Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Summary

This clause hold back mentions of sexual ravishment , Brassica napus , and self-annihilation .

Burton Lowe ( Aidan Quinn ) appears in only two episodes ofLaw & Order : SVUbut he leave behind a memorable effect thanks to his relationship with Olivia Benson ( Mariska Hargitay).Law & Order : SVUis the first ofsix spinoffs of Dick Wolf’sLaw & Orderseries . Like the original , Law & Order : SVUfollows commit police detective who inquire felonies in New York City . However , in this series , the crimes they investigate are of a particularly heinous smorgasbord : sexually - based offence .

One of thelongest - running primetime video demonstrate ever , SVUhas been nominate for 23 Emmy Awards , win six times over the age . One of these awards , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , go to Mariska Hargitay in 2006for her asterisk performance as Olivia Benson , now the Captain of the sixteenth Precinct ’s Special Victims Unit . Benson has a tough exterior when confront suspect , but that belies an aroused centre that allows her to link with dupe . Her early life is notice by calamity , start with her father rap her female parent , Serena , and then taking his own life sentence . And Burton Lowe is part of Benson ’s tumultuousSVUpast too .

Law & Order Special Victims Unit

Law & Order : SVU has been renew by NBC , but some major characters wo n’t be returning for the 25th time of year of the crime adjective drama .

Burton Lowe Is Olivia Benson’s Ex-Fiancé

Benson ’s relationship with her female parent was for good affected when she met Burton Lowe . They started date when Olivia was 16 , and he was 21 , and a student of Serena ’s , who was an English professor . Lowe proposed to Benson , but Serena threatened the young man to stay aside , which he hesitatingly agreed to . Law & Order SVUseason 23 , episode 6 , " The Five Hundredth Episode " , see Lowe , now a unfeigned crime podcaster , return to Benson ’s life when they both investigate a cold caseful and onetime feelings are reignited . However , their reunion is suddenly - survive whenLowe is accused of sexually ravish a former student who wants him catch .

Lowe deny these allegation , butBenson realise her relationship with Lowe was inappropriate because she was modest . Instead of deny it , Lowe claims they were in love . When Benson demands an admission of guilt feelings , Lowe refuses , and the two part . Benson ’s younger eld were filled with anger and abuse but she had never considered one of the happy memories would terminate up being on the QT terrible . As an police detective , her enceinte attainment is that she can connect the dots that others do n’t see , include her own . What Benson has learned at SVU exposes a combat injury in her past and while it may be terrible , it ’s sizeable that she finds the truth .

Lowe Becomes A Registered Sex Offender

Lowe revert inSVUseason 23 , episode 21 , " Confess Your Sins To Be Free " , having expend five months in Alcoholics Anonymous , now set about to apologise to those he ’s wronged . However , Benson remains raging and claims that he is just using his dependence to alcoholic drink as an excuse and is n’t genuinely sorry unless he apologizes to all the women he ’s abused . subsequently , another adult female comes ahead with recorded evidence that Lowe sexually assaulted her . WhenBenson confronts Lowe with this information , he breaks down and finally take responsibleness for his action , even agreeing to register as a sex offender to spare his accuser a traumatic trial .

Benson once again shew just how effective her method of offence - solving can be when she confronts Lowe . She ’s not tempestuous or vengeful ; she tries to connect with him on a human stratum . Her empathy for the victims finally connects with Lowe and convert him to admit his living of actus reus . ThebestLaw & Order : SVUepisodesoften see Benson finding closure for victims of sexual assault , so it ’s gratifying to see her find her own .

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Collage of Aidan Quinn as Burton Lowe and  Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in Law & Order SVU.

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Aidan Quinn as Burton Lowe, Danny Pino as Nick Amaro, and Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins standing in an office looking uncomfortable in Law & Order SVU.

Burton Lowe (Aidan Quinn) looking at someone off-screen in Law & Order SVU.

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