There is an article posted at Hollywood Reporter called “Total Recall”, where “Emmy actress hopefuls” share some of their favorite moments on their hit shows. The article features a quote from Mariska about a favorite moment of hers.

Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC)
“Somebody had tried to rape (my character) in a previous episode, so I had Post-traumatic Stress Disorder from that rape, because I was attacked and beaten up. There was a scene in (the episode) where, because of my suffering from PTSD, I unwittingly pulled a gun. So we’re shooting a big fight scene and we’re in this very small hotel room. (Director Eriq La Salle) is shooting it from a lot of different angles. I had to hold a gun and then — bam! — cock the gun. Obviously, I wasn’t doing it fast enough. So from the other room, I’m hearing, ‘Come on, Mariska, more cock! More cock! Faster cock! Cock it! Cock it!’ And the whole entire set and the crew … shut down for 10 minutes, because everyone was bending over laughing so hard. There’s a lot of comic relief and a lot of gallows humor. But you have to, because it’s just so dark.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter