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Annie Parisse had the shortest run as an ADA onLaw & Order, playing Alexandra Borgia in 33 episodes of the OG series. Parisse earlier played another role in a 2002 episode,Attorney Client, before landing the regular role. Not only was her run on the show cut short, but she had one of the most brutal endings for aLaw & Ordermain character.
It was one of those moments that broke even the tough DA Jack McCoy. Over her short stint at the DA’s office, she grew close with McCoy. Borgia was a determined attorney, with the sharp skills to get the suspects to confess to their crimes. She was replaced by Alana De La Garza’s Connie Rubriosa.
While audiences were left traumatized, Annie Parisse had no regrets about herLaw & Orderexit
Alexandra Borgia’s entry as Jack McCoy’s sidekick did not come in the best of circumstances in theLaw & Orderuniverse. She came as a replacement for fired ADA Serena Southerlyn inDick Wolf’s original show. Annie Parisse managed to win over the fandom in a short time. However, her tenure ran only for 33 episodes spanning Seasons 15 and 16.
According toNewsday, Parisse was done with her role and was happy to exit the show after just one and a half seasons. Shortly after her request,Law & Orderwriters came up with one of the most gruesome exits in the show’s history. Borgia was kidnapped from her apartment by two men. She was brutally beaten and killed in the episodeInvaders.
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Her beaten corpse was later found gagged and covered in a blanket in the trunk of a car. She was killed by men linked with a case she had prosecuted earlier. The trial for her murder was eventually passed on to a different ADA due to McCoy’s emotional investment in the case.
In a response to why she left the role, Parisse told Newsday that she wanted to pursue new roles. She shared,“I like the adventure of going from job to job to job.”She further added that many people found her death unsettling and she would often provide them with a comforting answer. She shared:
People always tell me, ‘That was terrible what they did to you.’ I try to comfort them by telling them I had a really good time doing it.
Parisse went back to theater after her exit fromLaw & Order. She later found roles inPerson of Interest,Vinyl, andFriends from College. She played Martha Connors in the deleted scenes of Andrew Garfield’sThe Amazing Spider-Man.
Annie Parisse was not the only main character to be killed inLaw & Order
Annie Parisse was not the firstLaw & OrderADA to be killed off. Before Alexandra Borgia, Jill Hennessy’s Claire Kincaid was also killed dramatically but in a much less brutal way. ADA Kincaid had worked with both Ben Stone and Jack McCoy, appearing from Seasons 4 to 6. However, Hennessy felt burned out by the end ofSeason 6. She shared with The Morning Call about her character (via Looper):
It is the one part that is the most limited. And that’s why you’ve seen such a revolving door with that character in particular. There’s just not any way to write it with more facets.
Kincaid was killed in an accident when she was escorting Detective Lennie Briscoe from a bar. A drunk driver rams into their car, leaving the other characters devastated. The other death in the show was a little more brutal but not as much as Borgia’s.
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Detective Max Greevey, played by George Dzundza, was one of the first protagonists of the show. He was partnered with the young Detective Mike Logan and the pair didn’t work out for the show. Dzundza felt the show was becoming more likeDragnet, as he toldPop Entertainment. Max Greevey took a bullet outside his home in the first episode ofSeason 2.
Law & Orderepisodes are now available for streaming on Peacock.
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