So LOSVU continues the tradition of jettisoning cast members with little or no advance notice. Remember how Munch's and the Captain's retirements were tacked on to episodes that gave no clue that this was going to happen? I get that it happens that way a lot in "real life" (Hey, a worker in my office who seemed to be doing OK was suddenly "laid off" last week without notice), but when an audience has an emotional investment in a character as part of a virtual "family," it would be nice to see the writers have a little more respect.
