Wow - a Paul McCartney tune during the opening credits? Has he really been reduced to this? Oh I see... "Potsie" from "Happy Days" directed this episode - now it all makes sense.

There's a knock at Peter's door but instead of the expected Lexi it's Coop who has come by to "air things out". Peter doesn't much feel like talking to Coop about Lexi, especially when Coop comments, "Hey, we're partners - share and share alike." Content that their "personal lives won't conflict at the office", Coop leaves where he bumps into Lexi and her luggage outside. He gives her grief about taking all his money and then "shacking up with the guy who double crossed him". Suddenly, he becomes psychic as he asks, "He doesn't know all about you yet, does he?" Lexi hisses how "vile" Coop is but he remains calm and cool as he responds, "Maybe." Flipping off a final "see ya" he walks off.

Sam is "charged" about her wedding and bouncing around the apartment like a 2-year-old on crack while Billy, who has been through this song-and-dance TWICE already, sits drinking his juice obviously less moved. He reminds Sam that they have no money because he gave his life savings to her father so Sam apologizes for being so excited and then Billy tells her how "it's ok to be excited" as if she needs his permission to feel ANYTHING and this relationship is already so messed up and dysfunctional it should last forever. Hugging Sam, Billy explains he's just a little nervous about money and if Andrew Shue were capable of showing more than one emotion the look on his face might actually suggest Billy is actually quite distressed.

Michael, Craig and Jennifer are walking around their new office suite where Michael is bitching about how small Jennifer's office is in comparison to Craig's and given that this is Michael's THIRD office maybe he should just give his office to her and quit his damn whining. Michael continues his tirade by then complaining about the name "Field/Mancini Enterprises" and instead of making a point about how EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS on this show has had the owner's name in it (almost ALL of which were owned by at least one Mancini) he just whines about the order of surnames. Craig responds that they can call it "Mikey's Playpen" for all he cares so Jen the Peacemaker once again jumps in to work her magic. She insists they leave the company name the way it is, tells Michael her office is fine and then gives Michael a gift from her and Craig - a glass mannequin hand fitted with a Mancini Glove, suitable for paper weighting, butt scratching or nose picking. Michael is as unimpressed as I am and shows his gratitude by barking how they need to get some income generated. Craig informs him about a medical convention he's signed them up for but Michael insists he can't go since he's "Chief Of Staff at a major metropolitan hospital" and tells Craig to take Jen instead.

Megan and Eric are working when there's a knock at the door. It's Taylor who barges in and proceeds bitching at Eric. Obviously her mother never taught her to be nice and charming when trying to win someone over. Sure enough, Eric is unmoved by Taylor's tirade so she tries whining. "But whyyyyyy?" she asks. "Why make innocent people suffer just because you have a sick thing for Amanda Woodward?" Alas, insults won't work either. Eric starts to get annoyed and asks Megan to "see Ms. McBride out". Pausing at the door, Taylor makes a snide comment to Megan about her sleeping with Eric, finishing with, "you really are a whore." Instead of decking the bitch, Megan calmly explains there's nothing sexual between her and Eric then states, "if anyone is a whore it's the woman who slept with my husband." Taylor walks out in a huff, defeated again and not even 15 minutes into this week's episode.

Peter stops by to see Michael at his hospital office where Michael patronizingly suggests he not stop by his Chief Of Staff office without an appointment. Peter cooly clears himself a space to sit on the desk by knocking over a few things - literally. He reminds Michael about their agreement and tells Michael it's time for him to return the Chief Of Staff position to Peter, but Michael insists his "fingers are still a little tender". Standing and walking around to the front of his desk, Michael tells Peter he wishes he could help "but, you know, THE HANDS" as if referring to some kind of horror movie. Peter tests this "hands" excuse by picking up the glass hand Jen and Craig gave Michael and tossing it in Michael's direction, but instead of catching it Michael just lets it fall to the floor where it crashes into pieces. Peter threatens to get his old job back and make Michael's life "unpleasant" but Michael is tired of this conversation and tells Peter he has rounds. Peter leaves and Michael puts on his white lab jacket but it seems a little snug. Looking down he sees a nametag for "Dr. Kimberly Shaw" and he suddenly realizes he's wearing his dead wife's clothing. I had no idea they were the same size - I wonder what other garments they shared. Spooked, Michael shudders as he rips the jacket off and throws it to the floor.

Craig and Jennifer are at their display table at the medical convention where Craig is babbling details about the Mancini Glove to 2 doctors who seem pretty unimpressed. Citing the fact they "see no problem with the current cauterizing instruments" the doctors thank Craig and Jennifer and start to walk away. As usual, Jen jumps in to save the day. She describes a hypothetical situation where they might have to operate on her shoulder and "cauterize something" and her banter is so ludicrous it's obvious even to me she has no idea what the hell she's talking about. Pulling down enough of her blouse to expose a bare shoulder, she puts the glove on one doctor and tells him to "try it out". Proving that sex sells, both doctors jump to place orders.

Amanda is floating around from table to table at the jazz club when she encounters Lexi and Peter, who immediately starts acting like a doofus. He introduces Lexi to Amanda by telling her "we're seeing each other" and when this fails to generate any kind of response, he pulls Amanda aside and starts asking her about her financial problems. Amanda politely tells him she'll be fine and walks away leaving Peter to deal with a now-annoyed Lexi. Peter explains that was his ex-wife and apologizes for his behavior but Lexi needs "a moment" and leaves the table. On the other side of the bar, Kyle tells Amanda his lawyer thinks he can stop the takeover but Eric walks in and informs them it's too late. Handing over an eviction notice Eric explains he just finished buying the building and they have 30 days to vacate. "You're dead," Kyle hisses as he lunges for Eric but Eric's thugs stop the fight before it even starts. Laughing, Eric calmly walks out.

The following morning Peter greets Lexi in bed with a cup of coffee and another apology for his behavior the previous evening. He explains that he's a "private guy" which interferes with his personal relationships but suggests they can "be open with each other" because, after all, they've known each other all of one month. "My life is... hard to describe," Peter tells her, "but I'm willing to try if you are." Lexi asks, "Right now?" to which he replies, "Sure" and now I'm trying to figure out if these 2 are actually having the same conversation. Are they trying to start a relationship or make a baby or get to Shoney's before they close the breakfast bar? Lexi takes her purse and heads into the bathroom where she takes out a bottle of pills - Diazepam to be exact - prescribed to her for anxiety by none other than Dr. Brett Cooper himself. Pouring 2 pills into her hand, she contemplates taking them for about 2 seconds before swallowing them down.

Kyle goes to Taylor's apartment to tell her "it's over", Eric bought the building and they have 30 days to pack up and get out. He tells her he's sorry but his apology has no effect on her as Taylor starts ranting about how this is all Amanda's fault. "Dump her... and come back to me," she tells Kyle which is even more nauseating than the ugly negligee she's wearing. Annoyed, Kyle tells her, "If anything positive came out of this it's the fact I won't have to be in business with you anymore!" and walks off in a huff.

At the hospital a lab tech is telling Michael how the Radiology Department likes to have the Chief Of Staff review the Oncology patients weekly as she pulls out an x-ray and sticks it on the lightbox. She begins talking about the "advanced brain tumor in this patient" when Michael notes the x-rays look oddly familiar. He looks down at the file and throws a fit when he discovers the name "Kimberly Shaw". "Is this your idea of a joke?" he angrily asks the confused technician and then explains Kimberly Shaw is his dead wife. The tech insists she just picked up the film from Radiology and is left standing there bewildered as Michael storms out.

Sam skips over to Billy at work to show him some wedding dresses she's been sketching which look ironically a lot like the ones Jane sketched for Alison several seasons earlier. Billy has other things on his mind and asks if one of his clients called. When Sam - who isn't his secretary - says she hasn't heard from him, Billy explains that the guy stood him up at lunch. He suggests Sam "make more cheese snack drawings and spend less time on this stuff" and walks away.

Michael is in office #1 - the one at his private practice - yelling at hospital security when Megan walks in carrying a small box. When Michael hangs up, she sets the box on his desk and tells him she's come to pick up her final paycheck and then asks why he's so jumpy. Michael explains "weird stuff - Kimberly stuff" has been happening and then tells her about the lab jacket and the x-rays. As Megan goes to leave, Michael reminds her not to forget her box but she explains that the box was sitting outside Michael's office when she came in. Noting that there's no return address and the box wasn't mailed, Michael instantly panics but Megan insists he has nothing to worry about. Opening the box, Michael is horrified to discover Kimberly's wedding dress and then asks if Megan is behind all this. He believes her when she says "no" so they think about it and realize that they put all of Kimberly's personal belongings - including the wedding dress - in a storage locker and never went back. Michael tells her, "We're going back... tonight."

Amanda walks into the jazz club to find it empty except for the Jewel wannabe band and Kyle who has shut the place down for the evening so he can spend time with his beloved. I guess staying at home, ordering a pizza and making it a "Blockbuster Night" wasn't good enough. Kyle tells Amanda they're going to "appreciate the music" and "appreciate each other because, in the end, that's all we're going to have". Maybe it's me but that certainly sounds like a depressing way to kick-off a romantic evening for two. He asks Amanda for confirmation about her love for him, which she gladly gives him so he affirms, "no matter what we stick together... no one tears us apart" as they dance.

At the storage place, Michael and Megan discover the lock on their locker has been pryed off with a crowbar. They open the door and find it's been cleared out entirely with one exception. Shining a flashlight into the corner, they see a framed picture of Michael and Kimberly with a knife stabbed through Michael. "She's back," Michael states. "Kimberly's back." When Megan notes the obvious - how she saw Kimberly die and Michael saw her in her coffin before she left - he says, "she's come back from the dead before." Megan insists "it has to be someone else" leaving Michael asking, "Who would do this to me?" Gee, Michael, you want a list?

Lexi and Peter are on his patio ignoring the breakfast on their plates when Lexi suggests Peter get a yacht. Knowing full well that all boat storylines on this show end in either gunfire or bombs - or both - Peter tells her he's not interested, citing their expense. Lexi just laughs and says, "we'll spend MY money." Thankfully, this pointless conversation is interrupted by Michael who marches up and accuses Peter of being the one planting all the Kimberly stuff in an attempt to regain his Chief Of Staff position. Peter denies any involvement and then informs Michael about Coop's affair with Kimberly. While Michael struggles to pick his lower jaw back up off the ground, Lexi suggests they go to the police but both Michael and Peter are quick to turn that intelligient idea down. Saying he'll talk to Coop, Michael turns and leaves.

Sam and Billy are at a bridal shop getting an estimate for one of Sam's dress creations so I guess she forgot how to use a sewing machine. Either that or she's too busy at her new job drawing pictures of cheezy snacks to make the dress herself. The saleswoman tells them she can make it for $2500 which sends Billy through the ceiling. Sam pulls Billy aside to talk to him and he rants about their "financial problems". "I just wish someone would just take me seriously," he whines which, naturally, is never going to happen because Billy is, well... Billy. Sam tells him not only will she not get a dress, but she'll postpone the wedding until Billy feels more financially secure. Upset, she walks out to go "cancel the invitations" leaving Billy standing there wondering what ever happened to Alison's and Brooke's wedding dresses. Hey, maybe Michael will let them use Kimberly's!

Back at the hospital Michael tracks down Coop and confronts him in the hallway about his affair with Kimberly. Coop tells Michael it's "none of his business" so Michael accuses him of being the one "throwing all this Kimberly junk" at him. He asks Coop why he came to LA in the first place followed by, "are you a psycho?" which is a silly question given that all new characters on this show must possess SOME kind of psychosis. Coop asserts he hasn't done anything then hisses, "but I wish to God I did." He tells Michael he loved Kimberly and how "she told him everything Michael did to her". Coop shouts, "When she came back to LA I knew you wouldn't be satisfied until she was dead! You cheated on her! You lied to her! You ruined her life!" Hey, aren't those the lyrics to a popular country song? Michael tells Coop to get away from him and calls out for Security who come running but not before Coop gets one good punch in, sending Michael to the floor. As the guards escort him away, Coop hisses, "That's why I'm here." Michael instructs the guards to turn Coop over to the police as he warns, "you'll be sorry you ever messed with me."

Outside the jazz club Jen tells Craig she "only has a minute before she has to get back to work" but Craig insists she go with him. Across the parking lot, he presents her with a brand new Mercedes convertible and no it's not the sporty red car his dead wife Sydney got last year from that computer dork. Craig explains how their business is doing so well and she deserves a reward which is ironic given how just last week he was telling Michael it would be at least a YEAR before their company got "out of the red". Are they sure he went to HARVARD and not HOWARD's Law School? Jen tells Craig how happy she is and then suggests they "break it in" by having sex... in a convertible... in the middle of a parking lot. Hey, she's on the cover of this month's "Fit" magazine so I guess if exhibitionism is her thing so be it.

Amanda stops by Eric's suite where he and Megan are having a party for a bunch of ad execs. Amanda asks to speak to Eric alone and he's all too happy to oblige her. She demands to know what all her competitors are doing there so he explains how they're all interested in her company and its client list, despite the fact that her agency isn't even one month old yet. He then offers the following proposal: "I'll drop all of this if you sleep with me once. Spend one night with me and you can have your life back." Disgusted, Amanda says her answer "will always be no" and goes to leave but is stopped by Megan who interrupts to tell Eric his "guests are getting antsy". Amanda turns to Megan, says she seems like an intelligient woman and then asks what she's doing with a "loser" like Eric. When Megan asks for clarification, Eric sighs, "She won't sleep with me" and explains his rejected proposal. Amanda leaves after which Megan condemns Eric for being the slimeball he is. "Oh, come on," Eric says. "You'd do it in a heartbeat if you were in her shoes." Megan replies, "Like hell I would" and slaps Eric across the face as she tells him "I quit" and marches out.

The following morning Megan is on her way out of her apartment when she encounters Taylor who immediately starts griping about Eric and her restaurant. Megan informs Taylor that she no longer works for Eric and continues giving out too much information by telling Taylor about Eric's proposal to Amanda. She finishes by proudly stating how Amanda won't sleep with him "so you can kiss your restaurant goodbye".

Upstairs in Amanda's apartment Kyle is pacing back and forth trying to figure out something he can do but Amanda dryly maintains, "he won, we lost, get used to it."

Megan goes to visit Coop in jail who greets her by immediately accusing her of being the one to spill the beans to Michael about Coop's involvement with Kimberly. Megan denies this allegation and then counters by accusing him of being the one to drive Michael crazy with all the Kimberly stuff. Coop pleads his own innocence so Megan asks, "well if you aren't, then who is?" He pauses for a moment and responds, "it's impossible to know" which is a good point when you consider just how many enemies Michael has racked up over the years. Coop says he'll help if Michael will drop the charges so he can get out of there so Megan asks why he doesn't have a lawyer. Coop explains how he has no money or property as a result of his lawsuit against Lexi, his one partner is sleeping with her and the other partner is the one who put him in jail in the first place. Megan says she'll talk to Michael but advises Coop not to get his hopes up. With that she leaves and Coop asks the guard if he can make a phone call. His request is granted and he calls the hotel where Mrs. Shaw is staying only to discover she's already checked out.

Billy comes home to a stressed-out Samantha who has been worried sick trying to find him because he's so late. He tells her he had errands to run and then shows her a receipt for his down payment on her $2500 wedding dress. Sam is appreciative but insists she doesn't want Billy to buy it out of guilt. Billy explains how he needs to take risks because if he stops believing in the world he'll stop believing in his relationship with Sam. Yeah and flowers won't smell as pretty and the rain won't fall as quietly and food won't taste as good and this show won't be as humorous as it is. Sam agrees as she giggles and kisses Idiot Boy.

Megan goes back to Michael's office to request that he drop the charges against Coop but he refuses. Megan thinks Coop is innocent, Michael thinks he's as crazy as "dead Kimberly", and as they each argue their case the phone rings. Michael answers and a female voice whispers, "I'm at the beach house - come home." At wits end Michael vows to "settle this once and for all" as he heads over there alone.

At Kyle's, Amanda is heading upstairs when Taylor intercepts her and ushers her into the kitchen to talk. She tells Amanda she knows about Eric's proposal and then urges her to "get off her high horse and do him before they lose everything." Amanda refuses so Taylor tells her to "do it for Kyle". This approach doesn't work either so Taylor resorts to good ol' threats and tells Amanda if she doesn't do it she'll tell Kyle all about it. "He hates secrets, especially when they're about sex," she reminds Amanda as if secrets of any other kind are acceptable. Amanda slams Taylor up against the wall and threatens to "tear her to shreds" before storming out.

Michael shows up at the beach house with a baseball bat and finds the front door ajar. Pushing the door open with the bat he sees the patio door is open and the house has been ransacked. He tries the lights but they don't work and then notices a silhouette of a person on the patio. He calls out, "Kimberly?" The figure doesn't answer but instead fires 2 gunshots into the house aimed at Michael who dives to the floor missing them both. The unknown assailant who, in the dark, resembles Kimberly runs to her car and speeds off. Michael chases after her but she makes a clean getaway.

--written by Stacie

Lexi admits to Coop that Peter doesn't know she's a drug addict; Peter asks Michael who hates him enough to want him dead as a hand picks up a scalpel; Eric tells Amanda his offer is still open and he's available that night; as Eric kisses Amanda in bed Kyle kicks down the door.