Living a seemingly perfect life in Newport Beach, California, beautiful Debra Newell meets charming doctor John Meehan and is caught up in a whirlwind romance, much to her daughters' dismay.
Debra and John secretly enjoy their newlywed bliss; Veronica, Terra, and Toby come up with a plan to prove their suspicions about their mother's new man.
Debra discovers evidence of John's criminal history and seeks confirmation; in the past, John marries Tonia and starts a family.
Debra goes to confront John, who convinces her to take him back; the history of Debra's mother Arlane and her sister Cindi is revealed.
John quits drugs cold turkey for Debra, and Terra learns that John is back. In the past, John puts his sister Denise through the ringer.
Debra comes to a decision about John; in Ohio, John catches the attention of Detective Dennis Luken when Tonia turns over his stolen narcotics.
Amanda Peet
Betty Broderick
Christian Slater
Dan Broderick
Rachel Keller
Linda Kolkena
Connie Britton
Debra Newell
Eric Bana
John Meehan