Sam's late father and former sheriff of Rio County, widely revered for supposedly driving out corrupt predecessor Charlie Wade. In reality, Buddy was corrupt, accepting kickbacks, exploiting prison labor, and evicting residents for lakefront property. He participated in Wade's murder cover-up, maintained a decades-long affair with Mercedes Cruz, and is revealed to be Pilar's biological father.
Authoritarian father and estranged son.
Secret biological father of Pilar.
Long-term secret romantic affair.
Partners in crime and corruption cover-up.
Accomplice in the murder cover-up.
Predecessor and political rival.
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