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Let\u2019s break out the best silver. Dick Wolf<\/a>\u2018s Law & Order<\/i><\/a>, the franchise\u2019s mothership procedural that spawned six U.S. spinoffs and one iconic theme song, is ready to celebrate its 25th season. That makes the renowned crime show the second-longest-running live-action series on primetime TV, behind only its first offshoot, Law & Order: SVU<\/i>, with 27 years of service. (A quarter century is especial<\/span>ly sweet, given that L&O<\/i> took an 11-year break, ending with the show\u2019s celebrated 2022 rebirth.)<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll try to make this a season worthy of the legacy,\u201d says showrunner Rick Eid<\/a>, adding that there\u2019s the possibility of a past favorite or two returning.<\/p>\n But first, something new is in order. Season 25 begins with a rare break from the tradition that each episode opens with a new unsolved murder. This time, shares Odelya Halevi<\/a>, who plays Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun, \u201cThe episode is a continuation of last season\u2019s story, and the first scene finds Maroun boxing, letting her anger out and dealing with the fear of what might happen to her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fans recall last season\u2019s cliffhanger: Carter Mills (Jordan Cox), the man Maroun was certain raped and killed her sister years earlier, was acquitted of the crime and then turned up murdered. Knowing Maroun was once close to shooting Mills, her confidant, fellow ADA Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy<\/a>), came to her home asking if she did it. Her response? Angrily slamming the door in his face.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of trust was broken in that moment,\u201d Halevi says. \u201cDid he really think Maroun was capable of doing that after knowing her so many years?\u201d<\/p>\n Maroun was particularly disappointed with Price, says Halevi, because, \u201cAs a daughter of Lebanese immigrants who always felt like a lone wolf and could never ask for help, Sam had been learning to be more vulnerable with Nolan and letting him in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n