Season 5
A storm's a brewing...
Alan and Philip arrange for Felicia and Charles to meet. Beth convinces Philip to be honest with Felicia. Philip confesses to Felicia it was a setup, and thanks Philip for his honesty; Charles tells him both his children are grown and moved away and his wife Vivian passed away from ovarian cancer last year. They begin dating, but realize her life of privilege contrasts with his lonely life as a doctor. When Alan gets wind of Philip’s talk with Felicia he feels betrayed and decides to teach his son a lesson by arranging Beth & Alan-Michael to have private encounters then planting the seed in Philip’s head of their affair. Hope asks for 50% of Alan’s fortune in the divorce which would mean she’s worth $1.2 billion; because there wasn’t a pre-nup Justin gets the settlement. Hope and Alan have one last goodbye talk as she tells him he was her first love and greatest heartbreak. Alex calls Alan a fool stating he may be a shark in the boardroom, but he’s a fool in love. She throws a file on Annie on his desk before leaving. Alan reads through and is shocked. “What have I done?”
Dinah becomes jealous of Alan-Michael spending time with Beth and dives into business. She then stops by Trends to have lunch with Vanessa and sees how well Vanessa and Marah are getting along. Ross notices and talks to Alan-Michael. Embarrassed by his interference Dinah blasts Ross, who fires back he loves her. Dinah explodes and their fight leads to her moving out and in with Vanessa. Billy becomes annoyed by Dinah’s presence, when Billy argues with Vanessa that she’s being too soft on Dinah she tries defending Dinah to Billy but ends up seeing his point. Dinah interrupts saying she feels abandoned all over again by her as she’s choosing her husband over her; Dinah leaves and goes to the airport. Coop tells Marah she’s put too much time and energy into that magazine to still be an assistant. Marah tells Coop to support her; she has a plan to ride this out. He surprises her with a trip to see the Red Sox.
At the Bauer barbecue Reva and Josh begin to argue about her job. They begin making time for each other and going on dates. They travel to Cross Creek and renew their vows. Annie follows them up and drugs them. She leaves Reva in the middle of the woods and has sex with a drugged Josh pretending to be Reva. Reva wakes up and runs back to Cross Creek to see Josh in bed sleep. Thinking she may have slept walked she closes the door. Annie goes home and has sex with Alex. She smiles and says “I’m done being Miss Nice Gal.”
Bill and Leah raise their child, they name their daughter Lucy Lewis (named after Vanessa’s mother). They settle into being parents and try balancing his work, her modeling, and raising their daughter, but realize they need a nanny. Lizzie, back from vacation, sees their ad for a nanny and applies after seeing them in the park together. They love Lizzie as the baby’s nanny and hire her. Lizzie secretly breastfeeds the baby as well as gets very close; Leah goes to Bill about her suspicions, but Bill tells her she’s being paranoid. Bill helps Billy record a video to say goodbye to everyone he loves.
Hope and Lillian take Lizzie out to dinner along with Beth as Lizzie says she’s not going back to school and loves being a nanny. Hope gets a hint that Lizzie was at a certain spa; after dinner Hope does research at the spa and realizes it’s a place for unwed mothers to have babies. She calls Lillian and Beth. Beth thinks Hope is reaching and leaves, Lillian thinks there’s something to this as she and Hope dig deeper. Alan catches wind they are digging and thwarts them the entire time.
Nobody visits Carmen in prison except for Leo, and they all decline her call when she calls them. Danny and Michelle come forward with their relationship as Danny assumes control of Powerhouse Modeling calling the board to a meeting. They vote to keep Carmen out and have Danny CEO, Tony as President, Jenna as Vice-President, and Ben as Booking Agent. Leo goes to Carmen and tells her he has a plan to get her out of jail. Leo goes to Ross and the judge stating Maureen was on the jury to convict Carmen only to better Danny & Michelle’s interest. The judge has to throw out the trial; Leo offers to have Carmen deal with time served and be remanded to home monitoring for a year. Ross objects, but the judge demands Maureen come into court. Maureen states she didn’t know about the relationship and tearfully admits she is supportive of it regardless. Ross offers the judge Carmen to have another year in as she’s a big fish; Carmen states she’s not and will offer the judge’s ruling if she gives up others. Carmen gives up names and places which ends up resulting in the biggest drug bust in the US. Carmen is given time served and probation for 2 years; this move cleans all the money in Powerhouse Modeling. Carmen explodes with rage and is escorted out. Danny sets her up in the pool house not the main house; uncertain about her future Carmen goes to church and prays. Carmen blackmails Jenna into changing her image. Jenna hires Carmen as her assistant at Powerhouse Modeling but Danny walks in. He tells her Jenna told him about what Carmen has over her; he says he will throw her back into prison if she doesn’t behave and sets her up in an room at The Beacon Hotel. Carmen’s family still doesn’t accept her, so she goes to Michelle and begs for her help. Michelle turns her down, but Lujack overhears and agrees to help. Lujack teaches her how to be more compassionate as they fall in love. Carmen goes to AJ and apologizes. AJ asks Frank for Marina’s hand in marriage; Frank approves. AJ proposes to Marina at Towers. Buzz and Jenna throw AJ and Marina a wedding at Fifth Street with Nola hosting the reception at Company. Jim, Claire, Anthony, Annabelle, Chelsea, Matt, Bridget, Quint, Nola, Stacy, Ed, Maureen, Rick, Mel, Bill, Leah, Danny, Michelle, Frank, Eleni, Mallet, Harley, Rafe, and Daisy show up; Harley discovers she’s pregnant.
Lujack decides to get back to work and works Head of Security for Spaulding Enterprises. He spends quality time with Nick to let him know he isn’t trying to be a threat; he also begins dating Carmen tapping into her softer side. He tells Philip he doesn’t want to steal Beth from him even though he and Beth reminisce about what their life together would’ve been like if he stayed in Springfield. He takes Carmen to dinner to meet Fletcher, Alex, Mindy, and Nick. Carmen and Alex get into a catfight; Lujack states “I guess we have more work to do.” Lujack tells Alex to accept Carmen. Alex wonders why he and Nick pick the wrong women.
Ross and Blake along with Ed and Maureen go to a couples’ retreat to try getting their “mojo” back. They spend a month getting back in touch with each other.
Holly tries going on dates but no one clicks. She goes online and hits it off with a great guy named Dietrich Lindsey. They get along great and when she suggest they meet at Company: Roger shows up. He apologizes for all the past and tells her she is the love of his life. She tells him she will never forgive him; he kisses her. They end up in a room at Company making love. Holly can’t explain why she loves him and leaves in tears. Holly reaches out to her brother Andrew “Andy” Norris (John Aprea). He tells her she’s crazy to go back to Roger, but their relationship has always been volatile. She has flashbacks of her & Roger’s relationship. While together Andy asks for a producer job at WSPR; Holly hires him. Andy bumps into Lillian at a Breast Cancer survivor group. He is ten years in remission from Breast Cancer. They begin dating.
Rafe and Daisy rent a condo together at Birch Woods; Rafe gets a job as a Resident Intern at Cedars, and Daisy goes to Springfield Police Academy. Pilar and Jason both move home; Jason gets a job as a Clerk as Andy’s protegee at WSPR, and Pilar becomes a socialite, party girl.
Warnings of Hurricane Irna about to hit Springfield.
Alan and Philip arrange for Felicia and Charles to meet. Beth convinces Philip to be honest with Felicia. Philip confesses to Felicia it was a setup, and thanks Philip for his honesty; Charles tells him both his children are grown and moved away and his wife Vivian passed away from ovarian cancer last year. They begin dating, but realize her life of privilege contrasts with his lonely life as a doctor. When Alan gets wind of Philip’s talk with Felicia he feels betrayed and decides to teach his son a lesson by arranging Beth & Alan-Michael to have private encounters then planting the seed in Philip’s head of their affair. Hope asks for 50% of Alan’s fortune in the divorce which would mean she’s worth $1.2 billion; because there wasn’t a pre-nup Justin gets the settlement. Hope and Alan have one last goodbye talk as she tells him he was her first love and greatest heartbreak. Alex calls Alan a fool stating he may be a shark in the boardroom, but he’s a fool in love. She throws a file on Annie on his desk before leaving. Alan reads through and is shocked. “What have I done?”
Dinah becomes jealous of Alan-Michael spending time with Beth and dives into business. She then stops by Trends to have lunch with Vanessa and sees how well Vanessa and Marah are getting along. Ross notices and talks to Alan-Michael. Embarrassed by his interference Dinah blasts Ross, who fires back he loves her. Dinah explodes and their fight leads to her moving out and in with Vanessa. Billy becomes annoyed by Dinah’s presence, when Billy argues with Vanessa that she’s being too soft on Dinah she tries defending Dinah to Billy but ends up seeing his point. Dinah interrupts saying she feels abandoned all over again by her as she’s choosing her husband over her; Dinah leaves and goes to the airport. Coop tells Marah she’s put too much time and energy into that magazine to still be an assistant. Marah tells Coop to support her; she has a plan to ride this out. He surprises her with a trip to see the Red Sox.
At the Bauer barbecue Reva and Josh begin to argue about her job. They begin making time for each other and going on dates. They travel to Cross Creek and renew their vows. Annie follows them up and drugs them. She leaves Reva in the middle of the woods and has sex with a drugged Josh pretending to be Reva. Reva wakes up and runs back to Cross Creek to see Josh in bed sleep. Thinking she may have slept walked she closes the door. Annie goes home and has sex with Alex. She smiles and says “I’m done being Miss Nice Gal.”
Bill and Leah raise their child, they name their daughter Lucy Lewis (named after Vanessa’s mother). They settle into being parents and try balancing his work, her modeling, and raising their daughter, but realize they need a nanny. Lizzie, back from vacation, sees their ad for a nanny and applies after seeing them in the park together. They love Lizzie as the baby’s nanny and hire her. Lizzie secretly breastfeeds the baby as well as gets very close; Leah goes to Bill about her suspicions, but Bill tells her she’s being paranoid. Bill helps Billy record a video to say goodbye to everyone he loves.
Hope and Lillian take Lizzie out to dinner along with Beth as Lizzie says she’s not going back to school and loves being a nanny. Hope gets a hint that Lizzie was at a certain spa; after dinner Hope does research at the spa and realizes it’s a place for unwed mothers to have babies. She calls Lillian and Beth. Beth thinks Hope is reaching and leaves, Lillian thinks there’s something to this as she and Hope dig deeper. Alan catches wind they are digging and thwarts them the entire time.
Nobody visits Carmen in prison except for Leo, and they all decline her call when she calls them. Danny and Michelle come forward with their relationship as Danny assumes control of Powerhouse Modeling calling the board to a meeting. They vote to keep Carmen out and have Danny CEO, Tony as President, Jenna as Vice-President, and Ben as Booking Agent. Leo goes to Carmen and tells her he has a plan to get her out of jail. Leo goes to Ross and the judge stating Maureen was on the jury to convict Carmen only to better Danny & Michelle’s interest. The judge has to throw out the trial; Leo offers to have Carmen deal with time served and be remanded to home monitoring for a year. Ross objects, but the judge demands Maureen come into court. Maureen states she didn’t know about the relationship and tearfully admits she is supportive of it regardless. Ross offers the judge Carmen to have another year in as she’s a big fish; Carmen states she’s not and will offer the judge’s ruling if she gives up others. Carmen gives up names and places which ends up resulting in the biggest drug bust in the US. Carmen is given time served and probation for 2 years; this move cleans all the money in Powerhouse Modeling. Carmen explodes with rage and is escorted out. Danny sets her up in the pool house not the main house; uncertain about her future Carmen goes to church and prays. Carmen blackmails Jenna into changing her image. Jenna hires Carmen as her assistant at Powerhouse Modeling but Danny walks in. He tells her Jenna told him about what Carmen has over her; he says he will throw her back into prison if she doesn’t behave and sets her up in an room at The Beacon Hotel. Carmen’s family still doesn’t accept her, so she goes to Michelle and begs for her help. Michelle turns her down, but Lujack overhears and agrees to help. Lujack teaches her how to be more compassionate as they fall in love. Carmen goes to AJ and apologizes. AJ asks Frank for Marina’s hand in marriage; Frank approves. AJ proposes to Marina at Towers. Buzz and Jenna throw AJ and Marina a wedding at Fifth Street with Nola hosting the reception at Company. Jim, Claire, Anthony, Annabelle, Chelsea, Matt, Bridget, Quint, Nola, Stacy, Ed, Maureen, Rick, Mel, Bill, Leah, Danny, Michelle, Frank, Eleni, Mallet, Harley, Rafe, and Daisy show up; Harley discovers she’s pregnant.
Lujack decides to get back to work and works Head of Security for Spaulding Enterprises. He spends quality time with Nick to let him know he isn’t trying to be a threat; he also begins dating Carmen tapping into her softer side. He tells Philip he doesn’t want to steal Beth from him even though he and Beth reminisce about what their life together would’ve been like if he stayed in Springfield. He takes Carmen to dinner to meet Fletcher, Alex, Mindy, and Nick. Carmen and Alex get into a catfight; Lujack states “I guess we have more work to do.” Lujack tells Alex to accept Carmen. Alex wonders why he and Nick pick the wrong women.
Ross and Blake along with Ed and Maureen go to a couples’ retreat to try getting their “mojo” back. They spend a month getting back in touch with each other.
Holly tries going on dates but no one clicks. She goes online and hits it off with a great guy named Dietrich Lindsey. They get along great and when she suggest they meet at Company: Roger shows up. He apologizes for all the past and tells her she is the love of his life. She tells him she will never forgive him; he kisses her. They end up in a room at Company making love. Holly can’t explain why she loves him and leaves in tears. Holly reaches out to her brother Andrew “Andy” Norris (John Aprea). He tells her she’s crazy to go back to Roger, but their relationship has always been volatile. She has flashbacks of her & Roger’s relationship. While together Andy asks for a producer job at WSPR; Holly hires him. Andy bumps into Lillian at a Breast Cancer survivor group. He is ten years in remission from Breast Cancer. They begin dating.
Rafe and Daisy rent a condo together at Birch Woods; Rafe gets a job as a Resident Intern at Cedars, and Daisy goes to Springfield Police Academy. Pilar and Jason both move home; Jason gets a job as a Clerk as Andy’s protegee at WSPR, and Pilar becomes a socialite, party girl.
Warnings of Hurricane Irna about to hit Springfield.