‘Law & Order’: Do Baxter and Kate Have a Future? Tony Goldwyn Weighs In

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Law & Order Season 24 Episode 15 “Crossing Lines.”]

Uh-oh, Baxter’s (Tony Goldwyn) new relationship might be over soon after it started.

The latest Law & Order episode officially introduces Kate (Maggie Siff), the woman previously briefly mentioned as being in Baxter’s life. She’s a defense attorney, and she ends up facing off against Price (Hugh Dancy). (Baxter recuses himself because of their personal relationship.) Kate claims her client acted in self-defense when she killed the victim, who had threatened to ruin her if she didn’t kill an article chronicling his shortcomings ahead of a planned run for governor. She also intentionally misleads a witness about what could come up when he took the stand, so he recants. In the end, her client is found guilty of murder. Baxter tells Kate she did what she could, and she agrees before walking away.