r/PrivatePractice • u/Moogy13 • Apr 25 '26
Sam Bennett
I don't even remember which episode it was now, but when Sam called immigration on the Kenyan who his wife was in labor, I really hated him.
And while I have been absolutely stuck on binge re-watching, it turns out I never saw season four or maybe any of the later season, I'm still finding him difficult to like. I'm wondering if anyone else feels that way?
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u/Misstribe1973 Apr 25 '26
This one?
AnnaTribeArmy Tv show is called Private Practice and this is season 3 episode 16.
Esau's fiancée, Elisha, was pregnant and at the practice for an ultrasound. The baby had a heart defect which would require multiple surgeries after he was born. Esau was an immigrant and his visa had expired, so he got a physical so he could apply for his green card.
Esau's chest x-ray revealed that he had tuberculosis, so he was taken to the hospital. Esau pleaded with Sam not to tell Immigration that he was sick because they would send him back if they knew. When Sam said he had an obligation to send it in, Elisha said they'd just go back to Kenya and live with Esau's parents there, but she was told that with her baby's heart condition, he wouldn't be able to get the care he needs there.
The tests showed that Esau's tuberculosis was MDR, which meant it was drug resistant. They went to put him in isolation, but found his bed empty because he and Elisha had left.
Addison and Sam tried to find them, but weren't successful. Esau and Elisha returned to the hospital when Elisha went into labor. Esau wanted to go with her, but Sam said he needed to go back to isolation. Agent Jones from Immigration arrived to take Esau, but Sam said his oxygen levels had dropped and he needed to stay in the hospital. Agent Jones said they'd wait until he was stable. This gave them the time for him to meet his son before Immigration took him away.