<P> Stabler is partnered with Olivia Benson for 12 years . They are best friends, and trust each other completely . Stabler is Benson's longest relationship with a man, and they have even each promised to give the other a kidney should they need a transplant . </P> <P> Their relationship is not without friction, however . The two sometimes argue over the cases they work on; Benson tends to be quicker to side with the victims . For example, during a case in which three women are charged with raping a male stripper, Benson and ADA Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) believe the man's story, while Stabler takes a cynical view of his claim from the start . </P> <P> Benson and Stabler are separated at times during the show . She asks for a new partner after Stabler expects her to jeopardize his life to shoot a convicted sex offender (Lou Diamond Phillips) who had kidnapped two children and killed one of them . Instead, she is briefly reassigned to Computer Crimes and replaced by a Queens SVU detective, Lucius Blaine (Anthony Anderson). Benson and Stabler become partners again after her replacement, Dani Beck, leaves the squad . They remain partners for the rest of Stabler's time in the precinct . </P> <P> Stabler is assigned a temporary partner named Dani Beck (Connie Nielsen) while Benson is undercover in Oregon, embedded in an eco-terrorist group at the request of the FBI in season 8 (Mariska Hargitay was pregnant and on maternity leave). Beck takes well to the job, and she and Stabler become close . There is also some sexual tension between the two, and during one case they share a kiss . The relationship goes no further, however, as Beck leaves when she realizes that she will not be able to save every victim . </P>

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