The wait is overLaw & Orderfans!
Law & Order,Law & Order: Special Victims UnitandLaw & Order: Organized Crimeare returning on Jan. 18, eight months after their most recent season finales last May.
A newsuperteasedebuted Wednesday onTodayoffered the first glimpse of many fan favorites returning to action. The clip begins with a mother tellingSVU’s Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), “You have to find her — you have to.”
Benson promises, “We’re going to find your daughter.”
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Later in the clip, Benson kicks down a door and finds a wall covered in photos of a teen leading her to believe that “this girl was targeted.”
“You promised me you’d find my daughter!” the emotional mother yells at Benson.
Benson is also seen in an interrogation room with a man who asks, “Can I go home now?” and she replies, “That’s not how this works.”
In a bit of fan service, Benson is stillwearing the gold compassnecklace Det. Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) gave her on the season finale ofOrganized Crimebefore telling her that he would be going away on an undercover assignment.
In the teases for Stabler’s spinoff series, the fiery detective wastes no time getting back into the mix after his time away.
“We’ll get ‘em,” Bell says, and Stabler responds, “You’re damn right I’m going to get ‘em.
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Law & Order’s E.A.D.A. Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) knows “it’s now or never” when it comes to solving crimes.
The clip also shows new cast memberReid Scott, whoreportedly will playan NYPD detective, joining Det. Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks). ADA Samantha Maroun (Odelya Halevi) and Lt. Kate Dixon (Camryn Manheim).
Shaw sums up the tension and the stakes best: “No one else needs to die today.”
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Law & Order,Law & Order: Special Victims UnitandLaw & Order: Organized Crimereturn Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
