'Law & Order: SVU' - Monica Potter Guest Stars as Daughter of Powerful Judge (Exclusive Clip)
Tonight, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit features Monica Potter guest-starring as the daughter of a powerful, retired judge, but Fin came prepared when she tried using her father's status to get out of a search.
Ahead of SVU's Thursday, April 30 episode, NBC shared an exclusive sneak peek with Parade of the Parenthoodactress in action as Talia Federov.
"NYPD, we're looking for Talia Federov," Ice T's Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola said at the beginning of the clip as he and his team entered an apartment.
"Who are you?" Talia asked, looking confused, to which Jake Griffin (Corey Cott) replied, "I'm Detective Griffin," also identifying Sergeant Tutuola.
Fin then explained, "We need to ask you a few questions, take a look around the apartment."
"Why would you need to look around my apartment? Talia asked, prompting Griffin to chime in, "We think someone may have been sexually assaulted here at a party the other night."
To that, she exclaimed, "Oh my God. Who? In my home? Here?"
"We already have a suspect," Fin shared. "We just ned to take a look at the crime scene. We'll be in and out in five minutes."
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"I would love to help you guys out, I really would. But my dad is a retired judge. Owen Federov-I'm sure you've heard of him," Talia told them. "And he would absolutely kill me if I let law enforcement in without a warrant. So I'm sorry..."
"Good thing we brought one," Fin interrupted as he handed Talia the search warrant and walked past her. After Griffin instructed the team to come in and spread out, Talia insisted, "This is a mistake, I'm sure of it. You can't just waltz in here and barge in and start touching everything."
When Fin instructed his team to search the guest room, she continued to push back, saying, "The guest room? There's nothing in the guest room that you need to see."
Although the clip ended there, SVU fans can tune in to Thursday's episode, titled "Impropriety," to find out what happens next.
A logline from NBC reads, "An unconscious and injured teen abandoned outside a hospital sends the SVU on a search for the people who left her there. Benson faces serious consequences when she chooses to protect a victim's secret under the pressure of cross‑examination."
Catch new episodes of Law & Order: SVU on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock.
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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM.