City Life

On his way to his own wedding, promising young physician Damon South is killed in a tragic auto mobile accident. Shortly after his death, Damon's closest friends are taken to a theatre to view Damon's video testament. To their surprise, they discover that he has left his big apartment complex, 'The Ancestral Pile', to them. But Rebekah, the woman who was set to marry Damon, has never gotten along too well with his friends. She has a whole different idea about Damon's legacy.

Rebekah makes it perfectly clear that only she is the rightful heir to the 'Ancestral Pile' because she's carrying Damon's baby. Aaron moves into the 'Pile' and demands his attorney Avery to pay him his trust fund because Aaron has met the neccessary terms (gotten himself a University degree). Angela is still wrecked with guilt after Damon's death. At his big house-warming party, a careless Aaron gives Angela some designer drugs - with dramatic consequences. Bronwyn falls for Daniel Freeman, a good-looking artist she works with at the gallery. However, there are others too interested in Daniel. Hugh continues to persue Aimee and wonders how she knew Damon.

Aaron discovers that the reason why Avery refuses to pay out his trust fund is because he has embezzeled Aaron's money and made personal investments with them. However, Avery has dirt on Aaron too; he knows that his University degree is false. Mia, Ryan's friend and co-worker, asks Ryan to be a sperm donor so she and her sterile husband can have a child. Aimee's line of work is driving Hugh paranoid. Shocked after catching Daniel and Rebekah in a fiery embrace, Bronwyn discovers that this isn't the first moment of passion they've shared. Bronwyn grows curious and starts wondering if maybe Daniel - and not Damon - could be the father of Rebekah's baby.

The gang demands to know the truth about who the father of Rebekah's unborn child is. Bronwyn tries to convince Daniel to take a paternity test, while a furious Rebekah threatens to have Damon's body exhumed in order to obtain evidence that he is the real father. Wiki lands a leading role in a play but later learns that the play is a savage attack on Bronwyn and Aaron's rich family, the Kelletts. Gideon starts dating a model named Siobhan. Stephanie thinks their relationship is unserious and makes a bet with Gideon about his new girlfriend. Rebekah's behavior infuriates several people and the consequences are tragic: late at night, after hearing loud noises, Stephanie and Kristen make a terrible discovery at the 'Pile'.

Rebekah survives her fall down the stairs but loses her unborn child. Everyone wonders who could have pushed Rebekah down the stairs, and Rebekah herself points the finger at Bronwyn. Bronwyn denies being involved but has a hunch who might be responsible. Siobhan finds out she's part of a bet and decides to get even with Gideon. Rebekah moves to New York and sells her gallery to Bronwyn. Too late, Bronwyn realizes that Rebekah has tricked her and is stuck with huge debts. Meanwhile, Josh moves into Rebekah's vacant penthouse apartment in the 'Pile' in order to get closer to Kristen, whose affection he lusts for. Unfortunately for Josh, computer nerd Nevin is giving him competition.

A little girl is stuck under a tanker and is asking for her children's TV idol Stephanie. Steph blankly refuses to risk her life for a young girl. Until she starts considering the media opportunities that is. Bronwyn reads the script for Wiki's play and is shocked by the slanderious attack on the Kelletts. Bronwyn runs to her influntial uncle, Ernest Kellett, in order to get the play stopped. Josh and Nevin continue to fight for Kristen's affection. With Rebekah gone, the gang have to take care of everything themselves. They agree to slip the costs in ten, and Gideon decides to move in with Josh at the penthouse.

Wiki orchestrates a plot to get back at Nick. She fills her prop gun with real bullets and plans to kill him during the shooting of one of the action scenes. Angela opens her new law firm but there are few clients. Instead, Angela spends her time day-dreaming in her new office. Frustrated over not getting anywhere with Kristen, Josh meets an attractive forty-ish woman named Leonie and takes her home. However, Josh has a nasty surprise in store. Gideon orders Aaron to stop giving drugs to Siobhan but after a fight with Gideon, a depressed Siobhan steels drugs from Aaron and gets into big trouble.

Siobhan survives her drug overdose and recovers at the hospital but a furious Gideon holds Aaron responsible and punches him. Josh is mortified to discover that Leonie is Kristen's mother and is positive that all his chances with Kristen are spoiled for good. Stephanie is annoyed by the presence of Derek, a puppeteer who is doing some guest work on her children's TV programme. The producers seem to like Derek, though, and make him permanent co-host. An enraged Stephanie plots to get rid of Derek. Bronwyn and Hugh are frustrated by their respective love lives and decide to contact a video dating agency. Aaron finds a new girlfriend but she isn't quite what she seems to be.

Rose Crabtree is going to participate in a tango contest for the last time but her chances of winning the price are crushed when her long-term dance partner Ricardo falls and breaks his leg. Aaron is eventually persuaded to step in as a replacement. Stephanie writes fake complaint letters about Derek to the producers of her show but the plan backfires. Kristen fakes illness in order to trigger Leonie's maternal instincts but her mother is more concerned with Josh. Hugh is hurt to find out that Bronwyn doesn't remember that they kissed last night. Nicky and her partner Ross Palmer bug Aaron's flat.

Derek infuriates Stephanie by making a puppet resembling her, which he names 'Little Steph'. Creeped out by Derek's increasingly psychotic bevahior towards her, Stephanie tries in vain to prove to her producers that Derek is crazy. Angela gets her first case but it's doesn't turn out too well thanks to a nightmare client. Aaron is still totally unaware that Nicky is an undercover cop investigating his drug dealing. However, Nicky is starting to get a little too attached to Aaron.

Stephanie learns she is to receive an award from her TV company but in light of what happened to Derek, she feels she doesn't deserve any award. Michael meets Ryan's parents for the first time and accidentally mentions that Ryan has acted as sperm donor for Mia. Ryan's parents are shocked. Kristen hacks onto Gideon's computer and is shocked by what she discovers. Wiki is excited to get a part in an ice cream commericial but it turns out she may have been cheering a bit too soon.

When Gideon arrives at work, he is questioned by his boss; someone has leaked information to Roger Merritt. Gideon becomes very nervous. Bronwyn dispairs after not being able to get a job. None of the others understand why she who is so rich even needs a job. Ryan tries to help by letting her work as a waitress at the Lava Lounge; with dramatic consequences. Hugh falls for Wiki's gym instructor Debra and asks her to move in with them, but is this such a good idea? Nicky's superior, Ross, is getting impatient and wants to bust Aaron. He orders Nicky to plant drugs on Aaron.