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Another Law & Order Encounter
 | | Jerry Orbach holds a copy of The Voice in which my "Encountering L.A. Law" article appeared last year, as Jesse Martin looks on. |
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By David R. Zukerman, NYC & Winsted
Last February 15, I encountered NBC's Emmy-winning dramatic series Law & Order in Manhattan and wrote about it in the March 23, 2001 issue of The Voice. Just one year later, on February 13, I again encountered the series on location and, with the cooperation once more of Audrey Davis at The Lippin Group and the kind consideration of co-executive producer Lewis H. Gould, I was given another photo opportunity.
The show was on location at a posh house in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, a very upscale part of New York City. This episode is called "Girl Most Likely" and is directed by Jim Quinn, who directed the episode I caught on location last year. Shooting was outdoors when I arrived at the set, and Mr. Gould told me that I could take photos when the scene was completed and before Jerry Orbach and Jesse L. Martin (Detectives Lennie Briscoe and Edward Green) went into the house to rehearse.
Indeed, when the outdoor scene was completed, Mr. Orbach and Mr. Martin paused to allow me to shoot a few photos for The Voice. I also got a photo of Mr. Gould, who joined the series during 1990-91, its first season. And, with cast and crew moving inside the very fashionable house for taping, I took some photos of Law & Order chairs that had been left outside, with my dog Shana (who was very popular with the crew) in some of them (the photos, that is—she doesn’t normally climb up into chairs).
 | | Script supervisor Cynthia Balfour and co-executive producer Lewis H. Gould were most gracious. |
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How nice is the Law & Order crew? I returned to the location that afternoon with the developed photos and Shana. I was invited to go into the house—which was filled with lights, wiring and crew—and one crew member offered to hold Shana. But I soon had to take Shana and leave her in our 1997 Capuano-purchased Buick, or viewers of this episode would have heard Shana's very unique voice on the soundtrack.
After taping of the interior scene, I was escorted to see Mr. Gould, who was in a small room off the living room with some of his aides, including script supervisor Cynthia Balfour. I gave him copies of the photos and he introduced me to the program's newest cast member, Elisabeth Röhm, who plays Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn. I mentioned a recent episode that had placed her in a legal ethics quandary, and Ms. Röhm immediately praised the show's writing.
Law & Order is now in its 12th season, and its success certainly reflects the combination of entertainment and substance that creator Dick Wolf has brought to network television. Sam Waterston continues in the role of Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy. Steven Hill, who was McCoy's boss until last season, has been appearing recently in television commercials for an investment company (bringing his special gravitas to Madison Avenue).
Next February, let’s see if we might encounter Law & Order on location in Litchfield County. Does anyone have a story idea that would bring Mr. Waterston and the Law & Order crew to the county where he and his family already spend much of their time?
 | | (don't have to use, feel free to crop) - A view of the outside of the house. |
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 | | When the episode airs, viewers will see this classic Jaguar, 1950s vintage, near the actors. |
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|  | | Shana on the set. |
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