Mourning Kelly Giddish
The family of Sergeant Amanda Rollins is in mourning at New York’s Special Victims Unit. Fran, the policewoman’s loyal dog, died last June, according to actress Kelly Giddish. TVLine. It turns out that Fran was Giddish’s pet in real life as well.
The actor shared the bad news in an Instagram post: “Yesterday I lost my daughter. She was by my side every moment for almost 15 years. Wise, warm, gentle, but also fiercely protective of our family. My protector and my confidant. I can’t find the words to express what she meant to me. There was so much love in my heart and hers, we found each other and I am so grateful.”
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Kelly Giddish doesn’t know how Flynn’s on-screen absence from the detective series will be treated, but she already has an idea of the tribute she wants to pay. He wanted to put a photo of his dog on Rollins’ desk at the police station, joking: “I know Rollins has three kids, but can we put a picture of Fran on the table?”
Amanda Rollins returns to the special division
During New York Special Unit Season 27 Episode 4 titled Clickbait And airing across the Atlantic on October 16, Amanda Rollins officially returns to Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) team after being part of the intelligence unit.

Kelly Giddy in “Special Victims Unit”
After becoming a regular character from season 13, Kelly Giddish left the Dick Wolf series in December 2022, after season 24, while she was pregnant. Nevertheless, she returned for several episodes in the next two seasons, most notably for the baptism of Nick, Rollins and Caris’ son (Peter Scanavino).
One thing’s for sure: Season 27 picks up from the pilot, between the departure of one of Olivia Benson’s teammates and the iconic character’s funeral. The latter event was an opportunity to bring together Benson, Stabler (Christopher Mellon), Dr. Huang (BD Wong), Cassidy (Dean Winters), Rollins, Karis and Finn (Ice-T).
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