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[s2e14] ...wheatley Is To Stabler May 2026

In this finale to the Richard Wheatley arc, which originally aired on March 3, 2022:

The full title is a continuation of the naming convention used in preceding episodes, completing an analogy: "As Iago Is to Othello" S2E13: "As Hubris Is to Oedipus" S2E14: "...Wheatley Is to Stabler" Episode Summary [S2E14] ...Wheatley Is to Stabler

The episode ends with a dramatic car chase. Wheatley's wife, Angela, drives their vehicle off a cliff into the water to stop him. While Angela's body is recovered, Wheatley's body is never found, leaving his ultimate fate ambiguous. In this finale to the Richard Wheatley arc,

Wheatley (Dylan McDermott) initiates a city-wide rolling blackout and cyberattacks to create chaos in New York City. Bernadette. He demands a private jet

Wheatley heightens the stakes by kidnapping Stabler’s mother, Bernadette.

He demands a private jet, the release of his son Richie from prison, and for Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to "pay with his soul" by confessing to being a dirty cop on a public livestream.