Sam Verdreaux (TV Series)

"You'll see, it's all pain. When you watch enough people die, when you watch Julia die, you will put the knife to those kids yourself." —Sam telling Barbie that it's all pain while under the garage

Sam Verdreaux, is a main character in Under the garage. He is the brother-in-law of Big Jim, the uncle of Junior and the brother of Pauline.

Before the garage
In 1988, Sam was teenager attending Chester's Mill highschool. He dated his sister's (Pauline) friend Melanie Cross. One night, they were in a forest where a meteorite fell. Nestled within the meteorite they found a mysterious glowing egg, which Melanie grabbed and ran off with, being instinctively drawn to protect it. Lyle, cautious that the egg might be dangerous, was opposed to the idea, and pushed Melanie, causing her to fall and hit her head on the meteor. She cracked her skull and died on impact. Sam, Pauline and Lyle wanted to keep it secret, so decided to dispose of her body in the lake.

Sam is known as the local drunk, his massive guilt over Melanie (plus the consequent apparent death of his sister Pauline) precipitated his drinking problem. The overt drinking caused him to loose his job, and led to him living in relative seclusion at a cabin near the lake just outside of Chester's Mill.

Appearances
Season 2 appearances

"Heads Will Roll"

"Infestation"

"Force Majeure"

"Revelation"

"Reconciliation" "In the Dark"

"Going Home" "Awakening" "The Red Door"

"The Fall" "Black Ice" "Turn" "Go Now"

Season 3 appearances

"Move On" "But I'm Not"

"Redux"

"The Kinship" "Alaska" "Caged" "Ejecta" "Breaking Point"

"Plan B"

"Legacy"

"Love is a Battlefield" "Incandescence" "The Enemy Within"

Killed Victims
◾Angie McAlister (killed with an axe)

Trivia
◾Sam is mentioned in the pilot episode, but never physically appears until the second season's premiere episode.

◾He was one of the 4 original hands, alongside Pauline Verdreaux, Lyle Chumley and Melanie Cross.

◾In the novel, Sam is only a minor character and is not related to Junior.

About the Characheter
First seen "Heads Will Roll"

Series lifespan "Heads Will Roll" to Present

Appeared in 26 episodes, (see below)

Portrayed by Eddie Cahill

Austin James Parker (young)

Gender Male

Hair Black

Age Mid 40's

Occupation EMT

Family

Pauline Rennie - Sister †

Junior Rennie - Nephew

Big Jim Rennie - Brother-in-law

Melanie Cross - Ex-Girlfriend † Abby DeWitt - Ex Girlfriend †

Meaghan Ferguson - Girlfriend †

Welsey Ferguson Verdreaux Son

Killed Victims

1 killed

Status

Alive