Preview — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 10: Velasco Front and Center

As the squad continued to grow, the team members lost screen time according to the relevant storylines of each episode. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 10, “Master Key,” brings Velasco to the front of the action with a case involving a teenager and the chaos of the system.

After finding the missing teen, the team is more concerned with figuring out whether he was abducted or ran away. This will help determine the assault and whether his to blame or not. Meanwhile, Velasco is more concerned with pointing out how the system has yet again failed someone who was supposed to be protected.

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Season 26 Episode 12 -- Pictured: Ricky Garcia as Anthony — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: Ricky Garcia as Anthony — (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)

Carisi continues to be back at work, but after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 9, “First Light,” we wonder if this is the right call. As much as Benson pushes him to wake up, there is trauma that Carisi needs to work through before he can give his best in every case.

His boss didn’t hesitate to call him out on this, so we wonder what is keeping Carisi at work when he should take time off. Hopefully, his PTSD won’t interfere with this case and he will help bring justice where it’s deserved.

Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!

Episode description: When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted; Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting children slip through the cracks.

Written by: Nicholas Evangelista
Directed by: Norberto Barba

Photos from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 10:

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Season 26 Episode 12 -- Pictured: (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Ricky Garcia as Anthony, Victor Cruz as Public Defender — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Ricky Garcia as Anthony, Victor Cruz as Public Defender — (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Episode 26012 -- Pictured: Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr. — (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Episode 26012 -- Pictured: (l-r) Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: (l-r) Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Episode 26012 -- Pictured: (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Ricky Garcia as Anthony, Victor Cruz as Public Defender — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Ricky Garcia as Anthony, Victor Cruz as Public Defender — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Episode 26012 -- Pictured: (l-r) Octavio Pisano as Det. Joe Velasco, Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., Kevin Kane as Det. Terry Bruno, Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Curry, Juliana Aidén Martinez as Det. Kate Silva — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: (l-r) Octavio Pisano as Det. Joe Velasco, Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Kevin Kane as Det. Terry Bruno, Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Curry, Juliana Aidén Martinez as Det. Kate Silva — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Episode 26012 -- Pictured: Juliana Aidén Martinez as Det. Kate Silva — LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Master Key” Episode 26012 — Pictured: Juliana Aidén Martinez as Det. Kate Silva — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.

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Episode description: When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted; Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting children slip through the cracks.

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