They Shoot Mothers, Don't They? (1)

what happens

Jake and Jo see the Carters arrive at the cabin with Emily and the baby. While Jake is calling the police, Jo disobeys his wishes and confronts the Carters. Mr. Carter shoots her in the back. Mrs. Carter sneaks into Jo's hospital room in the middle of the night, and threatens to kill Austin if she does not receive custody. The judge nullifies the previous custody arrangement, and agrees with Jo's suggestion that the baby be given up for adoption. Amanda is fired after testing positive for illegal drug use. Amanda and Matt discover that Peter prescribed pills for Amanda that contained the active ingredient in marijuana. Although Amanda has no proof, Peter believes her bluff. He knocks her out and plans to kill her on the operating table. Michael pulls the scalpel away and breaks Peter's nose. Michael and Amanda interrupt a D&D meeting where Caitlin is to be appointed president, and discredit her. Alison stops Terry from drinking after he loses a playoff game. He expresses his gratitude

who made it

directed

Charles Correll

written

Dee Johnson, Carol Mendelsohn

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Marcia Cross as Kimberly Shaw
• Jack Wagner as Peter Burns
• David James Elliott as Terry Parsons
• Traci Lords as Rikki Abbott
• Penny Fuller as Marilyn Carter
• Jasmine Guy as Caitlin Mills
• Jerry Hardin as Dennis Carter
• WWilliam Frankfather as David Johnson