And yes, we are talking aboutÂ
those three words: âI love you.â
They come in the middle of an intervention Benson holds for Stabler with his five kids, who donât really have any reaction whatsoever to him telling his former partner âI love youâ so soon after their mother, Kathy (Isabel Gillies), was killed by a car bomb. (More about that in a bit.)Â Everyone â including Stabler â is worried about the detective because heâs been showing clear signs of suffering from PTSD ever since he popped back up in New York, lost his wife, and set out to find the person responsible (while working for a new unit in the NYPD).