Episode list

Tripp and Letitia Darling throw Nick a luxurious birthday party on a yacht.

After the death of his father Dutch in a plane crash Nick George reluctantly becomes the family lawyer to a family of New York socialites led by Patrick "Tripp" Darling III.

Karen is having second thoughts about her wedding to Freddy. Brian Jr's mother Andrea comes back from Brazil and wants to see Brian Jr. again and take him back to Brazil with her. Lisa refuses to go to the wedding with Nick. Karen eventually marries Freddy but tells Nick and Tish that she wants to divorce him straight away as it is not going to work out. Juliet and Natalie become friends again. Patrick tells Ellen about Carmelita. Tripp learns that Patrick & Ellen are moving into a townhouse in Simon Elder's building. Tripp tells Nick he wants Simon Elder destroyed.

Patrick tells his father he doesn't want to run for Senate just as a photo shoot, with lions, is organised to promote the family. Nick finds out from Tish that his father and her had an affair for many years. Karen wants Nick to tell Freddy he cannot be in the photo shoot. Nick and Lisa take in Brian's illegitimate son Brian Jr. temporarily. Nick meets airplane mechanic Norman Exley and finds that Norman was blackmailing Brian about his illegitimate son. Juliet discovers that the reason she cannot get to stay in the penthouse suite is because her ex-best friend Natalie is staying there and Jeremy is involved with her, unknown to Juliet. Nick, through the help of Trip, eventually finds out the combination of his father's briefcase and finds information about an unknown man, Simon Elder.

Twins Juliet and Jeremy's 25th birthday party is approaching and their inheritance of 25 million dollars each but they cannot agree on one thing - Natalie. So they decide to throw separate parties trying to outdo each other. With their budget going over Tripp tells Nick to draw up a clause to put a hold on the release of their trust fund until they are 30 years old. Patrick believes Karen is going to tell Ellen about Carmelita unless Patrick gets Freddy into his exclusive club. Brian Jr. tells Mei Ling that Brian is his real dad. Mei Ling confronts Brian and asks for a divorce. Neither of the twins parties goes as planned leading to Jeremy's trust fund being revoked and him eventually asking Tripp for a job and Juliet asking Tripp to defer her trust fund for another five years.

Nick, Lisa and Kiki arrange to spend Thankgiving together but Tripp has other ideas - he wants Nick to set up a meet between Simon Elder, Patrick and himself at their country estate. Lisa goes with Nick and meets Tish and Karen who are in cahoots to get Nick away from Lisa. Ellen wants to meet Carmelita to set the ground rules about her relationship with Patrick. Jeremy meets Sofia while he's working as a valet but lies to her about who he really is. Lisa leaves to go to her mothers house after Tish tells her Nick and Karen kissed at the wedding. Ellen shoots Patrick in the leg after finding out that he went to visit Carmelita.

Brian is arrested after bribing the arbitrator. Tish wants Nick to find a way that will keep him out of jail by any means necessary but Tripp disagrees saying that was what got Brian into this current situation. Simon Elder asks Karen to dinner. In flashbacks, Tish tells Nick's dad Dutch that he is the father of one of Tripp's children. Later, she tells Nick, and then Brian, that Brian is Nick's brother. Jeremy continues to deceive Sofia and pretends to be an artist, with the help of Lisa. Brian Jr. and Andrea move to Brazil and Brian is cut up about losing him.

Patrick hires Jeremy over Nola's objections.

Nick sees references in his dad's diary to meetings with a man named "C". Nick and Lisa go to Italy to try and locate a private investigator who did work for Nick's dad and to bring back a special bottle of wine - a Chiavennasca - for Tripp. Karen and Freddie find out about their trip and tag along. Karen lets slip to Lisa that Nick proposed to Karen when they were both 19. The P.I. Harold Templeton tells Nick that his dad asked him to dig up details on Simon Elder and then on Tripp. Tripp finds out that one of his children is not his. Juliet finds out about Jeremy's affair with Natalie. Natalie tells Jeremy she is pregnant. Simon Elder approaches Nick as he leaves work and they drive away - the license plate on the car has one initial "C".

Carmelita begs Patrick to stop hiding her away from the public and when he does let them be seen in public together photographers take shots of them together which infuriates Patrick. Nick hears from the airplane accident investigators who tell him it was ruled an accident. Karen asks Nick to go down to City Hall to get her marriage license because she doesn't want too but he refuses. When Karen and Freddie get to City Hall the clerk tells her she is still married to her third husband, Sebastian. Carmelita finds out that it was Tripp that hired the photographers and refuses his cashiers check to stay out of Patrick's life. Elsewhere, a high-stakes poker game pits Simon Elder against Tripp and ends up with Elder winning Darling Plaza off Tripp. Jeremy gets a real job working as a parking valet at Tripp Industries where he meets the glamorous Sofia.