The Haves and the Have Nots

Candace plans to turn over a new leaf.

No one is safe from the danger looming in the city of Savannah.

The Harringtons and the Cryers must join forces in order to save them all.

Wyatt takes the witness stand intent on revenge.

Jeffery tries to handle the Justin situation amicably.

Jeffery comes to Justin's aid.

Wyatt is in jail; the Cryers secrets may make it out before he does.

Justin focuses on Jeffrey with laser-like intensity; Katheryn gets a taste of what it's like on the other side of the tracks.

Veronica is simmering, and someone is going to get burned.

Justin will stop at nothing to make sure Jeffrey is his.

Secrets are revealed when everyone comes together at the hospital.

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Jim tries to save Wyatt from jail, and Jeffrey deals with an unexpected guest.

Candace's plan begins to unravel as Benny discovers what she did to Hanna.

Veronica tries to convince RK to do some of her dirty work.

While David is the hospital, Veronica gets a shock of her own.

An explosion in this small town sets more on fire than just a car.

David learns Erica's fate while being rushed to the hospital; the truth about Uncle Vinny's accident comes out, and the Malones now have a new target.

After being pushed to the limit Veronica finally gets her revenge.

Charles learns that Landon may have ulterior motives.

David is pushed to a point by Veronica that he didn't know he had.

Officer Justin shows Jeffery just how serious he is about being with him.

Benny wants to return the money to the Malone's but discovers it's not that simple.

Wyatt learns just how much trouble drugs can get one into.

Wyatt once again finds himself in a life-threatening situation.

Candace enacts her new money scheme like a boss.

Veronica lets it be known that she is the only queen in the kingdom; Candace reverts to old ways.

Candace works on a new plan to recoup her money from the Cryers; Veronica is preoccupied by an all-consuming desire for revenge.

David fights to save his son Jeffery; Charles yearns to see Candace.

Sarah and George make progress in prosecuting the Cryers; Veronica concocts a scheme against David.

Candace gets released from jail while David fights to get Jeffrey out of jail.

Veronica returns home after a stay in the hospital; Candace and Jeffrey 's secret crime begins to catch up with them; Hanna meets a new man.

Justin continues his pursuit of Jeffery; Candace and Benny fight to keep their strong brother/sister relationship.

Hanna reveals a deep, dark secret; David calls Katheryn for help with Jeffrey.

David discovers Jeffrey's whereabouts; Hanna and Benny confront Candace.

Benny and Mitch risk their lives to save victims of a horrific auto accident; Justin professes his love and lust for Jeffery.

Hanna is in mourning after a deadly shooting. Candace rejects Benny's pleas to help her. Veronica and Melissa find themselves in a dangerous situation.

Veronica does something that puts Officer Justin at rage. Candace struggles with sorrow and the death of Quincy Jr. Jim confronts Candace at The Artesian Hotel.

Veronica gives Jeffrey and Officer Justin an ultimatum. Candace and Benny are at odds with each other. David tells Jeffrey to stay away from Veronica.

Veronica makes Melissa clean her blood out of her bed. Jim and Katheryn implode with emotion. Jim confronts Katheryn, and begs her for retribution.

Veronica tells Landon to stay away her son. Jim is shocked to see that his house is on fire. Candace ask Mitch for a favor. Warlock gets caught in a deadly trap.

Veronica is confronted by Officer Justin. Candace starts to see Erica for who she truly is. Candace gets some devastating news.

Veronica catches Officer Justin in Jeffrey's hotel room, and records Officer Justin. Jim is trying to find Warlock before Mamma Rose does.

Veronica tried to confront Erica and David on the elevator about their relationship. Landon tries to warn Charles about Candace. Jeffrey meets up with Landon.

Veronica visits Melissa at the hospital. Katheryn helps Hanna deal with Benny's situation. Wyatt gets released from the hospital. Charles beats Candace at her own game.

Veronica threatens to reveal Officer Justin's secret and accuses him of sexually harassing Jeffrey. David and Jim find their sons. Charles reveals to Candace who he really is.

Veronica intervened and proved her skills by representing Benny, Jim taunted Veronica, Hanna found herself at Katheryn's new rental home.

Veronica and Katheryn came face-to-face. Katheryn was able to be the friend that Hanna needed in comfort; Mama Rose inflict a bit of fear into Jim Cryer.

Veronica goes in a rage after Melissa attempts suicide in her bed. In the aftermath of the shootout it is revealed that Quincy Jr is dead.

Veronica tries to seduce Benny. Warlock looks for Candace, Mitch returns from jail. Katheryn leaves Jim, Wyatt checks himself into rehab of his own volition.

Veronica is pushing Jeffery's buttons. Erica is caught sleeping with David by War.

Veronica tells Justin to stay away from Jeffery. Candace makes Charles her latest Mark.

Veronica planted a camera in those flowers she delivered to Erica. Hanna does all she can to keep the peace in her family.

Veronica lets Jim know that if anything happens to her she has dirt on him. Hanna questions Benny and Candace about what they did to Quincy.

Veronica pays Erica a visit. Candace encounters Oscar again. Quit'a finds Wyatt's place and tells him that she's going to take his money.

Veronica brilliantly discovers a way to get Candace and Jeffery out of a precarious predicament.

Veronica wants to meet with Candace and Jeffery. Jim helps Katheryn clean up a mess she has created.

Veronica is still trying to escape Katheryn's mansion. Erica called Candace to give her an update on things with David.

Veronica and Katheryn have a fight. Benny holds hope that Candace will come through with the money.

Veronica tries to escape the Cryer Mansion. Jeffery is still trying to get a hold of Candace. Benny is still upset because of how Candace Mortgaged his house and the tow yard.

Katheryn explodes when she is pushed to the limit.

Benny learns the truth of how Candace financed his property and is heartbroken.

The police are on the look out for Hanna so they question Candace and Benny.

Mitch breaks up the fight between David and Benny; David gets some shocking information about Mitch.

Jim teams up with a former enemy in his scheme against Candace.

Jennifer arrives at Katheryn's house to tell her that Wyatt is alive.

Jeffrey begins to implode so he calls Candace and Justin for help.

Veronica and Jeffery go to visit Katheryn but Veronica pushes Jeffery to his limit.

Katheryn tries to process difficult news about one of her closest family members.

After talking with Pearl, Hanna hopes to gain custody of Quincy Jr.

Veronica treats David with much malice.

Maggie visit's Veronica's home and gets the surprise of her life.

Warlock has pushed up Candace's due date, so she goes to the bank to mortgage the houses and Benny's tow yard.

Candace puts a plan into action to save herself and Benny from War's rage. Katheryn pleads with Hanna to not end their friendship. Veronica handles the hired assassin hiding in her house in an unexpected manner.

Quita and Daylon break into Candace's house but are caught by Pearl, who calls her son Justin and his police squad to arrest them; Justin continues to harass Jeffery; Upon Wyatt's confession on hitting her son, Hanna confronts Katheryn.

Candace interrogates the social worker; Hanna is steaking out at Cryer's mansion waiting for their return; Katheryn goes to visit David but little does she know that Wyatt is one step closer to getting his inheritance.

Maggie's lie to David could cause her to lose him forever; Katheryn gets out of jail but she can't find anyone to help Jim or Veronica; Candace enlists Erica's help to plot for revenge.

Hanna's grandson has medical issues that have caused him major problems and she finally finds out about them.

Benny agrees to help Candace hide evidence in Quincy's murder.

Candace's lies catch up with her when she receives a visit from Warlock.

Hanna discovers about her grandson's medical troubles.

Candace and Jeffery get a visit from the police because of a nosy neighbor.

Candace and Jeffery face Quincy; the Cryers and Harringtons deal with the consequences of their actions.

Hanna and Benny force Candace to tell the truth about everything; Oscar reveals his true colors to Candace.

Hanna becomes devastated when she learns that Quincy set her house on fire; Maggie tries to talk David into running for Governor; Jeffrey gives Wyatt the necessary ammunition to take his parents down.

Hanna grows suspicious of Benny's involvement with Veronica and how he acquired his new house; Quincy drives a car through Hanna's home in spite of revenge; Candace decides to let her guard down around Oscar.

While Jim is being interviewed by Dianna Winchill, a surprise guest arrives. Veronica tells Jim that she had planned Wyatt's attack in prison, leading Jim to attack her and later put a hit on her, Professor Cannon, and Prison Guard Terrell by calling three hitmen and ordering a "bloodbath."

Candace buys property with the money she extorted from Jim; and Jim is interviewed on TV.

Candace learns that Hanna is seeking custody of Q; and the Cryers and Harringtons try to convince the D.A. that Wyatt's taped confession is a misunderstanding.

Hanna is reunited with Q.

Quincy is hurt from the accident involving Benny.

Candace shows Benny where she works.

Hanna finds Benny in bed with Veronica; Melissa demands that Jeffrey's parents take care of her own.

Jim and Katheryn hold Candace hostage.

Amanda is mourned and laid to rest; Wyatt's confession to the district attorney sparks controversy.

Veronica starts a fire that destroys the mansion and almost claims David's life. Benny, who's searching for his sister's child, plans to bail Quincy out of jail. Veronica starts an affair with Benny; Amanda's funeral begins; Jeffery gets a call about the fire of the Harrington mansion.

Quincy shocks Hanna by showing up at her door with her long-lost grandson. However, the ex-con cuts the reunion short when Hanna claims ignorance of Candace's whereabouts, but not before backhanding her across the face. After the encounter, Benny goes after Quincy and ends up in jail. He calls on Veronica's legal services�and gets more than he asked for. Melissa reappears at the Sarandon Hotel and comes on to Jeffery stronger than ever. When Candace steps in, though, Jeffery discovers that Melissa has been trying to get pregnant by him with Veronica's help. At the Cryer mansion, Jim has a heart-to-heart with Wyatt about the past, Wyatt's confession to the district attorney, and his son's dark future behind bars. And, David takes a stand against Veronica, but it may cost him his life.

As they sort through the aftermath of their daughter's death, Jim and Katheryn agree it's time to call it quits on their marriage. Hanna invites Michael over for a more measured conversation after their passionate encounter. Candace makes a big purchase�and throws in a gift for Benny to boot. David goes looking for Jeffery only to find his apartment empty and in disarray. Later, he finally discovers that Veronica is behind Quincy's release and the brutal assault on Jeffery. Veronica believes that David sold her out to the district attorney for hiding evidence. In a rage, she confronts him at the Sarandon Hotel.

Celine tries to come back to work only to meet with firm opposition from Hanna, Katheryn and Jim. A mysterious man hits on Candace at the Sarandon Hotel. After turning him down, she learns from Landon that he's a wealthy widower. Later, Candace gets an unsettling call from Jeffery's phone, leading her to believe that something has happened to him. Maggie keeps Landon from leaving Savannah and the Cryer campaign. Meanwhile, Benny grills Tony about why he took Hanna to court to take Benny off life support. Finally, Wyatt meets with the district attorney to confess his crimes.

Jeffery manages to evade Quincy after the ex-con brutally assaults him in an attempt to extract information on Candace's whereabouts. Katheryn turns up at Hanna's house, looking for a shoulder to cry on. Later, Jim tries to apologize for his treatment of the family, but Katheryn rebukes him for never taking full responsibility for his transgressions. David fails to persuade Candace to stay away from the Cryers, but Maggie strikes a deal that could solve their problem. Finally, a distraught Wyatt calls District Attorney Jennifer Sallison and says he'll give her all the information she needs on the hit-and-run case.

Jim overhears Wyatt's plan to expose the family to the district attorney. Meanwhile, Hanna pays a visit to Candace at the Sarandon Hotel, looking to reconcile. She begs her daughter's forgiveness for a past parental failure: One of Hanna's former boyfriends molested Candace when she was only 5 years old. Veronica continues to push Jeffery into a relationship with Melissa. When David tries to put a stop to his wife's plan by outing his son to the young woman, Melissa's odd response brings her motives into question for him. Reflecting on her own mistakes as a mother, Katheryn pleads with her friend Veronica to accept her son as he is, but Veronica is dismissive. Finally, Jeffery comes home to find that Quincy has broken in�and is willing to do whatever it takes to find Candace.

District Attorney Jennifer Sallison arrives with the medical examiner to determine the nature of Amanda's death. Although she still suspects Jim of covering up Wyatt's hit-and-run crime, she promises to stay her pursuit of justice for the time being to let the Cryers grieve. Benny meets a woman who wants him to tow away the car her ex gave her. Benny tells her that rather than tow it, she should try to sell it. Desperate to be rid of the automobile, she immediately offers to sell it to Benny for whatever money he has on him, which turns out to be $500. Warily, he buys the car and gives it to Hanna. In his drunken state, Wyatt tells Jeffery that he plans to turn himself in to the DA and take his family down in the process. At the Sarandon, Candace bumps into Landon at the hotel bar and learns of Amanda's suicide. Later, the DA makes her final call on the nature of Amanda's death, telling the Cryers and Harringtons that it was indeed a suicide.

Jim tries to make his way to the campaign headquarters after Candace releases him with only a bus pass in hand. He finds a charitable woman who gives him a ride, but he is horrified when she informs him of his daughter's death. Candace works to cover the tracks of her extortion by telling Benny she's taken a legitimate job at a law firm. At the Cryer mansion, Katheryn fires Celine after the two women clash in the aftermath of Amanda's death. Meanwhile, Wyatt turns to alcohol and emotional abuse as he grapples with the loss of his sister.

Television reporter Dianna Whinchil and Maggie are anxiously awaiting Jim Cryer's arrival for the press conference, but he is nowhere to be found. Then, Landon reveals his ulterior motives when the Harringtons begin the press conference in his stead. Meanwhile, Candace confirms her wire transfer from Jim and sets him free with nothing in his pocket but a bus pass. Elsewhere, a friend and fellow tow truck driver presents Benny with a business proposition. Back at the Cryer-Harrington campaign headquarters, Dianna Whinchil goes live without Jim and is about to lambaste him on air when devastating news breaks.

Benny walks in on Hanna and Michael kissing in Hanna's room, and reacts in a less-than-considerate manner. Elsewhere, Candace tries to convince Jeffery to get out from under his mother's thumb, but Jeffery is unconvinced. Later, the young woman that Jeffery's mother tried to set him up with, Melissa, pays him a visit�and arouses Jeffery's suspicions about her motives. At the Cryer-Harrington campaign headquarters, Maggie and the press anxiously await Jim's arrival to announce his candidacy. Behind the scenes, the Cryers are looking for the would-be governor, and Katheryn gets an earful from Wyatt. Meanwhile, in the dank basement of Warlock's hideout, Jim makes one last desperate attempt to escape. Unsuccessful, he relents and gives Candace the money she's after, winning back his freedom. Finally, Hanna makes a gruesome discovery at the Cryer mansion.

After pulling Veronica off Maggie, David fails to convince his wife of his innocence. In Warlock's basement, Jim's torment continues at the hands of Candace. Meanwhile, Celine has an unsettling interaction with Wyatt. After seemingly making a pass at her, he reveals to Celine that he knows about her affair with his father. And, twisting the knife, he proceeds to inform her that Jim has also been sleeping with Candace. Later, Hanna and Michael have a romantic encounter at her house that puts her willpower to the test. Finally, enraged by her husband's perceived affair, Veronica pays a visit to Jeffery's apartment, where she places the blame of her failed marriage at the feet of her stunned son. Her confrontation is cut short by the appearance of Candace, who brashly announces that she's staying at Jeffery's place�and unwittingly invites Veronica to set nefarious plans into motion.

Candace holds Jim captive in Warlock's basement and uses the opportunity to take incriminating photos of him. Meanwhile, Wyatt's discovery of Jim's text messages confirms that the would-be governor had affairs with both Candace and Celine, sending Wyatt into a tailspin. Elsewhere, David has resolved not to cheat on his wife. As he leaves Maggie's adjoining hotel room, though, he finds Veronica waiting for him in his room, and, enraged, she viciously attacks Maggie. At Hanna's house, Benny discovers his sister is missing and leaves to search for her.

Wyatt learns more about Jim's affair with Candace after he produces the password for Jim's cell phone. Meanwhile, Hanna hosts a block party for Benny. Benny tries to protect Candace from Quincy by keeping her at Hanna's house, but Candace plots to get away from her brother so she can meet up with Warlock, who has successfully kidnapped Jim. At the Harrington house, Quincy pays Veronica an unwelcome visit. And across town, David tries to get up his nerve to sleep with Maggie at the Sarandon Hotel.

After Carlos confronts Jim about abandoning him as a child, Jim has it out with Celine and orders Maggie to fire the new intern. Then, Veronica arrives at campaign headquarters to speak with David and issue a few threats to Maggie. Sparks fly at Katheryn's dinner party when David sees Jeffery with Melissa. Although David encourages Jeffery to be himself, Veronica still has Jeffery under her thumb. The party takes a turn for the worse, though, when Quincy shows up and confronts Jim about sleeping with Candace, and the situation turns violent. As he leaves, Quincy reveals to Amanda that Jim had had an affair with Candace. Later that night, Maggie propositions David again and leaves the door that adjoins their rooms unlocked. This time, David walks through the door. Back at the Cryer mansion, a gang of thugs kidnaps Jim as part of Candace's revenge plot. In the closing moments of the finale, Amanda finally acts on her homicidal urges and shoots someone in the Cryer house.

Just as Wyatt is about to be rearrested by District Attorney Jennifer Sallison and the police in the Cryer home, a news report comes on the television about the infamous hit-and-run that killed a local girl: A man named Norman Hewens has turned himself in for the crime, seemingly clearing Wyatt's name. Jim has played his ace in the hole, and the DA and the police leave empty-handed, foiled again. Meanwhile, Benny must play mediator between his mother and his sister after Candace reveals the horrible fate that befell her son. Later, Amanda has a session with a psychiatrist and expresses her frustration with her family. Then, Jim gets a visit from Celine's son, Carlos, who levels the would-be governor with a stunning disclosure: Jim is his father.

Katheryn panics when she discovers that Amanda has left the estate with a strange man. At campaign headquarters, a suspicious new staffer named Carlos joins the Cryer campaign. Later, Jim tells David that Wyatt will be rearrested at some point and also updates him on Candace. David assures Jim that Veronica is holding on to the car to manipulate Jeffery but won't hand it over to the police. At Jeffery's apartment, he and Melissa have an awkward conversation when he returns home the day after their date. Tensions rise when Candace shows up asking Jeffery to let her hide out at his place until things cool off. At the Cryer mansion, Amanda invites her new boyfriend, Quincy, to dinner for dubious reasons. Then, District Attorney Jennifer Sallison arrives to rearrest Wyatt based on Hanna's testimony, but Jim refuses to surrender his son and warns Jennifer to quit while she's ahead. Then, Tony visits Hanna's house at Benny's request, and Candace drops a bombshell on her mother and brother.

Tensions flare when Veronica sees Maggie coming out of David's hotel room and Jeffery coming out of Landon's room. Jeffery tells his mother that he had sex with a woman and hated it. What's more, it was his first time. Despite her son's anguish, Veronica commands Jeffery to keep doing it, again and again, until it's natural to him. Meanwhile, Benny arrives home and reconnects with his sister. Plus, Hanna plans a surprise party for her son�and discovers something dubious about Detective Byron Marshall. Elsewhere, Jim plots to clear Wyatt's name by hiring someone to take the fall, and Candace puts her plan for revenge against Jim in motion. Then, Amanda tells Candace that Quincy stopped by the apartment, which sends Candace into a panic. Amanda ignores Candace's warnings that she should stay away from Quincy, and asks the ex-con to help her escape from the Cryer mansion.

Candace is relieved after she gets released from her debacle with the kidnappers, until she returns home to find all of her possessions gone at Jim's bidding. Meanwhile, a slightly drunk Jeffery reluctantly has unprotected sex with his mother's blind date candidate, Melissa. Confused and upset, Jeffery pays a late-night visit to Landon at the Sarandon Hotel. While Benny is getting discharged from Mercy Hospital, Hanna talks with the district attorney and detective working on Benny's case. The detective says he never met Byron Marshall and Hanna starts to believe that her friend may not be who he claims. Amanda continues to show unsettling behavior in her parents' house. Finally, when Veronica goes to the Sarandon Hotel to make amends with David�until she sees him coming out of a hotel room with Maggie.

David is put in a precarious position when Maggie invites him to her room after a few drinks, but he resolves to stay out of his house because Veronica still refuses to divulge the whereabouts of Jeffery's car. Later, Veronica is rattled when Quincy breaks in to her bedroom in the middle of the night. The ex-con also works Amanda in order to gather more information about what Candace has been up to. Meanwhile, Katheryn and Jim are furious when they learn that Tina and Michael saw Wyatt at Lizzie's grave site, and they plan to get their son out of town. Then, Benny flirts with his nurse, Darlene, Michael makes a move of his own on Hanna, and Jeffery and Melissa go out on their first date. Elsewhere, Jim's plan to save Wyatt comes together when he finds ex-con Norman Hewens, aka Bolo, and convinces him to take the fall. Finally, the Malones drive Candace to the middle of nowhere for nefarious reasons.

Hanna is overjoyed as Benny finally wakes up from his coma and makes astounding progress in recovery. He also reconnects with an old classmate who has been caring for him in the hospital. After Wyatt is released from jail, he contemplates his mistakes and goes to visit the grave of Lizzie, the little girl he killed, where he is recognized by the girl's mother as the hit-and-run driver. David continues to be supportive of Jeffery and attempts to understand his life by talking with Landon. However, David encounters another personal problem when Maggie oversteps her professional boundaries. Meanwhile, Quincy, the father of Candace's child, shows up at Candace and Amanda's apartment, and Amanda discovers that Candace's past is more of an enigma than she thought. Elsewhere, Jim pays the still-captive Candace a visit and gives her a final chance to save her life.

During a citywide press conference, Jim proclaims his son's innocence of the heinous double hit-and-run that killed a little girl and left Benny in critical condition. He declares that on the night in question, Wyatt did hit someone, a man named Donald (a paid prop), whom Jim introduces to the public. The gubernatorial candidate professes to have settled with Donald out of court, the actions of a loving, if misguided, father. Meanwhile, Hanna gets a frightful visit from Quincy as he searches for Candace. Later, at the hospital, she gets another unwelcome guest�Tony has finally found where Benny is being treated and demands that he be taken off life support. Elsewhere, Amanda continues to hint at murdering her parents, causing a worried Jeffery to reiterate his concerns to Katheryn. Across town, Jim gets Wyatt out of jail and brings him home. And, Candace is still tied up in the Malones' basement and must endure Rose's threats of a terrible fate.

In the wake of Wyatt's arrest, Jim is confronted by the district attorney, Jennifer Sallison, and learns that Wyatt has confessed to the hit-and-run. To make matters worse for the Cryers, the DA vows to come after Jim next. At Mercy Hospital, Hanna meets Darlene, a concerned nurse and former classmate of Benny's. Dr. Bailor also gives Hanna some hopeful news: He thinks Benny may not need the ventilator anymore. Elsewhere, Jeffery confronts Veronica about Wyatt's arrest, but Veronica only continues to push her agenda by forcing Jeffery to go on a date with a young woman. Meanwhile, Candace is at the mercy of the Malones and is forced to come clean about not being pregnant to save herself from a forced abortion. Later, Amanda buys a gun from a pawnshop and asks the clerk some loaded questions about shooting professors. Finally, much to Maggie's surprise and chagrin, Jim holds a press conference and announces that he has been part of a cover-up.

As Katheryn is helping Hanna get out of jail, Wyatt is arrested for the hit-and-run of a little girl and Benny. Katheryn is devastated to learn that Hanna turned Wyatt in, but Hanna tells her that she will not sacrifice Benny for Wyatt, no matter how much Katheryn's helped him. Furious, Jim tells Hanna that he will not be accepting her apology when she discovers she's wrong about Wyatt being the hit-and-run driver. After some thought, though, Katheryn tells Jim that they should just let Wyatt pay for what he's done instead of protecting him. Then, after a dramatic day at the campaign office, David and Veronica continue to disagree about Jeffery's sexual orientation, and Jeffery still struggles with his own identity. Elsewhere, Candace realizes that she is in a fight for her life when she is given an ultimatum by her captors. Meanwhile, Hanna is given hope at Mercy Hospital when Benny's new doctor tells her that her son is demonstrating slight brain activity.

Maggie, Jim and David hold a gathering at campaign headquarters, and when Jeffery arrives, he is surprised to find that his new love interest, Landon, is the publicist for the campaign. However, things really heat up when Candace crashes the party and tries to extort money from the Cryers. Fed up with her games, Jim sets a plan in motion to end her meddling for good. Meanwhile, Hanna sits in jail, mourning the loss of her son. She learns that Tony had her arrested, accusing her of moving Benny without power of attorney. Hanna is confused by this accusation until a conversation with Katheryn reveals that she had Benny moved to a private hospital. As they talk, Katheryn learns of Hanna's incarceration and pulls some strings to get her out. Unfortunately, Hanna has already named Wyatt as the hit-and-run driver the police have been looking for, and Katheryn's son is arrested. Finally, Amanda exacts her revenge on professor Cannon by stabbing him in the back during his afternoon jog.

Tony is ecstatic when the judge ends up ruling in his favor. Hanna has to beg Tony to keep Benny on life support.

. As Maggie prepares Jim to run for governor, she warns him not to withhold information from her about his personal life that could damage the campaign. Meanwhile, Veronica, who is concerned about the image of her family under the spotlight of the gubernatorial run, gives Jeffery an ultimatum about concealing his sexual orientation. However, despite his reluctant acceptance to adopt his mother's code of conduct, Jeffery goes on a surprise date with Landon, a man he met at a gay bar. Later, Maggie presents Katheryn and Veronica with a plan to eliminate Candace as a problem once and for all. Will they have the stomach to do what their husbands' campaign manager is asking of them? Finally, Tony wins his case to have Benny taken off life support.

Amanda gets revenge on the professor by sneaking into his bedroom and insulting him. Meanwhile, Candace represents Hanna in her continuing fight to keep Benny on life support.

Jim does everything in his power to keep Wyatt from going to jail. Tony confronts Hanna and serves her with court papers.

Jeffery tells Wyatt that the man he hit is Hanna's son. Elsewhere, Candace finds out that Benny is in the county hospital and that the doctors want to take him off life support, so she begs Jim to move him to a private hospital. Meanwhile, Katheryn is buckling under the guilt of Wyatt's crime, and Veronica decides not to tell the Cryers about the location of Jeffery's car�the black sedan Wyatt drove when he critically injured Benny and killed a little girl. Finally, Amanda, who has been exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior, asks Jeffery where she can buy a gun.

Jeffery begins to realize that Wyatt may be responsible for killing Lizzie, the little girl whose death has dominated the local news coverage, as well as for critically injuring Candace's brother, Benny. Wyatt begs Jeffery not to expose his secret, and Jeffery promises not to. At the courthouse, Candace tries to secure Amanda's inheritance, but her threats against Jim fall on deaf ears. Will she go to the press with her story? Later, Maggie tells Jim to wait to announce his candidacy for governor, and urges him and David to attend Lizzie's funeral to help subdue public outrage over the girl's death. Jim agrees to go while keeping his secret that Lizzie was killed by his own son, Wyatt. Finally, Jeffery tells Candace that Benny�whom she has been anxiously trying to reach but to no avail�was hit by the same driver that killed Lizzie, and she rushes to the county hospital to find her brother.

At the Cryer mansion, Celine tries to destroy Hanna's reputation by lying to Katheryn and accusing Hanna of having a drinking problem. Katheryn catches Celine in her lie, however, and acknowledges that she used to be one of Jim's mistresses. Later, Katheryn and Veronica meet with Maggie Day, Jim and David's new campaign manager, to discuss a strategy for the gubernatorial campaign. Then, at the county hospital, Tony learns that Benny is in a vegetative state and tries to convince Hanna to pull him off life support. After she adamantly refuses, Tony informs Hanna that he's planning an emergency hearing to gain power of attorney with the intent of letting Benny die.

Wyatt is shocked to learn that his reckless driving while high is responsible for the death of a little girl and putting a man (Benny) in the hospital. Jim plans to orchestrate a cover-�up�that is, if he can find the car, Jeffery's black sedan. Meanwhile, Jeffery observes some disturbing behavior from Amanda and tries to warn Candace about Amanda's mental state, divulging that she is bipolar and borderline schizophrenic. Amanda soon spirals out of control and begins stalking the professor that raped her. At the courthouse, Jim and David meet with their potential campaign manager, who shares with them the community's outrage about the hit-and-run accident. After she exits, David learns that the campaign is in jeopardy when Jim reveals that Wyatt was the perpetrator of the heinous crime. Across town at the county hospital, Hanna waits for Benny's prognosis. There, she runs into Tony and discovers that he is undergoing treatment for kidney failure and is looking for a donor.

Candace manipulates Amanda into standing up for herself and suing her parents for her inheritance. Meanwhile, Hanna is at the hospital frantically trying to see her son, Benny, and speak to doctors about his condition. While at the hospital, Hanna meets Michael and is moved by his grief. Michael's granddaughter, Lizzie, was, like Benny, also a victim of a hit-and-run. Later, the Rev. Waters reveals that the same driver who hit Benny also hit little Lizzie, who later dies in surgery. Elsewhere, Candace invites Jeffery to live with her and Amanda, and encourages him to live a life out of the closet.

Jeffery tells his parents that he's gay. Hanna discloses that Tony is actually Benny's father. Candace informs Amanda that her parents are keeping her inheritance.

After her secret is reveled, Katheryn tells everyone what she really knows about Jim's secret activities. Jeffery finally discloses his love for Wyatt.

Veronica collects enough evidence to send it off to David, which in turn exposes the conspiracy. Katheryn gets nervous when her secret almost goes public.

Information is discovered by a detective that links Benny and Tony. Veronica continues to work toward answers for Benny's case. Laura is kept away from Wyatt by Jeffery.

Jim and Candace end up in a verbal altercation. Amanda is in recovery while Katheryn might have to prepare for surgery. Wyatt receives another visitor from his past. After reviewing the case, Veronica questions Jim about some of the details. Amanda reveals a shocker to Candace, that she was raped.

Katheryn tells everyone that she is leaving for vacation but that information turns out to be false. Veronica agrees to work on Benny's case. Wyatt is shocked when a previous girlfriend shows up. Jim receives the news that Amanda and Candace have moved into an apartment together.

After all the issues going on around her, Amanda tries to commit suicide after an altercation with Candace sets her over the edge. Katheryn shames Candace directly after Jim reveals the affair.

It is revealed to Hanna that Benny happened to be behind the wheel of Candace's car. David reveals how he participated in the set-up. Katheryn ends up having a bond with Hanna regarding their issues.

Benny prepares for his date by asking to borrow a car but is arrested and charged with drug possession after falling trap to someone's malicious intent. Amanda seduces her professor to raise her grade.

Amanda has Wyatt and Jeffery assist her with the move into her new apartment while Hanna is set-up on a blind date by Benny.

Jim falls into Candace's vindictive trap once again and David is irked by the fact that Jim is unable to control himself; Celine becomes jealous and envious of Hanna; Veronica confronts Candace.

After her eviction, Hanna goes to Benny with questions regarding possibly adjusting the mortgage on her home.

After Jim announces that he plans to run for Governor, Candace holds the affair against Jim and threatens to reveal the news to the media. Hanna is shocked when she discovers an eviction notice on her door.

Candace commits some mischievous acts that put Jim's career in jeopardy.

Jim has repeatedly requested that Candace leave the family's home, but she continues to disobey him by staying with Amanda.

As Judge Jim Cryer comes home early to attend his surprise 50th birthday party, he discovers that his mistress, Candace, has befriended his daughter, Amanda, and is attending his family dinner. Jim is completely unsettled when he realizes that Candace will be staying with them for the weekend.