The Real Housewives of New York City

- Season 12

(2020)

The socialites return in this special featuring highlights from past seasons. Bethenny's return, Luann's quest for love, Sonja's rebound from financial woes, Carole's romance, Ramona's reemergence onto the dating scene, and Dorinda's introduction.

The New York ladies are back and moving forward. Sonja struggles with an empty nest after her daughter has left for college, while Luann celebrates the end of her probation. Ramona is on the prowl and looking for love, and at Dorinda's end of summer party, Tinsley and Dorinda's fractured relationship comes to a head. A new housewife, Leah McSweeney, joins the ladies to witness all the drama.

In the city, Tinsley defends herself to Sonja and Leah over her continuing feud with Dorinda. To celebrate the end of summer the ladies head out to Ramona's house in the Hamptons for a long weekend. Tinsley's flu leaves her voiceless and Leah's tattoos become big news. Despite being relegated to the basement, Luann apologizes to the women for her behavior over the last year.

The girls weekend in the Hamptons continues. Ramona brings the ladies to a local winery where they learn about Leah's past and Dorinda's present. Ramona's hosting continues at a mansion party that evening with a group of new friends she's trying to impress. Despite Ramona's constant reminders to behave themselves, Sonja loses control after being triggered by Ramona's friend Elyse.

Hamptons weekend wraps with a tennis grudge match between Luann and Ramona, while Sonja's dog groomers make a house call and Luann gets in on the action. A girls' night at Ramona's house turns into a wild ruckus as Leah, Tinsley and Sonja go skinny dipping. Tiki torches are thrown, and a vibrator finds a home in the chicken piccata.

It's fashion week in NYC. Sonja is preparing for her "Sonja, by Sonja Morgan" fashion show and the ladies sit front row for Tinsley's big return to the runway. Luann plans her new cabaret show, "Marry, F, Kill," while Leah fears that Sonja resents her for comments she made.

Leah continues to have issues with her mother and Tinsley gives updates on her dating life. Meanwhile, Sonja realizes that her fashion line isn't doing as well as she hoped. Luann hosts an anti-bullying comedy show, where Dorinda and Tinsley get into a battle of the words.

Tinsley vents to Leah's boxing coach about her issues with Dorinda, while across town Dorinda confirms to Sonja that she and John are officially on a break. Luann opens up to Leah about her relationship with drinking. The ladies take a day trip to a local orchard, where things get hostile between the group.

Stressed out by the tension between the group, Leah arranges a spa day at a Russian bath house. Dorinda and Tinsley call a truce, while Ramona confronts Dorinda about her anger issues. Later on, Ramona hosts a cocktail party, where she and Dorinda's disagreement reaches a boiling point.

The ladies head to Newport, Rhode Island for a much-needed weekend getaway. Leah invites her sister Sarah to join the trip, which Ramona is not happy about. The drama continues between Tinsley and Dorinda, and Leah loses her cool at the evening clambake.

Tinsley hosts a dinner for the group on their last night in Newport. The night begins to spiral once Ramona is distracted by a man at the bar, and the dinner goes off the rails. Dorinda and Luann co-host a tea party once everyone is back in the city, attempting to help the ladies relax and reset.

The ladies celebrate Halloween in the city with a scream-inducing tour of Blood Manor. Tinsley returns from Chicago with a life-changing decision and major relationship update, but soon realizes some of the ladies aren't interested. Ramona brings Dorinda and Sonja to Long Island to help plan her birthday party.

Looking for love again, Ramona meets with a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Dorinda and her daughter Hannah discuss Dorinda's recent life struggles. And to mark the end of Halloween week, Luann hosts a voo-doo themed dinner party where Ramona becomes the subject of everyone's witchy ire.

Dorinda hosts the women at Blue Stone Manor for a relaxing weekend in the Berkshires. Sonja confronts Luann about paying her less than she deserves to perform in her cabaret show, and Dorinda steps in to defend Sonja. Meanwhile, Elyse approaches Ramona about the current state of their friendship.

After a rosé fueled night, the ladies wake up to find that Luann has left Blue Stone Manor. The women head to town for some much-needed retail therapy and group healing. To celebrate their last night in the Berkshires, Dorinda throws an elegant dinner party and the mayhem continues.

Luann and Sonja attend a meeting at the Fortune Society and spend time with women who have been incarcerated. Ramona reunites with Avery and Mario as a family at a favorite restaurant on the Upper East Side. The ladies attend Ramona's birthday bash, which comes to a grinding halt when Leah shows more skin than Ramona can handle.

Luann hosts a spa day for the women she met through the Fortune Society. Ramona gives Sonja a talking-to over her birthday night antics and gives Leah the cold shoulder. The women head to Cancun, Mexico, where Sonja gets liquored up too soon and Leah confronts Ramona about her "unspeakable acts."

The chaos in Cancun continues. Luann confronts Dorinda about her anger, while Ramona tries to forgive Leah for her behavior at her birthday party. Dorinda organizes camel rides and lunch on the beach for some much needed bonding before they celebrate Sonja's birthday.

On day three in Mexico, the ladies tread carefully at breakfast when Dorinda snaps at Sonja and Leah. Luann and Leah pick up two single men while on a stroll down the beach and bring them back to the villa. While Dorinda stays in bed, the ladies enjoy a fancy dinner with their new male friends.

On the ladies' last night in Cancun, Ramona addresses Dorinda's anger issues in a group text. Back in New York City, Leah works to improve her relationship with her mother and Ramona goes to see a therapist. Luann preps for her cabaret workshop, while Sonja hosts a party for the launch of her clothing collection.

Leah hosts a party for the 15th anniversary of her brand, Married to the Mob. Luann meets with a ghostwriter for her new memoir and Dorinda celebrates her birthday out on the town with the ladies and John.

In the season finale, the women look to the future but can't escape the past. Luann records a new song that she hopes to feature in her upcoming cabaret. Leah continues to rebuild her relationship with her mother. Sonja clashes with Ramona on how to prepare the townhouse for sale. An invasive surgery has Dorinda looking back at her tumultuous year. And when the ladies come together for Sonja's Drag Queen Bingo party, the evening goes from fabulous to ferocious when an old wound is ripped back open.

The cast relive some of the most outrageous moments from the season, but first they express their frustrations with one of the ladies' behavior during quarantine. Leah revisits the highs and lows of her first season, and spills the tea on how the uptown ladies reacted to her downtown attitude. A very glowing Tinsley updates the ladies on her relationship with Scott and life in Chicago, but things quickly heat up when Dorinda calls her out for not being transparent with the group and finishing the season early.

The ladies rehash their trips to the Hamptons, Newport, Mexico and all the drama in between. Ramona addresses Leah's behavior and tempers flare when she claims Leah ruined her birthday party with her risqué dance moves. Luann shares excitement for her upcoming cabaret and updates the ladies on her "Lu and improved" outlook.

The drama continues when Dorinda calls out Ramona for not supporting her, but Ramona brings receipts front and center to defend herself. Dorinda becomes emotional as she defends herself against accusations that she has an issue with controlling her anger. The ladies attempt to end the reunion on a high note and look forward to the future, but can they escape the past?

The women dish on confessional fashion choices and react to never-before-seen footage.

A compilation of Leah McSweeney's best moments in her first season on "Real Housewives of New York City."