Law & Order: SVU is bidding adieu to another squad member after four years.

Det. Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) left the Special Victims Unit during Thursday’s episode of the long-running show, Season 27, Episode 3, “A Vicious Circle.”

According to Pop Culture, Velasco had already taken a leave from SVU after being recruited by the DEA to go undercover on a drug operation, leveraging his experience with cartels. With Capt. With Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) approval, he quietly pursued this side mission. However, in Thursday’s episode, he is called into a meeting with Chief Kathryn Tynan (Noma Dumezweni).

Velasco fears Tynan has learned about his DEA work and that he’s implicated Benson. However, she assures him everything is under control.

The actual meeting between Velasco and Tyn

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