Her incredible tenure on the fictional force has made her the longest-running prime-time live-action character in the history of television, surpassing her fellow law enforcement officer Marshall Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke and Cheers and Frasier's Frasier Crane for the honor. This revelation leaves Benson distraught, upset that her voice message might have been the last thing Simon ever heard. From him, she learns about Joseph Hollister, the man who fathered her (SVU: "Philadelphia"). On December 10, 2000, at the age of 56, Serena came out of a bar called the Velvet Room and took a fatal tumble down the stairs. Joseph Hollister (father; deceased)Sharon Marsden (mother)Olivia Benson (paternal half-sister)Tracy Harrison (ex-wife)Ty Harrison (stepson)Olivia Mardsen (daughter)Noah Porter-Benson (adoptive nephew) In the episode, the team is on the hunt for an escort ring suspected of drugging and robbing various wealthy men. During the trial, Benson lies about her attack on Lewis. They exchanged vows in 2010 after four years of dating, as reported by The Star. Julia lies, saying Simon intentionally shot her as she was going to arrest him and Simon continued to act erratic. The scene ended with Benson sobbing over her sibling, and honestly were still recovering from the difficult moment. When Benson is cornered by one of the guards in the basement of the prison, things quickly spiral out of hand: The guard grabs Benson and very nearly assaults her before Fin discovers the two and intervenes. Olivia mentioned in "Florida" that Serena wanted an abortion but backed out because it was illegal in those times. Olivia was crushed, putting the blame for his death on herself. All rights reserved. shared the news with Benson, there wasnt a dry eye in the house. something! When Simon starts going through his father's stuff, he finds Olivia's picture and follows her from her precinct to her apartment to get some answers. He was eventually cleared of any involvement. Several of Lewis' charges are dropped, but he is ultimately sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. "It's such an emotional episode and we were setting one person free and hopefully putting another serial rapist who had gotten away with it all this time," Denis Hamill, who wrote the episode, explained on the Squadroom podcast, reports E! Chicago Crossover: Directed by Steve Shill. Two men overdosed and died, and a third almost overdosed. Predictably, Olivia isn't ready for that, knowing that being a cop is integral to her happiness, so they break up. Benson's empathy for the victims she works with frequently leads her to make decisions that other officers wouldn't make. This causes his relationship with the kids' mother to disintegrate, and he turns to heavy drug use. At the start of "Murdered at a Bad Address," Simon (Michael Weston) approached Olivia (Mariska Hargitay) on the street, claiming to be sober. 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 . However, Simon does not turn up, and Benson angrily leaves him a message saying that she never wants to see him again. When Simon became an adult, he got a job as a pharmacist at an all-night pharmacy. (SVU: "Child's Welfare"), After completing the court's orders, Simon and Tracy married at some point, but things eventually fell apart between them, likely due to the strain brought on by their forced separation, and Tracy took their children and left. The actor is the son of actor John Rubinstein and actress Judy West, as stated in his IDMB profile. Child Protective Services eventually takes their children away after manipulating Ty into saying Simon was hurting him. It shattered all over the floor. However, Simon never showed up for lunch. The two dated for a few months, but their secret was shattered after the IA investigated one of Benson's cases. When Olivia was 16, she began to date one of her mother's students. She wrote: "But I have to say, for myself, and for Mike, as soon as we were 'Man & Wife' we both felt an immediate, and wonderful change. Though this experience is traumatic, it doesn't derail Benson from being the open-hearted detective she is and that's exactly why fans love her. With Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T. SVU and Chicago PD officer Erin Lindsay try to track down Lindsay's half-brother, who may be able to help take down a child pornography ring. She's a rush to act with. Status And in "Trick-Rolled at the Moulin," Captain Olivia Benson comes across a case that hits really close to home. "You don't know that. But when Olivia arrives at the Moulin, she realizes that its the same hotel where her brother, Simon Marsden, overdosed and died two years earlier. Benson & Stabler have a unique bond on Law & Order: SVU. I think their passion for the same job is what makes them so close. He approached Olivia on the street, asking her if he could get to know her son Noah. Olivia Benson isn't having a good year. She says that she acted in self-defense when she beat the man within an inch of his life, a story that nearly falls apart under questioning. ET on NBC. Before becoming a successful actor and a doting father, Michael studied and finished a degree in theater arts at Northwestern University. History Between 1967 and 1969, he raped three women. Cue another crossover episode: DUN DUN! "And then to have Benson, who was estranged from her brother, her only living relative, and then when he dies, she finds out how much she loves him too. After the retirement of Sergeant John Munch and Captain Donald Cragen, she is promoted tosergeant. But when the work day is done,. So when Simon didnt show up, Benson was peeved to say the least. He is eventually exonerated of all charges and tries to rebuild his life. He goes on another spree of rape and murder, kidnapping a woman and using her as leverage to get Benson to admit she lied on the witness stand. Lewis has one final trick to play. She went to the morgue, where she had to identify a body - Simon's body. Lewis makes it obvious that he is going to assault Benson and kill her when he's finished. Initially, Amaro has a strained relationship with his new partner, Detective Olivia Benson ( Mariska Hargitay ), mainly because she misses her old partner, Elliot Stabler ( Christopher Meloni ). Simon soon fell out of touch with both them and Benson and started using drugs at around the same time, eventually becoming addicted. I thought it was a really nice counterbalance too.". After Olivia and Carisi question Edward again, he admits that Simon had called him the day of his overdose looking for a job. Michael Weston, who played Olivia Benson's Brother on "Law and Order: SVU," has an interesting life both onscreen and offscreen. Fortunately, our characters have always had this special kind of bond, that's why Warren thought it was important to help Benson through the process of her brother having OD'd.". New episodes of Law & Order: SVU air Thursdays at 10 p.m. Michael Weston All rights reserved. #SVU21 is busting down those historic walls. In September 2019, Simon runs into his sister again at the park. Olivia Benson's Entire Law & Order: SVU Backstory Explained. Simon later met and started dating a woman named Lucy, moving in with her and her six-year-old son. He specifies that she come alone, and forces her into a game of Russian roulette. Michael Greenberg/NBC. Contents 1 Background 2 On SVU 3 Trivia 4 Appearances Background "He asked me to marry him," Benson recalls in season six's "Intoxicated," "and I said yes. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Justice does not find him his assaults were halted by antidepressants that dampened his libido. She has seen the worst the world has to offer, hundreds of times over, and she still believes in confronting it at every opportunity. When the detectives discover that a group of escorts have been targeting wealthy men in order to drug and rob them ( la J. "Maybe you noticed I'm starting to have memory lapses.". From the darkest shadows to the most dazzling victories, this is her story. After going years without seeing her estranged half-brother Simon Marsden, he came back into her life only to meet a shocking end. He said he was clean and wanted to reconnect. Tucker then has an emotional conversation with Olivia. Amazing how important these characters become when a show speaks of things others don't touch (or botch)," another wrote. As we wait for Season 24 of SVU, let's look back at Olivia's relationship history. Family Benson offers Lewis an out, saying that she would not pursue him if he lets her go and flees the state. Dr. Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) told Olivia Simon was telling the truth. He decides that he will rape and murder the woman and her young daughter, which snaps Olivia back. The average lifespan of an SVU detective is four years, and here are two cops who have been in it so long that they're basically isolated from the rest of the world. Just two seasons later, she becomes a lieutenant. He fessed up to Benson about his health after the investigation turned up evidence. Many fans praised Mariska Hargitay's performance. Law & Order: SVU will take Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson to new places in the history-making season 21 By Chris Harnick Jan 15, 2020 6:00 PM Tags TV NBC Law And Order: Special Victims Unit . Benson had a younger half-brother named Simon Marsden ( Michael Weston ). Eventually, Benson discovers that Simon had died of a drug overdose. He agrees to cooperate with the police and gives up the name of one of the girls from the ring: Piper. He goes to his sister for help and is represented by Bayard Ellis at his hearing. Though Benson emerges from her rough childhood with remarkable tenacity, her decision to pursue sex crimes springs directly from how haunted she is by her own origins. He was later suspected of a series of break-ins at a couple of women's homes in which items were moved but nothing was taken. "I don't want Rachel or Ralph on my conscience," he told Benson. All police procedurals involve humanity's dark side, of course, but the "especially heinous" nature of sex crimes makes SVU all the more intense. She was called to identify a body, which turned out to be Simon's. Later, Dr. Melina Warner (Tamara Tunie) called Olivia to the medical examiner's office to identify Simon's body. KidnapperAssailantDrug addictAlleged child abuserAlleged rapist Benson is visibly upset but in keeping with her character, soldiers on regardless. Stabler retires off-screen during the season 13 premiere, "Scorched Earth." "Now it's in my brain," he confessed. The decision to bring him back came from executive producers Warren Leight and Julie Martin, who thought it tied into the main case in "Murdered at a Bad Address.". When Child Protective Services and the terms of Marsden's probation force him to be separated from his children, Marsden and his fiance kidnap the kids and go on the run. Not only do the SVU detectives figure out what really happened to Simon, but they also confirm that the drug being used by the escort ring is Purple Magic the very same Purple Magic that Organized Crime is tracking. "While there's still time, I need to make this right.". Deceased Simon runs into legal trouble again after he is bullied into taking out some weed he had after being pulled over by police officers. First, a brief recap of the back-to-back episodes: NBC Insider is your all-access pass to some of your favorite NBC shows. Benson's father is a man named Joseph Hollister, who raped Benson's mother, Serena, resulting in Benson's birth. Great episode- and sad on so many levels. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Well, pretty soon I won't be myself anymore," he said. "Fortunately, our characters have always had this special kind of bond, that's why Warren thought it was important to help Benson through the process of her brother having OD'd.". A person can't go through the parade of horrors Benson is subjected to without having someone to lean on. From Fin getting engaged to Baker, to Rollins having to care for her dad, we've gotten to know many 1 PP characters a little more intimately. The guy stammers that he called 911, and adds the incredibly unhelpful caveat that . She's 110 percent there all the time, constantly trying to make it better and that's been enjoyable over the years, our arc of the relationship," he said. "They had me detailed to the Fresh Kill Landfill recovery site, looking for remains." Benson called Simon and said he blew his chanceand then got a call that he accidentally overdosed. The only time Serena was seen was in the episode "Payback". But beyond his glorious acting career, Michael is most successful at being a wonderful husband to Priscilla and a loving father to their son. Copyright 2023 PopCulture.com. At another point, he went to a school dance with a girl named Carrie Millfield and they eventually went to his car. He meets with Olivia to tell her the news, but she is shocked at this rash and impulsive act. Olivia lets him in and tells him that his father, Joseph, raped and impregnated her mother and that they are half-siblings. Once Andy gets screen time, Olivia has already split up with him because of his questionable police tactics. Along the way, Olivia Benson did something she's never had to do in her entire time on the force. The man who would come to haunt Benson is himself a victim of abuse, though he sees the experience (involving his father, his babysitter, and a trip to Dairy Queen) as a positive one. Since Law & Order: SVU is now in its 21st season, Olivia Benson will have been portrayed by Mariska Hargitay for a longer period of time than James Arness portrayed Marshall Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke (his record was 20), or Kelsey Grammer played Dr. Frasier Crane (20 between Cheers and Frasier). .css-2x3ibz{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Kepler,Helvetica,Arial,Serif;font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:normal;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-2x3ibz:hover{color:link-hover;}}24 Celebrities Reveal Their Favorite Books, Here's the Most Haunted Place in Every State, Book to Movie Adaptations Coming Out in 2023, The Best Independent Bookstore in Every State, Get to Know HGTV Stars Dave and Jenny Marrs, See Kelly Reilly's Post About Yellowstone Co-Star, Read Erin Napier's Post about 'Home Town', Josh Hall Shares New Photos With Christina on IG, See Joanna Gaines from New York Appearance, See Elizabeth Olsen Stun Wearing a Lace Top. Whether it's catching up on the latest true crime podcast, or re-watching the best '80s movies for the zillionth time, she's always here to talk about anything and everything relating to pop culture. Benson called Stabler for a favor to pick up her son, Noah, who had been staying with his half brother's family outside of New York City after two hooded figures attacked his mom outside of. For one, Warner confirmed that Simon had been clean for quite a while and died because he got his hands on the wrong stuff. The worst, though, was this one simple sentence from Benson when Warner asked if they were close. He asks what she wants from him and Olivia lies, saying she thought he was someone else. When Warner (Hi, Tamara Tunie!) "It's subtle, and sort of hard to explainbut it's just the best feeling. Olivia realizes Julia did that as part of an effort to frame Simon further. She beats him mercilessly with the broken bed post. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. Benson admits to perjury on live television, which pleases Lewis enough that he messages her and asks her to meet him. Part of his preparation to become an actor was changing his last name from Rubinstein to Weston because there was already a Michael Rubinstein in the Screen Actors Guild. But he was my only family. . However, she still agreed to meet him for lunch so Simon could meet Noah. I thought someone would say, How was DC? (E! Law & Order: SVU airs Thursdays, 10 p.m. on NBC. Kat and Fin interview Simons former AA sponsor, Edward Buddusky, but Edward doesn't havemuch to offer in terms of re-creating Simons last day. Benson, understandably, was hesitant. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fans were left heartbroken again by the end of this week's [], By Daniel S. Levine Olivia made it clear that she feels some of the guilt, but Rollins tried to ease her burden. Why in the World Is Elliot Stabler Kissing Kathy's Killer? After the group took some drugs and passed out, Edward said that he woke up to find Simon already dead. In the season 12 finale, "Smoked," Stabler is forced to shoot a young woman who opens fire in the SVU's squad room. She left Simon a pretty scathing message, and ended it with Dont ever call me.. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I wonder if this was as hard to act as it was to watch. She was raised by her mother, an alcoholic English professor named Serena. It's subtle, and sort of hard to explainbut it's just the best feeling.". They work together on a case, and the romance seems to linger, but Olivia turns him down when he pursues her again. At the end of the episode, Olivia told Rollins (Kelli Giddish) about her brother. (SVU: "Florida"), When Simon hears from Dean Porter that Darius Parker is using dirty secrets to discredit the testimony of several detectives, including Olivia, he goes to New York. However, their similar worlds work against them in the end when a conflict of interest forces them to break up. - November 2, 2019 12:40 am EDT, This week's episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit featured a traumatic moment for Captain Olivia Benson. "What!" Olivia says, as she bends down to speak to her son at eye level. Rather than taking her offer, Lewis feels emboldened to take Benson along on a horrific spree of rape and murder. "And then to have Benson, who was estranged from her brother, her only living relative, and then when he dies, she finds out how much she loves him too. 2023 E! Olivia was under the impression he overdosed and was never really sober, but Dr. Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) told her he was telling the truth. Benson leaves a nasty voicemail on his phone, telling him she never wants to see him again. But an injured arm while playing baseball cut that dream short. But despite the horror and calamity that define her personal and professional life, Benson remains committed to justice. It's so wonder audiences adore Benson, who embodies SVU more than any other character. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! It was a really nice kind of matching scene; it had a nice symmetry.". Then, in the season 21 premiere, "I'm Going to Make You a Star," Benson is promoted to Captain of the Special Victims Unit. He really was sober. He tells Benson that he is now clean and wants to get to know her adoptive son Noah. Liv wonders. Walking through the city with Noah, Benson runs into her brother, Simon, who she hasn't seen in many years. The scene showing Benson grieving was particularly hard to watch. Simon Marsden (born Simon Hollister) was the son of Joseph Hollister and Sharon Marsden, the paternal younger half-brother of Olivia Benson, the father of Olivia Marsden with his ex-wife Tracy Harrison, and adoptive uncle of Noah Porter-Benson . But their relationship crumbles after Ed suggests Olivia should retire at the same time as him. pic.twitter.com/aoo1ABXlRb. Simon was born and raised in New Jersey, to Joseph Hollister and Sharon Marsden. Simon grabs her gun and accidentally shoots her in the process, just as Olivia and the FBI found him. and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.). Olivia's Season 13 relationship was with Executive ADA David Haden (Harry Connick Jr.). Not really. Law & Order: SVU brought back Benson's troublesome brother only to take him away againfor a final time. It was only later that Olivia found out that the reason Simon never showed up was because he had accidentally overdosed and died. Serena was an alcoholic who emotionally and physically abused Olivia. After they are apprehended, Marsden is forbidden from seeing his children for three years unsupervised. Michael Weston, who played Olivia Benson's Brother on "Law and Order: SVU," has an interesting life both onscreen and offscreen. Olivia's Season 13 relationship was with Executive ADA David Haden (Harry Connick Jr.). In the season 14 finale, "Her Negotiation," he breaks into Benson's apartment with a gun. The steely detective breaks and begs for her life. Like, read the room, dude! For the first time in seven years, Olivia's (Mariska Hargitay) estranged half-brother Simon Marsden (guest star Michael Weston) appeared on the show. That's not the only record she's broken, however. "It's an existential question, obviously, but at the same time those are the private things the actor figures out for himself.". He moves in with her and her son Ty and he and Tracy eventually get engaged. | Photo: Getty Images. Trouble's back on Law & Order: SVU and his name is Simon. Joseph "Joe" Hollister was a serial rapist and Olivia Benson 's biological father. Benson asked Rollins. "That's why you didn't remember Rachel," Benson concluded. All Rights Reserved. "Did not see that coming. But when Olivia discovers that the group is working out of the Hotel Moulin, the same hotel in which her brother Simon Marsden was found dead, she becomes convinced that the women were somehow involved in his death, too. The two are, for vast portions of the series, basically attached at the hip. The NBC App is the best place to catch up on the most recent season of your favorite shows, watch live TV, and stream movies. (SVU: "Haystack"), Benson comes down from New York and talked to Simon's girlfriend, claiming to be an old family friend, Simon confronts her at a coffee shop, thinking she is in league with the New Jersey officers after seeing her in the paper. Thats my thinking anyway. Season 22 of Law and Order: Special Victims Unithas allowed viewers to see a more personal side of the squad. (SVU: "Philadelphia"), When Olivia met Simon again, she confronts him and he flees when FBI agents showed up. He seduces the forewoman of the jury and brings her into his ploy to escape. (SVU: "Florida"), When her daughter was 16, the two got into a fight after Olivia announced that she had accepted a proposal of marriage from Burton Lowe, one of Serena's students. After his apparent death, Lewis comes to. Most of the episode centered on the assault of a young girl, and the perpetrator turned out to be the real criminal behind a 16-year-old double murder. Another crime show actor who is a doting father off camera is "Criminal Minds" star Thomas Gibson. The episode was written by a new scribe for the series, Denis Hamill, who explained the idea to reintroduce and kill of Simon came from executive producers Warren Leight and Julie Martin. NBC Cookies help us deliver our Services. Comedies are broad and punctuated by laugh tracks, while dramas feature mournful piano scores and shadowy lighting. Law & Order: SVU airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. Simon Marsden The crime drama is in its record-breaking 21st season, and it didnt get that way by not playing on our every emotion. Benson appreciated his concern and went to face the trial. Several cases have reminded Olivia of Serena, such as when a news reporter fell pregnant with her rapist's baby. Actor During this time, Benson learns that Simon had died without hearing her final message to him. "Im super happy Im so stoked to have this little guy in my life. "Murdered at a Bad Address" Serena Benson (1944-2000) was an English professor at Hudson University, and the mother of Captain Olivia Benson from the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. In Season 5, Olivia has a mostly off-screen relationship with Federal Marshal Andy Eckerson (Craig Berko). Listen to the SVU podcast here. Did you like working with the Obama administration?' When he and Olivia talk, she mentions that Simon tried to run her down with his car when he escaped, but Simon replies that he didn't. Because I wanted to get away from my mother." Olivia, who has not seen him since his last appearance on the show seven years ago, did not believe him. Distractify is a registered trademark. While interviewing Lupe during the investigation, Benson got a sudden call about a family emergency. Benson broke down in tears. Olivia retained the services of then-law student Simone Bryce to avoid jail. As the two make tearful and heart-wrenching amends, Olivia tells her former lover that she regrets how things ended and that she wishes. First Appearance WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Law & Order: SVU, Season 22, Episode 13, "Trick-Rolled At The Moulin," which premiered Thursday on NBC. Benson kicked her mother in self-defense and fled the house. However, Simon is forbidden from seeing them, unsupervised, for a total of three years, with the chance of regaining custody afterwards. She and Brian ultimately move in together, but they break up after realizing they want different things in life. As an adult, Lewis rapes, kidnaps, and kills several women, always beating whatever charges he ends up facing on technicalities. (E! | Photo: Getty Images. He developed cancer in his lungs, the doctors found it before he started dating Benson. Never romantically . Law & Order: SVU brought back Benson's troublesome brother only to take him away againfor a final time. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! Lo's 2019 filmHustlers), the detectives realize that theyre dealing with an organized ring not just a bad batch of drugs. Tucker agreed to wear a wire and nail his partner for the assault on Rachel, and he did. Re-watch previous seasons on Peacock now. The way this played out left fans shocked and reaching for tissue boxes. (SVU: "Taken", "Hammered") This was the first time Olivia stated her mother was an alcoholic.
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