(SVU: "Victims"), He had not been issued a passport until an investigation required him to travel to the Czech Republic in 2003. Luckily Elliot managed to break free and eventually subdue and arrest Cole for killing six people. 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. Tommy refused to get tested, but owed Stabler for dropping the charges so Stabler used it to convince him to meet a young boy named Kyle who was recovering from brain cancer after getting treated against his parents' wishes. 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. His father bailed him out when a group of rich students jumped him in college, but he beat them all back. After he left the Marines, Elliot attended Queens College, where he earned his B.A. (SVU: "Fault") He later admitted in an interrogation of a retired cop that he had ran himself to point of exhaustion while investigating such a case and nearly killed the perp for committing this crime and only stopped himself after seeing his surviving victim, who he thought went through enough trauma. In 2007, Kathleen was arrested again for the DUI. In 2001, Stabler sustained a deep cut to the hand while searching the garage of former cop and murder suspect Sam Winfield. Jenna dies in his arms. For the next four years, he would work in several task forces with Italian authorities combating mafia crimes and sex trafficking. 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. After they solve a case together, Blaine goes back to Brooklyn SVU. Let's play a little game, before I kill you.' Olivia meets Elliot's gaze, and he can see the fear in her eyes, even as she schools her face into a perfectly blank expression. Benson and Stabler were separated at times during their partnership. (SVU: "Resilience"), At one point, Stabler and his wife separated, and Kathy moved in with her mother. He came from an Irish American Catholic family with three brothers and two sisters and went to Catholic school Sisters of Mercy School. [70], In May 2011, Meloni announced that he would not be returning to SVU in fall 2011 for its 13th season after the failure of negotiations over a new contract. Junior Detectives: Bobby Reyes Carmen Riley Jet Slootmaekers Jamie Whelan, Crime Family: Angela Wheatley Richard Wheatley. [23], In the aftermath of Kathy's murder, Stabler takes Eli (Nicky Torchia) to live with him, although he is rarely home. (SVU: "Doubt") Though she had sole custody of their children, they frequently visited their father, once surprising him at work on his birthday. [42] When assassin Natalie Dumont (Adrienne Walker) tries to kill Stabler on orders from Webb's wife Cassandra (Jennifer Beals), he arrests her and makes a deal with her to inform on the Marcy Killers in return for a lighter prison sentence. [13] He attended Bayside High School, where he played on the football team. [37], Soon afterward, Wheatley strong-arms McClane into crippling the city's power grid, causing rolling blackouts. After Wheatley's first arrest, Stabler was then assigned to go undercover as a man named Eddie Wagner, aka Eddie Ashes, to infiltrate an Albanian gang called the Kosta Organization before infiltrating the Brotherhood, a corrupt police gang as well as several other organized crime members such as Teddy Silas, Robert Silas and Manny Rivera. He goes to Benson's apartment in a panic, and she sends him to Bell's house to sleep it off. Did Elliot and Olivia ever hook up? Series creator Dick Wolf named SVU's two lead detectives after his son, Elliot, and his daughter, Olivia. (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. [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 was a lead for the first 12 seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. (SVU: "Penetration"). Stabler is devastated, but determined to bring her killers to justice, and joins the new NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau.[23]. Later that year, Stabler was put on suspension after he allegedly beat a teenage murder suspect to death. Elliot Stabler : No. 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. 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. In the Season 4 episode "Pandora", he debates whether or not he should kill a suspect after he's already sent him into a table and delivered an elbow to the guy's throat. Benson refused to shoot Gitano, as doing so would have put Stabler's life in even more danger. 'And my boys were trapped in a vehicle for three hours when a tractor-trailer hit them,' Biden said. (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. Angela then promises to help Stabler put Wheatley in prison. In 2021, Stabler joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau, and he was the only member when he arrived. [38] Stabler refuses to absolve Wheatley of Kathy's murder, however, and manages to rescue his mother. (SVU: "Cage", "Burned"). 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. In 1994, Kathy Stabler, the wife of Elliott Stabler, was killed in a car bombing. Elliot Stabler had a less-than-ideal childhood. In order, his children are Maureen, Kathleen, twins Richard "Dickie" and Elizabeth "Lizzie," and Elliot Stabler Jr. [39], After Slootmaekers restores the city's power grid with McClane's help, Stabler calls Angela, who is on the run with Wheatley. Isabel Gillies (his wife Kathy), Allison Siko (their daughter Kathleen), and Jeffrey Scaperrotta (their son Dickie) are returning, Give Me My Remote reports. He comes back to New York to attend a ceremony honoring Benson, whom he has not seen or spoken to since leaving SVU. Elliot was grateful to his partner, who asked him what name he and Kathy chose. Stabler assures him he was ready for work, but the doctor tells him he has to wait until the feeling comes back in his arm and hands. LAW AND ORDER SVU fans are concerned that Elliot Stabler's nemesis Richard Wheatley will attempt to hunt down Olivia Benson. Olivia became very cold immediately after. Since their reunion, it is speculated by many characters that Stabler and Benson have romantic tension between them. He is portrayed by Christopher Meloni. He then ties Stabler to a chair and starts to torture Stabler. Stabler manages to save Bernadette, however, and has Darman arrested. That's why they work so well together. Stabler refuses to sign a parental consent form for Dickie to join the Army, but resolves to be a more attentive parent. He was charged with forcing fans he was seeing to give him nude pictures and threatening to kill himself if they ever reported his behavior. Published Apr 3, 2021. (SVU: "Class") Joseph lost his job and pension when he refused to testify about fellow police officers. For example, during a case in which three women are charged with raping a male stripper, Benson and ADA Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) believe the man's story, while Stabler takes a cynical view of his claim from the start.[59]. His mom decided to drive them down Broadway during a snow storm. 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. So far in the franchise, Stabler has read a suspect or culprit their Miranda rights as, ". Onscreen, Stabler was never really given a proper farewell. Elliot had a difficult relationship with his parents; his father physically and emotionally abused him, while his mother Bernadette suffered from bipolar disorder (a condition that Elliot's second oldest daughter, Kathleen, inherited) and once nearly killed him during a manic phase when Elliot was three years old. In the episode "Smoked," Stabler was forced to shoot the daughter of a murder victim who was wreaking havoc at the precinct. His wife being killed in a car bombing caused Elliot to experience PTSD as he suffered nightmares and started behaving erratically. Fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Stabler rushed him to a hospital, where he recovered. (SVU: "Web") Later, Benson teamed up with an FBI agent and eventually went undercover in Oregon to infiltrate an eco-terrorist group. (. As a result, he harbors an intense hatred of pedophiles, admitting to a police psychiatrist that he sometimes fantasizes about killing them. 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. He is also a practicing Catholic whose faith sometimes complicates the cases on which he works. [14], Stabler was a Marine and served in Operation Desert Storm. Elliot also had respect for Benson's privacy, as he did not pry into her relationship status after learning she was seeing Kurt Moss. It was the second time he was almost choked to death. When she faces prison time, Stabler reaches out to his mother for the first time in three years and asks her to tell Kathleen about her illness so she will get help. Beck had very different opinions on sexual assault compared to Stabler, which subsequently left Stabler having doubts on whether she was suited for the Special Victims Unit or not. Elliott left between season 12 and 13 but Olivia was told that he was on leave. Stabler and Munch were rushed to Bellevue Hospital. Olivia and a team of firefighters managed to get Kathy out of the car and into an ambulance, where Kathy gave birth to a baby boy. Stabler is dedicated to his job but often takes cases personally, thus affecting his judgment. Stabler held his arm and fell unconscious. The first episode of Special Victims Unit takes place one year into Stabler and Benson's partnership. Stabler reveals that he has not seen her for 15 years when she first arrives as the new ADA. Stabler has nearly lost his life 14 times in the line of duty. Stabler then pretends to go on a romantic date with Angela knowing full well that Wheatley is spying on them; as intended, this sends Wheatley into a jealous rage. [65] She was diagnosed with an "aggressive" type of breast cancer and had a bilateral radical mastectomy a year before joining the SVU squad. Daughter Kathleen Stabler is portrayed by Allison Siko. Kyle used Casey Novak as a shield, but after Rawlings was shot, he let her go and shot Stabler in the arm. Stabler is Benson's longest relationship with a man,[47] and they have even each promised to give the other a kidney should either of them need a transplant. When Callum is convicted and jailed he attempted suicide by repeatedly slamming his head against the wall of his cell. 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. While there she was told and shown the three suspects and what their involvement was. 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. Elliot Stabler : [When Elliot finds Ray Bevins at a park with a gun to his head threatening to commit suicide] Ray. The doctor tells Stabler he came close to severing his radial nerve. The crime lord Richard Wheatley even believes that Olivia is the woman that Elliot loves and remarked on this to Elliot. With help from Bell and Slootmaekers, he soon learns that the drug dealer he and Donnelly robbed worked for Webb. ", In "Do or Die" (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Season 2, Episode 22), Stabler is awarded the New York City Police Department Combat Cross for his actions in taking down the Marcy Killers and the Brotherhood. In May 2004, Elliot was groped and sexually assaulted by Meredith Rice, but he pushed her and she suffered a seizure from a brain tumor. His badge number is 6313. Donnelly in turn sets Stabler up to be killed during a fake robbery, but Stabler manages to escape and track down Donnelly, who commits suicide by stepping in front of a moving train. Gindi owned up, saying, "The . 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. She monologues while looking at his unconscious body, torturing him and calling Elliot to help her. Stabler's phone then rings with a call from Benson and Stuckey answers, saying Stabler went out for lunch and left his phone. And that's when Olivia hears from Elliot: Kathy died. It is implied in Organized Crime that Stabler suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the bombing and Kathy's death. Elliot was knocked out from behind by Stuckey. He joined the. Kyle convinced Tommy to get tested and he shared the results with Stabler: he was HIV positive, but Stabler convinced him his life wasn't over. Although Kathy was pleasant to Dani, she later revealed that she did not like her, and possibly suspected that there was something going on between Elliot and Dani. He was knocked unconscious by Schenkel after setting the girl free, and came very close to being killed, but managed to put Schenkel in a sleeper hold. [1] He has a B.A. Stabler is assigned a temporary partner named Dani Beck (Connie Nielsen) while Benson is working undercover in Oregon (Mariska Hargitay was pregnant and on maternity leave). (SVU: "Burned") Benson instantly believed her, while Stabler thought she might be lying. Benson arrives and is held at gunpoint by Stuckey, but she convinces Stuckey that she too hates Stabler and is in love with Stuckey. 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. (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. Elliot had difficulty adjusting to the fact that his oldest daughter was growing up, and hitting puberty. After Stabler abruptly quits his job, he does not see or speak to Benson again for 10 years. Whenever the SVU team is involved with FBI Agent. He was dedicated to his job, but this dedication occasionally turned into obsession, as he often takes cases personally, affecting his judgment. Instead of being there for his daughter, Stabler instead spirals seeing a similar pattern with his mother. By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com. Assistant District Attorneys: Alexandra Cabot Casey Novak Kim Greylek Rafael Barba Peter Stone Dominick Carisi, Jr. 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. [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. When he is released he yelled at the guard, emphasizing that he had requested to only be kept inside for three days. He tells her that Wheatley murdered Richie, which provokes her to deliberately crash her car into the ocean, with her and Wheatley inside. The case gets worse when Dickie's friend is killed. 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. (SVU: "Blood Out"), Stabler often mentioned his family, particularly his children, sometimes as a way to gain trust with the victims. 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: "Wildlife"), In May 2009, Elliot and Fin were chasing Harrison, who set a gas trap that nearly killed him and Detective Tutuola. Later on, however, he reaches out to Wheatley's ex-wife Angela (Tamara Taylor) because she understands his pain, as her oldest son, Rafiq, had been murdered years earlier. Stabler was a detective with Manhattan's 16th Precinct, also known as the Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. [35] The District Attorney's office ultimately decides not to pursue a retrial, meaning that he will not be punished legally for ordering Kathy's murder. A great example was when he told her that he loved her, during an intervention held by his kids but quickly covered it up. 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. Stabler was mentioned in the series a few times following his departure: Benson even contemplated calling Stabler to come to deal with Lewis, though she ultimately did not. Also, in many ways, Voight could be considered to be more extreme than Stabler ever was, performing illegal acts that Stabler would never have done, such as deliberately framing innocent men for crimes such as murder, and committing cold-blooded murder himself against a defenseless man (though that man had murdered Voight's son). [50], Their relationship is not without friction, however. In SVU 's episode, "Return of the . It was rumored that NBC threatened to replace Hargitay and Meloni if they persisted in their demands. ", "Mega Buzz: Tiva Time on NCIS? After his departure. Detective Elliot "El" Stabler is the deuteragonist of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the main protagonist of Law & Order: Organized Crime. [61] They remain partners for the rest of Stabler's time in the precinct. After stepping away from the "Law & Order" franchise for a decade in 2011 . [51] Kathleen then steals her father's credit card and gives it to her boyfriend, who rings up thousands of dollars in charges. She often found herself getting upset or traumatized by some cases, even getting too involved in some. They are best friends and trust each other completely. He comes to suspect that gangster Richard Wheatley (Dylan McDermott) ordered the bombing because Stabler was investigating him and his father, mob boss Manfredi Sinatra (Chazz Palminteri). The duo, who Wolf believed had the perfect chemistry from the first time he saw them together, were his first choice. Frustrated with her husband's long hours and short temper, Kathy eventually left Elliot and even filed for divorce. 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. Beck takes well to the job, and she and Stabler become close. He is often openly aggressive and intimidating toward suspects, which can either complicate the case further or lead to speedy confessions. Instead, Stabler, traumatized by Jenna's death, decided to formally retire, much to the regret of Benson. When Benson and his family held an intervention, he denied having a problem. [34], Meanwhile, in a crossover between SVU and Organized Crime, Wheatley's trial begins. What Happened to Elliot Stabler in Law and Order SVU? 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]. However, eventually, Stabler showed up at Kathy's house at night after being cleared in the supposed beating death of a suspect. [73], Stabler returned in the Special Victims Unit episode "Return of the Prodigal Son", when his wife, Kathy, is killed in a car bombing. Meloni was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2006, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Elliot Stabler.[78]. feeling. Though accidental, this incident led to Agent Lewis having her gun privilege suspended. By Lorna Codrai 23:09, Sat, May 15, 2021 |. While Benson kisses Stuckey to distract him, Stabler kicks him from behind, allowing Benson to knock Stuckey out and free Stabler. His superior, Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek), comments that if Stabler wants to keep his job, he will have to undergo a psychological evaluation, take an anger management class, and submit to an internal review of his entire personnel file. Stabler is then awarded the Combat Cross, but still apologizes to the father of the man that his father framed. She went into an interrogation room and cried. (SVU: "Paternity"), At another point, he viciously punched out his former idol who killed a woman, for having the audacity to shake his son's hand. (SVU: "Sin") They ultimately became intimate once again. Slootmaekers discovers that the girl was in fact murdered by a hitman with ties to Wheatley. (SVU: "Alternate") Around that time, Kathy was briefly held hostage in their home by a knife-wielding perpetrator who allegedly suffered from multiple personality disorder and who appeared to be stalking Elliot. However, on their way to the event, their car was bombed and Kathy sustained major injuries, eventually dying from them. He started there in late 1992. In 2021, following the death of his wife Kathy, Stabler returned to New York, reconnected with Benson after ten years, and joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau. While at SVU, he was partnered with Detective (later Captain) Olivia Benson for over twelve years, and reported to Captain Donald Cragen. In October 2008, Elliot broken several ribs while trying to restrain 15-year-old Tommy Ross, who lashed out after his mother Susan died from untreated AIDS. [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. (SVU: "Infiltrated"), Stabler's wife Kathy was worried that her husband preferred being at work with Benson but was told by Benson that it wasn't true. (SVU: "A Single Life"). In the infirmary, Callum informed Stabler that Sonya, unbeknownst to Stabler, requested that after he recovered, Donovan be allowed to spend the remainder of his sentence in the general population. As a result, he has "erased his childhood" and for a long period maintained little contact with his mother. [24] Benson later joins Stabler's children in staging an intervention for him, but he rebuffs them and storms out. 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. [50] When Kathy goes into labor with Eli following a car accident, Benson helps save Kathy's life and deliver the baby. Previously, in Seasons 2 and 12, Kathleen was charged twice for a DUI and eventually robbery. Though he was urged to take a week off, he came back on the job the next day to take down Bushido. He did a tour during Desert Storm. He later confirms this by recovering a bullet from the tree he and his father used for target practice and having Slootmaekers analyze it, proving that it matches the bullet shot into the elder Stabler's leg, which came from his old partner Gus Hanson's (Paul O'Brien) gun. 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. In the Season 12 episode "Merchandise," Benson and Stabler are temporarily appointed as Special Deputy U.S. Elliot's replacement partner when Benson takes an undercover assignment. One morning, Stabler. In January 2008, Elliot was almost most choked to death by Cole Roderick. 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. Elliot was born on October 20, 1966, in Bayside, Queens. Bell first met Stabler in a prison, where he was threatening prisoners suspected of murdering his wife Kathy. In the Season 12 finale, "Smoked," a murder victim's daughter, Jenna Fox, shot and killed three people. He asks Benson how she knew he was in trouble and Benson tells him that Stuckey told her he went out for sushi, something she knows he doesn't like since it has raw fish. Disappointed, she bids him goodbye and returns to her original assignment in the Warrants Squad. [70] During negotiations in April for a new contract, the actors attempted to receive a percentage of the show's profits. "[11] Of their partnership, Baer assessed that: "They both represent the feelings that we feel simultaneously when we hear about these cases. [66], Ayanna Bell (Danielle Mon Truitt) is Stabler's new partner in the Organized Crime Task Force and is in charge of the task force on which he serves, holding the rank of Sergeant. (SVU: "Closet"), Season 11 Episode 21 introduced a former partner of his, Jo Marlowe, who is now an A.D.A. [44], Stabler married his wife, Kathy (Isabel Gillies) when they were both 17 years old, and at the beginning of the series, they have four school-aged children: Maureen (Erin Broderick), Kathleen (Holiday Segal in SVU Season 1 and Allison Siko in SVU Seasons 3-12 and Organized Crime), and twins Richard "Dickie" (Jeffrey Scaperrotta), and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Patricia Cook). Stabler is targeted by mobsters who plant a bomb in his rental car, but it ends up killing Kathy instead[a]. Following his shooting of a young girl he was completely destroyed by his actions and ultimately chose to retire from the NYPD without even saying goodbye to his colleagues who he had worked with for over a decade. Most notably is an instance in October of 2010 when Elliot faked a hallucinogenic breakdown, leading to him being found in contempt and a subsequent visit to the hospital, in order to have a recess declared so he could relay pertinent information to the prosecution. Marlowe was a lieutenant in 1995 when she left the NYPD after her command decision resulted in the deaths of two of her officers. (SVU: "Lunacy"). Meanwhile, Stabler's mother Bernadette is arrested after having a manic episode in which she slaps a child she believes to be Elliot. 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. Between the end of Season 12 and the beginning of Season 13, Elliot was put on administrative leave. 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. [55] He almost loses his job as a result. (. 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. [15] During his time in the military, he was a hand-to-hand combat specialist. When Elliot was stabbed, Dani was worried and held his hand before Elliot quickly dropped Dani's hand when Kathy and Kathleen arrived (having been called by Beck). Elliot Stabler's return on Law & Order: SVU was bogged down by a personal tragedy, but it also gives his romance with Olivia Benson a higher chance of finally happening. An eyewitness used a video phone to record the incident of Elliot punching and restraining the much smaller teen. 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