Megan Wheeler

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Law & Order character
Detective Megan Wheeler
Time on show	2006-present
Preceded by	Carolyn Barek
Succeeded by	Current
First appearance	Tru Love
Portrayed by	Julianne Nicholson

Detective Megan Wheeler is a fictional character portrayed by Julianne Nicholson on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Nicholson previously portrayed Christina Finn on the now defunct Law & Order spin-off, Conviction, as well as a one-time character in an episode of the original Law & Order, entitled "All My Children." She is said to balance her partner, Mike Logan's approach of asking "Who?, What?, and Where?" by asking the question Why?. She is more inclined to following the rules than her partner.

Wheeler became a detective in the Major Case Squad when she replaced Carolyn Barek as Logan's partner - having transferred in with her captain and mentor, Danny Ross. During an investigation, Wheeler recalled how her mother had to become a waitress to support both of them when Wheeler's father abandoned them. At first, Logan questioned whether someone as young as Wheeler would be capable of handling major homicide cases. However, the age difference between the two partners proved useful when it was revealed that Wheeler was still young enough to hear the ultrasonic ring tone used by a teenage suspect to sneak a cell phone into school.

In the episode "Players," it was revealed that Wheeler's father, a mob-connected lawyer, disappeared some 20 years ago and is either in hiding or was killed by the mob. Her father had allegedly been getting a cut of mob profits, which helped put Wheeler through private school, but the arrangement ended after a change of mob bosses. She also has an uncle Pete, who works in a restaurant.