‘Law & Order: SVU’: Peter Scanavino on ‘Simple Pleasures in Life’ in Key Rollisi Scene

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Law & Order: SVU Season 26 Episode 9 “First Light.”]

The good news: Carisi (Peter Scanavino) is going to be okay on Law & Order: SVU. The bad news: It’s not going to be easy for the lawyer to grapple with the aftermath of the hostage situation of the midseason finale.

In the midseason premiere, it’s clear he’s struggling; he’s having flashbacks to what happened. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) knows he’s lying when he says he’s good, and his wife, Rollins (Kelli Giddish), is happy to see him excited about something (working on the case). After he fails to follow up on the victim’s cross-examination in court, Benson gives him a wake-up call. By the end of the episode, there’s some hope, as he confirms to Rollins while they’re out with their kids that he’s going to be okay.