Can Sam die during a leap?
According to Don Bellisario, yes he can. 4. Why could Sam see when he “replaced” a blind man? Would he be able to hear as a deaf person? In other words, is it Sam’s mind that’s leaping, or his body? Sam is physically leaping through time, his mass being exchanged with that of the leapee. Sam, not sharing the handicap, will not exhibit it. Sam’s entire body and soul trades places with the leapee, although the physical aura stays around. To quote The Source Himself (Don Bellisario): “…when Sam leaps in and bounces somebody out, I like to think of it this way: … if that person was hit by a car and they broke their leg and hit the street and then Sam leaped in, Sam would not have a broken leg. But if Sam leaped in and was crossing the street and was hit by the car, then Sam would have the broken leg.” In other words: He does not share handicaps or injuries suffered by the leapee before his leap in, but will sustain injuries suffered while he is there. The fact that it is Sam’s entire b
