Claudia settles into her new job, promptly appointing a new board member; Frank gets a job offer; Paige has had about all she can take of her job---and of Linda; Val gets a welcome home from the twins.
Greg offers Claudia a job to keep her and her daughter Kate, who reminds him of his own daughter, in town. Steve learns that the Sumner Group was responsible for his family's ruin. Valene receives a hopeful diagnosis.
Linda learns Brian killed a private investigator hired by his wife. Paige's romance blossoms.
Mack is notified that Jason was badly beaten by his father and is in the hospital, unconscious. Kate confides in half-brother Steve that she thinks he was the result of their mother's being raped, and Gary's puppies frustrate Anne and Nick's greed.
Anne and Nick get cozy; Sgt. Levine questions Julie about Danny's death; Val and Gary bicker over their rehearsal dinner; Paige feels confused after a chat with Mack; and Anne prepares to confront the blackmailer.
