 On the road, Jake stops in a certain town to visit his real father Vince Conners, a wealthy upper class businessman, who won t accept Jake as a son because he never told his current wife about him. Back in Los Angeles, Michael and Kimberly try to impress the hospital s new chief of staff Dr. Peter Burns, a ruthless, no-nonsense man who makes it clear that he will not accept any trouble from anybody in hospital procedures. Meanwhile, after Alison complains to Amanda about Elizabeth being unprofessional, Amanda outright fires Elizabeth instead of reprimanding her, which fuels the conflict between Alison and Billy. Depressed over her life, Alison goes to a bar and meets a new man for herself, an architect named Mitch. But she leaves him when he is only interested in sex. Also, Sydney doesn t know what to do when Chris starts harassing her by making obscene comments, phone calls and sending her nasty gifts.