Shanahan, Peter
THE STARGATE OMNIPEDIA
SHANAHAN, PETER
Detective based in Denver, Colorado. Pete met Samantha Carter while on a case in Colorado Springs, after his friend Mark Carter (Sam's brother) set them up. Shortly afterward Pete and Sam began a romantic relationship.

Pete has had a tumultuous past, and thinks that he probably would have ended up in jail if it had not been a particular cop who made a difference in his life. That's part of why he entered this line of work. Pete was previously married, but his wife found his job too difficult a lifestyle to be involved with and subsequently divorced him. He never blamed her for her decision, as the hours of his job are never certain and, all in all, it is a difficult lifestyle to lead while married.

Inquisitive about Carter's true work (beyond deep space telemetry) deep inside Cheyenne Mountain, Pete made a call to F.B.I. agent Farrity to run a background check on the major. He learned that she was likely involved in top-security work for the government. To try and learn more about what it is Sam really does, Pete followed her on a stake-out and discovered a glowing-eyed woman with a "laser ring" -- Osiris, a Goa'uld who was probing Daniel Jackson's mind while he slept at night. Pete took a hit in the fire-fight that ensued, but survived.

Because of what he had seen, Carter was given permission to disclose to Pete the true nature of the Stargate program and her work there.

PLAYED BY - David DeLuise
FIRST APPEARED - Chimera

KEY EPISODE(S) -
Chimera - Pete Shanahan continues an intimate relationship with Samantha Carter, and goes behind her back to determine that her real job is traveling to other planets and battling intergalactic villains.