Mariska Hargitay halts production of ‘SVU’ when lost child mistakes her for police officer

Mariska Hargitay is the lead actress of the cop show 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'. Photo: Handout

While filming an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in New York City, lead actress Mariska Hargitay was approached by a young girl.

If you didn’t know any better, you would think it was a part of the script. But it wasn’t.