Melissa McCarthy Hits on Mariska Hargitay as ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Guest Star: ‘I Know My Way Around a Pair of Handcuffs’

Melissa McCarthy guest starred on Thursday’s episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as a pro fighter who has the hots for Olivia Benson, the NYPD captain played by Mariska Hargitay.

In the episode, Benson approaches McCarthy’s character, Jasmyn Jewell, as she sits at a booth at a pro fighter expo that the episode’s murder victim attended on the day he died. Hearing Benson introduce herself as a cop, Jasmyn says, “I didn’t do it” — then she looks up, sees Benson’s face and changes her tune. “I’m always happy to support the babes in blue,” she says, grinning.

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When Benson asks Jasmyn if she’s seen the victim, Jasmyn says, “You know what I have seen? I’ve seen that you got a spectacular set of baby browns. And those yams aren’t bad either. Big, big money with sticks like that in this line of work. I think crowds really go for Amazonian broads. I think it’s a dominance thing.”

As Benson continues asking questions about the victim, Jasmyn nudges a sign that shows her prices for autographs and pictures and says that her time is valuable. “Really? You could have fooled me,” Benson retorts. Jasmyn chuckles and says, “I like ’em spicy. If you’re a little low on funding, we can make some kind of arrangement. I know my way around a pair of handcuffs, if that floats your boat.”

Eventually, Benson coughs up a bit of cash and Jasmyn tells her about a brief interaction she had with the murder victim.

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