Diego Morales

**Diego Morales** was a detective with the Organized Crime Control Bureau, reported to Sergeant Ayanna Bell and Lieutenant Marv Moennig. He was also paid by Richard Wheatley to assassinate his ex-wife, Angela Wheatley.

## History

### Season 1

Morales and Washburn joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau and were introduced to Bell and Stabler. Morales was partnered with Washburn for the Wheatley case and they started helping them in their investigation immediately. (OC: "Not Your Father's Organized Crime")

Morales, Stabler, Bell and Washburn arrived at a charity event for the Wheatley family looking for evidence on the stolen COVID-19 vaccines, which deeply annoyed the Wheatley family and the other attendants at the charity event. However, Morales and Washburn realised that the numbers on the COVID-19 vaccines at the event don't match the ones that were stolen. (OC: "Say Hello To My Little Friends")

While investigating an overdose, Bell sends Morales, Washburn and Jet to investigate further in Queens. Morales, Jet and Washburn interview a pharmacist named Herbert Rixton who denies knowing Wheatley or his drug company after Morales asks him about his connection to Contrapos. Jet discovers that Rixton filed a script for ingredients used in Wheatley's drug, Purple Magic. (OC: "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of")

Morales goes undercover in an underground subway station alongside Washburn, Slootmaekers and another undercover cop to gain evidence to arrest Wheatley. After they had enough evidence to arrest Wheatley and his crew, Morales identified himself as a cop alongside Washburn and the undercover cop who was posing as a homeless woman. Wheatley's crew were arrested but Wheatley attempted to get away before being arrested by Stabler. (OC: "Everybody Takes A Beating Sometime")

### Death

Morales and Washburn were assigned to look after Angela while she was in witness protection. Later, Morales was paid 2 million dollars by Wheatley to assassinate Angela Wheatley by poisoning her while in witness protection with a lethal dose of novichok. After Angela survived, he posed as a doctor in the hospital to poison her again. He then was spotted by Olivia Benson who told Bell and Stabler where he was. He then held all three of them hostage and attempted to shoot himself but eventually lowered the gun. He then attempted to shoot Bell, but she shot and killed him in self-defense. (OC: "Forget It Jake; It's Chinatown")

Benson was questioned about the Morales shooting by Captain Renee Curry. Benson told Curry that Morales was a good cop who turned bad because of Wheatley. Benson explained in detail what happened at the hospital with Morales and claimed that it was a good shooting. Benson then expressed her concerns to Curry about Wheatley targeting her. (SVU: "And The Empire Strikes Back")

## Known Victims

### Personal

* Angela Wheatley (poisoned twice and left to die; survived)
* Unnamed man (assaulted and tied up)
* Ayanna Bell (held hostage; attempted to shoot)
* Elliot Stabler (held hostage)
* Olivia Benson (held hostage)

## Appearances

* Law & Order: Organized Crime
	+ Season 1: "Not Your Father's Organized Crime" • "Say Hello To My Little Friends" • "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" • "An Inferior Product" • "I Got This Rat" • "Everybody Takes A Beating Sometime" • "Forget It Jake; It's Chinatown"