Michael clashes with an administrator (Barbara Tyson) over his bookkeeping and seeks the trust of a former gang leader.
A friend's death prompts Pin to join an outreach center. Michael and Eleanor counsel a teen pregnant by date rape.
Michael hears varied stories when trying to exonerate Vic of the attempted murder of a ranch resident.
Michael resumes drinking after a friend's suicide and ranch pressures.
Michael discovers his ex-wife's nephew is being abused by his new stepfather.
To help a girl turning to drugs and alcohol to ward off recurring nightmares, everyone at the ranch recalls their dreams.
A teen plans violence to combat environmental destruction of the valley.
Reid learns his daughter is anorexic. Meanwhile, Eleanor might have to leave the ranch.
Michael and Pin race to protect a policeman's snitch who has disappeared from the ranch.
A terminally ill young woman meets a ranch resident who rekindles her zest for life. Meanwhile, Vic falls for a nurse.
The tables are turned when Michael is badly injured in a car wreck and desperately tries to break through to a schizophrenic teen.
In a drug-related accident, a teen is severely burned and his father is killed.
Pin must take drastic and unpleasant measures to help a girl with a severe heroin addiction. Michael is faced with the same dilemma when he tries to help a former ranch kid whose repeated attempts at making it in society are dismal failures.
Siblings are divided on dealing with Parents' Day. Meanwhile, Pin and Walt search the streets for runaways.