The crime: the rape and strangulation of 15-year-old Haley West, who died on prom night. And at the behest of a true crime writer who’s looking into a SVU case from the 1990s, Amaro is hoping that Liv and her team will reopen the investigation.
“We test DNA samples that used to be considered too small or too degraded,” he explains. After he hugs Liv, we find out why he’s there: He went back to grad school for genetics and forensic science, and now he works for a company called Forum that uses new tech to solve old cases. When Benson enters the interrogation room, she’s surprised to see Amaro there with Rollins. “You went with short answers?” he says, well-versed in the history of the Benson ladies’ dynamic. At the precinct, Liv tells Fin about Noah’s questions. What a coincidence, kid: We’ve just watched a flashback to the show’s very first episode, in which Serena tells her daughter to get out of police work. “Did she like that you were a detective?” he wonders.
Now, onto what happens in “The 500th Episode.”ĪMARO COMES KNOCKING | On the way to school, Noah asks Olivia about his grandmother, Serena. And if you’re only reading this to find out whether Chris Meloni’s Stabler has a presence in the episode, let us help you out: He does, but it’s limited to a flashback from the show’s early seasons.
Cragen and medical examiner Melinda Warner. Other familiar faces from more recent years also show up during the ep, most notably Nick Amaro, Capt.
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This week’s Law & Order: SVU- which marks that huge milestone for the series - recognizes the accomplishment via an Olivia-centric hour featuring a man from the captain’s distant past. Five hundred episodes? Nicely done DUN DUN.