rc: Billy discovers that Alison is romantically involved with Terry. Matt questions his relationship with Jeffrey due to the illness, but the two decide to commit to each other. Richard Molnar as Guy [ season 4+ ] Jake and Jo try to overcome their jealousy and stubbornness. Nick attacks Peter with brass knuckles. Sydney insists that she did not realize the pills would cause this reaction. Wylie. Michael receives a two-million-dollar settlement from the hospital. Amanda moves forward with her plans to evict Jake, but Jo refuses to testify against him. Jo tries to dodge Jake's discussions of commitment. Billy is furious when Alison suggests that Nancy hired him because she is attracted to him, not for his writing ability. Nick, Bob, Amber, Christine, Sterling, Nurse Lynn. Emily offers Jo a ride to the airport, then drives off with the baby. Peter threatens to ruin Dan's career unless he seeks counseling. Jo turns to Jake for advice, but he has nothing to say to her. Michael pulls her to safety before the car explodes. Jo punches her. Alison regains her sight during a client party. Beata Pozniak as Dr. Katya Petrova [ season 2 ] When she rejects his marriage proposal, he becomes very drunk. Peter again asks Kimberly to plead insanity. While having lunch with Megan, Jennifer hears Kyle's voice. Jennifer learns that Craig has instituted potentially deadly cost-cutting moves at the cauterizer company. If that was a little strange, try this Fall-2 season for size. A disgusted Jeff breaks up with Sam. Alison gives Brooke a full-time job after she convinces her father to let them use his house for a shoot. She reconciles with Kyle. He explains that he only served a few days of jail time, and asks Michael to testify on his behalf before the medical board. MacKenzie suffers a fatal heart attack. Amanda convinces Kyle to visit Christine in New Mexico, and he asks her to tag along. Stevenson. Kimberly tells Megan that she is dying, and asks her to take care of Michael. Audrey's sexual harassment allegations are part of a scam engineered by Michael. Jake breaks up with Sydney after learning that she slept with Chris. People's Choice Awards for Favorite New TV Drama, Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama, "Melrose Place: Where Are They Now? Hayley left nothing to Alison, as he had actually secretly divorced her a week before his death. He tried to rape her when she refused him. Keith, Carrie, Mr. Jake makes amends with Billy before leaving for a weekend fishing trip. He finds no evidence of abuse. Kimberly begins suffering migraines. Kimberly manages to knock Vic unconscious and free herself. Alison turns into a tyrant at the office and alienates Jo during a photo shoot. Kimberly regains consciousness, but disappears before she can make a statement on Peter's behalf. Amanda hires Jo for an evening photo shoot, then takes Jake to dinner to discuss "business." Megan is jealous when Brett comforts Lexi. Wednesday: Dinner only Thursday: Lunch only CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS. Jane saves Jake and Alison from the fire. Michael throws Billy a bachelor party at a strip club, unaware that Sydney is the entertainment. They argue about everything. For the 2009 continuation, see. Jane undermines Richard's authority at work. Teri Carson, the pushy mother of one of the contestants, tries to convince Peter to vote for her daughter. After Kyle passes out drunk with the evening's proceeds beside him, Taylor hides the cash. She punches out Taylor and sleeps with Craig as revenge. Jake and Jo argue about their new business. Richard, Dominick, Dave, Louie, Ziggy, Det. When he returns, Kimberly begs him to stay away for his own good. Jo and Amanda argue over who is to blame for Jake's departure. The judge awards custody of the baby to the Carters. He tracks down Jess at his construction site to fight him, and they end up toppling hundreds of feet off a platform. The voyeuristic real estate agent closes a deal within two days, then sleeps with Michael. Lynn Chalmers as Nurse Lynn [ season 4+ ] Mark Paul hides in the laundry room and startles Kimberly. Alison's instincts about Nancy prove to be correct. Kimberly alters the chart of one of Michael's patients, prompting him to unwittingly commit an error that nearly kills the man. Fielding, Nurse Amy, Dr. Visconti, Mr. Beck. Brooke blames Alison for Hayley's death, and arranges for Alison to be taken in for questioning. Guy, Eve, Becky, Karen, Travis, Nurse Amy, Nurse Lynn, Dr. Visconti. Alison complains to the brass about Amanda's mistreatment of her. In May 1994, at the height of the show's popularity, the female stars, Heather Locklear, Laura Leighton, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Daphne Zuniga and Josie Bissett, were featured on the cover of Rolling Stone. However, most minor league baseball teams are affiliates of the major league clubs, so Jeff would probably already be under contract with one of them. Michael regains his memory when he is nearly struck by a car in a restaurant parking lot, but doesn't immediately reveal this. Sam is put off when Billy begins smothering her with attention. Amanda realizes that Christine is lying, and dares her to kill herself. Amanda declares that Sam can stay as Sydney's roommate. Chelsea's mother, Denise, apologizes for leaving her; she convinces Chelsea to live with her in Europe. Kyle becomes suspicious of Eve after she angrily rejects a record deal. Matt develops spinal meningitis as the result of his accident with the street kid (who has died of the disease). Megan, Craig, Arthur, Dan, Dr. Shulman. Eve is jealous of the amount of time Peter is spending with Amanda. The apartment building goes up for sale. Amanda says that Alison is in love with Billy, and taunts her for being gutless. Nick sends Kyle a note apologizing for Taylor's death. He also harbors resentment toward Jake. Jane confronts Kimberly at the hospital, and learns that Michael hasn't broken off the affair. Kyle offers to host Jake's bachelor party to make it up to him. At the morgue, Jane stabs his body with a brooch to make sure that he is dead. He plays Santa at Nikki's party. Peter hires an efficiency expert named Caitlin Mills, who proves to be a headache for Amanda. The building is filled with gossip after Alison is seen sneaking out of Jake's apartment after an all-night study session. Amanda interrupts and confesses that she and Eve once committed a murder. Michael throws Sydney out, and Kimberly asks her to stay at her apartment. Kyle and Amanda are anxious to speed up the construction on their house, but learn that it will cost them. The poverty-stricken brothers once robbed a store, but Jess took the heat. [38] In Entertainment Weekly, Heather Locklear said about playing her: "Not trying to be a bitch. In Melrose Place, "each character has their own business and style," she told Soap Opera Weekly magazine in 1995. rc: She returned to television for a new version of Melrose Place in 2009, though the show lasted only one season. [13] The D&D Advertising building is the same complex where the offices of Spelling Entertainment are located on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Jack's father orders his other son, Bobby, to "take care of" Amanda. At the engagement party, Jake decks Billy after being asked to serve as best man. Lexi does not tell Amanda about the kidnapping because she doesn't want Peter to go to prison. Sydney pushes Carter away when he still cannot find time for her. Amanda plans to turn over day-to-day control of her agency to Ryan. He sleeps with a rival executive to get her to reveal their strategy, then uses it to undermine them. He apologizes for the situation, and they confess their love. The action alternates between two main settings: a fantastical world where fairy tales happen; and a fictional seaside town in Maine called Storybrooke. Kyle receives the necklace anonymously through the mail; Amanda had promised to return it as a gift for his daughter. Lexi still refuses to take him back. Peter moves into a new house, but seeks to maintain a relationship with Amanda. Taylor decides to donate one of Samantha's paintings to a charity auction. She urges Colleen to stay in town for a few days while she comes up with a plan. Jake sleeps with Amanda. She skips a meeting with her parole officer, and is arrested for performing at an illegal after-hours club. He decides to push Jane away to see if she can resist Alex's advances. Michael helps her get a job interview at D&D, where she insults Amanda. A drunken and depressed Craig shows up on Amanda's doorstep, and she lets him sleep on the couch. Hank shows up at Jo's doorstep and tries to come after Sarah. Shelly tries to cover her tracks, but Jake eventually learns that she has been embezzling from Shooters. Sydney loses all her assets, and Harry tries to convince her to help him stage accidents. Sydney continues to get on Jane's nerves. Amanda and Brooke trick Alison into committing an embarrassing gaffe with a client. Jo knocks him overboard with a harpoon, but the boat runs out of gas. Matt and Denise bicker over their temporary custody arrangement. Ryan comes to Megan's apartment to tell him about Sarah, only to find a naked Michael hiding in the closet. She takes notes when a male friend who has just lost his lover to AIDS spends the night on Matt's couch. Billy and Jake look for a tree for the courtyard, and end up running into Jo and Alison. A panicked Amanda tries to back out of the jazz club, as she needs the money to keep her agency afloat. Alison sees Michael and Kimberly making out in the hospital parking lot. With Amanda out of town, Billy and Alison fumble away a big account. Megan notices that Terry seems a bit too affectionate toward Ryan. Jane, Jeff, Julie, Jack, Nurse Lynn, Nurse Dena, Mr. Beck. Sydney's antics break up a romantic dinner between Jake and Jane. Billy warns Alison to keep quiet about Amanda's rendezvous with Chas. Jake and Jo have a romantic evening and consummate their relationship. Jake and Alison share a kiss, but decide to just remain friends. This table includes only main cast characters, those who are listed in the intro title sequence. Kyle romances Taylor in the hopes of pumping her for information about Christine's return. Billy is given a column in the neighborhood newspaper. A guilt-ridden Billy returns to her side and demands that Amanda rehire her. Richard, Alycia, Bobby, Vince, Vic, Alan, Dave Erickson. Sydney vows that he will love her one day. Alison tries to show some sensitivity toward Brooke, who responds by trashing Alison's apartment. Eric returns all of the businesses so that Kyle will believe that he slept with Amanda after all. Bob re-surfaces at Peter and Lexi's house. Amanda rejects Hillary's overtures, but Jake later convinces her to give her mother a chance. Jake is furious to learn that Jane sabotaged Richard's show. She had actually staged the incident with a friend from AA to drive Jake away. Jane, Jeff, Jack, Nurse Dena, Mr. Beck. Eve, posing as Lexi, knocks out Michael and leaves him in the bathtub with Lexi. Ryan intercepts a drug delivery for Kyle and pushes his brother into flushing the pills. John Saxon as Henry Waxman [ season 3 ] Jo talks to Jane on Richard's behalf, and learns that Jane doesn't love him. Jake catches Jane following Alison and him, and orders her to stop stalking them. They seem interested in each other, but Amanda is put off when she learns that Jen is staying with Kyle. 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He has a run-in with Kent's parents and the town sheriff, but an old friend of Eve's tells him the truth about the murder case. He and Sam lose control of the car in their struggle, sending it crashing through a bus stop and into Sydney, who had been posing for photos after her wedding. They seem to instantly renew their connection, but Jane tells him that she is to marry in a few days. Richard asks Jo to join Jane and him for a photo shoot in Hawaii, then has Jane called out of town. rc: Tony tells Eve that Amanda promised her to him as part of their deal. Samantha, Richard, Dominick, Andy, Greg, Det. Peter is injured after picking a fight with a prison guard. Sydney inadvertently becomes a porno producer when she invests money with an old acquaintance of Bobby's. Amanda mistakes him for a burglar and shoots him. A bag of Chinese take-out food is emblazoned with two opposing ideograms translated from Chinese as "Human Rights" and "Turmoil"; both terms were used by the Chinese government to justify a restriction on student protesters of June 4, 1989. Kyle's plans to force Taylor from their partnership are squashed when Sydney accidentally tells Peter that she slept with Kyle. Megan (who has been hired as Burns/Mancini's receptionist) tries to use company money to pay for a private nurse. Edie McClurg as Hilda Morris [ season 5 ] Kimberly pays Syd $50,000 to plant pills at the beach house and incriminate Michael. Bob develops a crush on Lexi. Brad Johnson as Dr. Dominick O'Malley [ season 4 ] He gives her a job at Amanda's agency, and she and Billy get engaged. Jake and Alison are stunned when Jane says that she is continuing her partnership with Richard. The trial to determine custody of Jo's baby begins. Amanda agrees to give Billy a raise if he can win a prestigious airline account. Audrey refuses to follow through until Michael agrees to a sexual relationship. Peter warns Kyle that Amanda is trying to have herself transferred to a rehab hospital. She forgives Michael, but then stakes out the beach house and nearly runs over Kimberly. Fielding, Mrs. Belita Moreno as Gloria Bryan [ season 4 ] Michael interrupts Brett's vigil for Megan, and takes the credit when she recovers. Sam is shocked by Jeff's impromptu marriage proposal. rc: Billy is alarmed to learn that Alison is drinking, but Jake isn't concerned. [22], Deborah Siegel was the main decorator for the series between 1992 and 1998. Billy's bitterness about Alison clouds his judgment on a writing assignment. Paul is mortally wounded in a shootout and confesses to his wife's murder before dying. March 5, 2021 at 6:29 pm. She calls the police when Michael shows up at her apartment, but Sydney gives him refuge. Michael Shamus Wiles as Dave, orderly at Willowbridge [ season 4 ] Peter discovers blood on the bumper. Amanda's father offers Jake a high-paying job at his car restoration business. Amanda and Matt discover that Peter prescribed pills for Amanda that contained the active ingredient in marijuana. Richard, Bobby, Alan, Monty, Nurse Amy. Tony hints that he will only sign with AWA if Amanda helps him land Eve. Craig tells Amanda that he will take care of the lawsuit by seducing Sydney. Beck's men hold Amanda hostage in a desolate cabin. Fielding, Dr. Brothers. rc: "Betsy" stops them from escaping, but Michael is able to talk Kimberly back to reality. She announces that she is quitting Hart-Mancini to concentrate on her own work. Syd is grateful, until she learns that her sister is dating Jake. Lexi gives up on Peter after he wishes her well and urges her to move on with her life. The next morning, Craig leads Peter to believe that he slept with Amanda. She goes out to dinner with him. Sydney is stunned to discover that the entire fiasco was a set-up engineered by Jane to oust her from the business. Jasmine Guy as Caitlin Mills [ season 3 ] Jake and Jo see the Carters arrive at the cabin with Emily and the baby. Lexi learns that Ryan has been engaged three times. Jeff kisses Samantha, and Billy and Jen lock lips after he gets a little too caught up in the charade. Lexi befriends Eve in the hopes of gathering dirt on Amanda. Kyle realizes that Taylor has been lying to him. Kyle refuses to acknowledge that the child was his, and leaves Peter to break the news. Craig, Chelsea, Hilda, Mrs. Jennifer takes a waitress job at a strip club, although Megan warns that she may be in over her head. Shulman and the police force Visconti to reveal Peter and Amanda's location. Billy picks up a talkative girl who was a passenger in his cab. rc: She demands that Amanda fire either her or Billy, but learns that the outcome would not be in her favor. Michael pretends to have reconciled with Sydney in the hopes of driving Kimberly over the edge. He refuses to cave in, although Alison ends up apologizing to Amanda anyway. Billy continues to pose as Craig, but Jennifer is forced to tell Mia the "truth" after she catches Billy with Samantha. Alison realizes that Hayley hired her to get her out of Brooke's way. John Marshall Jones as Terrence Haggard [ season 1 ] Jake confronts Jane and emphasizes that their relationship is over. A distraught Matt gets drunk and sleeps with his friend Dave. She offers Craig a job, which he rejects. Bruce fires Amanda when he realizes that she leaked information and scuttled a possible merger. Michael is arrested for causing a scene at the strip club while searching for Amber. Jeffrey Kaake as Chas Russell [ season 2 ] Jake is arrested following a scuffle at the unemployment office, and is less than grateful when Kelly bails him out. When he pulls his account, Amanda lashes out at Jane, who finds an ally in Kyle. Lexi hides a pill addiction from Peter. Kimberly, Meredith, McGovern, Rikki, Martin, John, Dr. Hobbs. Jo advises Alison to make a move on Billy, but Amanda invites him to her house before she has the chance. Despite his new windfall, Peter decides to stay at the hospital to protect the interests of patients and staff. Heather Locklear as Amanda Woodward [ season 2+ ] She is hurt to learn that they must live together with no one else in the house, especially after Lexi suddenly begins to show a romantic interest in Brett. Stevenson. She tells him that it is too late for them, and leaves. Eve bitch-slaps Dr. Shulman when she continues to make trouble at the hospital. Matt befriends Alan Ross, an actor who was treated for a broken arm. Amanda must fire half of her staff to finance the commercial. Lexi hits something with her car while under the influence of pills. She recently escaped from an abusive marriage, and has changed her name back to Jo to make a fresh start. Billy tells Amanda that he wants to tell Alison about their one-night stand (but doesn't follow through), so Amanda confesses to Jake. Taylor offers to cook him a celebratory dinner, but he stands her up to go to a dinner party with Amanda. rc: Sydney tells Michael about the date; and he confronts Sam at the job site, much to Kimberly's annoyance. She slips some pills into Richard's desk, where Jo finds them. Amanda and Kyle find oceanfront property for sale, and Kyle gives the owner a sob story to convince him to accept their bid. Sydney decides that she doesn't mind being a hostage when Chris buys her expensive gifts and gives her unlimited use of his credit cards. Denise questions Matt's parental fitness after Chelsea is injured at school. Stephen Macht as Ed [ season 5 ] Susan moves in with Alison when a chef job in Santa Barbara falls through. She claims she didn't see anything, but John trashes her apartment. Kyle later overhears Amanda chatting on the phone with Peter in the middle of the night. Ryan becomes suspicious of Megan's irregular hours. Eve stays on the boat of her former cellmate, Jackie. Michael tells Kyle that Taylor lost the baby. Michael claims that he has decided to ignore Amanda's "obsession" with him, but later escorts her to the awards dinner. Amanda calls Peter for help, as she fears the police would not believe her story. Jo catches him coming out of her apartment half-dressed. Jane shares the news with Amanda, who humiliates Lexi in her acceptance speech and mockingly presents her with the award. Amanda comes to the club to seek Kyle's forgiveness, but they break up for good. When she sees Michael, she runs out of the club and is fired. Matt steals Michael's prescription pad to get access to more pills. When her mother tries to stop her, Kimberly collapses in her arms and dies. She runs away after overhearing Matt agree to leave her with his mother. The couple moves to Rome together. The actress, 56, opted for a pale-washed denim shirt and matching jeans as she enjoyed a spot of retail therapy at Melrose Place in West Hollywood on Thursday. Sydney reluctantly turns to Kimberly for counseling about Jane's involvement with Michael. Kyle stops Jane from leaving, and they agree to raise the baby as their own. Kimberly refuses to take Michael back. Megan finally learns that Ryan has a daughter. They steal all of D&D's clients and employees. She decides to serve as Jake's apprentice for a year before she considers whether to become a partner. Kimberly vows revenge against Matt. Megan Ward as Connie Rexroth [ season 6 ] He follows them to Las Vegas, with Kimberly in pursuit. Jo and Jake try to overcome their unhappy memories of Christmas. He comes home and wakes up Alison to assure her that he didn't sleep with Amanda. Sydney and Carter are robbed at knifepoint, but Kyle punches the man out and chases him away. Sam is called away from her honeymoon to take a business trip, and Connie tries to create friction between Billy and her. Markus Flanagan as Harry Dean [ season 5 ] Jake fears that Kelly will be hurt if they continue their relationship. A mysterious aspiring photographer named Jo Reynolds moves into the building. Sydney gets a roommate--a waitress named Rikki--after Amanda raises the rent. Alison learns that she needs surgery to remove a cyst. A furious Samantha tries to use Jeff to make Billy jealous. Nancy Lee Grahn as Denise Fielding [ season 5 ] [39], In 2012, Entertainment Weekly reunited Melrose favorites Heather Locklear, Marcia Cross, Laura Leighton, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Josie Bissett, Daphne Zuniga, Andrew Shue, Grant Show and Doug Savant, and they appeared on the cover. Michael is appointed chief-of-staff through a clause in Peter's will. Craig, Colleen, David, Carter, Nick, Josh. Jane is released when she offers evidence that incriminates Sydney. As Alison quits D&D Advertising, a framed ad in the background features a bombed-out building. Dan Gauthier as Jeff Baylor [ season 6+ ] A classmate gives him amphetamines to help him stay awake, and he becomes addicted. Jane forces Michael to arrange a reconciliation between Billy and a heartbroken Jennifer. Jane convinces Jake to rehire Sydney. Michael diagnoses him with rage epilepsy. Nikki returns to Russia. Amanda fires a model after learning that she is from the agency Models Inc., and is reprimanded by her boss. Brooke learns that she is not really pregnant, but doesn't share the truth with Billy. Billy learns the truth from Brooke's doctor, and declares that the marriage is over. rc: Craig, Nick, Josh, Mario, Chelsea, Mrs. He is actually an employee of computer genius Carter Gallavan, who buys the painting and takes a liking to Syd. Steve Wilder as Alex Bastian [ season 7 ] Perry vanishes with the money, and Michael learns that he is a con artist who feigns heart trouble to win the trust of wealthy doctors. Alex, Eve, Mrs. Andrews, Mr. Andrews, Nurse Amy, Dr. Visconti. Kyle accuses Amanda of being insensitive to Craig's situation. Melanie Smith as Celia Morales [ season 2 ] Michael convinces Kimberly to have dinner with him. Stevenson. Billy's family tragedy prompts Matt to attempt to repair his own relationship with his father. Beth's father insisted on pressing charges, but a diary entry later revealed that Beth had taken her own life. Michael steals a car and chases them. Amanda removes an incriminating page from the diary. Michael later learns that this is not true, and the two reminisce about the good times in their relationship. Jane regains the use of her legs. She pretends that it was stolen, then talks Kyle into coming to Las Vegas with her to win back the money. Amanda burns the journal--and the missing page--after Kyle continually accuses her of protecting Peter. Amanda has Craig drive her to Peter's house to confront the couple. Kyle and Taylor lose the lease on their Boston restaurant. Billy manages to sneak out of Amanda's apartment without detection. Unable to cope with the pressure, Ryan and Kyle flee Kyle's birthday party and get into a fight that ends in the pool. After a night of passion, Jane follows Michael back to Los Angeles in the hopes of rekindling their romance. rc: Fielding, Dr. Brothers, Nurse Kelly. Megan, Craig, Guy, Arthur, Dan, Dr. Shulman. Michael rebuffs Taylor's attempts to turn him into a responsible father, but softens after delivering a couple's baby on the side of the highway. Michael agrees to come home from Peter's if Sydney can get Jane out of the beach house. Alison has to miss Thanksgiving dinner when Amanda sends her to San Francisco for a presentation on Steve's account. When Jo discovers drugs stored in a compartment below deck, Reed assaults and kidnaps her. Taylor consoles Peter when the patient in his first surgery since his arrest dies of post-surgery complications. Amanda tells Alison that Billy and Brooke are getting married. Peter reveals to Syd that his concern for Kimberly stems from memories of a deceased sister who suffered a similar plight. Billy and Alison's first real date is a disaster, as she is fretting about Michael's affair and he has only one thing on his mind. Dan confronts Matt, who stops him from driving drunk. Peter is uneasy about the plot he arranged with Mr. Beck. He quickly devises a reason to fire him. Courtney Thorne-Smith had planned to make a cameo in the episode, but became ill on the day her appearance was to be filmed. Matt gets a date, but is distracted when Katya and an ailing Nikki have to move into his apartment to fool an immigration official. With Katie Cassidy, Stephany Jacobsen, Jessica Lucas, Michael Rady. Richard fires Jane after she publicly dishonors MacKenzie's memory, but is later forced to make her a partner. Jane and Michael reminisce about their first date, but she tries to move on by going out with a dork from the office. She also makes crank calls and throws a brick through Jake's window. Alison and Billy pull Brooke from the pool, but she is already dead. Amanda abruptly sends Jane on a business trip to Chicago, where she works closely with Alex. They launch a plan to ruin Bobby's image by making it appear that he is bribing a senator. A portion of the fifth season was filmed at the Geffen Contemporary where the project was displayed. Melrose Place's premiere season featured eight main characters: Dr. Michael Mancini (Thomas Calabro), a physician who works at Wilshire Memorial Hospital and changes from a kind, devoted husband in season 1 to a mean, adulterous villain from season 2 on; Jane Mancini (Josie Bissett), his budding fashion designer wife; Billy Campbell (Andrew Shue), a struggling writer adapting to life out of his parents' control; Alison Parker (Courtney Thorne-Smith),[8] a receptionist at D&D Advertising; Jake Hanson (Grant Show), a struggling manual laborer and motorcycle enthusiast; Matt Fielding (Doug Savant), a gay social worker; Rhonda Blair (Vanessa A. Williams), an aerobics instructor; and Sandy Harling (Amy Locane), a Southern belle and struggling actress who moonlights as a waitress at a local bar called Shooters, the group's main hangout.