Thu, Jan 28, 1993
After a trip to see a friend in Boston at Logan Airport and finding out how much more he gets paid, Lowell decides to ask Roy and Joe for a raise. Following Antonio's advice, Lowell threatens to leave for a job in Boston if his demands aren't met. Joe can't afford the raise and Roy refuses to cough up any more money. Even though he doesn't want that job in Boston, Lowell continues to bluff, until he finds himself out of a job, replaced by Gil, and saying goodbye to his friends. But later that night Lowell returns much to everyone's surprise, and pays Antonio back for his advice.
Thu, Feb 4, 1993
Loose talk at Helen's house one night between Antonio,Helen and Alex reveals Alex once posed for Playboy. Helen and Antonio promise to keep it a secret,but at the airport the following Monday,Joe and Brian quickly find out about it. They then quickly raid Roy's office and his collection of Playboys, eventually finding the photo. Antonio becomes the focus of Alex's wrath, but it is soon revealed the secret was leaked by a subconsciously jealous Helen at the beauty parlor. Angry Words are exchanged between Alex and Helen when the truth comes to light. The situation is diffused by a very anxious Fay, who wants to use the bathroom and can't while they are arguing.
Thu, Mar 11, 1993
In their pursuit of Alex,Joe and Brian take some indirect tips from Helena as she describes her own reactions to another's man advances. But Alex sees through all their ploys, until Joe and Brian finally resort to honest conversation over dinner to settle their relationship with Alex.
Thu, Apr 8, 1993
To cheer up Carlton Blanchard on a lonely birthday, Helen invites him to her house for a party. But after Carlton falls down her stairs and threatens a lawsuit from his lawyer son,Helen's hospitality is stretched to the limit as he settles in her living room to recover from his injuries. Finally, Helen discovers two things that are no surprise at all. Carlton doesn't have a lawyer for a son and his injuries are imaginary. So she boots him out.
Thu, Oct 7, 1993
Joe brings a guy to the island whom he hopes will invest in Sandpiper so that Joe can expand the business. But when the guy sees Helen, he asks Joe to fix them up. Joe asks Helen to go out with him and she reluctantly does. It's after that Joe realizes that he used Helen and tries to get her out of it but she's fallen for him.
Thu, Nov 4, 1993
Episode begins with what appears to be Joe's lifeless body floating in water and we hear his voice telling how he got to this point. It began when a passenger is looking for his briefcase that he left on the plane and was not returned to him. And he demands that Joe locate it. And that's when everyone starts dumping on Joe: Antonio wanting Joe to co-sign for him when he goes to the bank to apply for a loan to buy a new cab, Brian is concerned that his first intimate moment with Alex was not outstanding, Helen concerned about her relationship with her boyfriend, and Fay (who learns that one of her late husbands is being transferred to the same cemetery at which another one of her husbands is buried) asks Joe to keep it from happening. And Roy keeps on playing a radio commercial for his service on tape and Lowell is tinkering with a motorcycle that drives Joe mad. And when a reporter from the newspaper of Joe's alma mater comes to interview him, and brings up the fact that Joe didn't do the things he set out to do. Joe's about to snap.
Thu, Nov 11, 1993
With Joe still gone, everyone is wondering where he is and when will he return, especially Brian who's worried about the business. When Joe's credit card bill arrives, Brian learns he was last in Mustique. So he goes there to try and find him and does. But Joe doesn't want to go back cause he's still having fun. Brian reminds him that the business needs him. Joe then turns control to him. Brian returns and finds himself swamped. And his relationship with Alex suffers. And things get worse when the bank takes the plane.