Jim begins spending time with Monica Lang a photojournalist who wants to spend more time with Jim. Syd and Joanie begin worrying if the relationship has gone to far after they follow their father to the jewelry District.

Jim later tells Monica the relationship is over but Monica has other ideas. She feels attracted to Jim and makes sure he understands that.

Joanie meets a firefighter who she knew before, Jim falls in love with Monica and feels things are going to fast and misses Syd's call about Joanie being hurt in a fire. Robbie continues feel lucky on a game show and has no idea that he is being tricked.

Syd treats a patient who once owned an Ice Cream place where Syd worked. Robbie gets the feeling he is being tricked Syd & Joanie don't like Monica. Syd and Jim set things right.

Syd's family notice her having a headache & thinking she is stuck in ""Alice in wonderland"" Mrs. Hansen takes on the life of her daughter to help figure out is wrong. Jim goes with Monica to an exhibit, and heads home. Robbie continues to study for a game show.

Syd's CAT Scan is being looked at her doctor & Jim the scan shows no damage to her brain. Syd wonders if she is dead her mom tells her she isn't, Syd learns that her reason for being at Paradise Inn is to find if out her life is ""finished"" and in order to go back to her life she needs to use her heart, mind, & soul.

To find comfort Jim watches a tape to her his daughter's voice, as she tries to sign the register for Paradise Inn Syd has a seizure. Bert is called to a fire. Jim thinks Syd was bitten by something that could have caused the seizure.

Lynda (Syd's mom) takes her to meet the girls. Joanie tells Syd she loves Bert and plays a song that makes Syd want to leave the Inn.

Lynda doesn't want her daughter to leave, Joanie learns the fire Bert is fighting got worse and fears Bert is dead. Jim begs for his daughter's return.

Syd can go back to her life and squeezes both Jim & Joanie's hands

Syd is about to go and will need therapy to help her leg heal from Encephalitis. Syd finds out her therapist is a man not big on machines. Syd begins working out and over works. Jim takes in dogs that came from Chicago because the owner wasn't found.

Andi is stalking Robbie because he wouldn't cheat for her, Syd ignores her body's needs to rest while driving Izzy home and hit a tree. Joannie learns that Bert has girl friend. Syd doesn't feel normal and thinks about quitting medicine.

Syd awaits her fate on ""Survivor"" (in a dream.) Syd returns to work & Dr. Roberts's questions Syd's reason to come back so soon, She nearly kills a young girl with seizures after giving a large dose of medicine. Robbie can't seem to get rid of Andi who may have burned the ""Down on Your Luck"" Set.

Syd feels Dr. Roberts may take over the clinic. Dr. Roberts wants take over the Clinic by showing Syd the plans for the clinic and something bothers Syd about the Doctor. Sarah's mom wants to sue her for malpractice. In a dream Lynda helps her daughter find the answer she needs.

Doctor Roberts gave the little girl an adult dosage of the medicine to make Syd loose her job.

John Hemming asks Syd to look at former patient of his who wants to be a ballerina. Rebecca wants Syd to clear her for the Providence Ballet. Jim hires someone to train Fearless, later wishing he hadn't done it. Rebecca's problem could be more serious. Joanie finds out Burt has a problem.

Syd learns that John may be in love with Rebecca, she made it up to get Syd off her back.

Robbie offers Andi a place to stay with Heather. Burt goes to the hospital for surgery for his problem, As Syd tries to help sew up a laceration she has trouble closing the cut up, due to a seizure. She sees Carlos who has cleft palate (meaning people who have this can't smile.)

Syd asks another doctor to the surgery for free. Syd tries to find her patient to let him know about the surgery, she learns that INS took her patient and his son. Jim works on trying to get Howard the bird quiet. Syd will need to do the surgery herself because the doctor who offered to do it had an emergency.

Syd dreams she is on The Titanic with john Hemming, Syd's mom thinks she knows why her daughter's relationship with men is bad. Syd finds out more about John. She also treats Jamie Rohan for a broken wrist & finds out he is taking Ratalin. Robbie tries to help Andi in court.

Joanie and Syd go for a night out and see John dancing with a blonde woman. Syd learns that Scott died and his brother Jamie may have ADHD.

Syd runs to find Jamie who is thought to have taken Scott's medicine. John tells about Cheryl who his was to marry.