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Episode 1: "I Am Curious Melrose" (recap)
​Original airdate: 9/12/1994

Alison and Meredith confront their father about his past abuses. Michael regains consciousness after the hit and run and claims selective amnesia. Jake helps an attractive stranger escape a volatile domestic situation.
Episode 2: "It's a Bad World After All" (recap)
​Original airdate: 9/19/1994

​Alison broadcasts to a group of barbecue partygoers that her father is an abusive creep. Jake gives in to lust and beds Kathy Ireland. Michael returns to the beach house to continue his recovery from the hit and run.
Episode 3: "In-laws and Outlaws" (recap)
​Original airdate: 9/26/1994

Alison is less than thrilled when she learns that Billy accepted a job at D&D. Jake tells Kathy Ireland for the umpteenth time to stop squatting on his boat. Jo meets Reed's parents, who promptly sue her for custody of her unborn child.
Episode 4: "Grand Delusions" (recap)
​Original airdate: 10/3/1994

​Palmer is murdered by Kathy Ireland while carrying out his revenge plot against Jake. Jo begs the Carters to not sue her for the custody of her unborn child. Michael regains his memory.
Episode 5: "Nonsexual Healing" (recap)
​Original airdate: 10/10/1994

​Michael manipulates Sydney into signing divorce papers. Billy becomes smitten with his new D&D assistant. Jake breaks the news to Amanda that her father perished aboard the Pretty Lady.
Episode 6: "No Strings Attached" (recap)
​Original airdate: 10/17/1994

​Jake reconnects with his bio dad, who's less than thrilled to see him. Chris makes creepy sexual advances towards Sydney. Alison gets miffed when her one night stand fails to show up for a second date.
Episode 7: "The Crook, The Creep, His Lover and Her Sister" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/24/1994

​Jane fires Sydney from her design firm and kicks her out of her apartment. Amanda is forced by her boss to hire Michael and Kimberly to participate in a lucrative marketing campaign for a client. Jake uses a recent cash windfall to purchase Shooters.
Episode 8: "Love Reeks" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/31/1994

Alison is enraged when she learns that Billy and Susan are dating. Jo is hospitalized after a minor accident. Michael and Kimberly travel to Vegas to prevent Jane and Chris from marrying, then use the opportunity to get married themselves.
Episode 9: "Dr. Jekyll Saves His Hide" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/7/1994

​Michael enlists Amanda's help in convincing Peter to reinstate him at the hospital. Matt reconnects with an old Navy boyfriend and learns he's HIV positive. Alison further alienates Susan after a drunken tantrum at a D&D cocktail party.
Episode 10: "And Justice for None" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/14/1994

​Amanda and Peter plot to take over D&D when Bruce Teller suffers a heart attack. Matt decides to resume his relationship with Jeffrey, despite Jeffrey's HIV status. Jo is devastated when the judge awards custody of her unborn child to the Carters.
Episode 11: "The Days of Wine and Vodka" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/21/1994

​Jake is attacked by thugs when he refuses to be shaken down for 1K a month in protection costs...and in a related subplot, Sydney finds herself at the icky mercy of Creepy Chris. Alison's binge-drinking continues to spiral out of control.
Episode 12: "The Doctor That Rocks the Cradle" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/28/1994

​Jo gives birth to a son, which Kimberly claims as her own. Alison is sentenced to probation and counselling after her drunken driving accident. Bruce fires Amanda from D&D.
Episode 13: "Just Say No" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/5/1994

Jane and Michael jet to Vegas to confront Chris, who admits that he gambled away most of the 500K he stole from their design business. Jo attempts to reclaim her baby from Kimberly, but is thwarted at every turn. Alison enters rehab to finally get a handle on her binge-drinking. 
Episode 14: "Sex, Drugs, and Rockin' the Cradle" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/12/1994

​Alison falls off the wagon while in rehab. Michael confirms to Jo that the baby now living in his beach house is indeed her son. Susan dumps Billy when he vows to not abandon Alison in her time of need.
Episode 15: "Holiday on Ice" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/19/1994

Amanda is visited by Bruce's ghost in a series of Scrooge-inspired horror dreams. Peter orders Michael to return Jo's stolen baby asap. Jeffrey breaks up with Matt.
Episode 16: "Bye Bye Baby" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/2/1995

Amanda is irked when Peter hires an efficiency expert to gut D&D. Alison wraps up her rehab stint at Twin Oaks and begins dating Terry. Jo hires a nanny, who brazenly kidnaps her son.
Episode 17: "They Shoot Mothers, Don't They? (Parts 1 & 2)" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/16/1995

​Peter prescribes Amanda THC pills as part of his scheme to oust her from D&D. Jo learns that the Carters hired Emily to kidnap her baby. Alison dumps Terry when she finds him in bed with a sports groupie. Sydney gets a new roommate who shows signs of being in a cult.
Episode 18: "Another Perfect Day in Hell" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/23/1995

​Rikki finds ways to alienate Sydney from the Melrose Place clan. Meredith drops by L.A. for a visit and makes an embarrassing move on Billy. Michael breaks the news to Amanda that she might have cancer.
Episode 19: "Boxing Sydney" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/6/1995

Amanda faces the reality of her cancer diagnosis and agrees to begin treatment. Matt is aghast when his new police detective friend threatens Kimberly with physical violence for her role in his assault. Sydney is abducted by Martin and his cultists when she attempts to bail on their desert retreat. 
Episode 20: "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/13/1995

Jane and Jake liberate Sydney from Martin's cult camp. Jo witnesses Detective John Rawlings assault a drug dealer. Amanda accepts help from Billy and Alison as she undergoes chemo treatments.
Episode 21: "Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dinner at Eight" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/20/1995

Kimberly is miffed when Michael jets off to New York to see about getting Amanda specialized cancer treatment. Alison and Billy botch a pitch to a disgruntled D&D client. An increasingly deranged Detective John Rawlings pulls his gun on Jo and Matt.
Episode 22: "And the Winner Is..." (recap)
Original airdate: 2/27/1995

​Sydney hatches a lame plot to win back Jake's heart. Alison befriends the coordinator of the Century Advertising Awards and unwittingly steals Amanda's thunder at the awards ceremony. Kimberly is increasingly miffed by all the time Michael is spending with Amanda.
Episode 23: "Love and Death 101" (recap)
Original airdate: 3/13/1995

Jake travels to his hometown when his ma dies, and bickers with his disheveled, hostile half-brother. Michael sends Kimberly off to a Mayo Clinic interview in Minnesota so that he can hang with Amanda at the beach house. Alison gets a big promotion at D&D.
Episode 24: "To Live and Die in Malibu" (recap)
Original airdate: 3/20/1995

Alison alienates Jo when she's super bitchy to her during a D&D photoshoot. Jess arrives in L.A. and immediately gives Sydney cause to be suspicious of his motives. Michael dumps Kimberly, who reacts by overdosing on a bottle of pills.
Episode 25: "All About Brooke" (recap)
Original airdate: 4/3/1995

Amanda and Brooke plot to oust Alison from D&D. Jess makes a subtle move on Jo, much to Jake's annoyance. Michael is forced to have Kimberly rushed to the ER after Sydney pays an unexpected visit to the beach house.
Episode 26: "Melrose Impossible" (recap)
Original airdate: 4/10/1995

Amanda baits Alison into humiliating herself in front of a CEO during a D&D pitch meeting. Jo somehow finds herself hopelessly attracted to Jess. Kimberly enrols in a military-style boot camp to fuel her anger before seeking revenge on her enemies.
Episode 27: "Hose by Any Other Name" (recap)
Original airdate: 5/1/1995

Alison is fired from D&D after she's outsmarted by Amanda. Sydney invites two thugs to partner with Jane's design studio, only to discover that they're drug traffickers. Jake blows a gasket when he learns that Jo and Jess are bumping uglies.
Episode 28: "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (recap)
Original airdate: 5/8/1995

Jake breaks ties with Jess, who then hires thugs to cause mayhem at Shooters. Brooke's pa offers Alison a job in Hong Kong. Jane outsmarts Sydney into getting her design business back under her control. Matt is threatened by his new lover's wife.
Episode 29: "Framing of the Shrews" (recap)
Original airdate: 5/15/1995

Michael is arrested after being framed for beating Kimberly. Brooke revises Alison's love letter to Billy, who then proposes marriage (to Brooke). Jake accuses Jess of being responsible for his gunshot injury.
Episode 30: "The Big Bang Theory, Parts 1 & 2" (recap)
Original airdate: 5/22/1995

Alison crashes Billy's/Brooke's wedding, but is unsuccessful at preventing the two from tying the knot. Jess violently attacks Jo when she refuses to take his marriage proposal seriously. Kimberly is mentally tortured by an unsightly, goateed demon, who eggs her on to get revenge on the Melrose Place clan.