Odafin Tutuola

**Sergeant** **Odafin "Fin" Tutuola** is the second-in-command of Manhattan's Special Victims Unit, reported to Captain Olivia Benson.

## History

Fin was partnered with John Munch from 2000-2007, until he was switched to Detective Chester Lake in the middle of that year. After Lake killed a dirty cop named Thomas Crane and was arrested for murder, both Elliot Stabler's and Chester Lake's betrayal persuades Fin to consider transfer out of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. However, In 2008, Fin's transfer proposal was scrapped because of an ex-friend back in the Narcotics Division was now dealing with handling papers. Seeing the transfer as unsuccessful, Fin returned as Sergeant John Munch's partner. His relationship with Stabler after this was somewhat hostile for some time, but it appeared to have improved again before Stabler's resignation from the squad in 2011.

Fin came from the Narcotics Division where he was an undercover detective often for a few months. Fin came when his partner, Luis Montero, took a bullet meant for him during an assassination attempt. He doesn't tell Munch this until after a year of working with him, indicating that he does not like talking about his feelings. He also withheld the fact that he had a son, something that was later discovered.

In 2004, Fin took sick leave. His relationship with Detective Benson is better. At one point, Benson poses as an inmate in a women's federal prison to investigate an alleged rape by a corrections officer named Lowell Harris. While there, Harris in question attacks Benson and attempts to force her to perform oral sex on him. She is rescued by Fin who gets there just in time to stop the rape. In season ten, Benson is seen struggling with now being a victim of sexual assault herself and suffers PTSD. She is attending group therapy, something she has not shared with anyone but Tutuola. At another time, Fin snaps at Benson. His son was found digging in an empty lot and was arrested. Instead of calling his father, he called Benson, causing friction between the two.

In December 2004, while off-duty in a convenience store, Fin got caught in the middle of a robbery that left the store clerk dead. Fin killed both robbers and was shot himself. Though it initially appeared Fin had shot an unarmed kid, Ruben Morales was able to find security camera footage showing where the robber's gun had gone, exonerating Fin. Fin was hailed as a hero for protecting a boy, but he was left haunted by the fact that he had shot and killed two teenagers. The shooting also caused Fin to be briefly reunited with his son, Ken Randall, for the first time in years. However, the mother of Tricia Knowles, a young woman Fin knew from his days undercover, accused him of being a dirty cop for not helping her daughter. Fin decided to find Knowles for her mother, only to learn that after turning on her boyfriend who was a drug dealer, Tricia was killed. Fin helped return her body to her mother, and with the help of M.E. Warner, he discovered that she had a son named Austin that she had turned her life around for. Fin and his rookie partner, Detective Mike Sandoval, located Austin and returned him to his grandmother's care which earned him her forgiveness.

In 2015, Fin's gaming expertise came in handy when three gamers decided to enact a real-life version of *Kill or Be Slaughtered* (aka K.O.B.S). Fin was able to help predict their moves, including a planned ambush on the cops as part of the "final level". Fin rescued Det. Rollins and Carisi from an ambush and was forced to kill one of the teenagers named Ryan in self-defense. In the aftermath, he was put on unpaid administrative leave for a few days due to the shooting, but Benson told him to keep his gun and badge as it was a good shooting.

Fin gets emotional during cases with children, particularly those involving African American children which is a result of his own traumatic childhood. He also has a strong hatred towards men who physically and psychologically abuse their wife and children, often referring to them as scum.

One child he particularly grew close to was a boy named Andre Fuller, who was physically abused by his father, Leon Fuller. Andre witnessed his mother, Joelle Fuller, be physically abused and raped by his father, which resulted in Andre calling the police.

Concerned that Andre's father would return, Tutuola gave Andre a phone and told him to call him in case he did turn up. Eventually he did and Tutuola shot and killed Leon in an attempt to save Andre when his father held him at knifepoint. Fin is later sued by the family for wrongful death. After a summer of bad public relations for law enforcement, he was sued again along with Benson by Jayvon Brown for wrongful arrest. Fin was warned by Chief Garland to tread lightly because of these events.

After arresting Nicole for attempting to stab Cosgrove, Benson and Fin question Nicole and try to make her cooperate with the investigation. Fin continuously asks Nicole questions about the case to try to get her to talk. However, Nicole realises what they are doing and calls them out on it. Later, Benson and Fin take Nicole to see Sam being interrogated and Nicole doesn't want to see Sam but Benson makes her watch. (SVU: "Gimme Shelter")

Fin gets awarded the Harlem Heart Award and Benson makes a speech at Fin's ceremony. After Fin's ceremony, Benson takes him home where he gets held hostage by Ivan 'Dutch' Hernandez. Dutch tells Fin about how he was raped in prison after Fin arrested him. Fin and Dutch then meet with Bruno where Dutch manages to identify a suspect. Fin and Bruno then go to Ryan's house where he gets offended by the accusations and his wife forces them to leave. Fin then watches Ryan's wife running away from the house. Benson then arrives and Fin updates her on the case. Dutch then becomes worried that Fin is ratting him out for holding him hostage. After Bruno loses a suspect, Dutch goes crazy at Bruno and becomes paranoid. Fin then tells Dutch to focus on something that he lives for. Dutch says his girlfriend and daughter never visited him in prison. After Dutch manages to identify a suspect, Fin and Bruno have a conversation where Fin mentions Munch and that he opened his bar in Baltimore again and married a divorced rabbi. After opening an investigation into Virgil for Dutch's rape, Fin takes Dutch on the stakeout where Fin arrests Virgil and Dutch attacks him. After Dutch gets probation, Fin tells Dutch that they located his daughter and she wants to see him. Dutch then reunites with his daughter and apologises to her.

After Kate gets raped, Kate tells Bruno that it was all her fault but Fin promises her that she didn't do anything wrong. Kate then tells them that she has a hood that she spit into because her instincts told her too. Later, Fin tells Kate that her attack was random and Kate's mother blames New York and wants to go back home. Bruno tells Kate that she has to learn how to trust herself. Later, Kate comes to identify the perp in a lineup. After they leave the precinct, Bruno tells Kate that everything is going to be okay. When Kate tells Fin and Bruno not to tell her home, Fin advises Kate to give it time. As things wrap up on the case, Fin and Carisi decide to go home but Stabler doesn't. (SVU: "All Pain Is One Malady")

## On OC

### Season 2

Tutuola and Benson assisted the Organized Crime Control Bureau in their case involving Albanian women who were being trafficked and forced to work as sex slaves. Later, Tutuola, Benson and other police officers raided the event where the girls were being kept. (OC: "The Good, The Bad and The Lovely")

### Season 3

After Benson gets shot during a shooting at the diner, Fin arrives at the scene with Bell and Rollins. Fin, Bell and Rollins then claim that they need to prove a connection between Shadowërk and the shooter. At the squad room, Fin, Bell and Rollins question Linda about Kyle's suicide which she claims that she knows nothing about. When Rollins shows Linda the suicide note, Linda finally agrees to help. Whilst searching for Kyle, Fin and Rollins search the woods where they find an abandoned camp building. Fin and Rollins then find Kyle's laptop hooked up with surveillance cameras and a wall covered with Shadowërk crime selfies. Later, after Kyle gets arrested for his crimes, Fin watches Muncy pack away her belongings at the precinct. Fin then goes up to Muncy and tells her that he will miss her before they share a hug. (OC: "With Many Names")

## Officer-Involved Shootings

* Two unnamed robbers
* Henry Chanoor
* Angel Perez
* Brandon
* Diego Diaz
* Leon Fuller

## Appearances

* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	+ Season 2: "Wrong Is Right" • "Honor" • "Closure (Part II)" • "Legacy" • "Baby Killer" • "Noncompliance" • "Asunder" • "Taken" • "Pixies" • "Consent" • "Abuse" • "Secrets" • "Victims" • "Paranoia" • "Countdown" • "Runaway" • "Folly" • "Manhunt" • "Parasites" • "Scourge"
	+ Season 3: "Repression" • "Wrath" • "Stolen" • "Rooftop" • "Tangled" • "Redemption" • "Sacrifice" • "Inheritance" • "Care" • "Ridicule" • "Monogamy" • "Protection" • "Prodigy" • "Counterfeit" • "Execution" • "Popular" • "Surveillance" • "Guilt" • "Justice" • "Greed" • "Denial" • "Competence" • "Silence"
	+ Season 4: "Chameleon" • "Deception" • "Vulnerable" • "Lust" • "Disappearing Acts" • "Angels" • "Dolls" • "Waste" • "Juvenile" • "Resilience" • "Damaged" • "Risk" • "Rotten" • "Mercy" • "Tortured" • "Privilege" • "Appearances" • "Dominance" • "Fallacy" • "Futility" • "Grief" • "Perfect" • "Soulless"
	+ Season 5: "Tragedy" • "Manic" • "Mother" • "Loss" • "Serendipity" • "Coerced" • "Choice" • "Abomination" • "Control" • "Escape" • "Brotherhood" • "Hate" • "Ritual" • "Families" • "Home" • "Careless" • "Sick" • "Lowdown" • "Painless" • "Bound" • "Poison" • "Head"
	+ Season 6: "Birthright" • "Debt" • "Obscene" • "Scavenger" • "Outcry" • "Conscience" • "Charisma" • "Weak" • "Haunted" • "Contagious" • "Identity" • "Game" • "Hooked" • "Ghost" • "Rage" • "Pure" • "Intoxicated" • "Night" • "Blood" • "Parts" • "Goliath"
	+ Season 7: "Demons" • "Design" • "911" • "Ripped" • "Strain" • "Raw" • "Name" • "Starved" • "Rockabye" • "Storm" • "Alien" • "Infected" • "Blast" • "Taboo" • "Manipulated" • "Gone" • "Class" • "Venom" • "Fault" • "Fat" • "Web" • "Influence"
	+ Season 8: "Informed" • "Clock" • "Recall" • "Uncle" • "Confrontation" • "Infiltrated" • "Underbelly" • "Cage" • "Scheherazade" • "Burned" • "Outsider" • "Loophole" • "Dependent" • "Philadelphia" • "Sin" • "Responsible" • "Annihilated" • "Pretend" • "Screwed"
	+ Season 9: "Alternate" • "Avatar" • "Impulsive" • "Savant" • "Harm" • "Svengali" • "Blinded" • "Fight" • "Paternity" • "Snitch" • "Streetwise" • "Unorthodox" • "Inconceivable" • "Undercover" • "Closet" • "Authority" • "Trade" • "Cold"
	+ Season 10: "Trials" • "Confession" • "Swing" • "Lunacy" • "Retro" • "Babes" • "Wildlife" • "PTSD" • "Smut" • "Stranger" • "Hothouse" • "Snatched" • "Transitions" • "Lead" • "Ballerina" • "Hell" • "Baggage" • "Selfish" • "Crush" • "Liberties" • "Zebras"
	+ Season 11: "Unstable" • "Sugar" • "Solitary" • "Hammered" • "Hardwired" • "Users" • "Turmoil" • "Perverted" • "Anchor" • "Quickie" • "Shadow" • "P.C." • "Savior" • "Confidential" • "Witness" • "Disabled" • "Conned" • "Beef" • "Torch" • "Ace" • "Wannabe" • "Shattered"
	+ Season 12: "Locum" • "Bullseye" • "Behave" • "Merchandise" • "Wet" • "Branded" • "Trophy" • "Penetration" • "Gray" • "Rescue" • "Pop" • "Possessed" • "Mask" • "Dirty" • "Flight" • "Spectacle" • "Pursuit" • "Bully" • "Bombshell" • "Totem" • "Reparations" • "Bang" • "Delinquent" • "Smoked"
	+ Season 13: "Scorched Earth" • "Personal Fouls" • "Blood Brothers" • "Double Strands" • "Missing Pieces" • "True Believers" • "Russian Brides" • "Educated Guess" • "Lost Traveler" • "Spiraling Down" • "Theatre Tricks" • "Official Story" • "Father's Shadow" • "Home Invasions" • "Hunting Ground" • "Child's Welfare" • "Justice Denied" • "Valentine's Day" • "Street Revenge" • "Father Dearest" • "Learning Curve" • "Strange Beauty" • "Rhodium Nights"
	+ Season 14: "Lost Reputation" • "Above Suspicion" • "Twenty-Five Acts" • "Acceptable Loss" • "Manhattan Vigil" • "Friending Emily" • "Vanity's Bonfire" • "Lessons Learned" • "Dreams Deferred" • "Presumed Guilty" • "Beautiful Frame" • "Criminal Hatred" • "Monster's Legacy" • "Secrets Exhumed" • "Deadly Ambition" • "Funny Valentine" • "Undercover Blue" • "Legitimate Rape" • "Born Psychopath" • "Girl Dishonored" • "Traumatic Wound" • "Poisoned Motive" • "Brief Interlude" • "Her Negotiation"
	+ Season 15: "Surrender Benson" • "Imprisoned Lives" • "American Tragedy" • "Internal Affairs • "Wonderland Story" • "October Surprise" • "Dissonant Voices" • "Military Justice" • "Rapist Anonymous" • "Psycho/Therapist" • "Amaro's One-Eighty" • "Jersey Breakdown" • "Betrayal's Climax" • "Wednesday's Child" • "Comic Perversion" • "Gridiron Soldier" • "Gambler's Fallacy" • "Criminal Stories" • "Downloaded Child" • "Beast's Obsession" • "Post-Mortem Blues" • "Reasonable Doubt" • "Thought Criminal" • "Spring Awakening"
	+ Season 16: "Girls Disappeared" • "American Disgrace" • "Holden's Manifesto" • "Pornstar's Requiem" • "Chicago Crossover" • "Spousal Privilege" • "Pattern Seventeen" • "Forgiving Rollins" • "Agent Provocateur" • "Padre Sandungeuro" • "Decaying Morality" • "Intimidation Game" • "Undercover Mother" • "Devastating Story" • "Granting Immunity" • "Daydream Believer" • "Parents' Nightmare" • "Surrendering Noah"
	+ Season 17: "Devil's Dissections" • "Criminal Pathology" • "Transgender Bridge" • "Institutional Fail" • "Community Policing" • "Maternal Instincts" • "Patrimonial Burden" • "Melancholy Pursuit" • "Depravity Standard" • "Catfishing Teacher" • "Townhouse Incident" • "A Misunderstanding" • "Forty-One Witnesses" • "Collateral Damages" • "Unholiest Alliance" • "Sheltered Outcasts" • "Fashionable Crimes" • "Assaulting Reality" • "Intersecting Lives" • "Heartfelt Passages"
	+ Season 18: "Terrorized" • "Making a Rapist" • "Imposter" • "Heightened Emotions" • "Rape Interrupted" • "Broken Rhymes" • "Next Chapter" • "Chasing Theo" • "Decline and Fall" • "Motherly Love" • "Great Expectations" • "No Surrender" • "Net Worth" • "Know It All" • "The Newsroom" • "Real Fake News" • "Spellbound" • "Conversion" • "American Dream" • "Sanctuary"
	+ Season 19: "Gone Fishin'" • "Mood" • "Contrapasso" • "Complicated" • "Unintended Consequences" "Something Happened" • "Intent" • "Gone Baby Gone" • "Pathological" • "Flight Risk" • "Info Wars" • "The Undiscovered Country" • "Chasing Demons" • "In Loco Parentis" • "Dare" • "Send In The Clowns" • "Service" • "The Book of Esther" • "Guardian" • "Mama" • "Remember Me" • "Remember Me Too"
	+ Season 20: "Man Up" • "Man Down" • "Zero Tolerance" • "Revenge" • "Accredo" • "Exile" • "Caretaker" • "Hell's Kitchen" • "Mea Culpa" • "Alta Kockers" • "Plastic" • "Dear Ben" • "A Story of More Woe" • "Part 33" • "Brothel" • "Facing Demons" • "Missing" • "Blackout" • "Exchange" • "Diss" • "Assumptions" • "End Game"
	+ Season 21: "I'm Going To Make You a Star" • "The Darkest Journey Home" • "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" • "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" • "I Thought You Were On My Side" • "One More Tale of Two Victims" • "The Five Hundredth Episode" • "They'd Already Disappeared" • "Nightmares In Drill City" • "People Vs Richard Wheatley" • "Silent Night, Hateful Night" • "Burning With Rage Forever" • "Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight" • "Video Killed The Radio Star" • "Promising Young Gentlemen" • "Sorry If It Got Weird For You" • "Once Upon A Time In El Barrio" • "Eighteen Wheels A Predator" • "Did You Believe In Miracles?" • "Confess Your Sins To Be Free" • "A Final Call At Forlini's Bar"
	+ Season 24: "Gimme Shelter" • "The One You Feed" • "Mirror Effect" • "The Steps We Cannot Take" • "Breakwater" • "Controlled Burn" • "Dead Ball" • "A Better Person" • "And A Trauma In A Pear Tree" • "Jumped In" • "Soldier Up" • "Blood Out" • "Intersection" • "Dutch Tears" • "King Of The Moon" • "The Presence of Absence" • "Bubble Wrap" • "Debatable" • "Bad Things" • "All Pain Is One Malady"
	+ Season 25: "Tunnel Blind" • "Truth Embargo" • “The Punch List” • “Duty To Report”
* Law & Order:
	+ Season 16: Flaw
* Chicago P.D.
	+ Season 1: "Conventions"
	+ Season 2: "The Number of Rats"
	+ Season 3: "The Song of Gregory Williams Yates"
* Law & Order: Organized Crime
	+ Season 2: "The Good, The Bad and The Lovely"
	+ Season 3: "With Many Names"