#309 Samuel Rising

Writer: Jason Katims
Director: Patrick Norris
Production Code: 3ADA09

First aired: December 18, 2001

Description

When an autistic child calls Max “Daddy”, Max believes that his lost son tries to contact him. Isabel organizes all kind of things to Christmas, again. And she determines the christmassy atmosphere with her ambition to a perfect Christmas with Jesse. Maria and Liz are playing the elves and they have to help Santa Claus – Michael. Max tries to help the autistic child by wanting to heal him, but it doesn’t work. Then, Max arranges that Isabel brings all three – Samuel, his mother and father – into Samuels dream. Whereby Isabel recognizes that Christmas is around family. Maria and Michael kiss again, but Maria pushes Michael away. She just want a friendship. Max confesses that he wanted to help Samuel not because of the child but only to use him in order to find his son.

Main Cast

Shiri Appleby (Liz Parker), Jason Behr (Max Evans), Katherine Heigl (Isabel Evans), Majandra Delfino (Maria DeLuca), Brendan Fehr (Michael Guerin), Nick Wechsler (Kyle Valenti), William Sadler (Sheriff Jim Valenti), Adam Rodriguez (Jesse Ramirez)

Also Starring

Gavin Fink (Samuel Turner), Yvonne Farrow (Dr. Lynette Ramey), Alison Ward (Deb), Zachary Isaiah Williams (Zeke), Christopher Plumley (Paul), Haley King (Another Kid), Gene Borkan (Santa #1), Cole Dodson (Santa #2), Alejandro Patino (Santa #3), Bret Loehr (Kid #1), Sean O’Bryan (Warren Turner), Colleen Flynn (Rebecca Turner), Navi Rawat (Shelby Prine), Jenevieve Norris (Kid #2)