Published 21:42 IST, May 21st 2021

What happened to Nick Amaro on 'SVU'? Know details about the exit of THIS actor

Nick Amaro is one of the detectives on Law & Order: SVU. Read on to find out what happened to Nick Amaro on SVU and other details about the show.

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Law & Order: SVU is kwn for its twists and turns in finale of its seasons. In 2015, show introduced a sudden twist that was completely unexpected.  Re on to find out what happened to Nick Amaro on SVU and or details of finale episode of 16th season.

What happened to Nick Amaro on SVU

In final 10 minutes of finale of 16th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, shots were fired by sex trafficker Johnny D. during middle of a trial. Nick Amaro went after criminal and was shot in knee and liver. Later on, Amaro somehow recovered from surgery and was able to attend Olivia’s party celebrating her official option of ah. However,  at Liv’s party, Amaro anunced that he is planning to retire. It was me clear when he tried to push for a promotion to be a sergeant. Amaro n exited show with a heartfelt mologue. 

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In episode, Amaro said to Benson that he kws he isn’t like old partner to him. To this, Benson replied that old relationship didn’t allow for anything but with Amaro’s support he w has a family. Amaro took this decision of retiring because he knew that he is never going to move up in department because he shot a teen boy in previous season, so he thought of being close to his daughter and son rar than fighting for a promotion.

Danny Pi who played role of Nick Amaro also shared a heartfelt te on Twitter. He joined show along with Kelli Giddish in year 2011. In tweet, he wrote, “Thank u @nbcsvu @WolfFilms cast, writers, directors, guest casts, crew, editors for 4 fantastic seasons. Grateful for all #SVUDieHards.” Several fans commented that he will be missed a lot on show. Take a look at his tweet below.

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Amaro’s exit me room for rookie detectives to join ranks in next season. Newbie detectives like Sonny Carisi join team and were temporarily assigned to do job of Amaro in SVU. Law & Order: SVU airs on NBC. show comes on Wednesdays at 9 pm.

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21:42 IST, May 21st 2021