 Amanda becomes Kyle s new silent partner to help him finance his dream of owning his own jazz club above his restaurant. Meanwhile, Jennifer becomes acquainted with some of the residents from Melrose which include Kyle and a very hostile Taylor when it s revealed that Jennifer was the young waitress from Boston that Kyle had an affair with years ago which almost broke up his marriage. Craig continues to romance Sydney who accepts his offer of pampering at a posh health spa in Palm Springs. Amanda blames Alison s mistake at work on her return to drinking and she and Billy try to convince an oblivious Jake about her problem. Jim keeps asking Samantha for more money, and Chelsea and Denise plot against Matt so that he will lose the coming courtroom fight for custody of Chelsea. Also, Taylor worries about Peter whose obsession with her as her sister is becoming more twisted.