alana de la garza played olivia benson in law and order.
who plays olivia benson in law and order?
alana de la garza
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sergeant mike dodds is introduced in the season 17 episode, "maternal instincts", as the son of deputy chief william dodds (peter gallagher), who transfers to the 16th precinct to serve as lieutenant benson's second-in-command. he is a war veteran, having enlisted after 9/11 and served in special forces. immediately prior to his transfer, dodds worked anti-crime, and before that, he worked out of the 71st precinct. dodds is a consummate professional and devoted to his work; as a result, he takes some time to warm up to his new colleagues but he gradually comes to respect and like them. he is shot in the line of duty while pursuing serial killer dr. gregory yates in upstate new york but eventually recovers. only a few months into his tenure, he is offered a position with the joint terrorism task force by his father but decides to stay with svu, boldly going against the deputy chief's wishes (the elder dodds had meant for his son's time at svu to be nothing more than a career step). in "manhattan transfer", dodds is made acting commander of svu after lt. olivia benson is relieved of her duties. in the subsequent episode, dodds leads svu's continued investigation into a sex trafficking ring while continuing to consult benson. he happily returns command of svu back over to benson after the case is closed. in "heartfelt passages", dodds is shot in the stomach during a hostage situation. he makes it through surgery, but he later suffers a stroke in the icu and is put on life support. after its determined that dodds is brain dead, he is taken off life support and dies. both chief dodds and the entire svu squad were devastated by his death and olivia benson suffers from survivor's guilt. it is shown a few months after the tragic event that the deputy chief still holds olivia responsible for what happened to his son. as olivia herself admits, "he's not wrong".
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