Jo Marlowe was the former Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. She was also Elliot Stabler's former partner in law enforcement.
History[]
Prior to becoming an ADA, Marlowe was an officer of the NYPD and was partnered with Elliot Stabler.
She retired from NYPD in 1995 after her two undercover detectives died in an attempt to arrest a drive-by murderer. Marlowe was hired by Jack McCoy as a temporary ADA for the Sex Crimes Bureau.
It was revealed that Marlowe had an aggressive cancer that required mastectomy. While she had reconstructive surgery, her lover lost all interest in her and eventually left. The ordeal was so crushing that Marlowe described herself as barely functional in her personal life. She eventually managed to overcome her grief and return to work. After the shooting in the morgue, Marlowe does not return for unclear reasons. (SVU: "Shattered")