Law & Order is losing a main character ahead of season 25. Multiple outlets confirmed on Friday, July 18, that Mehcad Brooks is not returning as Detective Jalen Shaw after joining the show in season 22. Shaw will be written off likely in a conversation between his now former partner, Vincent Riley (Reid Scott), and new detective or Lieutenant Jessica Brady (Maura Tierney). The rest of the cast - Tierney, 60, Scott, 47, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi and Tony Goldwyn - have all signed on for season 25. Goldwin, 65, and Scott's contracts previously had taken them through season 24.