The True Impact Of Law & Order's Crossover Event Villain

Benson's injury wasn't the only extent of Wilkie's aggression, but may have been a teasing precursor to the true hell the crossover event's villain would unleash on Law & Order's cast of characters. Even before Benson was shot, Wilkie was held accountable for the countless rapes and murders conducted on victims through Shadowërk.

But further to the point, an Organized Crime detective was also shot during the Shadowërk investigation, and in this case, by the desperate psychopath himself.

Organized Crime's Detective Jamie Whelan (Brent Antonello) was one of the officers responding to Wilkie's attempt to escape and was shot in the crossfire between Wilkie and the pursuing envoy. The stray bullet caught him in the neck, almost instantly paralyzing him.

With medical assistance diverted to Wilkie (who stabbed himself to protect the integrity of his crime-for-hire website instead of being taken in for questioning), it looked like Whelan would succumb to his wound and fall victim to Wilkie like the many before him.

Jamie Whelan's Death In Law & Order: Organized Crime's Season 3's Ending Explained

Astonishingly, Whelan did not submit to the bullet that struck him; however, he was deeply aggrieved by the diagnosis of his paralysis. The extent of paralysis for Whelan meant that he could never live his life the same, especially as an NYPD detective. In a truly heartbreaking Law & Order moment, Whelan begged his Organized Crime partner, Detective Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez), to unhook him from the machine utilized to keep his body alive and functioning.

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