Hillary is thrilled by the arrival of Monique Duran, a woman with Teri's looks but not her nasty attitude. The already-fragile Carrie cannot handle living and working with a constant reminder of her sister. Hillary dumps the smitten Lt. Soto. Sarah hits the bottle after Brian tells her that things cannot work between them. Linda moves into Chris's mansion. Eric seeks her help when he has difficulty paying off a debt to some dangerous individuals.

Cynthia identifies her stalker as a former boyfriend, Frank Thompson. Brian continues to watch over Cynthia, and throws a Halloween party at his loft to cheer her up. After the party, Brian and Cynthia give in to their growing attraction. Adam drifts away from Monique as the anniversary of Grayson's death approaches. Julie hopes to take advantage of the friction between the couple. Mark leaves the priesthood to start a new life with Sarah. Hillary realizes the extent of Carrie's problems and tricks her into seeking psychiatric help.

Adam realizes that Grayson faked her suicide attempt to win his sympathy; she purposely took a far less than lethal dose. Adam files for divorce, but Grayson refuses to surrender her shares in Stage 99. Julie ruins a romantic Hawaiian vacation with Craig when she ignores him to make business connections. He dumps her. Cynthia insists that she is no longer tormented by the rape, and decides to drop group therapy. She becomes obsessed with her physical appearance and secretly begins binging and purging. Sarah, no longer a sweet farm girl, turns into an egomaniac and gets on everybody's nerves.