Wed, Oct 4, 2000
While on leave in Hawaii, fighter pilot Chandler Williams has a torrid affair. He asks the woman, Heather, to come away with him, but she never shows up. Two months later, he returns home for his father's wedding. He is shocked to discover that Richard is marrying Heather, but keeps the truth a secret in the interest of his father's happiness. Chandler elects to join the family company. He flirts with longtime friend Samantha Sanchez, his father's assistant. Chandler's brother Peter tells Samantha that she isn't good enough for Chandler, and then makes a move on her. Eldest daughter Laurie orders her sister Jenny's boyfriend, Billy, to stay away from her. A drunken Jenny smashes up Billy's car after discovering that he is married.
Wed, Mar 28, 2001
Gwen and Jack disagree about how to handle the situation after word of Heather's embezzlement gets out. Gwen has Heather arrested in the middle of a party, but she is quickly released. Heather begins suffering nightmares about her childhood. Gwen is furious to see Jack consoling her. Samantha refuses to move in with Peter because it goes against her religious beliefs. He eventually proposes, but Maureen reappears with more blackmail demands. Jenny tries to keep Laurie away from David by setting her up with someone else. Gwen tells them that she is tired of serving as their referee. Ethan catches Faith kissing another guy. Scott becomes attracted to a woman who works for the aviation division's chief competitor. He fears that she stole information from him.
Mon, Dec 18, 2000
David saves Jenny from drowning. Jack orders David to stay with Jenny, as he believes that she will otherwise self-destruct. A drunken Laurie laments the fact that Jenny is a total loser, but always gets her way. Heather threatens to expose Peter's secret unless he finds a way to control Samantha. Despite his pleas, Samantha begins bugging Heather's office. Heather embezzles over four million dollars from the Williams Foundation's charity fund to pay for a super computer for Chandler's project, the flying wing. Faith convinces a grounded Ethan to sneak off to a sleazy motel with her.
Mon, Dec 11, 2000
Samantha and Heather get into a slap fight after Heather appears on a magazine cover as the "saviour of Dress2K." Chandler and Scott are enraged when their budget gets slashed in half. Heather discovers Peter's affair with Samantha. Chandler's comments about Peter's playboy past prompt Heather to suspect that the story about Maureen is phony. Jenny pushes for a promotion for David, and freaks him out by discussing their long-term plans as a couple. Jack notices Laurie's sullen mood and issues a warning to David. Gwen catches Faith going through her purse. She realizes that Faith is a manipulative nuisance and bars her from seeing Ethan. Faith shows up at the house and invites the entire school over for a party. She and Ethan sneak off to his room.
Mon, Dec 4, 2000
Heather loses the baby. Gwen tries to provide comfort, but clashes with her after Heather remarks that the miscarriage was probably best for the family. A sobbing Heather shows up at a board meeting and convinces Jack to let her share the reins of Dress2K with Samantha. Gwen is furious when Jack withdraws funding for her hotel renovations. Peter takes Samantha to an observation point, where he watches a woman and baby. He claims that the woman was his fiancée, whom he left because Richard threatened to disinherit him. Jenny begins doing cocaine. Gwen catches her searching for drugs. Laurie is stung when David continues to sleep with Jenny. Faith accompanies Ethan to Chandler's birthday party at Pulse. She ditches him to flirt with a musician twice her age.
Wed, Apr 4, 2001
Peter pays off Maureen, but warns her to stay away for good. Peter and Samantha travel to her grandfather's winery to ask for his blessing. After an encounter with a high school classmate, Heather admits to Chandler that she has been lying about her past. Her past is back, and it's haunting her. Jack and Gwen sleep together, but Gwen considers their night together a mistake. Faith dumps Ethan in favor of her other boyfriend, but Ethan wins her back by following Jack's advice and sharing his feelings. Jenny sabotages a concert at the club in an attempt to make Laurie look bad.