Angela Wheatley

**Angela Wheatley** was a mathematics professor at Colombia University and the ex-wife of crime boss Richard Wheatley. She was also suspected of ordering Kathy Stabler to be murdered by Sacha Lenski and Izak Bekher.

## History

### Season 1

Stabler met with Angela at Colombia University and asked to speak to her about her son, Rafiq. Stabler then told Angela that his wife was murdered a week before. Later, Angela informed Wheatley that the Organized Crime Control Bureau were investigating the murder of Stabler's wife Kathy and was suspicious about whether he was Kathy's killer or not. Later, when Stabler met with Angela, Stabler asked Angela why she didn't tell him that she was married and Angela told Stabler that it is his job to figure things out. They were both shot at during a drive-by shooting but they both survived. (OC: "What Happens in Puglia")

While Wheatley was at dinner, Angela called him and told him that his father was murdered. Later, after Wheatley met Stabler for the first time about his father's death, Angela was approached by Wheatley at her home to solidify his alibi that he was with her the night Sinatra was killed, while flirting with her. (OC: "Not Your Father's Organized Crime")

As time went by, Angela even buying groceries for Stabler and his son Eli so Eli could eat something else besides takeaway food, which Stabler kept buying due to his grieving. Angela also invited Stabler to a charity event that the Wheatley family are holding. At the charity event, Stabler warned Angela to keep her daughter, Dana, away from Richard unless she wants to be arrested as well. Angela got Dana away from Wheatley to avoid her from being arrested, while the detectives attempted to arrest Richard for stealing COVID-19 vaccines but failed. (OC: "Say Hello To My Little Friends")

After the intervention, Stabler showed up at Angela's house and wanted to talk to her and told her that she's the only person he can think of that would understand what he is feeling. Stabler claims that he's missing something and doesn't know what that is. Angela says that he's missing Kathy. Angela claimed that she had an extremely hard time dealing with Rafiq's death and even though she was teaching, reading and talking she just couldn't breathe. (SVU: "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of")

One evening, Stabler showed up at Angela's home to speak with her. Angela became worried that this will turn into a regular thing before they both shared an awful kiss. Stabler then stopped and left her home. At the university, Stabler apologised to Angela for his unexpected visit and Angela tells him that it's alright. Angela claimed that she didn't regret what happened that night. Angela suddenly tells Stabler that he terrifies her because of how he suddenly fell into her life. However, Wheatley shows up and threatens Stabler telling him to stay away from Angela and his family. Later, Stabler found Angela at the university and they both take a walk in the garden. Angela claims that she left with Wheatley of her own accord and refers to him as detective instead of calling him by his first name. Stabler claims that he is only focused on trying to find the person who killed his wife and her son and he is there only for professional reasons. Angela then offers Stabler to start over. Later that day, Stabler met with Angela at the university and she asked him out fir dinner before being called away by Bell. Angela tells Stabler to do what he needs to do. Stabler met with Bell and Bell told him that she discovered that Bekher created the bomb that killed Kathy. When Stabler, Bell and the rest of the task force meet with Bekher, Stabler demanded answers from Bekher as to why Wheatley wanted Kathy dead. Bekher told Stabler that Angela was the one who ordered Kathy Stabler to be murdered. (OC: "An Inferior Product")

### Arrest

While Angela was preparing for a date with Stabler, Stabler showed up at her door and arrested her for Kathy's murder. Stabler brought Angela in to the precinct and kept her in holding cells, refusing to speak with her. Angela told Stabler that Richard manipulated her into thinking that Elliot killed Angela's adoptive son, Rafiq Wheatley during a police raid. While Stabler was interrogating her, Stabler asked Angela why she ordered Kathy to be murdered. Angela told Stabler that Wheatley told her that Stabler was responsible for Rafiq's death. Angela claimed that Wheatley asked her if she wanted Stabler to die but Angela said didn't want to kill him, she wanted to make him suffer like she suffered. Stabler then revealed to Angela that Wheatley murdered Rafiq after he caught him trying to take Wheatley's product and selling it on the street. Stabler then showed Angela the photo of Rafiq when he died. Later, Angela asked to make a deal with Bell and Stabler and agreed to assist the squad in their investigation against Wheatley and put him behind bars for the rest of his life. (OC: "I Got This Rat")

Angela continued to assist the Organized Crime Control Bureau in their investigation against Wheatley. Angela got released from the holding cells and met with her attorney, Ellsworth Lee, and Frasier. After Wheatley, Dana, Richie and the rest of his crew were arrested, Angela met with Wheatley under Stabler's supervision where Wheatley started antagonising Stabler, telling Angela that she is not the love of his life. (OC: "Everybody Takes A Beating Sometime")

### Release

Angela was poisoned while in witness protection and suffered a seizure in the bathroom where she was being kept. She was rushed to hospital immediately but survived. Later, Wheatley ordered Morales to kidnap her and poison her again to kill her in the hospital. Morales was discovered by Benson, Bell and Stabler while attempting to kidnap Angela. After Morales confessed to the crime, Bell shot him after Morales attempted to shoot her. Bell and Benson rushed to the room Angela was being kept in and Benson removed the syringe from her arm. Angela was struggling to breathe and was fighting for her life. (OC: "Forget It Jake; It's Chinatown")

### Season 2

It was revealed that Angela survived the poisoning but she is still recovering. Bell visited her at her home and asked her if she's well enough to testify at the trial against Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler and Angela says she'll be fine. Angela also asks Bell who she was talking to on the phone and Bell told her it was one of her colleagues. Angela gave Bell a look thinking it was Stabler but Bell told her it wasn't. (OC: "The Man With No Identity")

After Dana was suspected of ordering the murder of Mia Zabatino and framing Eli for it, Angela was paid a visit by Stabler and Bell. Angela then told them that she is sorry about the trial and wishes that she could have been a better witness. However, Bell and Stabler told her that they weren't there to talk about the trial but they were there about the whereabouts of Dana. However, Angela claims that she doesn't know where Dana is. After Stabler and Bell leave, Angela abandoned her cane and stopped limping. She then walked normally over to the counter and opened a bottle of wine to pour for herself and for Dana. Dana shows up in her home and Angela tells her that she needs to disappear and that Richard can arrange something for her. (OC: "The Christmas Episode")

Stabler met with Angela at the coffee shop who is still pretending to have side-effects from the poisoning. Angela claims that she got kicked out of the house when the charges against Wheatley were dropped and he was released from prison. Stabler asks Angela about a hacker who escaped from prison named Sebastian McClane. Angela claims that she does not know McClane and that her memory is still weak. After Stabler nearly drops a glass of water, Angela caught it quickly and Stabler started to become suspicious. Later, Wheatley grabbed McClane to have dinner with him and Angela. Wheatley told Angela that they met on a prison bus and he promised to break McClane out of prison. (OC: "Nemesis")

After McClane was taken from the feds by Wheatley's men, Wheatley had Angela deal with McClane. Angela gave McClane a speech on how there's still good he could do in the world as a hacktivist and told her that Wheatley wants McClane to work with him rather than for him. Angela then gave McClane the keys to her car and he drove off. When the police arrived, Angela stopped the fake limping and said that she didn't want to be apart of Wheatley and McClane's game. Angela lied and claimed that McClane had stolen her car. Stabler and Bell put out an alert for the car and tracked them down to an abandoned warehouse where Wheatley and McClane escaped from the police. (OC: "As Nottingham Was To Robin Hood")

Angela became the team's focus and the team surveilled Angela's apartment from the apartment above hers. Wheatley entered her apartment bringing her diamonds as a gift. Wheatley then started to suspect that Angela was seeing someone and threatened her with a knife. Later, the team planted a laptop at Angela's apartment and Wheatley managed to get into her home to snoop around. Wheatley found a selfie of Stabler who was messaging Angela and asking her to meet him. Angela met with Stabler who knew Wheatley was watching them. Stabler wanted to make Wheatley jealous and pretended to be in love with Angela. Later, while Angela was having her job interview, Wheatley entered and forced her to come with him. Angela told them that Wheatley was having a psychotic break and walks him off. Later, Wheatley kidnapped Angela and goes nuts when McClane tries to help Angela. Wheatley demanded to know why she was having dinner with Stabler and asked if she was sleeping with him. Angela told Wheatley that she was not sleeping with Stabler. After McClane tells Wheatley he wants to leave, McClane dares Wheatley to kill him. In order to save McClane, Angela seduces and kisses Wheatley so he can get away. (OC: "As Iago Is To Othello")

After drugging and kidnapping McClane, Wheatley had Angela and McClane tied up and forced them to participate in a game of Russian Roulette. Wheatley asked McClane for a favour to gather his online followers but McClane refused. Wheatley threatened to kill him but McClane claimed that he didn't care if Wheatley killed him. When Wheatley threatened to kill Angela, McClane folded and told Wheatley that he would do whatever he asked him to do. Later, while McClane was still tied up, Wheatley untied Angela and they started kissing. McClane instantly knew that Angela was working with Wheatley to manipulate him into gathering his followers. (OC: "As Hubris Is To Oedipus")

### Death

While Stabler was working on finding Bernadette after she was kidnapped under Angela and Wheatley's orders, Angela and Wheatley made their escape to the airport. Stabler and the team started chasing down Angela and Wheatley and there was an open line from Stabler to Wheatley and Angela. Stabler told Angela that Wheatley had murdered Richie after he was released from prison. Wheatley claimed that Stabler was lying and tried to take the phone away from her. Angela then fought Wheatley and told Wheatley to let go of the phone and she continued to talk with Stabler. Angela then detoured from the escape path and drove the car off a cliff, killing herself and Wheatley. Angela's body was discovered in the crashed car at the bottom of the cliff but Wheatley's body was never found. (OC: "...Wheatley Is To Stabler")

### On SVU

Carisi and Bell meet with Angela to run through her testimony. Later, Angela testified at the trial of Richard Wheatley, after he was charged with ordering the murder of Kathy Stabler. Before Angela could testify, Richard notifies Benson that she might not want to be in the room when she testifies. Benson then asks Stabler why Richard said that and Stabler told her that she didn't need to know. Later, Baptiste cross-examines her first and Angela tells him that Richard manipulated her into believing that Stabler killed her son, Rafiq. Angela testified that she didn't want Stabler dead but she wanted Stabler to suffer; like she was suffering. While Barba was cross-examining her, Barba brings up her relationship with Elliot Stabler during the case and gets her to admit that she was and still is in love with Stabler. (SVU: "People Vs Richard Wheatley")

## Known Victims

### Proxy

* Mia Zabatino (ordered Swofford to kill her and frame Eli)
* Bernadette Stabler (kidnapped)

### Indirect

* Kathy Stabler (caused Wheatley to order her murder)

## Appearances

* Law & Order: Organized Crime
	+ Season 1: "What Happens in Puglia" • "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"
	+ Season 2: “The Man With No Identity” • "The Christmas Episode" • "Nemesis" • "As Nottingham Was To Robin Hood" • "As Iago Is To Othello" • "As Hubris Is To Oedipus" • "...Wheatley Is To Stabler"
* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	+ Season 23: "People Vs Richard Wheatley"