Disclosures about politician Joe Connelly disillusion Syd, who's still battling a duplicitous drug company; the Robbie-Tina romance runs a rocky road.

Political and romantic matters busy Syd, who's in D.C. with Rep. Connelly for a showdown with a drug company; diverse crises ensnarl Robbie, Tina---and the Hansens' dog.

Dirty politics intrude upon the relationship between Rep. Connelly and Syd, who gets an icy warning from his wife; a bizarre stalking is capped by a cliffhanger.