Alexandra Cabot - Third Reappearance On SVU

Third Reappearance On SVU

ADA's Alexandra Cabot and Casey Novak both returned to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the show's 13th season. In the season premiere "Scorched Earth", Cabot makes her first appearance in the squad room since Season 11. She is the lead prosecutor in a rape case against a man who is the favorite to become Italy's next prime minister. When the accuser, a hotel maid, is caught on tape admitting she could make money off her alleged rapist, Cabot's new boss, SVU's Bureau Chief Michael Cutter (Linus Roache), says that they are dropping the charges. Cabot fights Cutter, however, and the case does make it to trial, with mixed results; the jury finds the defendant guilty of unlawful imprisonment, but are deadlocked on the rape charge.

In the episode "Spiraling Down," Cabot is convinced by the detectives to set up a sting operation to catch johns after they rescue an underage prostitute. They arrest former pro quarterback Jake Stanton and both Cabot and Benson seek to make an example out of him, but Cabot is unexpectedly forced to face off with defense attorney Bayard Ellis at trial, after Benson tells Stanton's wife to call him. After the case takes a turn for the worse, Cabot berates Benson after court when Benson defends Stanton. Cabot implies she knows Benson had something to do with Ellis defending Stanton. Cabot ultimately loses the case after the jury finds Stanton not guilty due to mental instability caused by the numerous concussions he suffered during his career.

Cabot is the prosecutor in seven episodes of Season 13, sharing the ADA duties with Casey Novak and Bureau Chief Mike Cutter. Cabot's last episode of Season 13 was "Learning Curve" in which she is aiding in the investigation of a school molestation scandal. She is currently not scheduled to appear in Season 14.