Peter Siragusa

Terrance, Ari's former mentor and current rival, stops by, and Ari wonders why. Drama auditions for "Melrose 2009". Turtle says farewell to Jamie-Lynn and after talking to Drama, Eric decides to go get medical help.

Nick finds himself in full damage control mode when a blackmailer surfaces demanding a ransom for a sex tape featuring one of the Darlings, Patrick is forced to end his affair with Carmelita, plunging him into deep despair, and Jeremy struggles to keep secret his tryst with Juliet's arch-enemy, Natalie. When both women show up at Patrick's Senate campaign fundraiser, a red-carpet catfight ensues.

Tim is horrified when Randy writes an article for the school paper uncovering Binford Tools' poor environmental record.

Sipowicz continues to investigate Detective Hatcher, who arranges a transfer for Sipowicz out of the 15th Precinct; a dominatrix is found bludgeoned to death.