Savannah

- Season 2

(1996)

A familiar face returns to town, causing double trouble for Peyton and Reese, who barely avoids Veronica's trap for Tom. While Lane's kidnapper makes explosive plans for Dean's demise.

A tragedy ruins the captive Lane's hopes for escape, and Eleanor sets out to tarnish Peyton's image, although Brian's father takes a shine to her. Meanwhile, Tom makes a deal to implicate Veronica in Reese's drug bust.

Reese and Dean search for Lane as the conditions of her prison turn deadly. Peyton unknowingly helps Nick get rid of the emerald - earning her a sparkler of her own from Brian. Meanwhile, Tom turns the tables on the police.

Peyton becomes a pawn when some racy photos of her with Nick land in the wrong hands; Jason's reaction to Lane and Dean's engagement causes concern for all; Nick gets a new job - plus a role in his employer's fantasies.

A cash-strapped Dean and Lane hit it big at Veronica's charity auction; Brian makes it clear that his engagement to Peyton is over, and Edward's senatorial campaign develops a media leak. Meanwhile, Reese's fantasies become reality.

Dean is shocked by Lane's past when a man she knew in New York arrives; Nick helps Reese plug the leak on Edward's election committee as he makes amends with Veronica. Meanwhile, an amorous Charles helps Peyton deliver a vicious surprise.

The newly elected Edward campaigns to persuade Reese that Nick is a gold digger; Lane's work with Terry unsettles Dean, and Peyton is snagged in her own trap when she tries to land a loan from Charles.

Tom points fingers to clear himself of the riverboat fire; Lane's innocent kiss with Terry sets Dean ablaze with anger, but it's she who cools to the idea of spending more time with her lying ex.

Peyton schemes to keep Reese from Nick and his fortune; Wheeler is reunited with his daughter, whose homecoming is shrouded in mystery, and Reese learns her mother's dying wish. Meanwhile, Lane clashes with her publisher on a story.

Reese recovers her mother's lost will-giving her half of Burton Industries. But she may lose Nick, who spends a steamy night alone with Peyton. Meanwhile, Lane's story on Edward places her and Dean in harm's way.

Reeling from Nick and Reese's reunion, Peyton turns to Tom to make the new lovers pine for former flames. Meanwhile, Lane continues to investigate Burton Industries while on a steady diet of painkillers.

Eleanor receives tragic news while dealing with the fallout from the scam; an enraged Nick interrupts Tom's evening with Reese, and Lane takes illegal steps to feed her growing addiction.

Edward's unholy union with Eleanor shocks the women in his life, especially his mistress; Dean is knocked for a loop when Lane's mood swings intensify. Meanwhile, Peyton moves in on Nick, whose found himself single.

On the day of Lane and Dean's wedding, Peyton steals away for a close encounter with Nick; Edward and Veronica almost get caught in a steamy engagement of their own; and the bride tries to numb her cold feet by mixing drugs and alcohol.

Lane's addiction worsens after her friends' intervention. Dean gets an arrogant new partner, and Madeleine meets a new "Reese," who diffuses Veronica's plot to expose Tom's past.

Reese gets more than she expects during a getaway with Tom; Lane's new sponsor is a problem for Dean; and Veronica and Nick set out to destroy the Burton regime.

The newlywed Massicks plan to annul, until family and friends persuade them to give marriage a shot. Lane's new job sends her after a sex-scandal story. Meanwhile, Peyton tricks Nick into getting a roommate, along with a new place.

Sonny Lee has a tie to Nick's family; Dean and Sam find common ground; Rita (Jocelyn Seagrave) tells Edward who was behind the photos while Reese gets a nasty piece of mail, and Peyton's latest scam backfires.

As Peyton tries to reunite Nick with his father, Sonny Lee weasels her way back into Martin's favor; and a vengeful Reese goes after those who have played her for a fool. Meanwhile, Dean and Cassie are thrown by Sam's behavior.

Sam's sobriety is tested after he recalls his tortured past; Reese makes Tom a miserable married man; Veronica and the Burtons have a showdown; and Nick's inheritance sends one woman packing as another settles into his apartment.

Edward joins Veronica during her escape from Savannah, and Nick (George Eads) pops the question to Peyton. Meanwhile, Reese puts the final touches on her revenge plan against Peyton and Tom.

Reese (Shannon Sturges) gets her revenge during a double wedding while Veronica helps get rid of one of the nearly-wed grooms. Sam saves Cassie's life; Lane and Dean head back to the altar, and Peyton vows revenge against Reese.