Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Exclusive Sneak Peek

Captain Olivia Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) latest lawsuit is not lone dangerous, but it's besides personal.

After being beaten up by members of a pack connected the Jan. 5 occurrence of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Benson finds herself successful a tricky concern erstwhile she comes face-to-face with the gang's leader—Oscar Papa (played by impermanent prima Goya Robles)—in E! News' exclusive sneak peek astatine the NBC crime drama's Jan. 12 episode.

The clip kicks disconnected with Benson getting a telephone from Detective Grace Muncy (Molly Burnett), informing her that 1 of their witnesses Maria Garcia (Chloe Castro-Santos) has "some benignant of alteration of heart" astir testifying for a case.

When Benson asks, "You deliberation she'll testify?" Muncy admits that she has "no idea," adding that Maria had called from her parents' restaurant.

And contempt an connection to assistance retired from Muncy, Benson tells her that she and the Bronx SVU Captain Mike Duarte (guest prima Maurice Compte) volition caput connected implicit to investigate.

As 2 gunmen sit down him, Oscar ominously tells the captains, "I spot you got my message." Maria besides enters, guiltily looking astatine Benson, proving that the full happening was a acceptable up.

The preview ends with Oscar telling the two, "Please, person a seat." Looks similar fans volition person to tune successful to spot however Benson and Duarte get themselves retired of harm's way.

Watch the afloat sneak peek supra and drawback the caller occurrence of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit tonight, Jan. 12, astatine 9 p.m. on NBC.

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