Law & Order: SVU ended with a cliffhanger on Wednesday night that came out of nowhere.
During the show’s final moment’s Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) adopted son Noah is seen shopping at a mall with his biological grandmother Sheila Porter (Brooke Shields). Then a hooded figure appears outside the store and appears to be watching the child.
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In the next shot, Sheila grabs a coat off the rack for Noah to try on, but he’s nowhere in sight.
Olivia then receives a dramatic call that indicated Noah has gone missing.
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The next episode will deal with the hunt to find Noah, as shown in the episode preview.
This twist was especially unexpected being as most of the episode dealt with a peculiar catfishing case that resulted in an unintended rape. There were a few conversations between Olivia and Sheila, which resulted in Olivia agreeing to let her take Noah to get a new winter coat.
The reveal happened in the very final moments, with no clear hint at who could have committed the crime.
A new episode of SVU will air Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.
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