Georgie gets caught in the middle as Frankie and Mitch battle in court over Thomas George; Cat trains Alex for a marathon; the first lady seeks Teddy's services and inspires her to return to fashion design.

Teddy decides to take the law into her own hands and avenge Cat's attack while Cat lies on the brink of death; Reed joins a religious cult.

Teddy and Mitch assist Cat's recovery and spend a night together; Falconer encourages Cat to remember so she can identify her attacker; Alex goes to California to visit Reed and Kirby.

Alex takes her story of survival on a talk show; Teddy and Mitch mull reconciliation; Frankie and Georgie try to convince the owners of the ""Sweet Sixteen"" ice cream shop to rebuild.

Teddy overreacts when Kyle makes bail; Frankie prepares for a date with a man she met over her computer; John wants to perform on Alex's show.

The family supports Cat through the rape trial; the ordeal prompts Georgie to reveal a secret from her past.

Georgie and John find Trevor in a compromising position; Teddy and Falconer become closer; Alex learns an interesting fact about Norma.

Simon Bolt returns from the dead; Alex and Truman plan a surprise party for Bea; ""Sweet Sixteen"" reopens and Frankie has second thoughts about hiring Trevor.

Frankie helps her father's one-time mistress, now a homeless woman; Teddy hires Bolt as her assistant; Mitch and John take Evan and Trevor on a camping trip.

Falconer learns Bolt is wanted in London for embezzlement; the family tries an ""intervention"" with Trevor.

The sisters prepare for Christmas; Trevor is sent to rehab; Alex's show is cancelled; Teddy tries to help Falconer through memories of his son's death.

A disastrous introduction to Alex's family prompts seconds thoughts about Big Al; Falconer's work-related injury alerts Teddy to the risks of dating a cop; Frankie begins to wonder if she can handle running the ""Sweet Sixteen"".

Depressed and confused, Georgie contemplates suicide while Trevor is at the rehabilitation center and John and Evan are away, but her efforts are thwarted when the 'sisters' get snowbound at her house.

Alex dates a doctor who makes her miss Al; Teddy believes an art-gallery owner's accidental death was murder and is determined to solve the crime; Georgie fears she will become addicted to the anti-depressants her doctor prescribed.

Trevor runs away from the rehabilitation center; Teddy doubts Falconer's innocence in an excessive force case; a new assistant aims for Alex's job as host.

Falconer goes off the wagon after his suspension; Alex confronts her ambitious assistant; Thomas George is wanted for a commercial.

The sisters learn they might have a half-sister; Mitch encourages Frankie to date; Teddy fears she has lost Falconer to his ex-wife.

The sisters await results of their blood tests and Frankie resents Charley's refusal to be involved with the family; Alex and Al await the verdict in his tax-fraud case; Cat has her first date since the attack.

Teddy spots Trevor living on the streets of Chicago and tries to convince him to return home; Alex invites Norma's parents to Winnetka when Norma wins an award.

Pregnant Reed returns to learn Alex may have cancer again; Falconer is assigned to protect Teddy from a stalker.

Naomi Judd appears on Alex's show, then must deliver Reed's baby; eloping Teddy and Falconer fly into a storm.