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Dianne Benedict, an aspiring judge in a small California town, encounters her childhood sweetheart Mike Chulack, who has returned from a 10-year prison stint; this meeting complicates her relationship with her husband. Meanwhile, bickering families upset the wedding plans of Kevin Cook and Melinda Lopez, his Mexican-American fiancée.

The town of Santa Rita is shaken by a murder, and the police question those close to the victim. After Melinda gives Kevin a cold reception, he apologizes with remorse. George Cook arranges a meeting with an exotic dancer.

Dianne receives death threats which complicate the investigation into Bruce's murder, and she isn't ready for what she finds in her late husband's files; Melinda accepts a date with a successful man whom her father admires.

Dianne is put back under police protection when Detective Kuntz's investigation goes awry.

Mike scrambles when a photo from Kevin's bachelor party resurfaces. A romance blossoms between Kate and Kevin, and surprising details emerge from a case involving the theft of a man's outdoor plants.

Reports of Tommy Simmons' accident shatter Dianne's hopes of proving the innocence of Mike, who is hiding out in a warehouse; Melinda sneaks off to Nevada with Kevin, planning to elope.

When she discovers that the bank is about to foreclose on her house, Dianne joins forces with construction contractor Richard McGill. Kate decides to help her sister by selling the Cadillac but is sidetracked into a mystery involving the death of a client. Melinda Lopez hopes to earn money for her college tuition by entering a Santa Rita beauty pageant.

Mike Chulack offers Dianne Benedict a way out of her dilemma; however, she is not ready to make a decision. Kate Benedict continues to investigate the reported death of Emily. Judge Stinson charms beauty pageant contestants, including Melinda Lopez.

The discoveries of May's body and a rewritten will prompt Kate and Stinson to seek Emily Howell.