Any Day Now

- Season 1

(1998)

Present: Rene Jackson returns to Birmingham for her father's funeral and gets reacquainted with her childhood friend, Mary Elizabeth Sims, who is married with two kids. Past: Rene and M.E. meet for the first time.

Rene defends a past rape victim whose rapist wants custody of "their" son. M.E. is dealing with Kelly and school. Past: M.E. introduces Rene to her mother.

Birmingham Daily writes an article about Rene. M.E. and Colliar's neighbor sues them. They counter sue for chasing Kelly and Davis with a rake. Past: M.E. is worried about the Cuban Missile Crisis and Rene question their friendship.

Present: Approaching their 26th wedding anniversary, M.E. and Colliar are at odds; Rene tries to build on a relationship with a man who only wants sex. Past: M.E. forced to attend charm school; Colliar and M.E. share their first kiss.

Rene helps plan a ceremony honoring her father. She asks M.E. to help. M.E. discovers something that could be emotionally scarring for Rene. Past: "Project C" is going on in Birmingham. Also, Rene develops her first crush.

Present: Rene defends an old family friend, then realizes he lied and is guilty. M.E. and Rene decide that they won't discuss politics. Past: March on Birmingham coming,M.E. gives Rene her St. Christopher medal for protection.

Present: M.E and Rene have some conflicts over Kelly. Past: Teresa takes revenge on M.E. and Rene spying on her making out; Rene gets her period, M.E. feels left out.

Present: When M.E.'s Grandma Otis is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she fights her parents to keep her at home instead of putting her away, but the fight ends in tragedy. Past: Grandma Otis teaches M.E. the meaning of courage after she ridicules Colliar for crying at a funeral.

Rene finds herself up against an old male acquaintance who is representing an insurance company in an AIDS case.

Present: Rene represents a white couple who is prevented from adopting their black foster daughter; Past: Johnny is grounded for protesting at a drive-in when the manager refuses to serve Rene.

In the present, Renee tries to get a license for a same sex couple to get married as the city lets it's negative opinion of homosexual relationships be known. In the past M.E. tries to learn what sex is.

In the present, Renee represents a client who is suing for land that was taken from her grandmother. M.E. has her first story published and learns Colliar lost his job. In the past M.E. enters a talent contest at school.

In the present, Renee gets set up on a blind date with a man named Michael, whom she finds strange and doesn't understand how to take her rejection. M.E.'s sister Theresa (Delta Burke) comes to visit and M.E. and Colliar continue to have relationship problems. In the past, M.E. and Renee pull a prank on Theresa that results in Renee being injured and M.E.'s mom taking her to the hospital.

In the present, Rene tries to move on with her life after breaking up with Michael, but he begins stalking her and forces his way into her home. In the past, Rene and M.E. sneak out to go to the carnival but stumble upon a Klan meeting and find out M.E.'s uncle Jimmy is in the Klan.

Present: Rene reunites with her cousin who spent 20 years passing as a white man; Past: Rene's aunt encourages her to sing in the church choir while M.E. gets pushed to the side.

In the present: M.E. and Colliar deal with Kelly dating a black boy, Rene takes on a case of a junkie who was beaten by police and they covered it up. In the past, Rene gets her first boyfriend and hides it from her father.

Present: Rene hires a youth that her boyfriend Bill mentors; M.E. feels guilty about falling in love with another man; Past: Rene and M.E. witness Martin Luther King marching in Washington.

Present: M.E. and Rene's childhood friend offends Rene after taking part in a bigoted prank during a parade; Past: Rene gets her first crush and M.E. accidentally breaks Colliar's leg during a soapbox race.

In the present, Rene meets Bill's ex-wife, M.E. finds a publisher who wants to read her manuscript: the problem is she hasn't written any of it yet. In the past, M.E.'s family is staying with her aunt on a ranch, and M.E. worries her aunt will shoot one of her horses because it threw her off during the last visit.

Present: M.E. and Colliar deal with Davis being suspended from school for sexual misconduct; Rene fights to have a billboard advertising a strip club removed; Past: Rene and M.E. want to join a boys' only tree house.

Present: M.E. and Rene visit Los Angeles to see M.E.'s sister, Teresa; when Teresa returns to Birmingham with them, she confronts the haunting memory of being molested by her piano teacher; Past: Matt and James search for M.E. and Rene after they run away from home.

Present: M.E. contemplates whether or not she should throw a birthday party for Colliar; Past: M.E. steals money from her mother in order to buy sea monkeys and both girls are in for a shock after the assassination of President Kennedy.