How is elliot stabler leaving

The reason for Stabler's exit can be found in the Season 12 finale, "Smoked. They jailed the men in their precinct's "cage," awaiting transfer to an actual prison. Despite justice being on the verge of being served, the episode ended on a horrifying note as the teenaged daughter of the murder victim entered the precinct and opened fire on the imprisoned men.

After she accidentally shot recurring character and longtime detective ally Sister Peg, Stabler was forced to return fire on the teenage girl, killing her. Going into Season 13, actor Christopher Meloni departed the show, and thus Stabler was written off in the season premiere, "Scorched Earth. An Internal Affairs investigation was opened due to Stabler's other shooting incidents.

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By Meredith Blake Staff Writer. In the season 13 premiere, it was revealed he had been placed on administrative leave as he had other fatalities on his cases prior to Fox. Benson continued to defend her partner, insisting that Stabler should be put under psychiatric evaluation before returning to work. Unfortunately, Stabler refused the help that he had been offered, not waiting to speak to a therapist. Instead, he decided to file for retirement from the NYPD and wasn't seen again in the drama.

Benson was devastated by this and was left crying in the interrogation room. Stabler and Benson were reunited earlier this year but Meloni wasn't rejoining the show. Rather, the episodes were acting as a crossover to kickstart his new series Law and Order: Organised Crime.