Cedric Pendleton

After a particularly spectacular basketball game, Lucas quickly supplants Nathan as the team's most popular player. Sexy cheerleader Brooke immediately sets her romantic sights on the new star athlete. Frustrated by Lucas' success-- and goaded on by Dan--Nathan rallies his teammates and begins a hazing campaign against Lucas, including trashing the outdoor court where Lucas practices.

A man named Noah is found dead under a sea of cash, with an ark full of people and animals in his backyard.

A Jewish merchant is murdered in a possible hate crime; Michael Woodruff's aunt is assaulted.