'Law & Order: SVU' Star Octavio Pisano Explains How Velasco Finally Earns Benson's Approval

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'Law & Order: SVU' Star Octavio Pisano Explains How Velasco Finally Earns Benson's Approval

This article contains spoilers for the Feb. 20 episode of “Law & Order: SVU.” In Thursday night’s episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Detective Joe Velasco, played by Octavio Pisano, learns the only way to catch a local rapist is to connect with his neighbors in Washington Heights, who don’t exactly trust the police. His extra effort earns high praise from Captain Benson (Mariska Hargitay): At the end of the episode, she tells him he…