Peter is arrested for Bobby's murder. His alibi, Kimberly, drifts into a coma. Amanda marries Peter in a jailhouse ceremony so that she won't have to testify against him. A detective reveals to Amanda that Peter is lying about his identity. Dominick prepares to leave for a yearlong relief mission in Bosnia. He asks Jo to come with him, but she is torn. Matt struggles to catch up with his studies after he is released from the hospital. A classmate gives him amphetamines to help him stay awake, and he becomes addicted. Jake pushes Alison to give Billy another chance. She sleeps with Jake, while Billy is left alone in the rooftop restaurant he had rented for their date. Jane attempts to shoot Richard in his garage, but Syd has removed the bullets. Richard tries to rape Jane, but Sydney conks him in the head with a shovel. After discovering that Richard does not have a pulse, the sisters drive off and bury the body along a hill. As they drive away, Richard's hand shoots up from the dirt.

Peter, Michael et Amanda parviennent à s'échapper de l'asile, mais Peter est immédiatement arrêté par la police pour le meurtre de Bobby. Billy essaie de séduire Alison, mais en vain.

Peter wird wegen dringenden Mordverdachts festgenommen, während sein ‚Alibi‘, Kimberly, im Koma liegt. Amanda heiratet derweil Peter im Gefängnis, damit sie nicht gegen ihn aussagen muss. Doch kurze Zeit später erfährt sie von einem Detektiv, dass Peter seine wahre Identität verschweigt. Und Dominick erhält das Angebot, als Arzt in Bosnien zu arbeiten. Er bittet Jo daraufhin, ihn zu begleiten. Doch Jo ist sich nicht sicher, ob sie wirklich mitgehen soll …