Alison's roommate leaves in the middle of the night and sticks her with the rent. The goofy Billy Campbell approaches her and asks about the vacancy, but she turns him down. Jake attempts a relationship with Kelly Taylor, a teenager whose house he had helped remodel. Rhonda is pursued by one of her aerobics students, but learns that his interest is anything but romantic.

Billy gets a job as a cab driver. He makes a connection with a passenger, and they quickly begin dating. Jake is arrested following a scuffle at the unemployment office, and is less than grateful when Kelly bails him out. Jane worries about the status of her marriage when Michael is unable to recall the specific moment he fell in love with her.

Jake fears that Kelly will be hurt if they continue their relationship. Jane is depressed when Michael must work instead of spending a romantic evening with her. Billy completes his first screenplay, but Alison is decidedly less than impressed.

Jane learns that she is pregnant, but doesn't tell Michael because he hadn't seemed thrilled by the prospect of having kids. She tries to get an abortion secretly, but changes her mind. Billy is given a column in the neighborhood newspaper. He can't come up with a topic because his life is boring. Hoping to alleviate this problem, he convinces Jake and Matt to go bungee-jumping with him.

Alison is befriended by a guy from the mail room, who quickly asks her out. After failing miserably in his new job at a coffee shop, Jake agrees to help his ex-girlfriend Peri with the sale of a fraudulent painting. Matt questions Rhonda's character after she reneges on a promise to help with a dinner at the halfway house.

Billy is depressed when the Melrose Times folds. He asks Alison to accompany him on a visit to his parents' house, then pleads with her to pose as his girlfriend. Sandy gets a swelled head after landing a part in a horror movie, and ends up moving out. Michael injures himself at the apartment. He and Jane discuss their excitement and anxiety about the upcoming birth of their baby.

Jake asks Alison to help him study for his G.E.D., but requests that she keep the matter a secret. The building is filled with gossip after Alison is seen sneaking out of Jake's apartment after an all-night study session. When Rhonda meets up with an old friend from her dancing days, she is haunted by memories of the injury she faked to avoid an audition.

While Sandy is hat-shopping with Rhonda, a cute guy named Paul sees her through the store window. He quickly asks her out, and she accepts. However, she soon realizes that there is no spark between them and tries to let him down gently. Alison looks to replace her clunker car, "Betsy." However, she has a hard time letting go of her first car because of all the memories it holds.

Billy helps a woman whose car has broken down along the side of her road. He gives her a ride to a gas station. When she doesn't have the money to pay him, she gives him some passes to a club where she is performing stand-up comedy for an Open Mic night. Jake and Sandy try to rebuild their relationship, agreeing to go on a "platonic" date.

Jake receives an unexpected visit from his mother. Billy is the victim of a car-jacking after dropping off a passenger in South Central, and begins to display signs of racial prejudice. Rhonda is furious. Jane and Michael quarrel after he behaves insensitively during a parenting class.

Jane learns that her baby has died. Michael is reluctant to express his emotions about the loss, and quarrels with colleague Kimberly Shaw when she tries to convince him to show his feelings. The Mancinis' friends give them a dog to help take their mind off of losing the baby. Alison is enraged after finding Billy fooling around with one of her bras while doing the laundry.

Alison becomes romantically involved with environmentalist Keith Gray. She is stunned to learn that he is married, but finds it difficult to break off the relationship after he vows to leave his wife for her. Billy is saddled with bad credit because he has yet to pay off a college loan that he didn't even need. Jane is determined to work off the weight from her pregnancy.

Billy confronts Keith about his treatment of Alison. Matt is the victim of an attack outside a nightclub. When an officer from the hate crimes unit comes to the halfway house, Matt's supervisor is stunned to learn that Matt is gay. A customer at Shooters asks Sandy to audition for a soap opera.

Keith stays with Alison while his estranged wife, Lily, is in town for the weekend. Matt's parents refuse to support his lawsuit because they fear it would damage their reputation. He finds a lawyer who will work for free, provided that he let her use the case to publicize the issue of anti-gay discrimination. Rhonda's "efficient" new roommate turns out to be completely anal-retentive.

A mysterious aspiring photographer named Jo Reynolds moves into the building. She strikes up a friendship with Alison when they take out their romantic frustration on a washing machine. Jo flirts shamelessly with Jake after he comes up to her apartment in a towel to remind her about the hot water shortage. Michael and Jane begin spending time with a respected pediatrician and his wife.

Billy tries to hit on Jo, but gets nowhere. Jake tries the exact same line, and Jo agrees to go for a motorcycle ride with him. Jo asks Jake to drop her off--claiming to have a job interview--but instead goes to a pawn shop to sell a bracelet. She cannot sell it because she has no photo ID. She is annoyed to find that Jake has been following her, but asks him to sell the bracelet on her behalf.

Jake is visited by an old girlfriend, Colleen, who stuns him with the news that he is the father of her four-and-a-half-year-old son. Alison learns that she needs surgery to remove a benign tumor from her uterus. Rhonda begins a whirlwind romance with wealthy restaurant owner Terrence Haggard after they meet while arguing over a crate of strawberries at the produce market.

Billy agrees to care for Alison when she returns home from the hospital. Jo and Jake try to overcome their unhappy memories of Christmas. Michael is depressed when he and Kimberly cannot save a young gunshot victim, but his spirits are revived after delivering a baby for the first time. Rhonda flies to Aspen with Terrence for the holidays. Matt makes up with his father.

Jane receives a surprise visit from her sister Sydney, who has dropped out of college. Billy agrees to set up Alison with one of his friends, as she needs a date to the advertisers' ball. Jake buys a new motorcycle and tries to convince Jo to take his old bike. Rhonda is furious when Terrence doesn't defend her honor to his snobbish friends, but he later proposes marriage.

Jane tells Michael that she is going to kick Sydney out of the apartment, but Michael has already asked Syd to take Jane out and get her to a surprise birthday party. Jo decides to contact her ex, Charles. Jake feels helpless when Jo begins seeing Charles. Billy is hurt when Alison leaves the advertisers' ball with another man. Matt fears that he and Rhonda will drift apart after her marriage.

Alison is promoted to junior account executive and works with art director Amanda Woodward on an underwear account. Jo is hired as photographer, but jeopardizes the account with her "alternative" photos. Billy doesn't hit it off with a blind date arranged by Michael, but is attracted to Amanda. An overwhelmed Rhonda breaks her engagement after Terrence tries to buy them a house in the suburbs.

Amanda, Billy and Alison spend the weekend at a lakeside cabin. Alison is concerned by Billy and Amanda's obvious attraction. She asks Billy not to date Amanda, as a break-up could hurt Alison's career. Jake and Jo have a romantic evening and consummate their relationship. Matt is caught in the middle of Rhonda and Terrence's romantic problems.

Amanda suggests that Alison might have feelings for Billy, and recommends that the two discuss their relationship. Alison begins to consider this possibility, and Billy agrees to meet with her. Jo's husband offers her a $50,000 divorce settlement, but she wants to turn it down because of her pride. Jake loses his job when the repair shop goes out of business.

Billy backs out of plans with Alison to have dinner with Amanda and her father. Amanda's father declares that Billy is a worthless bum. Keith loans Alison his sports car, but she has it stolen at gunpoint. Jake objects to "silent partner" Jo's attempts to help with the business. Rhonda's ex-roommate Carrie is hired to decorate Terrence's new house, and tries to make a play for him.

Billy and Amanda bicker constantly after he moves in with her. Alison quits her job and decides to move to Seattle with Keith. Billy confronts Amanda after she insults Alison at her farewell party. Michael's college friend Sam makes a pass at Jane after they have dinner together. Michael is livid when Sam--not Jane--is the one to tell him about the incident. Kimberly offers to "comfort" him.

Billy's father dies of a heart attack. Amanda tries to exploit Billy's vulnerable state to seduce him, and then shows up at the funeral in an attempt to score points with her ex. Alison flies back from Seattle to comfort Billy. Michael tries to convince Kimberly to move in with Billy, but she declines. Rhonda fears that she is losing Terrence to Carrie.

Jake and Jo are forced to submit to AIDS tests after his ex-girlfriend Peri reveals that she is HIV positive. Unable to cope with their anxiety, Jake and Jo take off on his bike and spend the night in the desert. Billy uses an embellished résumé to win a job at Escapade Magazine. Alison returns to D&D and begs for her old job. Unfortunately, Amanda is in charge of hiring for the position.

One of Billy's co-workers discovers that he lied on his résumé, and reports him to Nancy. Amanda continues to give Alison a hard time at the office, so Alison retaliates by erasing Amanda's messages to Billy. Michael grows more concerned by his attraction to Kimberly. She confesses her love to him. Matt gets a date with a lawyer, but the man turns out to be an egomaniac.

Alison sees Michael and Kimberly making out in the hospital parking lot after her doctor's appointment. Kay sends a burned-out Jane off to have lunch with Michael. Amanda propositions Billy at Lucy's engagement party, and Alison becomes jealous after seeing Amanda kiss him. Jo advises Alison to make a move on Billy. Jake and Jo bicker over her preparation of the bike shop's taxes.

Billy and Alison's first real date is a disaster, she is fretting about Michael's affair and he has one thing on his mind. Michael has Kimberly beep him during his anniversary dinner with Jane because he decides he would rather sleep with Kimberly. Jake loans Billy a motorcycle so that he can surprise Alison in Palm Springs. Jo befriends a famous model and spends a lot of time partying with her.

Billy and Alison's new relationship is torn apart when Amanda discovers that she is pregnant with his child. She insists that he is not obligated to take care of her, but he feels that he must take responsibility. Michael breaks off his affair with Kimberly, and arranges a meeting with Jane. Jo's nights out partying with Karen come to an end after she makes passes at both Jake and Jo.

The apartment building goes up for sale. Lucy resigns from D&D, and tells Amanda and Alison that promotions may be in their future. Michael and Jane rekindle their romance during a weekend getaway. Jo is arrested for carrying a concealed weapon while working on a photo essay. Jake is enraged to learn that she went back on her promise to get rid of the gun. Rhonda proposes to Terrence.