Richie testified via video of his dad lying with Wheatley yelling at him. The only person more upset about this than Eli and Benson was Wheatley, outraged at the “soap opera” with Barba firing back that it was a way to win over the jury.Īn angry Wheatley is a scary Wheatley #SVU #SVUxOC #OrganizedCrime /2n8LQjkIXx- Wolf Entertainment December 10, 2021 When Barba asked if she was in love with Stabler, she replied, “I wish I wasn’t.” Wheatley seemed more upset about this with Barba bringing in Angela’s arrest, and she began stammering. That drove her to believe Stabler was responsible for ordering the hit on Kathy.īarba began pushing Angela on her relationship with Stabler, including the kiss. Stabler could tell this wasn’t just about the case as Benson complained that Stabler hadn’t asked a single question about her life in the decade they’d been apart.Īngela took the stand to openly state Wheatley had killed her son, although Ellery told the jury to disregard that. That drove Benson to meet Stabler, pressing him on Angela. He dryly stated that Stabler’s kids shouldn’t be around for Angela’s testimony as “they might not want to hear what she has to say. In private, Wheatley met Benson and Barba, with Wheatley denying both Kathy’s murder and being responsible for Benson’s car accident. He also tossed in Bell suing the NYPD to muddy the waters further. Then, Barba began his cross-examination, bringing up the brief arrest of Jackob Peters, who took credit for it.īarba showed a video of the interrogation where Stabler nearly throttled Peters and Stabler’s (very) long list of reprimands over his temper.Ĭarisi talked to Bell about the evidence, with Barba undermining her testimony and trying to make it sound like Stabler had planted the evidence against Wheatley. ? #SVU /ZHbnp5Pg8u- ??? & ????? December 10, 2021īaptiste questioned Benson on the stand who made it clear that Wheatley was the only suspect. He agreed to take the case to press on anything his friends knew.
In his cell, Wheatley met the last of his lawyer candidates: Rafael Barba (Raul Esparaza), who was open to hearing him. Wheatley instantly fired his lawyer (his fourth) in what seemed another delaying tactic. In court, Judge Ellery (Rocco Sisto) refused to admit the taped confession of Izac Becker into evidence, which was a crucial part of the state’s case. Stabler admitted he had a tracking app on his son’s phone as “trust but verify.” Kathleen held tears wishing her mom a happy birthday with Eli blowing off lunch.
Law and order crossover trial#
The trial beginsĪs People vs Richard Wheatley began, Benson visited Stabler and his family at Kathy’s grave, noting Stabler’s shave. It ended 2021 on a wild note while setting the stage for a bold new year to come.
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit/Law & Order: Organized Crime crossover was as epic as promised.īy the time it was done, a relationship was tested, a shocking alliance was made, and Elliot Stabler’s life would likely never be the same.
Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Carisi (Peter Scanavino) clash on a difficult case on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.