Why didnt you trust me? she says through tears. To this day, fans are still waiting for a discussion between Benson and Stabler about what Lewis did to her while Stabler was gone. Well, guess what else changed for Benson in the past year? In the session, Stabler starts off by saying, "I don't like endings," in response to the therapist's question from their previous meeting about why Stabler wanted to go back to work. During the kiss, Benson opens her eyes and connects with Stabler, who nods and kicks Stuckey in the groin from his spot behind him in the chair. In later seasons, Rollins ends up in a romantic relationship with her former partner and ADA Dominick Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino). "Elliot, what's wrong with you?" She also confirmed that she never spoke with Stabler after he left the force. Cragen wont let Stabler stake out Central Park alone as part of their newest case. Webdid benson and stabler ever sleep together. And Mariska (Hargitay) and I kind of laughed about it, too. One of the long-running mysteries of SVU for the past decade was why Stabler never said goodbye to Benson. Stabler meets up with Benson in a park on a snowy day, and the meetup also marks the first time Stabler sees Noah, who's sledding nearby. When Season 13 began, Meloni was nowhere to be found and his exit was simply explained through dialogue. Stabler grabs Bensons arm and thanks her for coming. Stabler began talking about Rome as if he expected the relationship between himself and Benson to thaw suddenly, but Benson made it clear that she couldn't do that. Benson assumes, based on what shes seeing below, that Flutura has a hand in trafficking girls through the family business. This scene was basically a parallel universe moment for the fans who always wanted Stabler and Benson to be more than partners and friends. Once again, It's a little more general," Stabler responds. Whats going on? (Laughs) Which is hysterical, because it really isnt how we play it., He added that he and Hargitay play it as best friends and almost brother and sister sometimes.. You have not asked me one question about what has happened to me since you left, she says. Youre innocent, he responds. My friend, youre doing the right thing.. The cop wonders if Benson is Elis mother, and Benson quickly clarifies that shes a family friend. Then Stuckey comes up behind them both with his gun drawn. It is her death that inspires Stabler to take a new job with the NYPD that keeps him in the Big Apple. ", Benson explains by saying she broke one of her personal rules by getting involved with a co-worker. Christopher Del Sordo / NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images. Then, Stabler transitions to talking about the one other woman who has been such a crucial part of his life for decades. "Burned" steps scene is a top-tier Benson and Stabler moment. Months later, former SVU showrunner Leight tweeted that the Season 24 premiere was supposed to pick up with Benson and Stabler sharing a dance alone at the event, but in real life, Hargitay had suffered a broken ankle and Meloni had grown out a beard to go with his undercover arc to kick of OC Season Two. There is an established tension between Benson and Barba because, the last time they saw each other, the captain explained to him she felt he had betrayed her. Then Stabler drops the bomb of all bombs when he declares that he didnt write the letter.. She will put on her writing cap for important trending and pop culture moments, especially ones related to "Law & Order: SVU." After being paired up early in the season with another female detective, Dani Beck (Connie Nielsen) whom he kissed Stabler is once again on his own. The eighth episode of The conversation takes even more of a turn after Lewis brings up Bensons father and taunts her to the point that she ends up beating him with the bed pole. The woman next to her asks who Elliot is since shes apparently been mumbling the name Elliot all night. I didnt say anything else did I? Benson asks. The conversation implies that Bernie also has bipolar disorder. He leaves shortly after and says, I dont think I can do this. He eventually returns, and Benson again points out Stabler is the only person who doesnt realize hes not OK. Im drowning, he responds. Stabler, who was drugged while undercover, immediately goes to Bensons apartment late at night. ", Benson follows Stabler out into the squad room and asks him what's going on at home. By this episode, it's clear Benson and Noah didnt make it to Stablers Christmas gathering. After Stabler and Benson have located the missing girl, they sit for an intense discussion. Later in the episode, Benson attends a service for Kathy in the cemetery with Stabler and all his children, whom Benson has known since they were young. The SVU episode ended when the NYPD Intelligence took over the case from the SVU team, leading right into the first Organized Crime episode. Viewers know this was not the case, as he only touched her to prevent her from falling down the stairs. She quickly hangs up before she can say anything to Stabler when people from the environmental group approach and ask whom shes talking to. Benson talks Kathy out of leaving home and assures her shell make sure Stabler calls. Then Stabler steps inside, and the two sip from the same glass of orange juice before heading out. Stabler learns from Benson in this episode that her brother, Simon, is no longer alive and died a few years back after a suspected overdose. Why didnt you tell me? Benson asks Porter. In a parallel universe, Benson begins. Its in the grounds, Reggie says. Turns out, Kathy was injured in a car bombing, as she and Stabler were in town to see Benson receive an award. The episode ends with Stablers family, which includes Stabler's grandchildren, gathered at home getting ready to welcome visitors, presumably Benson and Noah. I can see why you scare the pants off of Kathy, Bernie says, before pulling out an old family photo album with childhood photos of Stabler including one of him dressed as a carrot. Rook also pulls out a remote and claims hes wired the door with explosives, which will go off if Stabler tries to open it to get to his partner. Come on now, you know thats not true, Benson responds. (Shes not wrong! She knew that she was going to die, and she still lied to my face, Benson says. Lewis torments Benson throughout the entire premiere episode of Season 15, and moves her to a remote location and cuffs her to a bed. If I heard your voice, I wouldnt have been able to leave., The episode also contains a golden conversation between Stabler and Fin, who briefly fills Elliot in on Bensons life over the past 10 years. With tears in her eyes, Benson says, You were the most, single most, important person in my life, and you just disappeared.. The letter also had a line implying if Benson had a man in her life, that Stabler hoped hes the kind, faithful, devoted man Benson deserved. As Stabler gets out of the car, the smuggler shoots him twice. A message from work cuts Bensons Mothers Day plans short, and Benson tells Stabler shell call him since hes familiar with the officer she got the message about. In a blow to Stabler and his family, the judge declares a mistrial, and Wheatley is remanded. The detectives initially investigate Rook as a person of interest after a restaurant manager strip-searches an employee and claims he did so because a detective called him saying the employee was stealing. Stuckey turns to shoot Stabler, but Benson grabs him and says, I want him to watch. Then, to further the ruse, Benson kisses Stuckey. I dont have an extended family support system. "Elliot I want to," she says, "I want to, but I can't.". Don't forget, Gitano is still on the loose, and Stabler and Benson eventually enter a facility without backup in search of Gitano and the remaining missing kid. "Yes, I am.". Hows that for an admission?, Then take our hand, Benson says. Well that makes two of us, Benson says. Thankfully, she wasnt hit, and Stabler cradles Benson in his arms on the ground. Benson learns of the affair between Valerie and the investigator and realizes she was wrong all along. In the Season 22 SVU finale, Fin is set to marry his first partner, Phoebe. Stabler mentions the risks of Kathy having their most recent child since she was over the age of 40. Agent Porter (remember him from Infiltrated) is there because he needs help finding Simon. Stabler reminds his mother that his family had been living in Rome and notes they had come back to visit about four times.. And you know what, Eli turned out perfect, Benson says. When Newsom asks Stabler to elaborate on that, he says, "When I lost my wife, that was the very clear definition of an ending.". The pretend arguments were part of setting a plan in motion for Stablers next undercover assignment with a group of dirty cops within the NYPD known as The Brotherhood.. "Because what if it doesn't work out?" Otherwise, we cant be partners., I cant believe youre saying that, Benson says. The cases suspect is a famous football player, who turns out to also be a closeted gay man in a relationship with the victim. The mid-season finale came Benson says she's "not ready for this" as she rests her face against his cheek and then leans back against the fridge. I'm not a civilian," she replies. Ayanna Bell (Danielle Mon Truitt), Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni talk about return of Law & Order: SVU, Benson and Stabler hold hands in SVU-Organized Crime crossover, Chris Meloni reveals story behind Law & Order set pics with Mariska Hargitay, Mariska Hargitay: Benson has 'been in love' with Stabler for many a year, Stabler made a very big apparent confession. Its Bell, who wants to tell him a piece of news, presumably about Wheatleys release, that she didnt want him to be "blindsided" by. The most honest conversation viewers witnessed to date about why Stabler left happens in a hospital waiting area after both Stabler and Benson visited Kathy. I want to find balance here in this whatever this is, Stabler says. Benson and Stabler, also known colloquially as "Bensler," have become the new schematic for well-written police partnerships. After 12 seasons of SVU, Meloni took a step away from Law & Order, which saddened many Benson and Stabler fans. Still, they haven't shared a kiss (yet). Will Hart / NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images. A local captain, Julia Millfield (Kim Delaney), tells Benson her brother, Simon, is a suspected rapist. This moment was teased in a previous promo and sent fans into a spiral. Benson coaxes Simon into sharing his version of events, and its revealed Millfield set Simon up as payback for what happened between Simon and her sister as teenagers (her sister ran away after Simon kissed her, and the Millfields assumed an assault had transpired). Basically, Porter has been lying to the SVU team this entire time, so the detectives lay a trap to call him out on it. Stabler was cleared. Cragen responds Stabler was cleared only on that one, but now Internal Affairs wants to investigate his entire jacket., Benson continues to defend Stabler and says, Let em. Rook's stated intention is to teach Stabler a little lesson about power and authority since Rook believes cops own the streets.. Benson realizes Millfield, the New Jersey captain, is the one who tipped the feds off to her and angrily confronts her about it. Yes, they can get messy, but love thats different. In what was a reunion for the ages, a lot was going on in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [], By Daniel S. Levine Then Benson reaches out and rests her hand on Stablers face and whispers, I mean, before Eddie Wagner takes over, and Elliot Stabler is nowhere to be found, referring to his undercover name. Rook threatens to hold the button down longer and double the voltage of the shocks. Thank the "Law & Order" gods that Stabler eventually returned 10 years after what many thought was his final scene. So hes the sacrificial lamb, Benson responds. Afterward, the two sit awkwardly at a caf until Benson finally breaks the silence and says, Why couldnt Dani cut it? Stabler says Beck couldnt deal with the victims." After each of these lines, Stabler confirms Kathy actually wrote those words not him. This moment was 10 years in the making Stabler finally returning to Bensons life! Virginia Sherwood / NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images. Stabler then gave her a note he wrote to her, which he said she could open later. Benson also tells Fin her therapist asked if Stabler being MIA again was triggering for her. Benson later pulls more info to help Stabler and the SVU team with their current case, and Stabler invites Benson to take a crack at their suspect in interrogation. He requests she call him the next time Simon gets in touch. In later episodes, Lewis again puts Benson through even more horrific things, like a game of Russian Roulette, which results in his death. In this case I can because I do know what it means to love someone unconditionally, Barba says. Both of them confirm they couldnt sleep, and Benson tells Stabler she realizes Miles didnt rape Valerie. The case the two are working on is also focused on a woman who led a relatively single life, which parallels Benson's own at the time. "I wouldve done the same thing," Benson responds. Our feelings dont matter, Porter responds. After 25 years of "will they or wont they" chemistry, are Benson and Stabler finally poised to get together? Benson then briefly rests her head on Stablers as she says, Im fine, to which he replies, Like hell you are.. "And the thing is is that I didn't have a right or a claim," she continues. With all due respect to the writers, whatever you see is really she and I figuring it out figuring out what the exact words are or the exact emotions are.. This scene is also a rare opportunity to see Stabler and Benson all dressed up: Stabler in a suit and Benson in a strapless dress and heels with her hair and makeup done. The scene was a joy for fans who long wanted Benson and Stabler to get together. You never startled before, Benson says, before adding she doesnt want to push him, and will back off if thats what he wants. At the end of the episode, Benson meets Barba at a bar after wrapping a case he helped on. After a New Jersey cop coaxes Eli from jumping off a ledge, Benson and Stabler go to the precinct to talk to Eli. Stabler looks up into Bensons eyes from the ground and runs his hand through her hair while his thumb grazes her mouth. And as for why Stabler abruptly left without telling Benson himself? Whatever happened, were going to go, and were going to bring him home, Benson says. As ADA Gillian Hardwicke (Melissa Sagemiller) points out, Stabler has had Bensons back for over 10 years. Who knew a small letter could hold so much power? Jelivia comes out strong at the end of the surveillance when she spots Flutura talking to a man, the buyer, after the young girls walk away. SVU and OC have to work this case together, and Benson sees Stabler for the first time in months when the teams meet in a warehouse. He asks her how long she"s been "sleeping with Cassidy." Stuckey further gets under Stablers skin at one point after saying a photo on a piece of evidence looks like a little younger version of Benson. Oh, my God, no!" Benson opens her door and reaches for Stabler across the hall. Benson heads out with Stabler to get Eli as she tries to keep Elliot calm. The decadeslong partnership between "Law & Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitays Olivia Benson and "Law & Order: Organized Crime" star Christopher Meloni's Elliot Stabler has been deemed by many fans the longest slow burn in television history. "It was my choice. Wong), the group's forensic psychiatrist, that Stabler realizes his choice to save Benson was his own, and she didn't make him. Its in your blood, Stabler replies. The person you love, Reggie translates from his mom. TFW someone else says they're Stabler's partner. They share a longing look before Benson turns and leaves. Liv, lets not go into that, Stabler replies before Sgt. And when this son of a b---- it out of the picture, Im going to need a new partner, she adds. Bensons home sick, and when she opens the door, Stabler says, You look terrible. She responds, Stop with the sweet talk. IE 11 is not supported. Closet is an underrated Benson and Stabler episode in which Stablers loyalty to his partner shines, and it turns out Bensons been (un)intentionally keeping something from Stabler. Benson asks Stabler if he ever worried about what his kids would be like before he had them and added that he's lucky he and his wife know what they're "passing on.". You mean someone at work? the priest asks, before their session is cut. Shes much more than a party planner, Benson says to Stabler. Benson strategically alleviates the situation by manipulating Stuckey into thinking she doesn't like Stabler. Benson rarely brings up Stabler during his Law & Order hiatus, so this moment was heart-wrenching for Bensler fans everywhere. With the launch of Law & Order: Organized Crime, Stabler returns to NYC to see Benson as she receives an important award. Whatever you decide, I understand, Stabler says. Thats all, he responds. With the help of his team, Stabler is able to prove Eli didnt murder the girl, but another man who entered the apartment did. Is that too awkward? Stabler asks. Well, I got to tell you, Im a little jealous because Elliot here tells me youre the second-best partner he ever had, Benson cracks. Maybe I should call him. Benson, whos clearly still struggling with the unexpected return of Stabler after all this time, pulls away and leaves. she shouts after him as he walks away. After commenting on how much they had to drink the night prior, Leonetti says she remembers some of "the important parts" of what they discussed "except her name.". Turns out, Valerie was having an affair with an investigator for her lawyer, and hes the one who grabbed her from behind that first night. Stabler texts Cragen once theyre in Porters phone to call Benson, whos started kissing Porter. But this is a one-way street, Elliot. I think that you and Elliot either need to see whether theres more there, or move on, Lindstrom say, explaining that this idealized relationship is hanging over Olivia and holds her back from true intimacy with Stabler or anyone else. I just think I needed to hear you say that.. The lawyer then drops the bombshell that Stabler's wife, Kathy Stabler (Isabel Gillies), filed for legal separation and if that wasn't enough, adds Kathy took the kids and moved out of their house. Then Stabler meets up with Benson in the hallway, and after telling her the babys doing great, he goes to walk past her. Turns out, Stabler did open the door and spend the night with Leonetti just not in the way many had assumed. A shot rings out, and both Rojas and Benson go down. he shouts as he approaches her on the ground. Benson later brings up Stablers mom during a discussion, saying, Weve been partners for 11 years. How was Olivias funeral?, Rather than correct his mom, Stabler says, It was beautiful.. Benson and Stabler later realize Porter had bugged all of the phones in their office. But he left me Amanda, and I'm not over it.". Viewers know he went home with a girl he met on the street and woke up hours later to find her dead in the next room. Somebody needs to take him out, Benson tells Stuckey about Stabler. Bernie visits Kathleen in jail, with help from Benson getting her access. You offering to be my partner? Stabler says. The SVU Season 23 winter finale was all about Kathy Stablers murder trial, and it was also really the first time Benson called out Stabler for being so self-absorbed since his return to her life. Stabler responds saying Bensons personal life is her business and that hes there to save her job. He tells Moss he wants him to tell the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) Olivia wasnt the source of the leak as Benson walks into the room and asks Stabler why hes there. It turns out that the footage of Stabler and Benson suddenly noticing each other across a crime scene is because when Benson arrived at the crime scene to kick Some are tighter than married couples.. Stabler shrugs and says, "The job it makes me kind of hard to live with.". Stabler assumed that conversation was private, and Benson informs him that it's not a secret.. I'm happy for you. Outside, Porter tells Benson, while glancing at Stabler, If it was me, I wouldve shot (Simon). Benson thanks both Porter and Stabler, and Stabler asks her why shes thanking him as Porter leaves. I work here, she says before dropping her bag and taking a seat. Once Stabler gets to the hospital and sees Kathy and the baby, Kathy says that Stabler is the little ones father. So there was a depth and a little sexuality to it something that went beyond that. "I used to joke about you two being in a motel room, and now here we are. Rook also informs Stabler that Bensons chair is wired with electricity that will release shocks when a remote is pressed a recreation of the Milgram Shock experiment. I trusted you. Did you really expect me to cause your death? After Benson tells him to freeze, Gitano quickly slashes her neck with a knife, and she falls to the ground. Benson and Stabler share another long stare in the car in what turns out to be their last scene together of the season. If I heard your voice, I wouldn't be able to leave.". Benson later pops up while Stabler is trying to talk to a witness and says Cragen called her to be Stablers handler.. (That parallel universe may soon be reality for these two since Stabler recently returned to Bensons life after a 10-year absence and confessed in a letter he wrote to her: In a parallel universe, it will always be you and I.), This episode is significant in the worst kind of way for Benson's and Stablers relationship since it ended up being Melonis last episode of SVU. (Thankfully, he returned to the Law & Order universe for Stablers spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime, in April 2021.). Benson glances toward Stablers kids then back at him and shakes her head. I guess Ill have to, she responds. Stabler slyly jumps in and responds, Nah, Im good thanks. (Dont sleep on the smirk Stabler gives Benson as he walks away.). Stabler checking in on his partner at home. He stares longingly at her as she's putting something in the car until she turns and notices and says, "What?". The episode ends with Benson walking back to her old desk, which prompts Stabler to ask, What are you doing here?. Stabler refuses to press the button when Rook asks him to, so Rook presses the button again, eliciting more screams. Its nice to see your face, Benson says to Stabler, noting he shaved off the beard that was part of his undercover persona. You still want him. And then he delivers a line that continues to haunt fans until this day: I think if I talked to you about how Sadly, Benson cuts him off at this point, so viewers still dont know how Stabler was about to finish that thought. The two also meet up at night ahead of a raid, and Stabler gives her his word that hes got her back. Benson tells Fin that she hasnt heard from Stabler in a few months and that hes been off the grid working. Eli has wandered away, walking up to a bridge and contemplating suicide. Benson joins the Stabler family in the cemetery after Kathy's death. Caught off guard, Stabler at first seemed a bit conciliatory, then got twitchy, then hid behind the "talk to my superior officer" mode when Benson stepped up to let Shes a cop his first partner, Benson responds and then shares a knowing look with Stabler. "Loss. Then she hears Liv and turns and locks eyes across the scene with Stabler. When love warps into hate, theres nothing you wont do, Stabler responds, before telling her he signed the divorce papers. I just think the older I get, Im beginning to understand that people are complicated, Stabler says. When Stabler asks Benson how she knew he was in the lab and possibly in danger, she responds, Stuckey said you went to get sushi: You and raw fish?. Benson goes to the scene and finds out the cops think the girl was murdered, and calls Stabler to explain. Benson dresses up and invites Porter over to her apartment, saying she wants to cook for him after he suggests they go out. At the end of the episode, Bernie tells her son that his partner came by to check up on him. The letter was obviously written when Kathy was still alive, and that last, one line Stabler wrote himself speaks volumes and basically confirms that Bensons always been it for him the circumstances just havent allowed it. Good for her. You stubborn son of a b----," she says with a smile. In this episode, the lives of the women Stabler loves the most end up on the line when Benson and a very pregnant Kathy end up in a car accident after Benson offers to take Kathy to a doctors appointment. A few scenes later, Stabler is caught off guard when he gets Benson a soda, and she informs him that she doesnt drink them anymore. The question is: Why are you really asking?. If you guessed the latter, you would be correct. He then explains how his kids are grown and "have lives of their own. Benson puts her weapon down as Stabler walks up behind her with his gun drawn and tells Simon to drop his weapon while Benson begs him not to shoot. Nothing says I love you quite like spilling those three words out in the middle of an intervention with all your kids present, and thats just what Stabler does in episode four of OC. Meloni told TODAY in February that this scene, which he also wrote, was his favorite one hes filmed with Hargitay since his return in April 2021. Cinema is Benson and Stabler having an entire conversation with their eyes. Theres nothing to find. Then Cragen stands up and points out it was Stablers sixth shooting and that the whole squad is on notice., So what?
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