Summary: Sydney finds her way into the Wilshire chapel and prays that Jane doesn't die. Kimberly enters and assures her that whatever she says will be kept in confidence, but if she's questioned by the authorities about how the pills managed to find their way into Jane's drink.... then Sydney confesses that she did it and Kim offers to help her with an evil smile on her face. Michael observes Jane and finds she has had a stroke. He asks her what she remembers, and she recalls the dancing and drinking and going up to Bobby's guest room with him, but Michael relieves her when he says they didn't do anything. He brushes a pointed instrument against her foot asking for a reflex. Jane feels it on her left foot but feels nothing on her right. Jane then realizes she's paralyzed and demands a confirmation from Michael. He says it's too soon to tell, but Jane won't listen. She starts bawling over this unfortunate mishap. Sydney is in Kimberly's office talking about what happened and Kimberly says that she needs to take this and learn from it. Kim gives her two identical pills to refill her bottle and suggests she play the perfect care-giver to Jane to ward off suspicion. Michael receives a fax from the hospital at Burns-Mancini regarding Jane's condition and sees that the drug phenol barbitol triggered the stroke. He then sees Sydney come in and realizes that she has the tranquilizers which contain just that. Sydney denies doing this, and Michael counts the full 30 pill prescription in her purse. Sydney then suggests they take care of Jane until she gets well. Jake brings some flowers to Jane in the hospital and she talks about how she's undergoing physical therapy. Jake tells her that she really needs to save herself, and she must not let the light inside her go out. Jane then declares she feels all alone, and then breaks down into Jake's arms. Michael is wheeling Jane around the hospital in a chair and Kim shows up. He drags her into a side room and accuses of her of conspiring with Sydney to drug Jane's drink. Kimberly says that what she and Syd talk about is in confidence and she had no part in that, and he's pushing her close to the edge. Michael takes Jane to a dayroom. On New Year's Eve, Michael takes Jane to the beachhouse to watch the ball drop in Times Square, and offers his beachhouse as an alternative place to stay. She accepts bedding on the couch and Sydney's services, which Michael has cut back from her office duties. Sydney goes to find linens for the couch and Michael lifts Jane onto the couch but accidentally drops her on top. Sydney reappears to find Michael on top of Jane and thinks he's trying to seduce her. Michael goes into the other room and Sydney fires off accusations. Michael then says that Jane's staying there until she gets better. Sydney is back in Kim's office the next morning talking about Jane living with them and Jo and Richard attempting to prove their innocence and then says she would have been better off if Jane had just died. Kim grabs her, upset at her words and then Syd assures that it was just a figure of speech, and that she promises to take care of Jane.

Jake is over at Matt's early the next morning wondering about Jane's condition. Matt finds out that Jane is in ICU, but nothing more. Jake sees that Alan has spent the night and leaves the two alone. Alan then rushes off for an early audition. Matt and Alan are at Shooters that night and Alan tells Matt that he has a friend in Manhattan who can put him up for a while until he gets more money doing stage work and he'll be leaving town shortly. Matt takes Alan to the airport on New Year's Day. They say their goodbyes, but Matt can't let him leave, and asks him to move in. Alan then accepts, having wanted that but wanted Matt to ask.

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The sign in the hospital points to the chapel to the left and rooms 1104-1114 to the right. James Darren, who went on to play Tony Marlin in season 7, directed this episode. The song in the opening is "I'd Lie For You (and That's the Truth)" by Meatloaf. Daphne Zuniga and Patrick Muldoon do not appear in this episode.

Peter is on the phone with his lawyer regarding a patient who is suing him for malpractice. Amanda shows up with a crossaint for him and Peter snaps about how this suit could damage his reputation. Amanda is frustrated with him yelling at her so she leaves, and then promises to forget they ever had that conversation. Amanda and Bobby are going over his cable company ad campaign in her office and she tells him about Peter's malpractice suit. She says that he's been trying to get away to "duck the deposition." Bobby offers his Palm Springs home, the place where he's going for New Year's, but she declines because three's a crowd in this case, then asks Alison if she'd like to be Bobby's date for New Year's. She accepts after Bobby tells her about his home. In Palm Springs, Peter is guzzling scotch and Bobby starts talking about his malpractice suit and offers his lawyer's services. Amanda then appears and tells them to come outside and enjoy the night. Peter instead takes Amanda to the shower. Bobby finds Alison outside on a lounge chair and they try to make small talk with no luck. Bobby wishes her a Happy New Year. Amanda, wearing a negligee, finds Peter passed out on the bed and starts to seduce him. The two make love. Amanda awakens shortly before midnight and goes outside to clear her head. Peter barely awakens and follows her, looking through the window at her and Bobby, who apparently couldn't sleep either. Bobby tells her for his New Year's resolution that he's not going to hide his feelings for her anymore. As 1996 is rang in with fireworks, Bobby grabs her and kisses her with Peter watching from the window. Peter is in his office going through papers when Amanda rings in on his answering machine, wondering why he stormed out of Palm Springs without saying a word to her. Bobby shows up and gives him papers with the settlement of the suit. Peter then accuses him of using that to get Amanda. Bobby grabs him and Peter punches Bobby in the face. Bobby says that that was a mistake, and if Peter does it again, then it will be his last.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS "I am more than confident in my relationship with you. I did not and do not, consider Jane to be any threat at all. My god, I'm not Kimberly after all." --Sydney Andrews, defending herself over Michael's accusations MICHAEL: Tell me something, did you tell Syd to drug Jane or did you do it yourself? Cause it's way too big a coincidence that the same drug your prescribed for Sydney ended up in Jane's drink. KIMBERLY: I believe that's a two-part accusation. As for the first part, anything Sydney said to me I could not discuss with you due to doctor-patient confidentially. As for the second part, your insenuation that I could participate in such an act? Well I have only this to say: go to hell, Michael. MICHAEL: Why did i think I might get a straight answer from you? That would mean you would had to have changed. KIMBERLY: Maybe you're the one who should be contemplating a change, Michael. After all, how many lives can one man ruin? MICHAEL: Let me tell you something, Kimberly. I am watching this very carefully. And if any of my hunches are correct, then Syd is gonna find herself in jail, and you'll be back on the radio talking gibberish to the masses. KIMBERLY: I suggest you watch what your threaten, doctor. Because I have a very high threshold of tolerance, but you're pushing me way too close to the edge of it. BEST SCENES: Kimberly's rage when Sydney says "I would be much better off if Jane had just died." Billy breaking off his marriage to Brooke.

Brooke and Billy are with Norman, Brooke's lawyer, to finalize the transfer of her father's trust fund for the baby. Billy gets up and leaves to go back to work, but then Brooke confesses about the lab mix-up and she was never pregnant. Norman tells her that if she's not pregnant, then the money stays where it is. At D&D, Billy finds Alison and asks what's with her lately not talking to him since Christmas. Alison says that she realizes now the two of them are just leading different lives. A co-worker tells Billy he intercepted a call from Brooke to meet her at Wilshire immediately. He drives over and finds Brooke crying that she's had a "miscarriage." The next morning, Brooke tells Billy she wants to get pregnant again right away and Alison shows up and gives her a plant and offers to help. Brooke says she can help by telling the building that she doesn't want any sympathy. Alison follows Billy outside and he says he's still suspicious about the trust fund because Brooke is taking the miscarriage well. Alison tells him to take care and then leaves. That night, Billy is holding the teddy bear that he was going to give to the baby and Brooke calls him in the bedroom and tells him she's ovulating. She's wearing a mesh robe and starts to caress him, saying how much she wants another baby. Billy refuses because it doesn't feel right and Brooke flies off in an awful rage, screaming that Billy doesn't find her attractive. She accuses him of being selfish and throws him out, slamming the door behind her. Billy finds Dr. Fisher at Wilshire and she offers her sympathies for the rare incident that's happened to them. Billy asks why miscarriage is rare, and Dr. Fisher says that Brooke was never pregnant. Billy finds her at Shooters and pulls her outside, shouting that he's fed up with being used as a tool to make her pregnant and get her money. Billy then declares that their marriage is over and storms off. Alison awakens in Palm Springs on New Year's Day to find Billy outside in his car. Billy tells her about the false pregnancy and says he needs someone to talk to. They head out to grab breakfast. Late that night, they return to Melrose Place and Billy thanks her for breakfast and lunch and is then ready to face Brooke again. He opens his apartment to find the phone off the hook and Brooke in the bathroom in a pool of blood, having slit her wrists.