Rachel's drug habit forced her to befriend drug pusher Javier.

Upon her release, Dorian complied with Jean's orders and broke up with Joey. Jean paid a surprise visit to David (who had returned from Spain and was promptly arrested) in jail, telling him to divorce Tina or she would have no choice but to press charges against him. Reluctantly, David agreed, lying to a stunned Tina that he never loved her.

Per Jeans demands, Dorian was forced to later marry David. Dorian's stomach sickened every time this man she despised, referred to her as his "little potato." However, now as man and wife, neither would be forced to have to testify against each other, thus incriminating themselves. Meanwhile, Dorian's newly arrived teenaged niece, Kelly Cramer, developed a wild crush on David. A virgin, she was determined to make David her "first."

Hank Gannon married his longtime love, Sheila Price. Their memorable day was nearly spoiled by Hank's still-vengeful brother, RJ, who picked their wedding reception to break the news to the humiliated groom that he had slept with his ex-wife Nora while they were still married.

Hank and Nora's daughter, Rachel, was a struggling law student. After missing an important test due to oversleeping, and failing another, she began taking caffeine pills for boosted energy to study. When they didn't pack the punch she felt she needed, Rachel turned to harder drugs and would soon become addicted. As the months went on, Rachel's life spiral out of control as her drug problem became worse. After nearly overdosing on heroin, RJ joined Hank and Nora for an intervention. Against her will, Rachel was sent off to a rehab clinic to kick her habit.