[2] Benson and Stabler become partners again in the eighth season. [23], In the aftermath of Kathy's murder, Stabler takes Eli (Nicky Torchia) to live with him, although he is rarely home. They made a full recovery, and Stabler returned to work with his arm in a sling. However, this action would cause his relationship with his family and his old partner to become strained. 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]. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! [37], Soon afterward, Wheatley strong-arms McClane into crippling the city's power grid, causing rolling blackouts. In May 2003, Stabler let his feelings interfere with his duty when he was called to the stand by the Assistant District Attorney, Alexandra Cabot, where he provided unsubstantiated information (that the victim had been raped) to a dead girl's father he sympathized with ("Grief (SVU)"). Elliot had been married to Kathy Stabler for over 30 years; they were married in 1984 when they were both 17 years old. Benson instead worked the case with John Munch, as Fin was also on sick leave. Stabler later witnessed Breslin assaulting Luke in the bathroom after Luke's arraignment. I didn't want to put that image in his head. [43] This allows Bell to arrest the entire gang, along with Cassandra, who has murdered her husband. It later turns out that Dickie is acting out because his friend, Shane, has been murdered. A young female student who refused to enter an arranged marriage was brutally murdered by her uncle with a metal spike in her chest in a suspected 'honour killing,' a court has heard. Did Elliot and Olivia ever hook up? That's why they work so well together. But they came pretty darn close. In 2021, Stabler joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau, and he was the only member when he arrived. Elliot Stabler's wife's gruesome death happened in the series premiere of Organized Crime. His badge number is 6313. The crime lord Richard Wheatley even believes that Olivia is the woman that Elliot loves and remarked on this to Elliot. This became obvious when three women were charged with raping a male stripper; Benson and Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot were quick to come to the man's aid, while Stabler took a cynical view of his claim from the start. He was a devout Catholic whose faith sometimes complicated the cases he worked on. In a Season 11 episode, he runs away from school and tries to join the Army, something Stabler disapproves of. He came from an Irish American Catholic family with three brothers and two sisters and went to Catholic school Sisters of Mercy School. While defending the boy, Stabler lost his temper and beat Breslin unconscious. The son of mob boss Manfredi Sinatra, he took the surname . Olivia Benson/Elliot Stabler; Characters: Olivia Benson; Elliot Stabler . In the Organized Crime Task Force, Stabler is partnered with Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Mon Truitt). Reasoning that he could not be a good father if he did that, Elliot decided to take away Kathleen's license. [37], Soon afterward, Wheatley strong-arms McClane into crippling the city's power grid, causing rolling blackouts. This causes friction between them, and they have a quietly emotional conversation about how their partnership ended. In the Season 12 finale, "Smoked," a murder victim's daughter, Jenna Fox, shot and killed three people. In September 2007, Stabler was temporarily blinded when schizophrenic rapist Saul Picard threw him into a car window. Later that month, Stabler and John Munch had a close call when they were shot in the courtroom during the trial of white supremacist Brian Ackerman. He comes back to New York to attend a ceremony honoring Benson, whom he has not seen or spoken to since leaving SVU. In 1994, Kathy Stabler, the wife of Elliott Stabler, was killed in a car bombing. What happened to Elliot Stabler's oldest daughter? (SVU: "Victims"), He had not been issued a passport until an investigation required him to travel to the Czech Republic in 2003. This act made Stabler re-evaluate Sonya and the tension he had with her. He was saved by Melinda Warner, who shot Hunter. As a result, Stabler has "erased his childhood"; he rarely talks about his father and maintains little contact with his mother. After Elliot Stabler's wife's tragic death, and an emotional reunion with Olivia Benson, the detective will do anything to find his wife's killer. It was the second time he was almost choked to death. 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). She even adopted some of Elliot's abilities such as abusing suspects during interrogation. [57], Child victims tend to respond to him. Kyle Ackerman, Brian's teenage son, shot Stabler in the arm, while Christopher Rawlings, one of Brian's associates, shot Munch in the buttock. He baits Wheatley by insinuating that he slept with Angela; as intended, this tactic provokes Wheatley to testify in his own defense, during which he loses his temper and threatens prosecuting ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr. (Peter Scanavino) in open court. 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. [10] Executive producer and head writer Neal Baer has explained that, in contrast to Benson "the empathetic, passionate voice for these victims"[11] Stabler embodies "the rage we feel, the 'How can this happen?' Stabler's phone then rings with a call from Benson and Stuckey answers, saying Stabler went out for lunch and left his phone. (SVU: "Scorched Earth") It was later stated that he left town before the investigation was even concluded. She got upset at Cragen for bringing in Rollins and Amaro because she would have to teach them everything since she was so used to working with experienced people. Stabler once revealed that he helped deliver all of his oldest children (SVU: "Tragedy") to that point, and he sees aspects of them in every child molestation victim. [34], Meanwhile, in a crossover between SVU and Organized Crime, Wheatley's trial begins. Richard M. Wheatley, Sr. (n Sinatra) was a businessman with close ties to the Mafia, and was strongly suspected to be involved in organized crime, with his online pharmaceutical company Contrapos believed to be a front for an illegal narcotics ring. Nonetheless, Stabler has a 97% case-closure rate as of 2007. [29] When Bernadette accuses Eli of stealing her medication, Stabler dismisses it as paranoia until Benson discovers that Eli is indeed stealing and selling Bernadette's Valium. After leaving SVU, he moved to Rome for about 10 years with his family. 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. 'I'm always happy to see you,' he reassures his daughter. 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. (SVU: "Annihilated"), Because of his own upbringing, Stabler found it particularly disturbing when he sees aspects of himself in a child abuser; in one instance, an abusive parent reminded him of a time he lost his temper and slapped his then-toddler daughter Maureen. Stabler successfully fought to be allowed to join the new Organized Crime task force that was being formed and survived another attempted assassination. In show continuity, Stabler became a detective with the SVU in late 1992. In October 2004, Elliot was given a nosebleed by Ronald McCain. However, Elliot couldn't convey his possible feelings, due to his family. However, it was restored once Kathy's killers were caught and Stabler and Benson reconnected during Fin's wedding. (SVU: "Penetration"). [38] Stabler refuses to absolve Wheatley of Kathy's murder, however, and manages to rescue his mother. (SVU: "Class") Joseph lost his job and pension when he refused to testify about fellow police officers. Elliot Stabler Sr. (/steblr/) is a fictional character, played by Christopher Meloni and one of the lead characters on the NBC police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime. [44], Meanwhile, Stabler uncovers evidence suggesting that his late father faked the shooting that led to him being awarded the NYPD's Combat Cross medal and framed an innocent man. Donovan not only had a history with Stabler (he was the arresting officer that led to his incarceration) but during a case where Donovan is thought to be the suspect Elliot had come close to assaulting him before being stopped. He did a tour during Desert Storm. 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. Dr. Melinda Warner : I'm sorry, but it's in there now. 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. [76] As a result of this, plans for him to appear in the 22nd-season premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit were subsequently scrapped, the show-runner, Warren Leight, deciding to wait until the night of Meloni's spin-off new premiere date.[77]. Stabler's first major assignment for the Organized Crime's task force was investigating Richard Wheatley, the son of long-time crime boss Manfredi Sinatra. (. In the episode "Smoked," Stabler was forced to shoot the daughter of a murder victim who was wreaking havoc at the precinct. Stabler was a lead for the first 12 seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He then reveals that he has kidnapped Bernadette, and will kill her unless Stabler makes his "confession". In one incident, a corrupt police officer raised his weapon at Stabler in fear of being caught, forcing Stabler to shoot him. Although he was cleared after the shooting, he chose to retire from the police force. 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. He joined the. 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. 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