Changes: Declan Murphy

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Captain Declan G. Murphy is an NYPD captain who frequently goes on undercover assignments. He was also the lieutenant assigned to command the Special Victims Unit when William Lewis escaped prison and briefly afterwards until he was given an undercover mission and returned command back to Olivia Benson. In 2021, he became the commanding officer of the Hate Crimes Task Division.

Background

Prior to being assigned the Special Victims Unit, he was undercover as "Declan O'Rourke" at an illegal gambling station. He helps Detective Rollins keep her job when it came out that she stole a gun from the evidence locker. (SVU: "Gambler's Fallacy")

SVU1517 — Rollins with Declan Murphy when undercover

When William Lewis escapes from prison, NYPD assigned Murphy as the commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit due to Lewis' history with Benson. Murphy gave Sergeant Benson a 24-hour security detail; however, she gives them the slip, but they manage to track her down, but not before William Lewis shot himself. (SVU: "Beast's Obsession")

He didn't believe that "the sky was falling" with the grand jury trial. He also stood up for Benson in the trial after learning that she had started writing her retirement papers to keep her pension and to save her shield. Since he was still in charge, he asked her to stay and serve as his number two. (SVU: "Post-Mortem Blues")

Murphy later left the squad when an undercover operation required his participation, leaving Benson in command of the Special Victims Unit. (SVU: "Spring Awakening")

Murphy later returned, revealing that his undercover assignment was to infiltrate a sex trafficking ring. He spent the last several months working his way up the chain. After Benson and her team took down his immediate targets, Murphy declined to come in from the cold and return to command of SVU, instead opting to remain undercover as the new head of one of the largest sex trafficking rings on the East Coast. (SVU: "Undercover Mother")

It is revealed that Declan is the father of Amanda's baby. While taking down a sex ring in Serbia, he got word about Amanda being pregnant. Declan met with Amanda, asking if she needed him for any support. She assures Declan that things are fine, but he gave her his number anyway to help with their baby. (SVU: "Community Policing")

Six years later, Murphy continued his undercover work, subsequently being promoted to Captain of the Hate Crimes Division. Over the course, he began to lament not being in the life of his daughter. In Christmas of 2021, Murphy had to deal with a spree of hate crimes and as a result, he turns to SVU for help in solving the cases. He was reunited with Rollins and tried to reconcile with her so that he could be in Jesse's life. (SVU: "Silent Night, Hateful Night")

Appearances

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (4 seasons, 9 episodes):
- Season 15: "Gambler's Fallacy" • "Beast's Obsession" • "Post-Mortem Blues" • "Reasonable Doubt" • "Thought Criminal" • "Spring Awakening"
- Season 16: "Undercover Mother"
- Season 17: "Community Policing"
- Season 23: "Silent Night, Hateful Night"

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+|affiliation = [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]]
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+|division = Manhattan Vice {{c|2005-2014; 2014-????}}<br>Manhattan [[Special Victims Unit]] {{c|2014}}<br>Hate Crimes Task Force {{c|2021-present}}
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+|precinct = [[16th Precinct]] {{c|2014}}
-|title       = [[Lieutenant]]
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+|family = [[Jesse Rollins]] {{c|daughter with [[Amanda Rollins]]}}
-|occupation  =
+|status = Alive
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+|occupation = Police officer
-|last        = [[Undercover Mother]]
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+|first = "[[Gambler's Fallacy]]"
+|last = "[[Silent Night, Hateful Night]]"
-|family = }}
+|playedby = [[Donal Logue]]
-'''Declan G. Murphy''' is the a lieutenant assigned to the [[Special Victims Unit]] when [[William Lewis]] escaped prison.
+}}
+Captain '''Declan G. Murphy''' is an NYPD captain who frequently goes on undercover assignments. He was also the lieutenant assigned to command the [[Special Victims Unit]] when [[William Lewis]] escaped prison and briefly afterwards until he was given an undercover mission and returned command back to [[Olivia Benson]]. In 2021, he became the commanding officer of the Hate Crimes Task Division.
 ==Background==
-Prior to being assigned the [[Special Victims Unit]], he was undercover at an illegal gambling station. He helps [[Amanda Rollins|Detective Rollins]] keep her job when it came out that she stole a gun from the evidence locker. ("[[Gambler's Fallacy]]")[[File:2014-03-13-law-and-order-special-victims-unit-inside.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Rollins with Declan Murphy when undercover]]
+Prior to being assigned the [[Special Victims Unit]], he was undercover as "Declan O'Rourke" at an illegal gambling station. He helps [[Amanda Rollins|Detective Rollins]] keep her job when it came out that she stole a gun from the evidence locker. ({{SVU}}: "[[Gambler's Fallacy]]")
+[[File:SVU1517.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Rollins with Declan Murphy when undercover]]
-He was assigned as the commanding officer of the [[Special Victims Unit]] and he gave [[Olivia Benson|Sergeant Benson]] a 24 hour security detail. However she gives them the slip but they manage to track her down, but not before William Lewis shot himself. ("[[Beast's Obsession]]")
+When William Lewis escapes from prison, NYPD assigned Murphy as the commanding officer of the [[Special Victims Unit]] due to Lewis' history with Benson. Murphy gave Sergeant Benson a 24-hour security detail; however, she gives them the slip, but they manage to track her down, but not before William Lewis shot himself. ({{SVU}}: "[[Beast's Obsession]]")
-He didn't believe that "the sky was falling" with the grand jury trial. He also stood up for [[Olivia Benson|Sergeant Benson]] in the trial after learning that Olivia had started writing her retirement papers to keep her pension and to save her shield. Since he was still in charge, he asked her to stay and serve as his number two. ("[[Post-Mortem Blues]]")
+He didn't believe that "the sky was falling" with the grand jury trial. He also stood up for Benson in the trial after learning that she had started writing her retirement papers to keep her pension and to save her shield. Since he was still in charge, he asked her to stay and serve as his number two. ({{SVU}}: "[[Post-Mortem Blues]]")
-Murphy left the squad in "[[Spring Awakening]]" when an undercover operation required his participation, leaving Sgt. Benson in command of the Special Victims Unit.
+Murphy later left the squad when an undercover operation required his participation, leaving Benson in command of the Special Victims Unit. ({{SVU}}: "[[Spring Awakening]]")
-Lt. Murphy reappeared in "[[Undercover Mother]]", revealing that his undercover assignment was to infiltrate a sex trafficking ring.  He spent the last several months working his way up the chain, and after Sgt. Benson and her team took down his immediate targets, Murphy declined to come in from the cold and return to command of SVU, instead opting to remain undercover as the new head of one of the largest sex trafficking rings on the East Coast.
+Murphy later returned, revealing that his undercover assignment was to infiltrate a sex trafficking ring. He spent the last several months working his way up the chain. After Benson and her team took down his immediate targets, Murphy declined to come in from the cold and return to command of SVU, instead opting to remain undercover as the new head of one of the largest sex trafficking rings on the East Coast. ({{SVU}}: "[[Undercover Mother]]")
+It is revealed that Declan is the father of [[Jesse Rollins|Amanda's baby]]. While taking down a sex ring in Serbia, he got word about Amanda being pregnant. Declan met with Amanda, asking if she needed him for any support. She assures Declan that things are fine, but he gave her his number anyway to help with their baby. ({{SVU}}: "[[Community Policing]]")
+Six years later, Murphy continued his undercover work, subsequently being promoted to Captain of the Hate Crimes Division. Over the course, he began to lament not being in the life of his daughter. In Christmas of 2021, Murphy had to deal with a spree of hate crimes and as a result, he turns to SVU for help in solving the cases. He was reunited with Rollins and tried to reconcile with her so that he could be in Jesse's life. ({{SVU}}: "[[Silent Night, Hateful Night]]")
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
+*''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' <small>(4 seasons, 9 episodes)</small>:
 **[[SVU Season 15|Season 15]]: "[[Gambler's Fallacy]]" &bull; "[[Beast's Obsession]]" &bull; "[[Post-Mortem Blues]]" &bull; "[[Reasonable Doubt]]" &bull; "[[Thought Criminal]]" &bull; "[[Spring Awakening]]"
 **[[SVU Season 16|Season 16]]: "[[Undercover Mother]]"
+**[[SVU Season 17|Season 17]]: "[[Community Policing]]"
+**[[SVU Season 23|Season 23]]: "[[Silent Night, Hateful Night]]"
-==Trivia==
-*The likely reason why Murphy left at the end of season 15 is because his actor, Donal Logue, left to play Detective Harvey Bullock in ''Gotham''.
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