The season 27 finale of Law & Order: SVU brought an end to the season-long clash between Capt. Olivia Benson and Chief Kathryn Tynan on Thursday.
During a routine traffic stop six months earlier, officers discovered a bound boy in the trunk of a car driven by Richard Caine, but a legal technicality led to his release in court. The team later linked Caine to multiple missing boys and tracked him to a Staten Island campground after he abducted another child. In the ensuing confrontation, Caine shot Griff before being wounded himself. Benson arrived in time to stop Griff from killing the suspect in retaliation.