The discovery of a would-be thief refocuses a murder investigation, leaving the prosecutors the task of making a conspiracy case against the deceased's attorney and the pretty young widow.
With Dave and Bill stuck at the airport, Lisa gets the chore of keeping Joe and Catherine from going on a date. Meanwhile, Beth and Matthew visit Bill's love shack of an apartment.
Tia is chatting to some guy called Verique on-line. Tamera then sends Tia's picture to him and he reply's saying he likes it and that he is a photographer. Tamera is totally excited then cause she thinks that if Tia makes it big then she can too! They both then ask the parents if they could go and they both say NO!! Tamera then pretends to be Tia and goes anyway! Rodger comes round looking for Tamera to see a movie when they find Tia and Tamera's room a total mess and then they see the email that Tamera sent to Verique. Tia goes looking for Tamera while Rodger stays @ home. Lisa and Ray come home to see Rodger and ask where the girls are and he tells them the truth. Mean while Verique asks Tamera to put a Bikini on and she goes in the changing room. Tia comes in and Verique realizes they are twins and lock the door. Tia then opens the door when Tamera is fighting off Verique. Lisa and Ray come and Ray punches him. When they get home they get a big lecture from Ray and the it ends
Peter confronts Ellen at a spiritual retreat while a robber at Buy the Book confronts Paige, Spence, Joe and Audrey.
Sandburg becomes trapped between floors in a skyscraper elevator controlled by an extortionist, who threatens to send the elevator plummeting to its doom unless a hefty ransom is paid.
When Hayden, Luther, Dauber and Howard decide to celebrate "Man Week" in the Florida Everglades, Doris, Christine and Shirley decide to take a vacation of their own. Meanwhile, having allowed Luther to plan their trip, the men wind up in swamp mud with an alligator.
Winfred-Louder employees risk their lives get to work each day because the crosswalk from the parking deck to the store is at an intersection near the freeway. When a member of the Optimists Club is severely injured while trying to cross, Drew demands the store build a skywalk to the employee garage. When his complaints are ignored and Lewis and Oswald are hurt while trying to cross, Drew decides to take drastic measures by going on a hunger strike.
Brian and Helen's trip to New York to see "Rent" turns into a nightmare when the theatre refuses to transfer the tickets from Helen's benefactor to her. Even worse, a con-man robs them of their money and Helen is forced to compete in a drag queen contest in order to get the money to get home. Meanwhile, a bad back leaves Joe in the house alone with a suddenly talkative Antonio.
Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close they've become and forces young Williams to propose.
For the Mayor's 50th birthday, Paul is determined to get his ""old friend"" George Stephanopoulos to attend the event; as Michael arranges for birthday wishes from David Letterman, Patrick Ewing, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Frank Gifford, Rosie O'Donnell, Larry King, and the cast of Rent. But in the midst of the planning, a scandal swirls about the Mayor's presumed affair with a staffer from the Governor's office.
There is only one problem with Alex's new boyfriend: he's also dating Annie. In what turns out to be an innocent set of circumstances, Alex must walk away from a guy with real potential. Annie's broken heart is made worse by the fact that Barbara is following her around for a science experiment.
It's not a pretty picture when Caroline persuades reluctant con-artist Richard to fake his own death in order to catch the eye of a wealthy art dealer who's scouring the city in search of the works of dead painters - and who winds up delivering the eulogy at Richard's fake funeral.
Bothered by rumors about Roseanne and "that Wellman guy," Dan sweeps by to take Roseanne out for a ride. Roseanne and Dan begin to take the first tentative steps toward putting their marriage back together. But their reconciliation is disrupted when a frantic call comes in from Jackie: Darlene has been suddenly rushed to the hospital.
Lt. Fancy falls fowl of an over zealous patrolman. Sipowicz is reminded of his son's death when he and Simone investigate a series of bar hold-ups. Martinez, Medavoy and Russell have to deal with a confidence trickster.
When the Crane brothers go away for the weekend with two attractive women, Niles discovers he hasn't quite cut his emotional ties to Maris.
Pressured by Dee, Moesha enters a modeling contest only to find that it conflicts with a lecture by an author she admires.
Wilson decides to act more like others after a newspaper critic gives his performance a bad review.
Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...