It was Warren and Julie who thought that there needed to be some kind of an emotional storyline, a subplot, about what's going on in Benson's life at the same time," Hamil explained on the podcast. The latest episode of Law & Order: SVU opens with a flashback to Captain Olivia (Liv) Benson and Elliot Stabler's reunion, as well as a montage of Olivia's spiraling worries for her friend and former partner's mental state following the death of . Walking through the city with Noah, Benson runs into her brother, Simon, who she hasn't seen in many years. Benson shares the truth of her conception with few beyond her trusted colleagues. Then, in the season 21 premiere, "I'm Going to Make You a Star," Benson is promoted to Captain of the Special Victims Unit. It was also revealed that, after Simon's death, Benson attempted to reconnect with Tracy and their children, but Tracy left her to deal with Simon's body before suggesting a family get-together to scatter his ashes; this never materialized due to the COVID-19 pandemic hitting. It's so wonder audiences adore Benson, who embodies SVU more than any other character. Olivia briefly and unfortunately dates reporter Nick Ganzner (Tom McCarthy) in Season 1, who she dumps after he tries to get her to act out a rape fantasy. When Simon was a teenager, he was arrested and convicted twice in 1988 and 1989 for joyriding and once for shoplifting women's underwear for his then-girlfriend in 1990. Lewis eventually closes his arguments by proposing that Benson acted on a sexual obsession with him, claiming that all of their time together was consensual. So when Simon didnt show up, Benson was peeved to say the least. (SVU: "Trick-Rolled At The Moulin'"), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Originally, Simon's body was going to be reexamined by the medical examiner in the. What if my message was the last thing he heard?" She's now single and seems quite content, but who knows what the future holds? All rights reserved. Benson appreciated his concern and went to face the trial. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. But their relationship crumbles after Ed suggests Olivia should retire at the same time as him. And then took his own life. Photo: Simon runs into legal trouble again after he is bullied into taking out some weed he had after being pulled over by police officers. She has seen the worst the world has to offer, hundreds of times over, and she still believes in confronting it at every opportunity. He decides that he will rape and murder the woman and her young daughter, which snaps Olivia back. "Philadelphia" Priscilla Ahn and Michael Weston at the Downtown Independent Theatre on August 16, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
