‘Regulation & Order’ Showrunner Teases Stress Between Mariska Hargitay and Maura Tierney in ‘SVU’ Crossover

April 15, 2025

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Issues may not be all sunshine and rainbows when the 2-7 and the 1-6 be a part of forces once more within the upcoming Regulation & Order crossover. This Thursday’s crossover between Regulation & Order and Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit, “Play With Fireplace” components 1 and a pair of will carry the twenty seventh and sixteenth precincts collectively after the homicide of a girl with private ties to Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). In response to Regulation & Order showrunner, Rick Eid, the crossover will inevitably see Benson and Maura Tierney‘s Lieutenant Jessica Brady butting heads. He tells TVInsider:

“Benson and Brady have the identical objective,” Eid explains, “however could not at all times arrive at it in the identical method.”

The potential for a battle between Benson and Brady is extra obvious in SVU’s crossover promo, reasonably than within the one for Regulation & Order. Within the promo for “Play With Fireplace” half 2, Benson seemingly says to Brady “typically you need to make an apology as a substitute of permission.” She’s additionally seen butting heads with Hugh Dancy‘s ADA Nolan Value when he tells her that she’s not the one one that desires justice on this case. The place Benson and Brady could differ, some members of the respective squads may very well impress one another. Eid explains, that Juliana Aiden Martinez‘s Detective Kate Silva “places her earlier murder expertise to good use [impressing] Det. Riley (Reid Scott).” He goes on to elucidate that “and ADAs Value and Carisi (Peter Scanavino) staff as much as tackle a formidable opponent in courtroom when Rita Calhoun (Elizabeth Marvel) represents the [alleged killer].”

The ‘Regulation & Order’ Crossover Calls Again to One in every of ‘SVU’s Finest Episodes

In Season 7, two episodes, for his or her respective focuses on Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are thought to be fan-favorites: “911” and “Rage.” The episode “911” is the Olivia Benson-focused episode, with Olivia staying on the road with a lady she believes is kidnapped. Regardless of everybody round her pondering in any other case, Olivia sticks to her weapons, and ultimately rescues the woman, Maria Recinos. It will take one other eighteen years for the pair to reunite in Season 25. Olivia discovers that Maria has joined the NYPD, and whereas she does not go as much as her at her commencement, the pair do have a particular second on the finish of the episode, with Olivia nervous that Maria will not even acknowledge her (oh, Olivia).

“Play With Fireplace” components 1 and a pair of air this Thursday on NBC. You possibly can compensate for previous episodes of each exhibits now on Peacock. Stick with Collider for the newest updates.