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Samantha Taggart is a Fictional Character on the NBC Prime Time Drama '' ER ''. She is played by Actress Linda Cardellini . Sam is a Nurse and Single Mother ; she has a son, Alex (played first by Oliver Davis , later by Dominic Janes ). Alex was born when she was fifteen; she has had to raise him mostly on her own. Viewers first meet Sam in the Season 10 episode "Out of Africa," where she distinguishes herself by quickly and effectively giving an intravenous sedative to an unruly patient. Sam shows herself to be an assertive, experienced, and talented nurse throughout the episode, though she loses her professionalism a bit when she discovers Dr. Luka Kovac 's unknowing part in her son Alex's diabetic fit while he befriends the boy. Sam soon notices a bond between Alex and Luka. Though initially uncomfortable with Luka's involvement with Alex, Sam eventually accepts it and becomes good friends with Luka. Later, they get into a romantic relationship. Unexpectedly, Alex's father, Steve, returns and attempts to push Luka out of their life. When she discovers Steve might stay permanently, Sam panics, packs up, and runs away. Before doing so, however, Luka runs to her trying to get information from her as to why was she is doing this. Ignoring him and his slams on the car, fighting tears, she drives away. She does come back thanks to Luka who finds her at a Motel and brings her back. They move in together. At the end of season 11, Alex runs away by hitchhiking, to find his father who is in jail on robbery charges in Colorado and they search for him in the opener of season 12. Sam is desperately worried about Alex because of his diabeties, his lack of insulin could have deadly results. Sam immediately gets in the car and drives non-stop to Colorado. Sam and Luka finally find Alex, he is okay but was in pretty bad condition. After a tense conversation about how Luka wants more kids and Sam sternly vies against it saying that "I'm done having kids," they break up soon afterward. Alex's father is then taken to a jail in Illinois. In the Christmas episode, she lets him visit his father in jail. Later in season 12, a very wealthy patient enters the ER. He suffers from a dehabilitating disease in where he needs a in-home nurse. He takes a liking towards Sam, and offers her the position of head nurse. He reassured her that she would still be able to keep her job in the ER while being his in-home nurse. Since the offer was being an in-home nurse, he invited her to live in a section of his mansion. She denied at first. Later on, she finds out that Alex cannot be in the tutoring program because of the lack of funds. She arrives at the man's house, and asks if the offers still stands. |
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