It’s hard to imagine a world without “Law & Order” and its corresponding spin-off shows.

However, there was a chance the show wouldn’t make it to air.

Fans loved his passion for justice and when he chose to leave the show, it was shocking.

Dick Wolf and the cast of Law & Order SVU

According toMental Floss, Moriarty left the show via fax.

What could possibly be more ’90s than quitting your job from a fax machine?

It was like, “I can’t continue.”

Michael Moriarty on Law & Order

It was things like the “Nazification of television” and everything else with Janet Reno."

For some background, Reno, the Attorney General, claimed the show was too violent for television.

This struck a nerve with Moriarty, who chose to exit the show via fax.