Following 'Law And Order's' Career-Ending Fall Finale Twist, I'm More Attached Than I Realized To Maura Tierney's Jessica Brady

"Law & Order" may not be known for its cliffhangers as a longtime procedural, but the Season 24 fall finale guaranteed some big unanswered questions. In "Bad Apple," Jessica Brady was back to working with her old narcotics team when one cop was shot in the back and killed. What initially seemed like a pretty straightforward joining of forces went sideways when it became clear that another cop was dirty and his superiors had a history of covering for him... including Brady.

Ultimately, she made a call that ended the careers of the killer and his boss, and possibly her own as well, with an IAB detective visiting her office. And dang it, we didn't realize until now how invested we were in keeping Brady!