>>> 19 YEARS AGO, "LAW & ORDER S.U.V." APPEARED ON NBC.
AND IT’S THE LONGEST RUNNING
SHOW ON AIR TODAY.
>> CAST MEMBERS HAVE GONE AND
GONE, BUT NOT THIS LEADING LADY.
>> MARISKA HARTIGAY.
TAKE A PEEK.
>> WHAT ABOUT SAM?
>> I AM JUST CURIOUS, HOW YOU’RE
GOING TO GET THROUGH LOOKING
INTO YOUR SON’S EYES AT THE
DINNER TABLE WHEN YOU’RE SAYING
GOOD NIGHT TO HIM, KNOWING THAT
HE KNOWS THAT HIS MOTHER DIDN’T
PROTECT HIM, HIS MOTHER DIDN’T
KEEP HIM SAFE?
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> OH, MY GOSH.
>> YEAH, WE GOT RIGHT TO IT,
DIDN’T WE?
DIDN’T WE? >> YOU SURE DID.
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO
SEE IT THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT WE
SAW ONE THING THAT BASICALLY
SAYS EVERYTHING.
SAYS EVERYTHING. >> A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH.
YEAH. >> WHEN YOU SIGNED ON TO THIS
SHOW 20 YEARS AGO, COULD YOU
EVEN IMAGINE YOU WOULD BE
SITTING HERE TODAY SAYING WOW,
IT’S BEEN 20 YEARS, YOU’RE
PASSING GUN SMOKE AS THE LONGEST
RUNNING SHOW.
RUNNING SHOW. >> IT’S SUCH A LESSON OF LIFE,
BEING OPEN TO WHERE IT TAKES
YOU, IT’S BEEN SUCH A JOURNEY,
AN INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE, AND
HERE I AM IN THE 20th SEASON AND
SORT OF THINKING ABOUT THE 21st.
AND THAT’S A LOT TO DOWNLOAD.
>> YOU NOT ONLY FOUND SOMETHING,
IT’S KIND OF HARD TO FIND IN OUR
BUSINESS, WHICH IS JOB SECURITY.
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TEMPTED
TO MOVE ON FROM THAT AND SORT OF
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME ALONG.
WHY DID YOU STAY?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU’RE DOING SO
MUCH GOOD?
MUCH GOOD? >> I STAY FOR SO MANY REASONS.
I MEAN NUMBER ONE, TO BE ON A
SHOW FOR THIS LONG AND FEEL LIKE
YOU’VE BEEN ON THREE OR FOUR
DIFFERENT SHOWS.
DIFFERENT SHOWS. BECAUSE AS THE CAST CHANGE,
CHRIS LEFT AND ON CAME KELLY DID
JOHN.
JOHN. WE HAVE NEW WRITERS.
>> THE AUDIENCE DOESN’T KNOW
THAT.
THAT. BUT YOU DO.
>> BUT WE KNOW, AND THEN RAUL
ESPARZA CAME AND NOW PHILLIP
WINCHESTER.
WINCHESTER. SO I FEEL LIKE THE LUCKIEST
ACTRESS ON THE THE PLANET
BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SO MANY
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES ON ONE
SHOW.
SHOW. >> AND YOU MET YOUR HUSBAND ON
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. >> DUH.
>> DUH. >> AND NOW YOU HAVE THREE
CHILDREN, THREE KIDS.
>> IS THAT INSANE, LIKE YOUR
WHOLE LIFE CHANGED BECAUSE OF
THIS PLACE.
THIS PLACE. >> THE FUNNY THING ABOUT MEETING
PETER WAS, MY FRIENDS USED TO
CALL ME AND SAY, YOU KNOW OUR
DAYS WERE 14, 16, 18.
MY FRIENDS WOULD GO MARISKA YOU
NEED TO GET OUT MORE, YOU NEED
TO ACCEPT PROPERMORE INVITATIONS
THEY’RE LIKE, NOBODY’S GOING TO
RUSH IN HERE AND ASK YOU TO
MARRY THEM.
MARRY THEM. AND I WAS LIKE ACTUALLY THEY
WILL.
WILL. >> WAS IT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
>> IT WAS SOMETHING AT FIRST
SIGHT.
SIGHT. I DON’T KNOW IF IT WAS LOVE.
>> EVERYONE’S BEEN ON LAW AND
ORDER.
ORDER. >> YOU KNOW WHO HASN’T?
>> I’M NOT MAKING A THING, JUST
WATCH WHAT YOU YOURSELF SAID.
>> HOLD ON.
WATCH KATH.
WATCH KATH. >> THAT’S ON MY BUKTDCKET LIST,
FEEL LIKE EVERY OTHER ACTRESS IN
NEW YORK HAS DONE IT, BUT BE A
SPECIAL GUEST ON "LAW AND
ORDER".
ORDER". >> YOU WOULD THINK I CAME ON
THIS SHOW TO PROMOTE MY SHOW
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. BUT WOULD YOU COME ON AND GUEST
STAR WITH ME?
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY IT’S
GOING TO MAKE SO MANY PEOPLE TO
SEE ME IN COURT?
>> SHE LIVES.
SHE LIVES.
SHE LIVES. THAT’S AWESOME.
THAT’S AWESOME. >> YOU’RE PRECIOUS.
AND ALL THE BEST, YOU DO SO MUCH
GREAT WORK.
GREAT WORK. >> SEASON 20 OF LAW AND ORDER
S.V.U. APPEARS TOMORROW NIGHT
WITH A TWO-HOUR EPISODE, RIGHT