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Law & Order: SVU First Look: Benson Is Back, but Better Than Ever?

Exclusive! Olivia runs into a guy on the street and kicks his ass

By Jenna Mullins Oct 01, 2013 6:47 PMTags
Mariska Hargitay, Olivia BensonMichael Parmelee/NBC

Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is one of the strongest female characters on television, but not even she can move on seamlessly after the traumatic events of last week's episode.

In this exclusive first look at Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU, Olivia has a run-in with a man on a dark street. And while she doesn't handle it well, the guy who catcalls her handles it even worse. 

In the season 15 premiere, Benson was tortured and beaten by Billy (Pablo Schreiber), but eventually escaped his torment by beating the crap out of him. While she has moved on physically, she obviously is having problems moving on mentally and emotionally. 

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Tomorrow night's episode also features SVU's take on the Trayvon Martin case that captured the nation, with Cybill Shepherd and Jeffrey Tambor guest starring.

Get a sneak peek at the episode by watching the clip below.

Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesday nights on NBC.

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