Giddish may have ended her tenure within SVU's main cast, but a return from Rollins was inevitable as the wife of A.D.A. Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino). And as one of Benson's best friends.

At 86 (87 on September 7), the great tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins is the elder statesman ... to my saxophone than to Lucille” – his wife, who is sitting next to him.