Samantha Maroun

**A.D.A. Samantha Maroun** is an assistant district attorney with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, partnered with Nolan Price.

## History

While Maroun and Price prosecuted a woman named Nicole Bell for the murder of Henry King, Maroun told the jury that her sister was raped and murdered in her closing arguments. Maroun told the jury that she and the police knew who the killer was but no charges could be filed. In the end, Nicole was found guilty for Henry's murder and was imprisoned.

Maroun became deeply invested in the murder case against Lucy McDaniel. Maroun and Price desperately tried to prove Lucy's motive to commit the arranged murder of a judge. Maroun then discovered that Lucy's father was controlling, overprotective, manipulative and occasionally abusive towards her. Maroun then asked Bernard to pay Lucy a visit in prison and to convince her to accept a plea deal offered by Price and Maroun. After Bernard met with Lucy in prison, Lucy pled guilty to manslaughter and was imprisoned for the murder. Outside the courtroom, Price asked Maroun how Lucy knew about the deal and Maroun told Price that she made Bernard reach out to her. Price then told Maroun if she ever did something like that again, he would fire her.

Price and Maroun tell McCoy about their evidence against Sirenko. McCoy tells Price and Maroun that the two murders that Sirenko committed are worth a life sentence. Maroun informed McCoy that they also found three bodies in the building. McCoy tells Price and Maroun to get to work. Maroun and Price have a conversation about Sirenko's motive to start an international political statement. Later, Benson meets with Price and Maroun. Benson tells Price and Maroun that Nicole doesn't have any relatives and ran away from her foster parent. Maroun was shocked to learn about this but still needed Nicole to testify. Maroun says that she will do her best to protect Nicole on the stand but can't promise anything. Later, after Nicole moves to Toronto, McCoy demands for a court order to bring Nicole back to New York to testify. Price tells McCoy that it's not easy and that extradition of minors can be rejected if it's not in the child's best interest. Maroun then tells them that she agrees with Benson about Nicole being an unreliable witness due to her trauma. Maroun tells Price and McCoy that they should cut a deal with Sirenko. McCoy agrees with Maroun but Price becomes disgusted. Maroun meets with Sirenko and his attorney about the deal. Sirenko's attorney manages to settle on a deal which is for Sirenko to get most of the charges dropped and to spend twenty years in prison rather than life. Maroun tells Sirenko that she hopes he gets stabbed in prison. Later, after Rublev tries to make a deal with Price, Maroun witnesses Rublev get murdered. (L&O: "Gimme Shelter")

At Erickson's arraignment, Maroun tells the judge that bail should be denied because he is an extreme flight risk. The judge ends up setting bail at 2 million dollars which the parents can pay. At the office, Maroun gets sent yellow roses due to it being the anniversary of her sister's death. Price approaches Maroun and tells her that the defense will push self-defense. Maroun becomes angry that Derek is seen as a villain because of his race and that he sold a bit of weed. Price tells Maroun that there is no motive and they should plead Erickson out. McCoy tells Maroun and Price that they need to overcome the defense's claim that Derek was responsible for his own murder. Outside the courtroom, Price starts questioning why Erickson murdered Derek but Maroun told Price that it doesn't matter and they should focus on the horror of what he did. Later, in McCoy's office, Price tells McCoy that they should offer him a deal but Maroun does not agree with Price. Due to Maroun believing that they should go for murder two, Price asked McCoy to allow Maroun to take over. In court, Maroun cross-examines Erickson and claims that he did not express remorse before but Erickson claimed that his dad and lawyer instructed him not to express remorse and that he wish he could take it back. When Erickson starts crying on the stand, Maroun becomes worried that she went too far. Price tells Maroun that she is doing great but Maroun doesn't think so. Later, at the office, Price wonders that Maroun has a vendetta against Erickson due to the similarities between Erickson and her sister's murderer. Price then recants and apologises to Maroun. At her mother's house, Maroun discusses her sister's murder with her mom and her mom told her to forget about the hatred and frustration and to remember the good memories with her sister. At the courtroom, Maroun makes a plea deal which impresses Price.

## Appearances

* Law & Order
	+ Season 21: "The Right Thing" • "Impossible Dream" • "Filtered Life" • "Fault Lines" • "Free Speech" • "Wicked Game" • "Legacy" • "Severance" • "The Great Pretender" • "Black and Blue"
	+ Season 22: "Gimme Shelter" • "Battle Lines" • "Camouflage" • "Benefit Of The Doubt" • "12 Seconds" • "Vicious Cycle" • "Only The Lonely" • "Chain of Command" • "The System" • "Land of Opportunity" • "Second Chance" • "Almost Famous" • "Mammon" • "Heroes" • "Fear and Loathing" • "Deadline" • "Bias" • "Collateral Damage" • "Private Lives" • "Class Retreat" • "Appraisal" • "Open Wounds”
	+ Season 23: “Freedom Of Expression” • “Human Innovations” • “Unintended Consequences” • "Turn The Page"