'We probably will get to know Stabler in a way you've never gotten to know him,' showrunner Ilene Chaiken says.
First, SVUâs case led the squad to a knockoff version of mobster Richard Wheatleyâs (Dylan McDermott) purple magic. Simon got caught up in the middle of a group of women targeting rich men because of his friend. Then, new evidence connected Richardâs right-hand man Izak Bekher (Ibrahim Renno) to the bombing that killed Stablerâs wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies). But when the task force confronted Izak, whoâs now working as a mole for them, he shocked Stabler by revealing that Richard wasnât the one to order his wifeâs death. The mobsterâs ex-wife Angela (Tamara Taylor) â whom Stabler has been growing close to and kissed in this episode â did!