Jane throws Sydney out, but Amanda leases her an apartment in the building. Alison travels to a ranch to make a presentation to millionaire computer exec and Matt decides to marry Katya. Michael and Sydney get closer.

Amanda's father offers Jake a high-paying job and Sydney prevents Michael from breaking up with her by threatening to expose their affair.

Kimberly catches Michael with Sydney and confides in Jane. Kimberly moves out, while Katya and Nikki have to move in with Matt.

Jo, Alison and Billy go to Steve's ranch for the weekend. Jake forms a friendship with Palmer and tries to get Amanda to open up about her childhood. Michael convinces Kimberly to stay in LA.

Alison has to miss Thanksgiving dinner to go to San Francisco for work. The FBI orders Jake to assist them with a sting on Palmer and Jane offers Sydney a holiday truce. Kimberly's mother makes a decision.

Alison learns that Steve is leaving for Europe in a few days. He gives her a new jeep and confesses his feelings. Alison joins him for a weekend on his ranch, but suddenly dumps him because she wants to reconcile with Billy. Billy's bitterness about Alison clouds his judgment on a writing assignment. Jake forces Palmer to confess to fraud on tape. Palmer convinces Amanda that Jake set him up, so she dumps Jake and plots to evict him. Michael falls out of bed, and Sydney refuses to help him until he apologizes for his past actions. Jo rejects Jake's thinly veiled advances, but Billy and Amanda sleep together.