What Did Sam Waterston Say About His Law And Order Exit? Find Out As Longest-Serving Cast Member Bids Goodbye To Show

Sam Waterston and the Last Episode of Law & Order

The episode is called Last Dance and takes you on a journey around a high-profile murder case. But the role of Sam Waterston was as important as his first and all the other ones. He actually convinced the jury and once again served justice to the one in need. 

However, he even receives a threat from the Mayor of dropping out of his endorsement during the upcoming elections of New York district attorney. 

Although, as per The Man in the Moon actor he had quite a few plans for the script, which he told to The Hollywood Reporter during an interview, the writer and the showrunner Rick Eid  “wiped it out.”

Talking to THR, Sam Waterston said “I had ideas, which Rick listened to and entertained, and then he delivered a much more graceful and heroic exit than anything I had ever suggested.”

Further expressing his delights, the Godless actor stated “At first I thought, ‘Well, why isn’t he loving my idea?’ Then I thought, ‘Oh, thank you very much.'”

The way Sam Waterston's character has been given a send-off in the script by Eid totally respects the time and efforts the Oppenheimer actor gave during his 19 seasons and 405 episodes.