'Law & Order: SVU' season 18 episode 7 spoilers: Team investigates bizarre sexual assault case; one major character to die?
The team tackles a bizarre sexual assault case on the upcoming episode of NBC's hit procedural drama "Law & Order: SVU" season 18.
Titled "Next Chapter," the show's midseason premiere will center on a strange case of sexual abuse. According to the official synopsis, a woman is sexually assaulted by a masked man. When the team asks her about the suspect, she claims that her rapist is the same man who went to jail for previously stalking her. Elsewhere, Tucker (Robert John Burke) starts thinking about his retirement and a possible future with Benson (Mariska Hargitay).
NBC has recently released a new teaser for the said episode, and it gives viewers terrifying déjà vu. The clip previews Carisi (Peter Scanavino) and Benson responding to an urgent call from a woman being held at gunpoint by an unknown male suspect. Upon arriving at the house, Carisi discovers the victim in distress, but he failed to find her hostage taker. Before he could even search the whole house, the suspect comes out of a corner and points a gun at the agent. The suspect appears to be waiting for him and will not hesitate to pull the trigger if Carisi makes a wrong move.
Last season, Mike (Andy Karl) also had a similar experience when he attempted to save a woman from being brutally murdered. He was shot, and he eventually died due to the serious injuries he sustained. The agent's death lead to a major strain between the team's leader, Benson, and Mike's father, Chief Dodds (Peter Gallagher). The two characters have yet to make peace with each other because Dodds still holds Benson responsible for what happened to his beloved son.
The 18th season of "Law & Order: SVU" returns on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 9 p.m. ET on
