Law & Order: Organized Crime is no longer on NBC. The procedural spinoff may have aired its season 5 premiere on its original network, but the rest of the season is being streamed exclusively on NBC's streaming platform, Peacock. It didn't seem as though there would be any major changes to the cast once this transition occurred, but we were wrong.
Organized Crime has parted ways with one of its original characters only three episodes into its new life on Peacock. The character in question? Detective Jet Slootmaekers (Ainsley Seiger). She's been part of the OC team since the pilot, but she decided to move on following her harrowing experiences in the second episode of season 5, "Dante's Inferno." Slootmaekers worked with Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to bring down a trucker who was torturing and killing young girls.
Slootmaekers is shaken following her assault
The duo managed to make the collar and save the day, but Slootmaekers was physically attacked by the trucker in the process. It was such a traumatic experience that the detective opted to take a leave of absence following the attack. The third episode of the season, "Paranza Dei Bambini," dig into the character's leave of absence, and the realization that things will never been the same for her. Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez) informs Stabler that he and Slootmaekers are not longer dating.
Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) goes to Slootmaeker's house to check on her, and discovers the detective is in a tailspin, obsessing over murdered women on the interstate. Bell attempts to quell her co-worker and friend, and its here that the detective reveals that she's been offered a gig as a hacker for the FBI. Bell senses that Slootmaeker feels guilty about wanting to accept the position, but she assures the detective that its ok to seek out a fresh start after a traumatic experience.
The character accepts a position with the FBI
Slootmaeker heeds Bell's advice. She returns to the Organized Crime office to collect her things in the closing scene of the episode, and encounters Stabler in the process. The two characters share a hug, and Stabler assures Slootmaeker that he's going to miss her, before driving her to a bar for one last drink with the rest of the team.
Slootmaeker is going on her "own journey," which denotes a pretty serious absence. That said, we've seen plenty of Law & Order characters return from a lengthy absence, including Stabler, so we'll hold out hope for more Slootmaeker in the future. She will be missed in the meantime.
Law & Order: Organized Crime airs Thursdays on Peacock.