Katriona Tamin

**Detective Katriona Azar Tamin** was a detective with the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. She was replaced by Joe Velasco, after she resigned.

## History

Kat was first seen assisting the Manhattan Special Victims Unit with capturing serial rapist Sir Tobias Moore. She went undercover as an aspiring actress looking for a role in his film. In the process, Kat was brutally assaulted and almost raped, but was rescued by the detectives in time. Kat eventually transferred to the Manhattan Special Victims Unit and became a detective. Captain Benson gave her a free desk and warmly welcomed her. Straight away, Kat investigated her first case with the Special Victims Unit, involving a teenager who ran away from home.

Kat worked with a transgender woman named Lakira Beca who had been raped by Defense Attorney Paul Davies, but was later dismissed from the case and replaced by Captain Benson. Kat later mentioned that, as a child, she hated naps and that she had never wanted to miss anything. Kat was the first on the scene when a teenage girl was raped and brutally assaulted by a man in a building stairway named Sanjay Patel. Kat went undercover as a jogger in order to uncover a sex trafficking ring run by a spa owner named Evelyn Lee. Kat later accompanied one of the victims to court, but when she noticed she was taking too long in the bathroom, she went to investigate, only to discover that she had committed suicide by jumping out of the window after her mother had been threatened.

When a man named Steve Getz was accused of grooming Detective Frank Bucci's teenage daughters Ivy and Milly Bucci, Kat went undercover as the girls' aunt against Benson's orders in an attempt to catch him in the act. Kat also became heavily involved in an alleged rape case involving her boxing coach Romeo Solís, which Kat launched an investigation into after suspecting he was in an intimate relationship with a teenage student which soon became a murder case after another student named Esperanza Morales punched Romeo dead. Kat stepped over the line several times, which resulted in her being sternly chastised by a disapproving Benson.

Kat found herself disgusted with a brutal serial rapist named Luke Mitchell who used dating apps to meet his victims before drugging them so he could rape them. Kat also expressed her concern about people like him, saying that she frequently dates both men and women on dating apps. Lakira got in touch with Kat again after her rapist Defense Attorney Paul Davies had raped another transgender woman named Dakota Knight which had resulted in her dying from her injuries after being raped. Kat arrested Davies for the rape and was glad to finally get justice for Beca. Kat attended a vigil for Dakota and was thanked by Lakira for her help.

Kat spent New Year's Eve 2020 with a date named Celiné Tatou. When arriving, Celiné flirted with her, seductively calling her an officer. Kat responded saying she wasn't tonight and that she was off duty. However, while romantically dancing with Celiné, Kat got an amber alert. Kat told Celiné she had to go, which disappointed Celiné. Her rocky relationship with A.D.A. Carisi became more intense during a case involving a pornographer named Zoey Carrera who had been raped by one of her viewers named Gabe Miller. Carisi's outlook on the case angered Kat, who felt sorry for Zoey. When Carisi informed Kat and Benson that Gabe had been imprisoned for seven years, Kat was furious that it was such a short sentence, which infuriated Carisi. Benson told Kat to take a few days off and that it had been a rough week, to which Kat snapped, telling Benson off for suggesting taking time off. Kat then told Carisi and Benson that Zoey deserved to feel safe again.

When her cousin Lily Bustani is raped by her boyfriend Xavier Garcia, Lily came to Kat asking for help. However, Lily decided to drop the charges against Garcia and began seeing him again.

Kat introduced herself to Detective Elliot Stabler following his wife Kathy Stabler's hospitalization from a fatal car bombing which resulted in Kathy dying from her injuries. Kat later expressed her concerns to Benson about his involvement in the case due to his rocky past with suspects. (SVU: "Return of the Prodigal Son")

### Resignation

Kat was shot twice in the line of duty and one bullet sneaks under her vest. Fin rides with Kat to the hospital and tries to keep her awake. Kat makes it to the hospital and through surgery. Even though Kat makes a recovery, she still has to use a cane. However, she decides that she wants to leave and stops by Benson. She claims that nothing's changed in the NYPD, though she's had hopes for the last year. Benson continues to encourage her and fight her to stay. However, Kat says that they're not in the same place and that they don’t have 20 years invested. She said she's gotta get out for she gets to deep but she just can't stay. Benson tells Kat that her door is always open for her.

## Appearances

* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*:*
	+ Season 21: "I'm Going To Make You a Star" • "The Burden Of Our Choices" • "At Midnight In Manhattan" • "Murdered at a Bad Address" • "Counselor, It's Chinatown" • "We Dream Of Machine Elves" • "Can't Be Held Accountable" • "Must Be Held Accountable" • "She Paints For Vengeance" • "The Longest Night Of Rain" • "Redemption In Her Corner" • "I Deserve Some Loving Too" • "Swimming With The Sharks" • "Eternal Relief From Pain" • "Dance, Lies and Video Tape" • "Garland's Baptism By Fire" • "Solving For The Unknowns" • "The Things We Have To Lose"
	+ Season 22: "Guardians and Gladiators" • "Ballad Of Dwight and Irena" • "Remember Me In Quarantine" • "Sightless in a Savage Land" • "Turn Me On Take Me Private" • "The Long Arm Of The Witness" • "Hunt, Trap, Rape and Release" • "The Only Way Out Is Through" • "Return Of The Prodigal Son" • "Welcome to the Pedo Motel" • "Our Words Will Not Be Heard" • "In The Year We All Fell Down" • "Trick-Rolled At The Moulin'" • "Post-Graduate Psychopath" • "What Can Happen In The Dark" • "Wolves In Sheep's Clothing"
	+ Season 23: "And The Empire Strikes Back" • "Never Turn Your Back On Them"