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Two members of the elite squad onLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitare headed to the courthouse — only this time it’s for a truly joyous occasion.
Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and her former partner–turned–Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Peter Scanavino) are getting hitched in Thursday’s episode, which also happens to beGiddish’s final appearance on the show.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive First Look, fans can see a beaming Rollins dressed in white and carrying a small bouquet of flowers next to Carisi as they stand before a judge officiating their nuptials.
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Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola (Ice-T) and Detective Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) serve as witnesses to the big moment for their friends and SVU colleagues.
Velasco smiles at an emotional Benson as she warmly holds her hand over her heart (balancing out Fin’s characteristically stoic stance).
Fans have been wondering for months about how Rollins and Carisi’s storyline would wrap, especially after the description for this season’s fall finale, “And a Trauma in a Pear Tree,” mentioned the two working on an “important arraignment.”
The wedding speculation, however, kicked into high gear after Rollins was spotted wearing white in the first promo for the episode.
“You gonna start crying already, Liv?” Fin quipped in the clip.
“I love you, Amanda,” a choked-up Benson said as she and Rollins embraced.
Giddish, who has portrayed Rollins since 2011, announced in August that she would beleaving the show after 12 seasons.
“I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season onLaw & Order: SVU,” she said in a statement to PEOPLE.
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Law & Order: SVUairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
