Warning: This article contains spoilers for Episode 2 of Season 27 of "Law & Order: SVU."

Jake Griffin is a new detective on the squad in "Law & Order: SVU," but which side is he working for?

The second episode of Season 27, which aired Oct. 2, introduces Griffin, played by Corey Cott, as he gets off to a turbulent start under the command of Mariska Hargitay's Capt. Olivia Benson .

Cott previously appeared on the show in Season 18 as a perpetrator named Ellis Griffin.

Here's what to know about the new character.

Detective Jake Griffin Has Friends in High Places

The episode reveals that Jake Griffin's late father is a former partner of Benson's new boss, Chief Kathryn Tynan, played by Noma Dumezweni. Griffin tells Benson that Tynan took him "under her wing" following his father’s

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