“How I left was a different issue and had nothing to do with the Law & Order people, the SVU people or with [creator] Dick Wolf.” Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson Virginia Sherwood/NBC He added, “I left with zero animosity, but I did leave clearly and open-eye...
Jennifer Finnigan was brought in as a different character who served the same purpose, and during Law& Order: SVUSeason 8, a pregnant Mariska Hargitay’s Detective Olivia Benson worked undercover off-screen for six episodes, while Stabler was given a temporary new partner played by Connie Niels...
Christopher Meloni, Law & Order: SVU Christopher Meloni turned in his badge and gun in between seasons 12 and 13. In the season 12 finale, Meloni's Detective Stabler was involved in a squad room shootout and when season 13 started it was revealed to Benson (Mariska Hargitay) that her lo...