Distance makes the heart grow fonder — and fans of "Law & Order's" Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler grow more impatient: until now.

Benson is worried for a hospitalized Stabler in the OC Season 5 premiere. In clips from the Season 5 premiere, Stabler is seen fighting tooth and nail to find his perp, dodging bu

The two famously worked together to catch sex offenders on the show where she remains full-time: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which premiered in 1999. Meloni left the cast in 2011, and he's starred as Stabler on Organized Crime since that series' 2021 debut.