Will Hart/NBCSomebody needs to give Law & Order: SVU's Rollins a hug. And a break.
In "Forgiving Rollins," the good detective faces her past to support another officer in the face of the boys' club and a dangerous predator. Kelli Giddish turns in one heck of a performance when she faces Harry Hamlin's Deputy Chief Charles Patton.
In the exclusive clip below, Deputy Chief William Dodds, played by The O.C.'s Peter Gallagher, grills Rollins about her past and former boss in Atlanta. Rollins comes under pressure when Detective Reese Taymor (Dreama Walker of The Good Wife and Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 fame) cries rape, but quickly changes her story when Rollins and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) arrive to take her statement. Did Patton assault her?
"We're all grownups here, we know there's a difference between infidelity and assault," Dodds says. "I'm asking if Patton is capable of something like this."
"You can never tell who's capable of what," Rollins replies.
Something tells us Rollins isn't being completely forthcoming...And as you can see, things between Dodds and Benson are still rather frosty.
Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on NBC.
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