Law And Order: Organized Crime Found A Fun Way To Handle Benson And Stabler Without SVU Crossovers, And I’m Ready For More

The three Law & Order shows returned this fall with a bloody three-part crossover, but not even SVU and Organized Crime have been sharing characters in the weeks since. That’s undoubtedly disappointing to fans of the Benson/Stabler dynamic (played for more than two decades now by Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni), especially after some of the images that were released over the summer. That said, the latest episode of Organized Crime included an exchange that touched on Benson and Stabler in a fun way, but didn’t require Hargitay to appear, and I’m all for more.

The exchange was actually between Stabler and new Organized Crime detective Jamie Whelan, played by Brent Antonello. They were discussing the relationship between Kenny (the suspect they were chasing) and his longtime friend Dede. Whelan had a hot take about relationships, and Stabler had the very specific experience to debunk it. Here’s how it went down: 

• Whelan: “Here’s what I don’t buy. No way two people are that close for that long and don’t sleep with each other.”
• Stabler: “You sure about that?” 
• Whelan: “What’s that mean?”