Why Was The Heartbreaking Carisi Scene From Law & Order’s Three-Hour Crossover Removed From Peacock?

The Wolf Entertainment Twitter page shared a gif from the scene to their feed on the night of the episode, noting how emotional the moment was. But apparently, it wasn’t significant enough to keep in the Peacock episode version. There are a few reasons why this might have happened. First off, this moment occurred in the third hour of the crossover, which technically falls under the mothership “Law & Order” umbrella. If it had dropped in the second hour, which belongs to “Special Victims Unit,” we suspect it would have stayed.

While Amanda’s shooting is in the Peacock version of the “Law & Order” episode, Carisi’s arrival is not. It’s rather noticeable because Olivia comes up to Detective Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and asks about Amanda and then it abruptly cuts to Olivia talking to the trafficked girl. It’s in between these two moments that Carisi arrives, but the heartbreaking moment between him and Olivia is gone.

According to TV Line, the small scene needed to be cut to make room for the episode’s disclaimer, which reveals it’s part of a crossover, and also to make room for a re-cap when it runs in syndication. This is the big problem with crossover events, which fans of the “One Chicago” universe are likely familiar with when they binge a season.