Michelle Miller is getting tired of dealing with her unreliable and overbearing husband. Then, someone sends her photos of him having an affair with another woman. Maria Gianni makes a secret deal with the mysterious William Chandler, but then gets more than she bargains for.
Maria is stuck having to repay her debts to William in the bedroom. Luke is enamored by Michelle, his mother's new hire. However, Maria tries to stop him from dating her.
Maria is slowly becoming attracted to William. Michelle's divorce terms are terrible, and she is devastated. She and Luke get closer.
William continues to be mysterious by making a report to a secret person. Luke continues to pursue Michelle, but it makes his life difficult.
A highlight of the week’s events, including: Michelle Miller learns her husband is having an affair; Maria Gianni makes a secret deal with the mysterious William Chandler, but gets more than she bargains for when her debt must be repaid in the bedroom; Luke is attracted to Michelle, Maria’s new hire; Maria detests the notion of Luke and Michelle getting together; Michelle is devastated by the term
Luke asks Michelle to be the subject of his next painting. Maria and William's affair takes a turn.
As Luke and Michelle get closer, Michelle pushes Lance farther away. Tanya gets upset over her break up with Luke. Maria struggles with her feelings for William, while William secretly plots against her.
Luke and Michelle, and Michael and Nikki go on a double date. Michael and Nikki get drunk and end up in bed together. William strikes a deal with a greedy congressman while continuing to woo Maria.
Nikki awakes to an unpleasant surprise. Luke and Michelle grow closer, while William surprises Maria.
Michelle's past comes back to haunt her. Maria, Luke and Michelle may have to make huge sacrifices.
A highlight of the week’s events, including: Luke asks Michelle to be the subject of his next painting; Maria and William’s affair develops a hitch; Luke and Michelle get closer; William secretly plots against Maria; Luke and Michelle double date with Michael and Nikki; Michael and Nikki end up in bed together; William makes a deal with a greedy congressman while continuing to woo Maria; Luke and
Others discover Gloria's big secret. Maria must make a big decision.
Maria neglects to inform Luke about her engagement to William; Tania hurts Michelle by telling her she met with Luke; Lance schemes to get rid of Gloria.
Gloria desperately wants to be with Lance and looks to prove it; Maria begins a search for the new face of Gianni Fashion; Tania looks to sabotage Michelle; Luke and Michelle face off against Lance.
Maria hates the wedding dress designs she is given; John sees this as an opportunity for his own advancement, but Maria sees this as a chance to use him to ruin Michelle and Luke's relationship.
Tania looks to hurt Nikki through Michael; Gloria rejects her ex-boyfriend, who happens to be a mobster; Michelle receives an offer from another fashion house, prompting Maria to use John to hurt her chances.
Recap of the week's events, including: others discover Gloria's big secret; Maria must make a big decision; Maria neglects to inform Luke about her engagement to William; Tania hurts Michelle by telling her she met with Luke; Lance schemes to get rid of Gloria; Gloria desperately wants to be with Lance and looks to prove it; Maria begins a search for the new face of Gianni Fashion; Tania looks to
William engages in a brutal game of one-upmanship with Councilman Spangler.
Michelle accepts a tough challenge from Gloria, whose position might be weakening in lieu of some details Lance discovers about her.
Covering the plot threads of the series thus far, including: Fashion maven Maria Gianni catches her husband cheating thanks to the help of the lascivious William Chandler; her son Luke becomes interested in her newest employee, Michelle; Maria will do anything to break up Luke and Michelle.
Maria devises another plan to disrupt John and Michelle's plans; Michael is blindsided by Nikki.
Maria becomes suspicious of a mysterious new woman; a secret about William is revealed.
Maria hires Michelle, but her motivation for doing so is obviously sinister; William tries to push the deal through but encounters resistance in the form of an extorting attorney; Gloria's financial situation worsens; Lance's detachment from his business results in the loss of an important client; Maria wants John to ruin Michelle's reputation and her relationship with Luke while on a business trip.
Michelle catches Luke in a compromising situation with Lexi after Maria drugs him.
Luke and Michelle confront Maria and discover she has no remorse for her actions; Tania's life takes a turn for the worse; Gloria reveals her scheme.
Luke spills the beans about Michelle to Maria before William confronts him; the identity of the mystery woman is finally revealed.
Maria's wedding plans go awry; Tania surprises Nikki.
To catch up new viewers to the show, covers the events of the series up to this point, including: Maria's wedding, Luke and Michelle's torrid relationship, of which Maria disapproves; Maria connives to separate Luke and Michelle.
A highlight of the week's events, including: Michelle dumps Luke when she finds him in bed with Lexi; Lance's distractions cause him to lose his biggest client; William videotapes Congressman Spangler in a very compromising situation; Lexi makes a misstep when she tries to apologize to Michelle; Tania's drinking problem jeopardizes her career; Maria hits some rough times while planning the wedding
William and Sophia declare war on Maria; Lance prepares to take on Eddie as a client; Tanya tries to make her move.
Sophia confronts Maria directly and the two of them fight it out -- literally; Luke confronts William; Michael and Lexi get a little bit closer.
Luke learns that Antonio isn't really his father, it's William's father; Lance continues to find trouble in his new partnership, particularly since Gloria seems to have ulterior motives; Tanya accuses Michelle and Nikki of ruining her face; Sophia informs Maria that it's only a matter of time before she gains control of the fashion house.
Maria puts the pressure on Michelle after she suspects that her motives are becoming transparent; Maria considers her options concerning her debt to William; Luke tries to come to terms with the revelation about his real father.
Luke discovers his mother's true colors when he confronts her about being poisoned; William plays hardball when Spengler tries to weasel his way out of their business dealings; Michelle tries to handle the drama of the fashion show; Sophia makes a power play by warming up to Michelle.
William becomes a thorn in the side of everyone at the fashion house, especially Maria's; Nikki and Tania battle over who's the better model; Luke is conflicted about confronting Maria; Lance and Rodney crash the show in an effort to get closer to Michelle; the charity auction goes off without a hitch, until Maria takes credit for designing all the clothes.
A highlight of the week's events, including: William and Sophia declare war on Maria; Lance prepares to take on Eddie as a client; Tanya tries to make her move; Sophia confronts Maria directly and the two of them fight it out -- literally; Luke confronts William; Michael and Lexi get a little bit closer; Luke learns that Antonio isn't really his father, it's William's father; Lance continues to fi
One night in a bar, Sophia and Tania sit down to have a drink. These kindred spirits reveal to each other the drama in their lives caused in no small part by Maria Gianni. By evening's end, a new friendship is formed, one that Sophia quite obviously hopes to use in her power play to take control of the fashion house.
Michelle goes toe to toe with Maria for stealing her designs and promptly becomes the chief competitor of the fashion house; William and Nikki's auction date sparks immediately; Lance gets busted for DUI; Luke confronts Maria over his lack of a trust fund; He learns from Lexi that his mother did, indeed, drug him; Maria names Tania as the new face of Gianni.
Maria makes a deal with Lance that will possibly save her stake in the fashion house and reunite him with Michelle; however, Lance's end of the bargain proves to be more dangerous when he asks Eddie to be a new investor; Michelle makes contact with William; Nikki learns that she is no longer the new face of Gianni.
Luke defends Michelle in front of his mother; Doris develops some health issues; Luke discovers that William is one of the art show's sponsors; Maria and Eddie begin a potentially lucrative -- and potentially disasterous -- partnership.
Doris collapses and is admitted to the hospital; Tania tries to keep her career on track despite showing up to a photo shoot late after having been drugged; William tries to help Michelle professionally, but ends up causing her trouble; Maria tells Lance her plan for getting back Michelle for him.
A highlight of the week's events, including: Michelle goes toe to toe with Maria for stealing her designs and promptly becomes the chief competitor of the fashion house; William and Nikki's auction date sparks immediately; Lance gets busted for DUI; Luke confronts Maria over his lack of a trust fund; He learns from Lexi that his mother did, indeed, drug him; Maria names Tania as the new face of Gi
Maria sets her plan into motion to get Lance back together with Michelle, but he finds it to be fairly painful; Tania vies for William's attention, causing Nikki to declare war. Finally, Luke discovers where Michelle has been spending some of her time away from him.
Michelle and Luke's relationship hits a bump after Lance sends her flowers. Luke decides they should perhaps take a break to work out their trust issues; Maria is displeased with Tania's most recent photoshoot; Doris' condition worsens; Maria and Lance patch up their differences and bond over his smashed leg.
A recap of the series so far: Maria Gianni owns a top fashion house, but her eminence is threatened by a myriad of people and situations, including conniving models, employees dating her son, and an old rival who has skillfully scammed her way into Maria's life with the intention of destroying it.
Maria ousts Sophia and William; Luke and Michael try to help out Tania and her addiction; Sophia and William approach Michelle about putting up a competing design against Maria Gianni; Lexi makes Michelle an offer that could end Maria's career.
Nikki learns she's pregnant and opts to keep the baby; William sets up Michelle with her own office; The Gianni braintrust proposes Maria become the new face of her own fashion house; Luke's art show is a success, until he unveils his prized painting; Doris succumbs to the cancer.
A highlight of the week's events, including: Michelle and Luke's relationship hits a bump after Lance sends her flowers; Maria ousts Sophia and William; Luke and Michael try to help out Tania and her addiction; Sophia and William approach Michelle about putting up a competing design against Maria Gianni; Lexi makes Michelle an offer that could end Maria's career; Nikki learns she's pregnant and op
Via multiple flashbacks, Luke and Michelle recount their rocky romance and how her ex-husband and his conniving mother have at one point or another driven a wedge between them. Ultimately, they realize that their love is stronger than all of their problems.
Gloria realizes she can't get Eddie to undo the hit on Michelle; William and Nikki make plans for their baby; Maria gets a new, green assistant; the hit goes down.
Gloria's son takes the assassin's bullet, Meanwhile, Sophia demands of William that Nikki moves in with them.
Maria fakes a heart attack in order to get Luke away from Michelle so that Lance can make his move; Alec flatlines -- again.
A highlight of the week's events, including: A hitman accidentally shoots Gloria's son; Sophia demands of William that Nikki moves in with them; Maria engages in more outlandish behavior in order to break up Luke and Michelle.
Maria is happy to see that her plan to separate Luke and Michelle is falling into place; Alec survives -- again; Nikki has a bomb dropped on her concerning her career and that leads to another drug binge, but this time her fun ends in a horiffic car accident.
Luke and Michael find Tania but opt to admit her into rehab rather than risk jail time for driving under the influence. Sophia attacks Maria in the hospital. Meanwhile, Eddie is convinced Lance and Rodney are preparing to out him to the government; and, Maria is arrested for stealing from Luke's account.
Maria realizes she might be too pretty for prison, but she just might be tough enough; Eddie puts pressure on Lance and Rodney; Lexi convinces Michelle to stop dating Luke until her show is over; Luke tells Maria he won't lie to the court in order to protect her.
Luke reconsiders his stance about testifying after learning of Maria's situation in jail; William patches things up with Nikki after missing the ultrasound and gets his mother of her back; Tania resists rehab therapy; Luke finds that the art manager Amanda is interested in more than his works.
Amanda makes her play for Luke; William moves in Nikki, to Sophia's chagrin; Michelle exposes Lance for the rat that he is; Maria traces the source of the design leak to her psychiatrist; Gloria attracts the interest of her son's doctor, who recommends she apply for work at the hospital; and, with the feds closing in on Eddie, Maria tells Lance he must wear a wire to get a confession, otherwise they all go to jail.
A highlight of the week's events, including: Maria is happy to see that her plan to separate Luke and Michelle is falling into place; Alec survives -- again; Nikki has a bomb dropped on her concerning her career and that leads to another drug binge, but this time her fun ends in a horiffic car accident; Luke and Michael find Tania but opt to admit her into rehab rather than risk jail time for driv
Maria tries to prepare Lance for his wire spying on Eddie, but he proves less than totally cooperative; Gloria and Dr. Woods grow still closer; Tania tries to figure out Sophia's angle; Michelle extends an olive branch to Luke; Lance's deception is uncovered and all hell breaks loose.
In a recap of events thus far, Maria Gianni has been on the defensive ever since William Chandler and his mother Sophia came after her. They got her arrested for forging bank transaction slips and nearly brought down her company from the inside, but now the tables appear to be turning after she learns of how William Chandler made and kept his fortune, and for once, she might have the upper hand.
Lance tries to get Eddie off his back before he helps the police; Amanda goes after Luke more provocatively, but he clearly has lingering feelings for Michelle; William and Tania hook up; Gloria and Dr. Woods grow closer; Michelle's fashion show is a resounding success.
Eddie tries to get to Lance by using his inside man at the police department. Meanwhile, Maria sends William reeling from charges of tax evasion, which might actually stick and send him to jail; Michelle's fashion show successfully solicits sales; and, Tania's disappearnce from rehab is discovered. Finally, William's arrest causes yet another catfight between Maria and Sophia and an unforeseen disaster concerning Michelle Miller Designs.
Michelle and Lexi search for new investors while William's assets are frozen, but the search proves problematic; Eddie's inside man provides some comforting news; Sophia continues to look after Tania; Michael tries to deal with his feelings for Nikki, but Maria of all people is their to comfort him... and take care of him.
A highlight of the week's events, including: Maria tries to prepare Lance for his wire spying on Eddie, but he proves less than totally cooperative; Gloria and Dr.
Luke ends his friendship with Michael after he discovers him with Maria; William needs money to get himself out of jail and foolishly turns to Congressman Spangler; Michelle must consider closing her company; Dr. Woods and Gloria get together; Luke receives the blackmail tape where Maria tells John to seduce and destroy Michelle; Sophia puts the screws to the congressman in order to free William; Eddie's men get to Lance.
Lance manages to escape Eddie's men; Maria and Clive scheme to bring down Michelle Miller Designs by using Eddie's dirty money to buy a significant share in the company; Sophia tries to get Tania to fall in line but that proves difficult; Luke severs ties with Maria; Eddie wants Gloria's help; Tania confronts Nikki about the baby; and, later, Nikki finds an intruder at home and gets shoved down the stairs.
Maria tries to get Lexi to oust Michelle from her own company; William tries to get out of prison; Eddie continues his pursuit of Lance; Nikki loses the baby after getting pushed down the stairs... but she knows who pushed her.
Nikki fingers Maria as her pusher; Sophia tries to keep Tania under control, but finds it difficult; Maria looks to have Lexi in her back pocket, which could spell the end of Michelle Miller Designs; Sophia plays hardball with Congressman Spangler in order to secure William's release; Tania confronts Maria, but finds no sympathy from her former employer; Gloria gets mixed up in Eddie's affairs; Ed
The events of the series thus far are recounted.
Michael walks out on Nikki; Maria lays in to her designers, creating acrimony on their side; Eddie puts the screws to Rodney in order to find Lance; Michael quits Gianni Fashion House; Maria officially takes over as head of Michelle Miller Designs and then fires Michelle.
Michelle contemplates her next move after getting canned from her own company; Michael lets it slip that he slept with Maria; John makes a move on Tania. Meanwhile, her therapist convinces her that Maria is the cause of all her problems; and, Eddie plans to leave his mark at Maria's next fashion show.
Tania gets the final piece of information she needs to actively pursue Maria; Gloria gets tipped off by Alec that Eddie's going to the fashion show; Michael tries to calm down Nikki, who's intent upon seeking retribution from Maria; Luke intends to give Maria a piece of his mind at the fashion show; Lance puts pressure on Maria to transfer money to an account so he can get away from Eddie. At the show, Maria is shot and, presumably, killed.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the police have a list of suspects but no firm leads; Luke confronts William; Michael questions Nikki; Michelle accuses Lance; Eddie catches up with Lance.
Those who have benefited and suffered from their association with Maria Gianni gather together to mourn and celebrate her death. Luke uses the opportunity to cause a commotion in order to find her killer. Meanwhile, Lance pulls leverage out of thin air to keep Eddie from killing him, but Eddie doesn't bite and instead puts Michelle's life in danger.
A highlight of the week's events, including: Michael walks out on Nikki; Maria lays in to her designers, creating acrimony on their side; Eddie puts the screws to Rodney in order to find Lance; Michael quits Gianni Fashion House; Maria officially takes over as head of Michelle Miller Designs and then fires Michelle; Tania gets the final piece of information she needs to actively pursue Maria; Glor
Lance runs from Eddie and gets hit by a car; Harold confesses that he was the mole stealing Michelle’s designs and giving them to Maria; Lexi unwittingly helps Eddie’s men find Michelle; Nikki contemplates her next career move; Michelle burns her past to begin her future; John tells Luke he saw who shot Maria, but he wants something in return for that information: Gianni Fashion House. Eddie gets to Michelle and Michael is shot in the process.
Luke risks his life to rescue Michelle; Nikki tells Gloria about Lance's death; Harold and Hans look for work from Lexi but instead are insulted by her; William gets Tania to take the fall for shooting Maria; Luke asks Michelle to come to New York with him, after he closes down Gianni Fashion House.