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Bad things happen inside. You take whatever protection you can get.

—The Perp to Rogers^src

Sam Ochotta,^[1] also known as the Perp, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the fifth episode of the seventh season and is portrayed by co-star Sandy Robson.

History

During Fifth Curse

At some point, Sam is arrested and made captive at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center. At a later point, in Hyperion Heights, Sam pays a visit to a club called the Pleasure Island Cabaret, where he becomes drunk and aggressive. A cop takes him into the police station, but Sam refuses to cooperate and attacks him. Rogers, hearing the commotion, rushes in to help stop the assault, during which Sam is knocked to the ground. He then notices Sam's arm bears a tattoo that resembles one of Eloise's drawings from her notebook. Rogers interrogates Sam about his tattoo and asks if it has a connection to Eloise, who has been missing for ten years. Sam insists he doesn't know anyone named Eloise and that the tattoo was one he got while serving a sentence in prison, where his fear of harassment behind bars led him to get the tattoo as a way to ward off evil. Rogers doesn't believe him, but the man stands by his words and tells him to look up his record to be sure. As Rogers leaves without saying another word to him, Sam protests about not being let go since he helped him. Rogers reminds him that he should consider himself lucky the club owner didn't want to waste money pressing charges against him. Later when Sabine is talking to Rogers inside the precinct, Sam watches them from across the street before phoning someone and telling the person they have a problem now because Rogers is looking for Eloise. ("Greenbacks")

At some point later while Sam is at home, Ivy kills him and leaves his body for Rogers to find, in the hopes that by destroying his only lead back to Eloise, he will come to believe Victoria is responsible for Sam's death and that she abducted the girl. ("Wake Up Call", "Eloise Gardener")

Trivia

Character Notes

Sam's tattoo,^[2] which he got to ward off evil while he was in prison, bears a striking similarity to the vegvísir, a magical stave from Nordic folklore. The vegvísir is intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather. ("Greenbacks," "Wake Up Call," "Eloise Gardener")
- This tattoo represents the symbol of the Coven of the Eight.^[3] ("The Eighth Witch")
Per his file, Sam is 6'2'' tall and weighs 200 pounds.^[1] ("Wake Up Call")
His house address is 42464 MacMurray Drive.^[4] ("Wake Up Call")
The police report on Sam reads:^[5]

ON THIS ABOVE DATE AND TIME LT. LANE [illegible]
SUSPICIOUS LOOKING MAN LURKING [illegible]
2ND AVENUE. HE PROCEEDED TO APPROACH [illegible]
THIS MAN IN A PARKING LOT. LT. LANE [illegible]
TIME THE SUSPICIOUS LOOKING MAN [illegible]
PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORTHBOUND [illegible]
VEHICLES. LT. LANE OBSERVED BOTH VEHICLES [illegible]
LT. LANE ESTIMATES THAT BOTH VEHICLES [illegible]
LIMIT IN THIS RESIDENTIAL AREA [illegible]
SPEEDING VEHICLES. I WAS AT [illegible]
BOTH VEHICLES APPROACHING 14TH [illegible]
15TH AVENUE AND PINE STREET. [illegible]
TWO PASSENGERS CAME OUT OF THE [illegible]
EARLIER. PERPETRATOR [illegible]
("Wake Up Call," "Eloise Gardener")

Disney

When Sam is brought to the police station after being apprehended at the Pleasure Island Cabaret for drunken behavior, he shouts that he "isn't going to some salt mine", and Rogers remarks that alcohol turns some people into jackasses. This is a reference to Disney's Pinocchio, where mischievous boys on Pleasure Island who indulge in alcohol and other vices, are turned into donkeys (the word "jackass" refers to both a male donkey and a stupid person) and sold to salt mines and other places for money. ("Greenbacks")

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Seven
"Hyperion Heights":	"A Pirate's Life":	"The Garden of Forking Paths":	"Beauty":	"Greenbacks":	"Wake Up Call":	"Eloise Gardener":	"Pretty in Blue":	"One Little Tear":	"The Eighth Witch":	"Secret Garden":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent
"A Taste of the Heights":	"Knightfall":	"The Girl in the Tower":	"Sisterhood":	"Breadcrumbs":	"Chosen":	"The Guardian":	"Flower Child":	"Is This Henry Mills?":	"Homecoming":	"Leaving Storybrooke":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Other Appearances
Sam appears in photographs in "One Little Tear"^[6] and "Flower Child".^[7]

References

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+|haircolor= Light brown<ref name="file"/>
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-|home = His [[Sam Ochotta's House|house]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Stafford Creek Corrections Center|Stafford Creek Corrections Center]] ''(formerly)''
+|home = His [[Sam Ochotta's House|house]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Stafford Creek Corrections Center|Stafford Creek Corrections Center]] {{S|(formerly)}}
 |firstappearance = [[Greenbacks]]
 |latestappearance = [[Eloise Gardener (Episode)|Eloise Gardener]]
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 ==History==
 {{During Fifth Curse|nohide|
-At some point, Sam is arrested and made captive at the [[Wikipedia:Stafford Creek Corrections Center|Stafford Creek Corrections Center]]. At a later point, in [[Hyperion Heights|Seattle]], Sam pays a visit to a club called the [[Pleasure Island Cabaret]], where he becomes drunk and aggressive. A [[Desk Sergeant|cop]] takes him into the [[Hyperion Heights 42nd Precinct Police Station|police station]], but Sam refuses to cooperate and attacks him. [[Hook (Wish Realm)|Rogers]], hearing the commotion, rushes in to help stop the assault, during which Sam is knocked to the ground. He then notices Sam's arm bears a tattoo that resembles one of [[Eloise Gardener (Character)|Eloise]]'s drawings from her [[Eloise's Notebook|notebook]]. Rogers interrogates Sam about his tattoo and asks if it has a connection to Eloise, who has been missing for ten years. Sam insists he doesn't know anyone named Eloise and that the tattoo was one he got while serving a sentence in prison, where his fear of harassment behind bars led him to get the tattoo as a way to ward off evil. Rogers doesn't believe him, but the man stands by his words and tells him to look up his record to be sure. As Rogers leaves without saying another word to him, Sam protests about not being let go since he helped him. Rogers reminds him that he should consider himself lucky the [[Mr. Coachman|club owner]] didn't want to waste money pressing charges against him. Later when [[Sabine]] is talking to Rogers inside the precinct, Sam watches them from across the street before phoning someone and telling the person they have a problem now because Rogers is looking for Eloise. {{Ep|Greenbacks}}
+At some point, Sam is arrested and made captive at the [[Wikipedia:Stafford Creek Corrections Center|Stafford Creek Corrections Center]]. At a later point, in [[Seattle|Hyperion Heights]], Sam pays a visit to a club called the [[Pleasure Island Cabaret]], where he becomes drunk and aggressive. A [[Desk Sergeant|cop]] takes him into the [[Hyperion Heights 42nd Precinct Police Station|police station]], but Sam refuses to cooperate and attacks him. [[Rogers]], hearing the commotion, rushes in to help stop the assault, during which Sam is knocked to the ground. He then notices Sam's arm bears a tattoo that resembles one of [[Eloise Gardener (Character)|Eloise]]'s drawings from her [[Eloise's Notebook|notebook]]. Rogers interrogates Sam about his tattoo and asks if it has a connection to Eloise, who has been missing for ten years. Sam insists he doesn't know anyone named Eloise and that the tattoo was one he got while serving a sentence in prison, where his fear of harassment behind bars led him to get the tattoo as a way to ward off evil. Rogers doesn't believe him, but the man stands by his words and tells him to look up his record to be sure. As Rogers leaves without saying another word to him, Sam protests about not being let go since he helped him. Rogers reminds him that he should consider himself lucky the [[Mr. Coachman|club owner]] didn't want to waste money pressing charges against him. Later when [[Sabine]] is talking to Rogers inside the precinct, Sam watches them from across the street before phoning someone and telling the person they have a problem now because Rogers is looking for Eloise. {{Ep|Greenbacks}}
 At some point later while Sam is at [[Sam Ochotta's House|home]], [[Ivy Belfrey|Ivy]] kills him and leaves his body for Rogers to find, in the hopes that by destroying his only lead back to Eloise, he will come to believe [[Victoria Belfrey|Victoria]] is responsible for Sam's death and that she abducted the girl. {{S|("[[Wake Up Call]]", "[[Eloise Gardener (Episode)|Eloise Gardener]]")}} }}
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 *Per his file, Sam is 6'2<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall and weighs 200 pounds.<ref name="file"/> {{Ep3|Wake Up Call}}
 *His [[Sam Ochotta's House|house]] address is 42464 MacMurray Drive.<ref>[[:File:706FindingAddress2.png]]<br>[[:File:706SamHouse.png]]</ref> {{Ep3|Wake Up Call}}
-*The [[Hyperion Heights 42nd Precinct Police Station|police]] report on Sam reads:<ref>[[:File:706FindingAddress.png]]<br>[[:File:707RogersStopsWorking.png]] {{S|(upside-down)}}</ref>
+*The [[Hyperion Heights 42nd Precinct Police Station|police]] report on Sam reads:<ref>[[:File:706FindingAddress.png]]<br>[[:File:707RogersStopsWorkingFlipped.png]] {{S|(flipped screenshot; the form is upside-down)}}<br>[[:File:707RogersStopsWorking.png]] {{S|(original screenshot)}}</ref>
 <center>ON THIS ABOVE DATE AND TIME LT. LANE {{S|[illegible]}}<br>SUSPICIOUS LOOKING MAN LURKING {{S|[illegible]}}<br>2ND AVENUE. HE PROCEEDED TO APPROACH {{S|[illegible]}}<br>THIS MAN IN A PARKING LOT. LT. LANE {{S|[illegible]}}<br>TIME THE SUSPICIOUS LOOKING MAN {{S|[illegible]}}<br>PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORTHBOUND {{S|[illegible]}}<br>VEHICLES. LT. LANE OBSERVED BOTH VEHICLES {{S|[illegible]}}<br>LT. LANE ESTIMATES THAT BOTH VEHICLES {{S|[illegible]}}<br>LIMIT IN THIS RESIDENTIAL AREA {{S|[illegible]}}<br>SPEEDING VEHICLES. I WAS AT {{S|[illegible]}}<br>BOTH VEHICLES APPROACHING 14TH {{S|[illegible]}}<br>15TH AVENUE AND PINE STREET. {{S|[illegible]}}<br>TWO PASSENGERS CAME OUT OF THE {{S|[illegible]}}<br>EARLIER. PERPETRATOR {{S|[illegible]}}<br>{{Ep3|Wake Up Call|Eloise Gardener}}</center>
+|-|Cultural References=
+===Disney===
+*When Sam is brought to the [[Hyperion Heights 42nd Precinct Police Station|police station]] after being apprehended at the [[Pleasure Island Cabaret]] for drunken behavior, he shouts that he "isn't going to some salt mine", and [[Rogers]] remarks that alcohol turns some people into jackasses. This is a reference to [[Disney]]'s ''[[Pinocchio (Film)|Pinocchio]]'', where mischievous boys on Pleasure Island who indulge in alcohol and other vices, are [[Shapeshifting|turned]] into donkeys (the word "jackass" refers to both a male donkey and a stupid person) and sold to salt mines and other places for money. {{Ep|Greenbacks}}
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 {{EndTrivia}}
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