Law & Order: SVU got personal in the 2026 TV schedule with not only the return of a serial offender, but an attack on Rollins and Carisi in their own home. The home invasion was teased in the promo the week before, and occurred within the first five minutes of the episode. It also revealed that the ADA has no trouble channeling his inner Special Victims cop. His response made it feel like watching Detective Carisi again, and behind-the-scenes video shows Peter Scanavino back in the action.
After the promo for the episode, called “Career Psychopath,” showed Carisi at knifepoint in front of Rollins, I was concerned that SVU would be reopening old wounds for the ADA. He was left with post-traumatic stress after his hostage experience in the Season 26 fall finale, and having a knife held at his neck in front of his wife seemed like a possible trigger.
