It’s a “Law & Order” tale as old as time — what is going on with Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler ?

The Season 27 premiere of “Law & Order: SVU” featured a scene with Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni’s characters that is seemingly open to interpretation when it comes to their current relationship status.

Meloni made a guest appearance at the beginning of the episode in honor of Benson and Stabler’s former captain, Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) , who viewers learn in the opening moments has died.

After visiting with mourners inside a bar, Benson walks to her car and sees Stabler leaning against it.

“I don’t like funerals,” he says to her.

Benson agrees and says they’re entering their “all our friends are dying era.”

Stabler references their 12-plus years as partners under Cragen,

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