Were with the leading ladies of thursday night. This is where tv magic is made, but even they dont know whats in store for their characters. So, tonight, were pulling back the curtain. But first, the nightline five. Its time to bring it out in the open. Its time to drop your pants for underwearness. A cause to support the over 65 Million People who may need depend underwear. Show them theyre not alone and show off a pair of depends. Because wearing a different kind of underwear is no big deal. Join us. Support the cause and get a free sample at underwearness. Com. Number one in just 60 seconds. Good evening. If you and your spouse are allowed to sleep with anyone you want, is that still a marriage . If you are in an open relationship, what kind of message does that send to your children . These are the kinds of weighty issues that participants at the new orleans Swingers Convention probably would rather not wrestle with when theyre trying to enjoy naked speed dating or bondage class, but abcs ryan owens went and asked them anyway. Reporter new orleans knows a good party. And the home of mardi gras really knows a good parade. This is a swinger pride parade. Were going to show the world that were proud of who we are. Reporter but even the big easy has never seen one like this. Hold on tight. Were about to roll down bourbon street, baby. Reporter welcome to the first ever swingers pride parade. Down a busy bourbon street. Yes, couples who sleep with others with the full consent and often full cooperation of their partners. The pride parade is just a tiny and tame example of what youll find at naughty in nawlins, an annual Swingers Convention. Nightline got an allaccess pass. So, naked speed dating . Yeah, today is naked speed dating. Reporter at least as much access as we could handle. First thing is bondage. Reporter of this years gathering of 1,300 swingers from around the country, all based at a boar bone street hotel. Among them, 28yearold holli and 37yearold mychal bell. They have been married two years and swinging longer than that. How does it not ruin a marriage to be with all these other people . Not everyone thats a swinger is sexually involved with other people. You know . And if she was with another man, im okay with that, as long as its a decision that holli made personally. Being a swinger is about a community, where you can be with wonderful people that have an open mind. Dont hurt anybody. Reporter it turns out michael and holli are sort of the brad and angelina of this convention. At the end of the day, its about us. Were 100 emotionally mon nothing mouse. Were not worried. Reporter isnt that sort of taking the easy way out . Absolutely. Reporter im totally mon nothing mouse with you but im going to screw everybody we want. Were not. Theres rules. Theres boundaries. Michael, my gorgeous wife holli. Reporter they host the show swing in its Fourth Season on playboy tv. And theyve become ambassadors of the lifestyle. Early on, we also meet john and jackie melfi. Married swingers from dallas. Theyre getting a sneak peek at the sex play rooms at the hotel. Play in that white room tomorrow night. Reporter complete with 65 mattresses the convention asset up. This ones nice. They do a really good job setting these up. Reporter for the melfis, this convention is more business than pleasure. They own swingers clubs in dallas and one here in new orleans. Are you really married if you can just sleep with whoever you want . Is that really a marriage . Absolutely. Absolutely. I dont have to stop loving him in order to have feelings for someone else. And thats pretty spectacular. Reporter you guys are not just swingers, youre parents. What about that . Dont you worry about being role models to your kids and what they might think of this . I think were good role models. We instill in our children honesty between your spouse and everyone. And thats really important, i think, in growing up and becoming an adult. Im here to tell the world, im a kinky guy. Reporter the next day, we catch up with bob hannaford, the events organizer and our tour guy into a world unlike anything youve seen. Weve taken the meeting space and changed it into something magical. Reporter every night at 11 00 sharp, these play rooms open up for couples to explore. Reporter what exactly goes on in here . Anything that people want to go on in here. Reporter for bob, the swinger lifestyle is a fulltime job. With a staff of seven, he runs a number of socalled couples cruises. And hes hired 45 people to help run this convention. People will come in here and they can leave it open, which is more inviting. Theyre saying, were open to people joining us. Reporter i want people to understand, this is just a regular meeting room. Next week, theyll be guys selling insurance in here. There were conference tables in here yesterday. Reporter and now beds. How many rooms are there like this . The entire floor. Reporter a lot of people think, this is just an excuse to cheat on their spouse. Cheaters dont tell their spouse. These people are here together. I think thats the big difference. Reporter but doesnt the act of swinging, doesnt that threaten marriage as we know it . Think about how many divorces there are. And most of it is infidelity. This is not infidelity. Theyre doing it together. How many people are breaking up every day . Reporter back now to the seminars. 20 in all. Things like naked speed dating and bondage for beginners. Sure. Reporter this is the layout of the day. Well head to naked speed dating next. Reporter demand is so high, they have to close it off. Its full. You have to get here early. Reporter some people might think everybody here is an adonis or bash bea. Theres all shapes and sizes. I know. We have couples in their 20s, couples in their 70s. And we have big, we have small, we have everything in between. Were just society. Reporter just a little more na naked. We head to another seminar. Wrong dungeon. Theres the maid. What kind of tip do you leave her . A few doors down, we find the introductory bondage class. This is my assistant dolly. And bondage can be a fun thing. Reporter all of these classes, we should point out, emphasize safe sex. Once you have them in an interesting place, you can work with the fear. Reporter he also just said he has a class tomorrow on flogging, which is even more intense, apparently. Most of these couples have been to the convention before. Many have been swinging for decades. But we did find some newbies. Lisa and jake green from new york city got married just two years ago. Were both in our mid 20s. If we live to 80, thats a lot of years with the same person. So, looking for excitement and keep things different. Yeah, we feel like this is the perfect time to start exploring what were into. Reporter it seems like this could easily ruin a marriage, especially a new one. Are you worried about that . No, not at all. Because we communicate really well and if any of us were ever uncomfortable with something, we would just stop. Its brought us closer so far. Yeah. Reporter thats sort of the party line here, that opening up a relationship can strengthen it. Surprisingly, many of the women here told us its oddly liberating. Its very empowering, as a woman, to step outside of that mans world and do something for myself. And not only do it for myself, but then to receive affirmation from him, it had me hooked from that. Reporter and clearly, shes not the only one. Remember michael and hollholli . They had a busy weekend. Theres tons of stories we can tell. Reporter even the strongest advocates of swinging warn couples, this will not fix a bad marriage. It will expose the problems and people who werent communicating are going to get even worse and theyre going to end. Reporter but for thousands, maybe millions of couples, this works. And they arent shy about showing it off. Im ryan owens for nightline in new orleans. Coming up here on nightline, our Robin Roberts goes behind the scenes with the three leading ladies of thursday night primetime. Kerry washington, ellen pompeo and viola davis, revealing the secrets behind their tv magic. Feel like a knot. How can i ease this pain . man when i cant go, its like bricks piling up. I wish i could find some relief. announcer ask your doctor about linzess a oncedaily capsule for adults with ibs with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. 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And one of the fiercest and most successful gladiators is Shonda Rhimes, the brains be hihind scandal, greys anatomy and how to get away with murder. On this premiere night, gmas Robin Roberts goes on the set and behind the scenes with the stars of these three shows. Reporter oh. Welcome. Reporter pope and associates. From the walk to those jawdropping outfits, and, of course, that catch phrase weve all come to love. Its handled. Reporter Kerry Washington is one of the hottest stars on tv. So, this is the beautiful office. Reporter and nightline was granted rare access backstage with the star at the studios of shondaland, where all the drama comes to life. This is your office. Olivia popes office. This is the couch where you see me interrogate lots of new clients. Do you want your career to survive . Of course i do. Then let me do my job. Reporter do you get excited when its a new season, first day of school again . Absolutely. I mean, we get excited for every single episode. But particularly because, you know, we have the big cliff hangers in our season finales. So, we were all waiting with baited breath to know where olivias plane was going. This is where olivia pope lives. Reporter its beautiful it is beautiful. Reporter scandal super fans call themselves gladiators. Escaping into the fastpaced underworld of president ial politics. The gladiator thing is something that particularly warms my heart because we didnt come up with that phrase. That wasnt something that the cast came up with or that abc marketing or publicity came up with. That was a fan on twitter very early on who loved the pilot and loved that scene. I want to be a gladiator. And they said, can we call ourselves gladiators . Yeah, of course, and it just took off. Reporter it did. And people think of themselves, if they could be here, on this couch, with the wine. With the wine. Reporter sitting right here and talking to you and hoping you can handle it, fix it, all those things. I mean, im just living a fantasy right now. Another fantasy in those one of a kind olivia pope outfits. Like this gorgeous gold gown. The trendy trench coat. And that white hat. Kerry recently announced a launch of her new olivia popeinspired scandal collection for the limited. You look stunning. Reporter and this season, kerrys jug ming an entirely new role, too. Go home im fine. Now, youre a mon, so, this is the first time you have to go to work. Thats true. Reporter is it different for you . To be able to work with and for shonda is off is privilege, because she is a working mom. Shes got three shows and three kids. To be part of a community of artists of working moms, ellen pompeo is a working mom. Theres a lot of working parents, dads and moms, and its sort of a its just a beautiful extension of that sense of family. Were all a family. Reporter tv titan Shonda Rhimes has taken over thursdays on abc. With the historic trifecta of scandal, greys anatomy and the brand new show how to get away with murder. Reporter just a couple of stages down from scandal, we caught up with the newest member of that shondaland family, viola davis. Come into my abode. Reporter i like what youve done with the place. She plays tough as nails criminal law professor anna lease keating. Consider this your immunity idol. Reporter shes a far cry from the downtrodden characters viola said shes typically cast in, like her oscar nominated roles in the help. You is kind, you is smart, you can important. Reporter and doubt. What do you want from me . Reporter oh, my goodness. So, what is it like, tv . Huh . Tv is a marathon. Its a marathon. But im enjoying just developing this character. Reporter must be exciting for you. Im sitting with her and im enjoying her power, her level of manipulation, you know, her sexiness. I have a husband and a lover. Oh, my god. Get out. Reporter is there competition between your movies, tv, acting i dont feel any competition. I know that theres a level of film being better than tv and theater being, like, im the lower rung of the ladder, but i think its the material. Its the material that makes me feel like im not the third girl from the left, up know . Reporter it was peter nowak a former writer on scandal and greys, who originally pitched the concept. How did you come up with this idea . Ive always liked the idea of normal people in extreme circumstances. And when you think of trying to create something loud to cut through all the clutter of tv, this seemed very exciting to me. And in kind of a sick way. The body stays where it is. The body gets us caught. Reporter inside this law school classroom. Think, mr. Gibbons. Reporter cut throat competition to become number one. Also referred to as intent was to kill mr. Kaufman. Thats right. Reporter the series that started it all for Shonda Rhimes was greys anatomy. And ellen pompeo has been her leading lady since day one. I cant believe its been 11 seasons. You cant . We cant. We cant, either. Reporter betsy beard, executive producer of all three shows alongside shonda. Its the first child and there is nothing like the first child and the first child has done everything they can to help support each child thats come along. Reporter right. The characters keep changing and developing. Cristina, i think derek is dead. The writing stays sharp and the characters stay sharp and you guys keep bringing this amazing new energy every season and every season feels different. I dont want to fail again. Lets make you a doctor. Reporter you have an i. D. For me . Ellen takes me to that iconic pop rating room. Its been in this thing the whole time. Get it in here and see if we can save it. Reporter what do you think it is about this show that people just cant get enough of . Everybodys been to a hospital. The hospital is ripe with emotion. And theres a situation for drama. And that makes for good writing. Good acting. Consider it handled. Reporter for Kerry Washington, its the chemistry with her scandal cast mate that makes the intense magic come to life. To be in such an intense show, you guys have a blast with one another. I think thats part of why we can dive into all of the intensity, is because we have a lot of fun. Yesterday, we work eed an 18ho day, but on the weekend, we actually get together to watch the episodes and spend more time together. We really, really love each other. Our thanks to Robin Roberts. And well be right back. Compact sedan thats fun,neered fuelefficient, and affordable, theres only the volkswagen jetta. Like this one, 36 highway mpg. Well, except for the 42 highway mpg jetta tdi clean diesel. Oh, right, and the 48 highway mpg jetta hybrid. And if you want all that variety in another compact sedan theres. Huh. Nothing. 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Your lives are in our hands. Finally tonight, the shocking story of that 12yearold from wisconsin who police say was lured into the woods by her own friends who then stabbed her 19 times and left herrer if dead. Now, the victims parents are speaking out to our david muir about the first moment they saw her after the attack. Her miraculous survival. And the mysterious slebder man. I said, youre going to be okay. Its going to be fine. But i could see that she was covered, her arms and her legs and her abdomen were covered in stab wounds. And all i hear is, theres five on her arm, theres seven on her leg and im thinking, seven, what . And one of the nurses says, all right, i count 19 and then the second nurse said, i count 19, as well. Where on earth do you think she got the strength to crawl out of those woods . She said, i wanted to live. Nearly five hours after their 12yearold daughter crawled out of those woods, the two other 12yearolds at that sleepover are found. 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