Using money left her by Edgar Halcyon Mary Ann pays for herself and Mouse to go on a cruise where she meets and falls for Burke Andrew, a young man with a mysterious past.

DeDe and D'orothea become a couple - the babies are due any day. Frannie adapts to life at the PINUS Society with apparent ease, while Mary Ann continues her investigation into Burke's past.

Michael's condition improves and he returns home. Burke and Mary Ann unravel the mystery of his amnesia; DeDe gives birth to the twins and makes plans to leave San Francisco with D'Orothea.