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| 1 :01x01 - Table For Three (Sep/05/2006) | | New Jersey restaurateur Louis bolts to the West Coast with his mother, Rita, and brother, Alex, after having a liaison with the mobster Joey Gamarra's daughter. The brothers land jobs at Zavatti, a fancy LA resturaunt, where they are unknowingly working with their father, Peter Evans. Meanwhile, Andrea Zavatti decides to break up with her co-worker boyfriend, George, and she creates a spectacle when he proposes to her at her birthday party. | | Guest Stars: Ron Gilbert as Harold Zavatti, Xavier Tournaud as Christoph, Daniel Bernhardt as Vincent | | Directors: Dennis Dimster, Bryan Goeres, P. David Ebersole, Terry Cunningham | |
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| 4 :01x04 - Stealing the Show (Sep/08/2006) | | Peter comes to the rescue when home invaders assault Rita, and invites Rita and the boys to move in with him. George tries to frame Alex for theft, but the plan backfires. Alex lands a dinner date with Andrea, but devious Louis steals the date out from under his brother. Piano man Daniel catches Christoph cheating on his wife with Penelope. Gamarra's thugs unwitting spot Louis. | | Guest Stars: Justin Sundquist as Attacker #2, Sean Sedgwick as Attacker #1, Alexandria Schlereth as Jessica, Daniel Bernhardt as Vincent, Fiona Hunter as Erica, Xavier Tournaud as Christoph, Ron Gilbert as Harold Zavatti, Jessie Ward as Penelope, Kristen Kerr (1) as Claudia, Scott Elrod as Daniel | |
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| 6 :01x06 - Sugar and Spice (Sep/11/2006) | | Following an erotic dream, Andrea yearns to be with Alex, and she's hearbroken when it appears that he's with Jessica. George and Suzy hook up, and their public tryst leads to the slammer -- where George winds up bunking with Gamarra's henchmen. Christoph catches his wife, Claudia, conversing with Daniel, and jealousy rears its disgusting face. Peter tries to rekindle his romance with Rita. | | Guest Stars: Daniel Bernhardt as Vincent, Ron Gilbert as Harold Zavatti, Jessie Ward as Penelope, Scott Elrod as Daniel, Kristen Kerr (1) as Claudia, Xavier Tournaud as Christoph, Alexandria Schlereth as Jessica, Josh Kelly (1) as Felix | |
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| 7 :01x07 - Accidents Happen (Sep/12/2006) | | Thomas weasels his way into Andrea's heart with a forged love letter. When Peter arrives to bail George out of jail, Vincent puts the pieces together and asks George for help locating the Thomas brothers. Meanwhile, Suzy seeks Andrea's blessing to date George; and Claudia surmises that Christoph is fooling around. | |
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| 8 :01x08 - The Hot Moves (Sep/13/2006) | | After Louis announces that he's officially dating Andrea, Alex decides to quit Zavatti, but he's instead promoted from line cook to sous chef... and he reluctantly hooks up with Jessica. Suzy is determined to become George's girlfriend, but he resists her advances. Claudia pumps Daniel for information about her philandering husband. Vincent and Cully are released from jail and come dangerously close to finding Louis. | |
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| 9 :01x09 - Secrets Revealed (Sep/14/2006) | | Jessica leads Alex -- and everyone else -- to believe that they shared a night of drunken passion, when in reality, Alex merely passed out. Louis and Andrea finally consummate their relationship, and Andrea agrees to no longer hide her feelings for him. George tricks Suzy into revealing who Andrea's seeing, which results in George paying a visit to Vincent. | |
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| 10 :01x10 - Pretty Poison (Sep/15/2006) | | When Harold discovers that Andrea's dating Louis, he literally collapses and has to be hospitalized. George sells out Louis to Vincent and Cully, who pay Peter a visit. Christoph's attempt to poison Daniel backfires and takes down Penelope. Peter confesses his paternity to Alex. | |
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| 12 :01x12 - True Confessions (Sep/18/2006) | | After Penelope's death, the staff of Zavatti is interrogated. Louis confesses to Andrea why he's come to L.A. Harold reluctantly pays off a detective to make Penelope's death look accidental... and Andrea sees the transaction. | |
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| 13 :01x13 - Turning a Blind Eye (Sep/19/2006) | | Andrea confronts her father about paying off the detective. Peter apologizes for abandoning his family. Claudia tells Christoph that she's leaving him. Erica and George join forces to ensure that Cully and Vincent catch Louis. Louis convinces Andrea to run away with him. | |
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| 14 :01x14 - Farewell (Sep/20/2006) | | When Harold discovers Andrea's intent to run away, he literally has a heart attack. Louis says his goodbyes to his family and, while waiting for Andrea to arrive, he gets jumped by Vincent. Daniel tricks Christoph into admitting his misdeeds to Claudia. | |
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| 16 :01x16 - Burn Baby Burn (Sep/22/2006) | | Detective Hawkins tries to convince The Thomas family that Louis is dead -- but Alex realizes that he's corrupt. Suzy discovers that George was in on Louis's kidnapping. Andrea tries to hold her composure with her father in a coma and her boyfriend presumed dead. Joey Gamarra finally reveals to Louis why he hunted him down. | |
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| 18 :01x18 - Salvation of One (Sep/25/2006) | | Harold comes out of his coma and is sent home under the care of nurse Kate. In exchange for her silence over his involvement with Louis's kidnapping, Suzy extorts George. Cara admits that Louis didn't rape her... and announces that she's pregnant with his child. Alex confronts Hawkins about being "dirty." George tries to trick Harold into signing over his fortune, but he's caught by Kate -- who's then bludgeoned and drowned in Harold's pool by Victoria. Peter and Alex head to New Jersey to find Louis. | |
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| 19 :01x19 - Ashes to Ashes (Sep/26/2006) | | Alex confronts Gamarra, who tells him that Louis is dead. Victoria and George dump Kate's body in the ocean, then get Harold to sign over his fortune before offing him too. Gamarra offers to let Louis live if he'll marry Cara. | |
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| 21 :01x21 - What Is Past Is Prologue (Sep/28/2006) | | Andrea struggles when she learns of her father's death, just as Peter and Alex have to break the news of Louis's alleged death to Rita. Meanwhile Cara shares the news of her pregnancy with her friends; and George and Victoria invite themselves to move into Andrea's house. | |
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| 22 :01x22 - Louis' Story (Sep/29/2006) | | Louis reflects on his life; Andrea returns from her trip to Italy and discovers that she can't contest George and Victoria's claim to her fortune; Cara tells Vincent to forget their one night stand. | |
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| 24 :01x24 - A Needle in a Haystack (Oct/02/2006) | | Kate's body washes up on the beach, so George and Victoria feed Detective Lin some phony information about her. Louis and Cully discover a wall safe hidden behind the couch in the game room of Gammarra's mansion. | |
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| 25 :01x25 - If Only (Oct/03/2006) | | Andrea gets a job working on a Food Channel for Jessica's father. Louis charms Cara, despite learning that Vincent's the father of her unborn child, while scheming to rob their safe and flee. Meanwhile, Claudia tells Daniel that she wants to take their relationship slow. | |
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| 26 :01x26 - The Fortunes (Oct/04/2006) | | Cully and Louis make plans for escaping; Alex tries to land a job hosting "Food 4 Love." Louis tries to contact Andrea, but he winds up on the phone with George... who makes a return call to Vincent. | |
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| 27 :01x27 - A Star is Born (Oct/05/2006) | | Christoph's plans result in unforeseen consequences; Suzy makes George an offer; a mysterious phone call infuriates Gamarra. | |
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| 28 :01x28 - Andrea's Story (Oct/06/2006) | | Andrea reflects on her life. Louis prepares for his upcoming wedding to Cara, and Alex finally reveals his feelings to Andrea. | |
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| 30 :01x30 - Here Comes the Bride (Oct/10/2006) | | When Jessica discovers that Andrea's hooked up with Alex, she kicks her out. George happily gives Christoph back his position at the restaraunt, but tricks him into taking a pay cut. Louis and Cully's plans for escape hit a snag, meaning that Louis is forced to attend his own wedding. Alex prepares for his TV debut as the host of "Food 4 Love." | |
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| 31 :01x31 - The Price of Passion (Oct/11/2006) | | Vincent admits his paternity of Carra's baby -- then gives Louis and Cully the opportunity to escape when he kills Joey Gamarra. Suzy visits Harold's lawyer and gives a statement that George had Louis killed. | |
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| 32 :01x32 - War (Oct/12/2006) | | Marco and Lucio have conflicting views on who should take over the Gamarra "family" following the death of head Joey Gamarra. Alex and Andrea confront George about his role in Louis's abduction. | |
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| 33 :01x33 - Loyalty (Oct/13/2006) | | Disputes arise over leadership in the Gamarra family; Andrea prevents goes to check on Jessica and finds her unconscious. | |
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| 36 :01x36 - Resurrection (Oct/17/2006) | | Louis finally arrives at Andrea's mansion and finds her in bed with Alex.... then announces that the couple are dead to him. Meanwhile, Lucio makes plans to kill Carra. | |
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| 37 :01x37 - A Case of Nothing (Oct/18/2006) | | When Lucio tries to kill Cara, she turns the tables on him. Louis is approached by the police and, to get revenge on his family, he lies to them about his whereabouts for the past two months. | |
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| 38 :01x38 - Estranged (Oct/19/2006) | | After Peter reveals that he's his father, Louis feels so betrayed by his family, and Andrea, that he joins forces with Suzy. Meanwhile, Andrea swipes her mother's jewels right under George's nose; and Carra asks Vincent to be her right-hand man. | |
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| 39 :01x39 - Axes of Evil (Oct/20/2006) | | Andrea and Alex make plans to buy back Zavatti -- oblivious to the fact that Louis and Cully want to stake claim on it too. Christoph takes out his rage at Daniel on the piano at Zavatti's. Vincent returns home and, after revealing that there's a safe in the game room, he's killed by Cara. | |
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| 41 :01x41 - The Auction House Rules (Oct/23/2006) | | Cara realizes she has been duped; Louis gives Rita an ultimatum -- leave Peter or lose her son's love. Andrea's plans to buy back Zavatti are thwarted when Louis makes an appearance at the auction. | |
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| 47 :01x47 - Firewire (Oct/30/2006) | | Rita returns to work, where she avoids Peter, but Louis ultimately makes her choose between her job and him. Louis and Cully attempt to sabotage a live taping of "Food 4 Love," but when that plan goes awry, they send in Suzy to seduce Alex's boss. Cara's friend Simona calls on her while wearing a wiretap, but Cara gets wise to her scheme. George and Victoria learn for certain that Louis has nabbed their fortune, and they're forced to relocate to their former home. | |
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| 48 :01x48 - Getting Served (Oct/31/2006) | | Rita quits her job at Bella to get into Louis's good graces. Louis blackmails Alistair into firing Alex and Andrea. George gets a taste of his own medicine when he's offered the position of coat check at Zavatti. | |
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| 49 :01x49 - Red Scare (Oct/31/2006) | | The mysterious strangers finally arrive at the Gammarra's, so Cara pretends that she's completely in control. Jessica confronts Alistair and learns why he fired Alex and Andrea. Alex and Louis' battle results in their mother getting shot. | |
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| 50 :01x50 - Closed Doors (Nov/01/2006) | | Alex wakes up in an alley and his attempts to find his mother are in vain. Rita's accident results in her awakening with amnesia. Christoph takes back his job as host of "Food 4 Love." Victoria devises a plan to regain her fortune. | |
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| 51 :01x51 - Under New Management (Nov/02/2006) | | The grand reopening of Zavatti's is an unpleasant experience for several in attendance -- most notably Andrea, who breaks up with Alex after he has a confrontation with Louis. Meanwhile, Cara's hitman Asher surveys the scene in L.A. and Cara and Marco try to negotiate with the Russians. | |
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| 54 :01x54 - Bad Connections (Nov/06/2006) | | Asher breaks into Louis's mansion. Jessica becomes an unlikely business partner in Bella. Cara suffers an emotional breakdown following her miscarriage. | |
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| 55 :01x55 - Keys to the Kingdom (Nov/07/2006) | | Cully hooks up with Erica; Louis fires Suzy and gives George his old job back; Andrea reunites with a college friend and accepts a date; Jessica, Peter and Alex prepare for the opening of their restaraunt. | |
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| 56 :01x56 - Checkmate (Nov/08/2006) | | Cara receives an unpleasant reminder from the Russians. Louis tries to sabotage Bella's re-opening. Jessica encourages Alex to try to win back Andrea. Andrea's date with an old college friend ends with her nearly getting raped. | |
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| 57 :01x57 - Worlds Collide (Nov/09/2006) | | The Thomas brothers' rivalry escalates when Alex copies Louis's menu -- but offers the food significantly cheaper. Erica begs Cully's forgiveness. Rita discovers family photos that were planted in her robe by Andrea. Alex makes an ass of himself when he confronts Andrea. | |
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| 60 :01x60 - Seal It With a Kiss (Nov/13/2006) | | Cara, Marco and Asher make an appearance at Zavatti. Cully butts heads with Louis over his relationship with Erica. Louis tells Andrea that he'll give back her home and restaurant -- if she'll give him one kiss and say, "I love you." | |
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| 62 :01x62 - The Gauntlet (Nov/14/2006) | | Cara reluctantly enlists Suzy as a spy, but Suzy has plans of her own. Louis challenges Alex to a winner takes all cook-off on national TV. Andrea's plans to relocate and start a new life hit a wall when Alex comes calling. | |
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| 63 :01x63 - May the Best Chef Win (Nov/15/2006) | | Alex and Christoph face off on "Food 4 Love," giving Rita the opportunity to escape the mansion and spend some time with Peter... though that ends in disaster when Asher abducts her. | |
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| 64 :01x64 - Last Man Standing (Nov/16/2006) | | Peter awakens in the hospital and realizes that Rita was kidnapped. Frank follows as Louis and Cully track Asher to a warehouse, but their reluctance to hand over the ransom ends with someone getting shot. | |
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| 65 :01x65 - The Prisoner's Dream (Nov/17/2006) | | Asher frames Alex for murder. Marco makes a deal with Detective Hawkins. Louis denies any knowledge of Rita's abduction when Andrea comes calling with Detective Lin. | |
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| 67 :01x67 - Search & Destroy (Nov/20/2006) | | Erica tries to get Cully to give up his claim on the fortune. Daniel announces his engagement to Claudia. Suzy searches the mansion for Louis's dirty money. To help clear the charges against Alex, Andrea breaks Rita out of the mansion. | |
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| 68 :01x68 - Alex's Story (Nov/21/2006) | | Alex gets into an altercation with another prisoner. Marco tells Hawkins to have Alex killed. | |
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| 69 :01x69 - Rich Man, Dead Man (Nov/22/2006) | | Suzy announces to George and Victoria that she knows where the money is hidden. Erica tells Cully that she's pregnant. Alex gets a surprise visit from Louis, and Cara gets a surprise visit from the Russians. | |
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| 70 :01x70 - New Leaves, New Lives (Nov/23/2006) | | Hawkins' plan to kill Alex backfires and leaves the detective behind bars. Cully tells Louis that he doesn't want the money anymore, and that he's leaving with Erica. Cara brings the family to L.A. to take out Louis. | |
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| 71 :01x71 - Last Goodbye (Nov/23/2006) | | Andrea begs Louis for help; Cara and Marco plan an attack; Alex prepares to do hard time. | |
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| 72 :01x72 - The Son From the Shadows (Nov/24/2006) | | Cully goes to the cops so that Alex can go free... but it costs him his own freedom. Louis's plans to leave town hit a wall when Suzy, George and Victoria abscond with his millions. | |
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| 74 :01x74 - Mending Wall (Nov/27/2006) | | Louis and Alex confront George, Victoria and Suzy. Erica visits Cully in jail. Louis gives Andrea back her home and restaurant. The Russians announce that Cara's shipment of heroin has arrived. | |
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| 75 :01x75 - Running Scared (Nov/28/2006) | | Cara buys some time with the Russians. Louis strikes a deal with Detective Lin in order to take back control of his life -- that requires him to pay Cara a visit. George and Victoria decide that Andrea's the key to getting the money. | |
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| 76 :01x76 - You Can't Go Home Again (Nov/29/2006) | | As Cara finds herself in FBI custody, Cully is released from jail. Suzy tries to convince Louis that the damage to his family life is irreparable. Alex and Andrea invite the family to dinner, where they announce their plans for Zavatti and Bella... though the celebration seems premature when Marco busts in, brandishing a gun. | |
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| 78 :01x78 - Flash Point (Dec/01/2006) | | Cara and Marco aid in the arrest of the Russians. Asher escapes from prison -- but not before Cara tells him to kill Louis. Unaware that Louis has given up the stolen money, George demands a ransom for the return of Andrea, though he has no intention of letting either of them live. | |
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| 80 :01x80 - Brothers (Dec/04/2006) | | Jessica confronts Suzy about her evil ways. Cully saves the day when Asher goes after Louis. Andrea tries to drive a wedge between George and Victoria. | |
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| 81 :01x81 - At the Water's Edge (Dec/05/2006) | | Alex goes to great lengths to rescue Andrea; George shows Victoria how much she means to him; Peter and Rita renew their vows; Cara and Marco get a taste of small-town life; Suzy rides off into the sunset with a rich, old man. | |
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