Season 2
1980-1981
1980-1981
Sid plays good Samaritan to a female hitchhiker in trouble - who subsequently accuses him of rape; Sid’s freshly divorced younger sister, Abby, arrives in the cul-de-sac .
Diana scolds her father for picking up the female hitchhiker; Sid learns that his attorney, Richard, has botched his defense in his attempted-rape case; Abby digs to turn up additional information to help her brother.
Gary sponsors a new AA member with a lovestarved wife; Abby casts her roving eye on several men in the community.
Laura's promising real-estate career makes Richard feel insecure---he impetuously quits his job for what looks to be a better offer.
Kristin arrives from Dallas to Southern California and is quickly caught up in a drug bust, begins staying at Gary and Val’s, and immediately catches Kenny’s eye.
Diana feels peer pressure to lose her virginity; but Abby needs no encouragement to try to seduce Richard.
Richard openly flirts with Abby at Laura’s party to celebrate her realtor success; Kenny wants Ginger back but she threatens divorce; Gary finds himself romantically involved with a love-starved wife of a fellow AA member.
Michael’s hyperactive behavior continues to make him act out; Gary gets in trouble with gangland figures when he makes a contractual agreement he cannot keep; Laura and Richard continue to grow apart.
Abby arranges a dinner between J.R. and Gary so he’ll loan him $50,000; Ginger is reluctant for Kenny to move back home; Richard is frustrated with Laura working so much; Val wants J.R. to stay out of Gary and Lucy’s lives.
When Jeff learns of his ex-wife’s affair with Richard, Abby worries she could lose custody of her children in part for Karen’s oversharing of information.
Val faces the prospect of her colostomy better than Gary, who falls apart at the seams; Bobby flies out from Dallas to show support for his brother and his wife.
Thieves intrude on Ginger's baby shower, taking hostages against the armed SWAT team outside.
Abby gets an uneasy feeling when her ex-Jeff takes their kids for the weekend; Eric saves Ginger’s sister from drowning after she freaks out after smoking a joint laced with angel dust.
Earl Trent pursues Val to get back at Gary for sleeping with his wife; Richard worries about how close Laura is to her boss; Abby comes onto Gary; Karen frets over Laura to Sid.
Sid turns down J.R.'s offer to patent his new car-engine design; Kenny is excited about how Ginger’s pregnancy will change their lives; Jeff picks up his children with Abby to go camping… and never brings them home.
Abby lies that she knew anything about the mob furnishing Gary stolen car parts; Sid and Gary help the feds with a sting operation; Abby learns her ex-Jeff has kidnapped their kids; Sid discovers too late his brakes are out.