 Jake s motorcycle shop burns down while he s out with Amanda and both the insurance agency and Jo are suspicious as to the cause of the fire. Meanwhile, Alison s drinking rapidly grows worse after Keith s suicide. She blows off Billy when he offers help and provokes conflicts at work with Amanda. Jane starts dating Michael s old friend Sam, but when Michael finds out from Sydney, he tries to beat Sam up. A female Russian émigré doctor named Katya Petrova, who works at the hospital, takes an interest in Matt.