Eddie and Jenn are getting ready to return from a romantic getaway when a few thugs break into the Sutton house. Cassie and Charles are upstairs in the house during the break in and find a secret passage way in the attic to hide out. But, when the thugs find them, they hold Cassie and Charles hostage during a hostile police standoff. Meanwhile, Tay, desperate for help with his music and dance moves reaches out to Ruben for some advice.
Cassie and Charles take the next step together in their relationship, but their romance is cut short when intruders break in. Meanwhile, Lizzie is recruited to attend a private school and the Suttons make friends with a reverend and his family.
Cassie suspects she's pregnant. Lizzie struggles at her new school. Sage tells Charles that she's leaving town. Cassie tells Sage that her father has a drinking problem. Sage comes to live with the Suttons.
Cassie is not happy when Sage moves in with the Suttons, while Jenn is so angry at Mrs. Kingston that she walks out of the clinic. Elsewhere, Lizzie, Tay and Devin try out for a talent show. NBA star Baron Davis guest stars as a coffee-shop owner.
Eddie inadvertently endangers Tay while trying to halt a robbery that triggers memories from Eddie's past.
Eddie tries to prevent the release of the man who ordered a hit on his mother. Cassie and Charles have problems because of Sabrina. Lizzie and Devin go on a date to the park where he kisses her. Johnny Nightingale is killed in a hit and run accident.
The Sutton family attends Johnny's funeral. Charles proposes to Cassie and she accepts, but they later decide they are too young.
While at the recording studio, Tay meets a new girl he likes, but spending time with her gets him in hot water. Elsewhere, Jenn and Cassie join in a protest.
Jenn and Eddie offer to be chaperons at the prom. Charles takes Sage to the dance.
An earthquake strikes Lincoln Heights and the Sutton family must fight for everything they love.