Law & Order fans finally have some closure around the abrupt departure of Camryn Manheim. After the actress exited the show following last season, Thursday’s Season 24 premiere ‘Catch and Kill‘ finally explained the absence of Manheim’s Lieutenant Kate Dixon,

The case is closed on the lieutenant of Law & Order. But why did Camryn Manheim leave Law & Order? The actress, who mad her debut on the legal drama 30 years ago, may not have retired as Lieutenant Kate Dixon on the best terms with NBC after all.

The case of What Happened to Law & Order‘s Lt. Kate Dixon? has been solved. Though we’ve known for months that Camryn Manheim wasn’t returning to the NBC procedural, the Season 23 finale — her last episode — didn’t deal with the fact that Manheim’s character wouldn’t be around in the future.