The first victim is Stacey, and the suspect number one is Buck, who is hurriedly put under arrest. But then also Clay is killed, and so Buck is released, and the suspects are now two: Curtis and Tess. Jocelyn becomes Tess's lawyer. Curtis, after having thought of seeing Trisha, is killed when he is in a Mental Hospital, and as suspect there's also Ava. The relationship between Ava and Alex goes through a crisis, cos' Ava wants to leave Corinth, and, above all, she is jealous of the new feeling risen between Alex and Jocelyn, often in conflict, but clearly in next approaching. Tess, thank to the fusion between Alden Enterprises and her Agency, has received, by the death of Clay, 250000 $, and plans to go to NYC. The first symptoms of "The City" are here, added to the facts that Tony is from NYC, Jocelin and Danny are from NYC, Frankie has to go studying to NYC. Tony enters the Police, and becomes Alex's mate. Charles meets Lorraine, Bree's mother, and remembers when he was in love with her during the School years. Then, Bree finds out that Charles is her own father, and rises a mess. Meanwhile Angie is always attracted to Jacob. Danny starts working in Tess's Agency, and searches for a friendly relationship with Ally, who succeeds to trap him and denounces him for sexual arassment. Danny runs away. Meanwhile also Cabot and Isabelle are killed by the same serial killer, who is suspected to be Trisha. Danny rescues Tyler in a cave, and Alex can arrest Danny, but Ally decides to speak out: she has trapped Danny. Danny is finally free. Jeremy risks to find out the identity of the serial killer, and so he is killed by plaster. What a horrible death! Gwyneth meets Trisha, who is in search for her past, and after awhile trisha leaves Corinth. Neal is Gwyneth's father, and becomes the suspect number one. But, finally, here's the real serial killer, Gwyneth, who tries to kill also Steffy and Tess, but she doesn't succeed, and in order to avoid the arrest, she kills herself. The nightmare is over. Gwyneth was frustrated about the denial of Trisha to come back home, and thought that all the Alden family and also Trisha's friends were suffering too much about it, and in order to take the sufferances away from everyone, here's the crazy decision to become the serial killer. Now Corinth is devastated, and it's time for choices. Kate accepts Neal's love advances: even the old people enjoy! Tess opens a new Agency in NYC, purchasing a small palace, where Buck and Jacob can open a Night-Club. Charles leaves Angie, and chooses his past flame, Lorraine. Angie goes to NYC, to stay next to Frankie, and, above all, to Jacob. Tony comes back home, of course, to NYC. And also Ally and Danny follow the group. Ava, with her children, goes to Tampa Bay, in Florida, and Alex tries to follow her. Steffy goes to NYC, and, after awhile, also Jocelyn joins the group.
