28 episodesFirst aired 27 October 1988
Financial schemes, intrigue, murder and lust culminate in the possible expulsion from the cul-de-sac of one of the neighbors.
E1Oct 1988
Mack travels to Mexico in a desperate effort to save Paige, Michael, and Johnny from paid killers.
E2Nov 1988
When Val claims Jill tried to kill her with a drug overdose, no one believes her. Sumner re-enters politics.
E3Nov 1988
Paige, Michael and Johnny are trapped in a van on their way out of Mexico. Val returns to an empty house.
E4Nov 1988
Val is too scared to leave the house. Abby, Karen, and Gary are implicated in an exposé about drug activity.
E5Dec 1988
Val hires a private investigator to prove her case. Pat and Frank seek Mack's help, and Paige seduces Sumner.
E6Dec 1988
Val, Karen, and Gary investigate Jill's alibi. The Williamses take refuge at Gary's ranch.
E7Dec 1988
Jill confesses to Gary that she slept with another man the same night Val overdosed. Abby hides information.
E8Dec 1988
Sumner considers running for mayor and hires Ted Melcher to handle his return to politics. Val confronts Jill.
E9Jan 1989
Sumner shocks Abby with a proposal, as Olivia announces she will marry Harold. Paige receives unexpected news.
E10Jan 1989
Jill reluctantly prepares to move out of Gary's home. Abby works to make Sumner's wedding a media event.
E11Jan 1989
As Sumner and Abby's wedding approaches, his former lover Paige tries everything to win him back.
E12Jan 1989
Jill's alibi begins to come apart when her San Francisco "lover" makes an embarrassing accusation.
E13Feb 1989
As the evidence mounts, Gary believes Jill tried to murder Val. Michael becomes infatuated with a classmate.
E14Feb 1989
Jill wants to take a lie-detector test to prove her innocence. Ted warns Sumner of his political weaknesses.
E15Feb 1989
When Sumner moves to regain custody, Karen and Mack fight back. Jill's plot to win back Gary endangers Julie.
E16Feb 1989
Val and Gary worry Jill might hurt someone else. Karen and Mack agree to meet with Sumner and Abby.
E17Mar 1989
Gary is arrested for the murder of Jill. Karen and Mack rejoice at Sumner's decision regarding custody of Meg.
E18Mar 1989
Jill's funeral is held, as Mack's investigations reveal Val and Frank could be suspects in her murder.
E19Mar 1989
As Gary faces a hearing for Jill's murder, Mack works to prove his innocence. Paige approaches Sumner.
E20Mar 1989
Abby joins a conservation group working to stop an offshore drilling plan - by a company she secretly owns.
E21Apr 1989
Abby's secret ownership of Murakame is endangered when Sumner requests to meet the company's chief executive.
E22Apr 1989
As Karen and Paula compile evidence against her company, Abby concocts a plan to protect her drilling scheme.
E23Apr 1989
Abby's intricate scheme to protect her secret ownership of Murakame Corporation begins to unravel.
E24Apr 1989
Paige's investigation implicates Ted Melcher in the murder of Murakame Corporation's president.
E25May 1989
Mack, Karen, Paula and Gary ask Abby to join their lawsuit against Murakame Corporation.
E26May 1989
Fear and resentment dominate Abby's cynical love affair with Ted, as she suspects he's capable of murder.
E27May 1989
Abby's friends, lovers and enemies are stunned by an announcement that could remove her from the community.
E28May 1989
Paula and Mack bunk together during a storm and begin to heat things up. Paige isn't sure who she can trust her well being to: Greg or Ted?
