Sheri and Kevin are preparing for their upcoming wedding. She is six months pregnant, and looking for a way to provide for her and their upcoming child, Kevin takes a job as a cab driver. It's only with his brother Cal's help that he's able to get the cab on the road, as it's desperately in need of repairs.

The students of Madison are shocked when Grant Wong transfers to their school from back east, as he is a dead ringer for his dead cousin, David 'Twister' Wong. After many counseling sessions, Jamie begins to think that things are coming together for his family, until his mother announces she's moving out. Tom's family is moving to Toronto, and Tia begins to realise that she doesn't care about Tom as much as she thought. R.J.'s parents reach out to the troubled Jamie, showing him what a good family should be.

Kevin and Sheri have accepted his parents' offer to live with them, but Kevin can't understand why Sheri objects to his mother's frequent visits to their living quarters, which occur whether or not they're even home. Carol shocks her parents when she announces that she is dropping out of school, and nothing she says can make them understand. Students continue to look at Grant Wong like they're seeing a ghost.

Sheri is rushed to the hospital in full labor while Kevin is at school, and gives birth to a baby boy. Unfortunately, the doctor soon tells them that their child has a heart murmur, and will need surgery. Jamie is still attending counseling sessions with his parents, and is shocked when his mother tells his father that she thinks they should adopt a baby and start from scratch.

R.J. uses a fake I.D. to get into a bar where he meets Monica Reynolds, a beautiful 25-year-old stockbrocker who has no idea he's only 17. Tia breaks things off with Tom after realising she has much stronger feelings for Jamie. Derek and Grant's project goes much better than expected. Tom's drinking starts to get out of control.

Carol and Penny take off on a cross-country tour to find legendary writer B.B. Kelly, but problems ensue when Carol takes off with a good-looking drifter, leaving Penny stranded in the woods. Kevin and Sheri aren't able to talk through their grief over Noah's death, and Kevin is working harder than ever. He's thrown when his passenger climbs into his car in a robe wearing a crown of thorns. Despite the eight-year difference in their ages, Monica and R.J. seem to be going strong.

Rachel has always been on the sidelines of the love fest. But now, she has not one, but two boyfriends. Riley is the intelligent university student, who enjoys foreign films and dead baby jokes online. Grant is the fun one, who was a friend first and a boyfriend second. Sheri and Kevin continue to have problems in their relationship...Sheri is starting to reach out to Kevin, but he is beginning to shut her out of his life. Tia and Jamie begin dating officially, and while Jamie has not pressed charges against Tom for assault, he makes it clear to Tom that it better not happen again.

Carol and Penny continue their long distance trip to find B.B. Kelly, and are shocked when a taxidermist tells them that she's still alive and lives nearby. Kevin and Sheri are having trouble putting their relationship back together, and Kevin is furious when Sheri dances with someone else. Tom continues to pick at Jamie when he and Tia go to a party at Tom's, and Jamie finally breaks and bests Tom at a drinking contest.

Carol is upset when she learns that the band has hired another guitar player in her absence, especially when Juliana starts giving her unsolicited advice, which only adds to her stress once she learns that her mother's cancer has spread. Tia is angry when she loses out for candy-striper of the year to Jennifer, who all the other girls know is as fake as they come, and drinks more out of Jamie's flask than she should. Tom's drinking is starting to cause serious problems for his schooling, and he has to beg Gortch to let him do a make-up exam.

Penny and Tom both take part in a sleep deprivation experiment to make some extra cash, and each discover something new about the other that they hadn't known before. Tia feels uncomfortable around Jamie after having drunken sex with him, not sure how to tell him that it wasn't good for her.

Carol does her best Mother Theresa impression trying to help her mom who is fighting cancer.

When Jamie's dad's new young girlfriend moves into the Novak house, Jamie moves over to the Winslow's.

Carol prompts the band to make their own rock video and enlists the help of Kevin.