Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.

Jordan accepte de faire une fausse carte d'identité pour Angela. En la lui apportant, il l'embrasse. Alors qu'elle ne rêvait que de ce moment, Angela trouve que tout va trop vite : ils ne se connaissent que très peu et n'ont échangé que quelques paroles. De son côté, Patty propose à Graham de participer à un cours de danse de salon, mais elle est vite déçue par les réactions de son époux face à cette proposition et à sa nouvelle coiffure. Graham, de son côté, tenté par une aventure extraconjugale, est sermonné par son frère.

A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.

The printing shop owned by Patty's father is audited.

A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.

Liberty High deals with the issue of censorship when a substitute English teacher encourages students to write liberal poetry for the school paper.

Angela makes a real connection with Jordan when she discovers that he has difficulty reading.

Sharon's dad has a heart attack that causes Graham to question his own mortality and puts stress on his marriage while the event mends the broken friendship between Sharon and Angela.

Angela finds herself in 1963 during a mystical Halloween experience; Graham and Patty create some magic of their own with the help of medieval Halloween costumes.

Brian's life is a constant struggle over what he wants to express and the ramblings that escape from his mouth; everyone feels like the outsider at the ""World Happiness Dance"" at school; Patty pressures Graham into taking a continuing education cooking class.

Self-esteem is the lesson of the day for Angela's warped relationship with Jordan, Brian's unreciprocated devotion to Angela, Rickie's flair for the dramatic, and Graham's cooking expertise.

Angela must make the decision whether or not to sleep with Jordan, while Graham is being pressured into going into the restaurant business with Hallie Lowenthal.

Rayanne has been sober for 33 days. To start getting her life back together again and to spend more time with Angela, she joins Jordan's band. But after a case of stage fright and a glimpse at what being sober really means, she goes back to the bottle.

The Chase's Christmas is more complicated than usual when Angela's anxious search for Rickie leads her into the world of runaway kids where she encounters a mysterious homeless girl.

It's New Year's Eve and while everyone else is busy making or breaking his or her resolutions, Rickie faces an increasingly difficult situation.

Angela realizes she is over Jordan and is in to someone else. But Brian Cracow catches Rayanne and Jordan on tape having sex.

On a romantic weekend getaway to ""reconnect"" with Graham, Patty reveals another side of her personality; Angela copes with a visit from Rayanne, who has good reason not to leave.

Jordan asks Brian for help on winning back Angela's affections; Sharon and Rayanne reach a turning point in their relationship; and Rickie learns that the new girl has a crush on him.