Organized crime? How did he die?

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Samir Bashir’s time on the task force was short-lived. The newly promoted detective joined Law and Order: Organized Crime early in season 4, but he’s already out of the show. What happened to Samir Bashir Law and Order: Organized Crime? Keep reading to find out.

Law and Order: Organized Crime is the sixth spin-off of Wolf’s Law & authority franchise. It follows SVU‘s Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) as he returns to the NYPD to fight organized crime after the murder of his wife. The series first premiered in 2021 and also stars Rick Gonzalez as Detective Bobby Reyes, Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell and Ainsley Seiger as Detective Jet Slootmaekers.

Detective Jamie Whelan (Brent Antonella) was tragically murdered in the Season 3 finale and the question of who will replace him was the focus of Season 4. Samir Bashir (played by Abubakar Ali) was brought in as a potential candidate during Episode 2. replacement for Whelan. Formerly a police officer in the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit, he first encountered the Organized Crime Task Force while investigating the murder of a Muslim religious leader. After his promotion to detective in Episode 4, Samir joined the Task Force full-time, much to the dismay of Reyes, who was still mourning Whelan’s death. However, Samir’s time on the team was short. Below you will find everything there is to know about Samir Bashir’s departure.

What happened to Samir Bashir Law and Order: Organized Crime?

What happened to Samir Bashir Law and Order: Organized Crime? Shortly after being appointed detective, Samir went missing while on family leave. His wife Stacy, who was about to welcome their second child, informed the team of his disappearance in episode 9. “Sam is missing. I think something happened to him,” she told his colleagues.

The squad then learned that Samir was last seen at a bakery in Queens and was forced into an SVU by two men. Meanwhile, Stabler was undercover at a honey farm on Staten Island, secretly distributing heroin. At the end of the episode, Stabler found himself in the back of a truck with a dead body.

In episode 10, viewers learned through Stabler’s flashbacks that the body was unfortunately Samir’s. Viewers also learned that Stabler buried him on the farm, so as not to blow his cover. He then revealed Samir’s death during a vet support group, which Bell also attended as an undercover, struggling veteran. “We don’t know how or when, but one of our members was murdered, and I was the one who found him,” Stabler told the group, subtly letting his team know that Samir was dead. ‘I ended up burying him in enemy territory. He just wanted to get back to his wife and child and unborn baby… I still think about that unborn baby.” Jet, Reyes, and Bell all looked shocked as they realized what he was trying to tell them.

The show then went on a week-long hiatus, but a new episode will air on May 2. This one will likely focus on the team mourning the death of yet another detective, and the question of who will be in Whelan’s old desk still remains.

Samir was played by Abubakar Ali, who is relatively new to acting. He stars in the Billy Porter-directed rom-com Everything is possible and appeared in it Power Book II: Spirit, Katy Keene And The Walking Dead: The World Beyond. He also became the first Arab Muslim actor to lead a comic book adaptation when he was cast as Hunter Rose/Grendel in the upcoming Netflix series. Grendel.

Law and Order: Organized Crimee airs on NBC on Thursdays at 10pm EST and streams on Peacock.