Although he was cleared after the shooting, he chose to retire from the police force. An officer who used to be his partner before Olivia. He also went to the Catholic Sisters of Mercy School. He came from an Irish American Catholic family and is one of six siblings (three brothers and two sisters), though we never see them on screen. (SVU: "Retro"), That year also saw Stabler get shot while working undercover to gather evidence against animal smuggler Andre Bushido. (SVU: "Possessed") Elliot was also disgusted by child murderers, angered by people actually being willing to kill a person around the same age as his kids. In October 2004, Elliot was given a nosebleed by Ronald McCain. In the Season 12 episode "Merchandise," Benson and Stabler are temporarily appointed as Special Deputy U.S. Her death leads Stabler to join the Organized Crime Control Bureau. Later that month, Stabler and John Munch had a close call when they were shot in the courtroom during the trial of white supremacist Brian Ackerman. After Stabler covertly helps Bell and Benson rescue a young girl that the Kosta Organization is trafficking, however, Flutura becomes suspicious that someone in the family is a traitor. Traumatized, Beck decides to leave SVU while Elliot tried to plead with her to stay, as a hopeful Beck believed he may have wanted to be with her romantically by asking her to stay. A few days after Stabler joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau, Ayanna started to gain more members such as Diego Morales, Freddie Washburn, and Jet Slootmaekers. His mother Bernadette suffered from undiagnosed mental illness, and his father Joseph, a police officer, was emotionally and physically. After he left the Marines, Elliot attended Queens College, where he earned his B.A. Elliot was nearly successful in getting her to drop the weapon when the injured suspect began taunting her. Exactly which member of the Wheatley mafia family ordered the bombing and why is never conclusively established before all the potential suspects are killed by the middle of Season 2; in some theories of the crime advanced by characters in the show, Kathy was actually the real target, in order to torment Stabler with her death. When a suspected killer who stalks his victim sets his sights on Benson, the squad, particularly Stabler in Protelliot mode, goes the extra mile to keep an eye on her. There was some romantic tension between Beck and Stabler, and they share a passionate kiss in (SVU:"Underbelly"); However, they never take their relationship to the next step because Elliot was still in love with his wife, despite being separated. Stabler confronts Hanson, who gets back at him by telling Donnelly that Stabler is working undercover to bring down the Brotherhood. [39], Stabler is partnered with Olivia Benson for SVU's first 12 seasons. Once the criminals are in custody, they turn in the badges and take up their positions in SVU again. When they finally see each other again, he tells her that he could not bear to tell her he was leaving, and did not know how to reach out to her in the intervening years. [56], Stabler has occasionally seen aspects of himself in a child abuser; during one case, the actions of an abusive parent prompt him to recall an incident in which he lost his temper and raised a hand to his daughter Maureen, who was a toddler at the time. 'So is Liv. [23][12], On March 31, 2020, NBC announced that it had ordered a 13-episode series with Meloni reprising his role as Stabler in a then-untitled SVU spinoff, to be produced by Dick Wolf. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [12] His father, Joseph Stabler, was a policeman who lost his pension and eventually died of cancer. He baits Wheatley by insinuating that he slept with Angela; as intended, this tactic provokes Wheatley to testify in his own defense, during which he loses his temper and threatens prosecuting ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr. (Peter Scanavino) in open court. It later turns out that Dickie is acting out because his friend, Shane, has been murdered. Though accidental, this incident led to Agent Lewis having her gun privilege suspended. Elliot served in the U.S. Marine Corps and has a USMC tattoo of an eagle, globe, and anchor on his forearm. Cragen ordered her to pack Stabler's stuff. The Season 13 premiere of Law and Order SVU featured a dramatic scene in which Stabler learns that Kathy is In a Season 11 episode, he runs away from school and tries to join the Army, something Stabler disapproves of. (SVU: "Screwed") Kathy also told Elliot that she was pregnant and that she wanted him to come home; he did so and reconciled with Kathy. (SVU: "Zebras"), In October 2009, Elliot was thrown off of a roof by Callum Donovan, out of fear, not knowing that Elliot had come to apologize to him. (SVU: "Class"), Through his daughter Maureen, Stabler is the father-in-law to Carl and the grandfather to at least two boys Kieran and Seamus. When Callum is convicted and jailed he attempted suicide by repeatedly slamming his head against the wall of his cell. [34], Meanwhile, in a crossover between SVU and Organized Crime, Wheatley's trial begins. They have more or less regained part of their old friendship with talks. In the episode "Smoked," Stabler was forced to shoot the daughter of a murder victim who was wreaking havoc at the precinct. Detective Elliot "El" Stabler, Sr. is a detective who previously worked in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit and currently works at the Organized Crime Control Bureau since 2021. Kathy's life appeared to be in jeopardy but she survived. [48] A short time later, Kathy announces that she is pregnant and asks Stabler to come home. Meloni and Hargitay had auditioned in the final round together, and after the actors left, there was a moment of dead silence, after which Wolf blurted out, "Oh well. Munch fell to the floor after being shot, to which Stabler shot and killed Rawlings. Elliot was grateful to his partner, who asked him what name he and Kathy chose. [68], In May 2009, after the show's tenth season, Hargitay and Meloni's contracts expired when they were reportedly making $375,000[69]$385,000 per episode. 'And my boys were trapped in a vehicle for three hours when a tractor-trailer hit them,' Biden said. When he is released he yelled at the guard, emphasizing that he had requested to only be kept inside for three days. Benson is confident that Stabler will "tell them to go to hell", and he proves her right by retiring from the force off-screen during the SVU Season 13 premiere. [32] After Bogdani botches a hit on gubernatorial candidate Teddy Garcia (Elliot Villar) and kills Garcia's wife Diana (Allison Thomas Lee),[33] Stabler and Bell arrest him and get him to inform on the Kosta Organization, bringing the entire operation down. Lewis also implied Benson wanted to see him again, something she did not deny. His wife being killed in a car bombing caused Elliot to experience PTSD as he suffered nightmares and started behaving erratically. (SVU: "Hardwired"), broke into the apartment of a self-confessed pedophile and savagely attacked him for having a picture of his youngest daughter, almost losing his job (SVU: "Confession"), and savagely attacked a serial pedophilic assailant who assaulted a defenseless woman, until Fin stopped him. (SVU: "Raw") The fourth time was when he shot Jenna Fox, a girl who opened fire in the precinct in retaliation for her mother's rape and murder. As she fell, he ran to her and cradled her while she explained how she had purchased the weapon before perishing from the inflicted wound. Jenna, had come to the station to confirm that the people responsible for her mother's murder had been arrested. Benson arrives and is held at gunpoint by Stuckey, but she convinces Stuckey that she too hates Stabler and is in love with Stuckey. Richard M. Wheatley, Sr. (n Sinatra) was a businessman with close ties to the Mafia, and was strongly suspected to be involved in organized crime, with his online pharmaceutical company Contrapos believed to be a front for an illegal narcotics ring. What happened to Stabler's daughter? (SVU: "Class") Joseph lost his job and pension when he refused to testify about fellow police officers. Donovan not only had a history with Stabler (he was the arresting officer that led to his incarceration) but during a case where Donovan is thought to be the suspect Elliot had come close to assaulting him before being stopped. In the Season 12 finale, "Smoked," a murder victim's daughter, Jenna Fox, shot and killed three people. During interrogation, Rickett tells Stabler that they harbor the same kind of rage, and that if it were not for his family and his job, Stabler would be just like him. He did a tour during Desert Storm. In a move that was unusual for Elliot, he decided to place himself in his assaulter's shoes in order to better understand why Donovan acted the way he did. For example, Stabler successfully reaches out to a 15-year-old girl (Rachael Bella) who regresses to a childlike state after being sexually assaulted by her father. [31] Briscu's wife Flutura (Lolita Davidovich) is attracted to Stabler, who plays along in order to get closer into the Kosta Organization. (SVU: "Responsible") He did this because, two years prior, Kathleen had been arrested for DUI and Elliot had used his clout as a police officer to get the charge to disappear. [58], In the Season 22 episode "Return of the Prodigal Son", Kathy is severely injured in a car bombing, and later dies in hospital when her spleen ruptures. They made a full recovery, and Stabler returned to work with his arm in a sling. When Pete's son was accused of a crime this caused tension and Stabler wanted to apologize but found that Pete's son Luke had shot Pete, grazing him in the head, before fleeing. Elliot Stabler is infamous for his short fuse when dealing with the worst kind of perps. When Stabler advised the family of the victim not to file charges, Captain Cragen ordered him home for the remainder of the day. It is revealed that, after quitting the SVU, Stabler got a job as the NYPD's liaison in Rome 4 years prior to his return to the series, going after terrorists and organized crime. Christopher Meloni will finally reprise his role as Stabler with a crossover between Law & Order: SVU and his own upcoming spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime, which will launch with its. At one time, Benson was briefly reassigned to the Computer Crimes division and replaced by a Queens SVU detective, Lucius Blaine. Elliot Stabler : [When Elliot finds Ray Bevins at a park with a gun to his head threatening to commit suicide] Ray. With this being said, Stabler never definitively cheated on his wife - but it didn't take him long to move on, either. [28], Stabler is assigned to infiltrate the Kosta Organization, an Albanian crime family; posing as ex-con Eddie Wagner, he becomes bodyguard to Reggie Bogdani (Dash Mihok), a soldier for Don Jon Kosta (Michael Raymond-James). Ultimately Stabler was proven right, the woman's husband ultimately sets her on fire, but he never raped her. In the Season 12 finale, Stabler is forced to shoot Jenna Fox (Hayley McFarland), a young woman who opened fire in the Special Victims squad room on the men who raped and murdered her mother, killing them and recurring character Sister Peg (Charlayne Woodard). Cragen informs Stabler that he is on desk duty and that he would rather lose Stabler for a few weeks than attend his retirement party. In September 2006, Stabler was injured in an explosion involving dynamite but recovered from his injuries. [70] During negotiations in April for a new contract, the actors attempted to receive a percentage of the show's profits. In April 2020, it was announced that Meloni would reprise the role for a new SVU-spinoff series,[3] where Stabler comes out of retirement to lead an NYPD organized crime task force. An eyewitness used a video phone to record the incident of Elliot punching and restraining the much smaller teen. [25] Stabler and Angela are instantly attracted to one another, and nearly sleep together until Stabler pulls back, realizing that he is crossing professional lines and that he is not ready for a new relationship. Stabler feigns out-of-control anger on the witness stand in order to be cited for contempt of court and thrown out of the courtroom so he can be alone with Wheatley. (SVU: "Annihilated"). Kathy and Elliot Stabler got married at 17 years old and shared five children, but in earlier seasons of Law & Order: SVU, viewers learned that their marriage was less than perfect. [37], Soon afterward, Wheatley strong-arms McClane into crippling the city's power grid, causing rolling blackouts. Reasoning that he could not be a good father if he did that, Elliot decided to take away Kathleen's license. [10] Executive producer and head writer Neal Baer has explained that, in contrast to Benson "the empathetic, passionate voice for these victims"[11] Stabler embodies "the rage we feel, the 'How can this happen?' He joined the NYPD in 1986[5] or 1989,[6] according to conflicting statements given in different episodes. However, this action would cause his relationship with his family and his old partner to become strained. "[47] However, after being cleared in the death of a suspect, Stabler realizes that he cannot bear to lose either his job or his family, so he seeks reconciliation with his wife. He was dedicated to his job, but this dedication occasionally turned into obsession, as he often takes cases personally, affecting his judgment. However, on their way to the event, their car was bombed and Kathy sustained major injuries, eventually dying from them. She monologues while looking at his unconscious body, torturing him and calling Elliot to help her. (SVU: "Lunacy"). Stabler's departure created a major shift in the show. [26], Angela later tells him that Kathy's murder was revenge for her son's death, which her ex-husband told her occurred during a police raid Stabler had ordered. Stabler is the fourth main character in the franchise to have been played by more than one actor who would be portrayed as a child by, Elliot lived at 72-12 Castleside Street in the Glen Oaks section of, Munch referred to Elliot as a Desert Storm veteran. [5] In a later episode, he beats up a pedophile (Tom Noonan) who posts a picture of his daughter Elizabeth on his website. (SVU: "Resilience"), At one point, Stabler and his wife separated, and Kathy moved in with her mother. This instance saw Stabler receiving a gunshot wound (his second with Lewis) to the shoulder when Dana fired a bullet that ricocheted and pierced his shoulder. Elliot said Kathy wanted to name the boy after him. [73], Stabler returned in the Special Victims Unit episode "Return of the Prodigal Son", when his wife, Kathy, is killed in a car bombing. In January 2008, Elliot was almost most choked to death by Cole Roderick. Our favorite Law & Order shows, SVU and its sister series Organized Crime, return in a week. 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