An unwed mother attempts to give up her child for adoption; an extortionist threatens to reveal a woman executive's shady former career.

A vengeful woman holds Mrs. Cabot and Peter at gunpoint in the penthouse; Mark tries to help a part-time dancer please her minister father.

A jewel thief's daughter involves Peter in a robbery; a couple reunites after the man's breakdown; an actress stages a comeback.

Peter learns he is the father of a 4-year-old child; a former singer with a drug dependency makes a comeback at the St. Gregory; Julie discovers she has a secret admirer.

Christine helps an amnesiac who has recurring thoughts of a criminal nature; a sterile husband suggests an alternative to artificial insemination for his wife.

Plans for a society wedding unravel because of the infidelity of the bride's father, a financial crisis for the groom's father, and periodic spats between the betrothed couple.

A teen's test of manhood takes a turn; bickering workers discover a mutual secret; Mark finds a valuable bracelet.

A bar mitzvah celebration at the hotel nearly turns to tragedy when the father of the boy spies a concentration camp survivor who was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and wants to take vengeance into his own hands. A wealthy industrialist sends his trusted aide to retrieve his willful daughter from St. Gregory, but surprisingly the encounter turns romantic.

Mrs. Cabot unites a prince with a maid, a law student discovers his mother has become dependent upon drugs.

The daughter of divorced parents attempts to reconcile them, a financially troubled man tries to swindle the hotel, and two women compete for the attention of one man.

Peter falls victim to Cupid's arrow at a charity luncheon where he meets a wealthy socialite with a secret; Megan starts knitting booties, and Christine is drafted as a model in a fashion show.

It's Christmas time and Santa is spreading good cheer amongst the staff and clientele. A young girl wants a baby brother and an elderly woman is feeling lonely. A crime gang is planning to take what they can.

Peter is courted by Mrs. Cabot's rival who threatens to take him from the hotel; an ambitious journalist goes after a rock singer; a couple returns to relive their wedding day at the St. Gregory with entertainer Liberace.

Hillary is shattered when a vacation romance at Puerto Vallarta turns into sexual blackmail, Mrs. Cabot meddles in the life of a lonely widower, and Billy discovers a street urchin living off the fruits of the St. Gregory.

A visiting family is embarrassed when one member faces charges of shoplifting, and an unexpected twist mars the long-awaited reunion of two college friends.

White supremacists convene at the St. Gregory; a mute young woman communicates with a street mime and uncovers a trauma from her past.

Peter's ex-wife makes an unexpected appearance, and Christine and Mark arrange for a romance for a depressed guest.

An affair with a young newswoman could destroy a candidate's presidential ambitions. Meanwhile, Mrs. Cabot's niece plots to get Christine fired so she can assume that post with the hotel.

A hotel baby sitter is accused of child molesting; a sabbatical for McDermott's friend is complicated by a comely woman. 

The FBI expects an assassination attempt on a visiting dignitary; a rookie hooker works the bar; a biddy and her buddy hold a seance in their room.

A stage mother urges her beauty-contestant daughter to "be nice" to a judge; Billy is wary of an old friend who wants to call in a debt from their prison days.

Laura Trent's sister-in-law takes over the hotel and is visited by an old flame, Christine receives threatening letters from a would-be suitor, and a pregnant woman runs out on her fiancé, all during a huge blackout.

Staff at the St. Gregory Hotel have their hands full when a call girl is raped by a group of rich boys; a lonely king takes a room; an aspiring singer looks for that big break; two divorced people find love; an unexpected death.