Sarah Scali

**Sarah Lou Scali** is the minor recurring character of the series featured on the ABC channel, *The Commish.* She is the daughter of Commissioner Tony Scali and Rachel Scali and the younger sibling of David Scali. The name 'Sarah' is based on Rachel's mother, and the name 'Lou' is based on Tony's mentor Lou Donello who died the same day Sarah was born. Lou was supposed to be Sarah's godfather.

### The Great Expectation

Rachel and Tony want another child so they are trying again after a decade. Rachel always wanted a daughter, while Tony doesn't care whether their child is a girl or a boy. Because of the stress and the danger of the job, sometimes Tony can't go home in time to conceive during Rachel's ovulation.

Although the doctors said that they both have a very good chance to get pregnant, Rachel is frustrated because it used to be much easier. Tony says that there's a possibility of chemical imbalance, especially after a decade, and due to their age. Tony is positive that they will have another child, while Rachel is pessimistic about the prospect.

### Don't Let Go

The night when Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Rachel finds out that she is pregnant with a child. Irv is in a coma and needs to be operated which worries Tony and the rest of the police officers who were with him at the time. Rachel only tells her husband about the pregnancy when she heard that Irv's operation is a success, and it makes Tony happy and blessed.

However, Ronnie Lopez comes by Tony's house in the middle of the night to tell him bad news; Irv had a complication after the operation and dies. Both Rachel and Tony are grieving, and he is obsessed with finding Irv's killer, he mentions that he will not stop even when it kills him, which shocks Rachel. But Tony assures her that it's only a figure of speech. Irene Wallerstein tells Rachel to hold on to Tony, because she gave up on her husband. Rachel decides that she won't let anything happen to her family.

After almost hurting a suspect named Joey Sanderson, Tony realizes that he needs to calm down and be smart. His job is to protect people and his family, not hurt others. He wants to give good examples for David and his future child.

### To Be Or Not To Be

During the pregnancy, Dr. McNeely informs the parents that there is a possibility that their future child could be born developmentally handicapped. Rachel and Tony are shocked and scared and thought that their daughter would be disabled. It makes Rachel depressed and she is considering terminating the pregnancy, especially after they visit other parents who have a disabled child, who explain that there are challenges in the future.

Tony and Rachel then explain to David that the child might need special care, and that might cost a lot of time, money, sadness, and many problems for everyone. Surprisingly, David wisely tells his parents that it might not happen, and if it happened, they would handle it.

Before his death, Mike Surnac said to Tony that their future daughter is lucky to have parents like him and Rachel. It makes Tony realize that no matter what, they will love the child so they decide to keep the baby.

### When One Door Closes

Rachel's in labor and about to give birth at any minute with only Cyd Madison to support her because Tony is literally out on a ledge trying to stop a troubled older cop, who is a friend, from jumping. The cop is Lou Donello, who is depressed because he is an old man and doesn't feel he belongs to the new world. Lou was supposed to be Sarah's godfather, but he didn't make it as he jumped from a building. Tony decides to name her newborn daughter Sarah Lou Scali.

Both Tony and Rachel's worries are washed away as they receive the news that Sarah is born normal and doesn't have any indication of being developmentally disabled.