Air date: 11/9/98

Matt takes up a tobacco case that angers Kelly, but quits smoking in hopes of impressing her. Kelly kisses Dylan. Donna befriends a female gang member, Sonia, who cannot escape her gang and Dylan buys heroin with the money he receives from selling his car.

Marathon Man

Air date: 12/16/98

Dylan takes Kelly to Cabo San Lucas and uses the trip to smuggle heroin. Steve’s unintentional generosity gains exposure, helping find advertisers for the paper. After a robbery at the boutique, Sonia becomes the prime suspect.

How to Be the Jerk Women Love

Air date: 1/13/99

Steve decides to market his pick-up techniques with a seminar class while Kelly spends the night with Matt. And while Gina finds heroin in Dylan’s jacket, Dylan discovers his dead wife’s grave has moved and buys a gun to settle the past.

Trials and Tribulations

Air date: 1/20/99

Steve is taken to court by unsatisfied customers. Gina cares for Dylan who is later arrested for holding a couple at gunpoint. Donna and Noah return from vacation and have a hard time finding a place to be alone.