Richard dies of a heart attack. The family suspects foul play, but Heather denies any wrongdoing. Chandler tells Heather that he will help with the baby, but rejects her advances. Jack returns from Europe to become CEO of Williams Enterprises, as Richard had stipulated in his will. Heather is not mentioned in the will. Peter, using the blackmail tape as leverage, pays Heather one million dollars to leave town quietly. On her way out of the mansion, she meets a lawyer, who tells her that Richard revised the will during his honeymoon. Heather receives an equal share of Richard's fortune. Jack angrily refutes Peter's attempt to show him the tape of Chandler and Heather. He turns to his mother instead. Gwen threatens Heather, who smugly announces that she is carrying Richard's child. Jenny shows up drunk for her father's funeral. Laurie accuses her of selfishness, as she always needs everyone's attention. A hurt Jenny moves in with David.

David saves Jenny from drowning. Jenny does not reveal what she saw at David's apartment. She instead lays a guilt trip on David and Laurie to keep him tied to her. 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. She slaps David in the middle of the club. 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. Samantha goes to Chandler with the information. Peter realizes that Samantha recorded a conversation in which he and Heather discussed the ruse involving Maureen. Claiming that he is worried that Samantha could be jailed for her actions, he destroys the tape before she can listen to it. He also advises her

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.