▁on ▁a ▁Band stand ▁dan cer , ▁and ▁they ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁public ▁appearance ▁dates . ▁While ▁never ▁becoming ▁rom antic , ▁they ▁remained ▁good ▁friends . ▁Meg ▁later ▁developed ▁a ▁rom ance ▁with ▁Luke ▁F ole y , ▁a ▁record ▁store ▁cl erk ▁and ▁fellow ▁East ▁Catholic ▁student . ▁ ▁Sam ▁Walker ▁wins ▁a ▁track ▁athlet ic ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁East ▁Catholic . ▁Sam ' s ▁father ▁Henry ▁states ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁three ▁other ▁black ▁male ▁students ▁at ▁East ▁Catholic ; ▁some ▁in ▁the ▁majority - white ▁student ▁body ▁res ent ▁Sam ' s ▁presence , ▁especially ▁Tommy ▁De F el ice , ▁who ▁is ▁later ▁exp elled ▁after ▁f als ely ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁J J ' s ▁crime ▁of ▁breaking ▁Beth ' s ▁current ▁boy friend ' s ▁wind sh ield . ▁Sam ▁and ▁Meg ▁develop ▁a ▁friendship , ▁even ▁creating ▁a ▁record - sw apping ▁club ▁while ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁Vin yl ▁Cro cod ile ▁record ▁store . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁finale ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Meg ▁and ▁Sam ▁are ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁race ▁ri ot ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ) ▁Meg ▁and ▁Sam ▁surv ive ▁the ▁ri ots ▁un har med , ▁but ▁the ▁branch ▁of ▁Jack ' s ▁store ▁under ▁Henry ' s ▁management ▁is ▁destroyed . ▁G wen ▁dies ▁from ▁cancer . ▁J J ▁exc els