A new nighttime soap from producer Aaron Spelling, set in an upscale Southern California community. ""It's a friendly neighborhood,"" says Spelling, ""but I don't think [the characters] are friends. Everybody's trying to get more than they've got."" In the opener, Nick and Joanna Hadley arrive from Michigan with Joanna's teen sister in tow, and reunite with their college friends--and new neighbors--Robert and Kate Russo. As the Hadleys adjust to their new home, they meet other denizens of the area, including Jessica, Robert's employee (and lover); and Laura, an aggressive real-estate agent who sets her sights on Nick.

Kate unsuccessfully tries to tell Robert about her pregnancy when he receives a call informing him of the accident at the Mall. At the Mall, Matt saves Rachel from falling concrete. A doctor assures Nick and Joanna that Rachel suffered no serious injuries, just some swelling at the back of the skull. Robert and Nick blame each other for what has happened as they are swamped by reporters. Beth is suspicious over Cory's nonchalance at her missing bracelet. Laura makes a bet with Cory over seducing Nick. Robert asks Nick and Jessica to investigate the accident and informs Jessica that he is leaving Kate. Cory attempts to get a refund on Beth's bracelet but is forced to offer plastic surgery for the store owner's wife as it is only partial. Rachel comes back to consciousness. Cory assures his attorney that he will raise $20 000. Kate tells Joanna about Robert's affair and her pregnancy. Robert warns Jessica not to resign as it will make the company look responsible for the accid

Laura learns that her old boyfriend, millionaire John Graham, is coming to town, Nick and Joanna fight over Joanna's secret and Rachel runs away from home. Cory and Beth go to dinner with Frank and Amy Nicholls which leads to Cory find himself in deeper trouble then ever before.

With Michael's help, Joanna and Nick search frantically for Rachel and the man she's with; Robert rushes to the hospital--and away from Jessica--when he learns that Kate's been in a car accident; and Beth gets an unexpected visitor from her past. Meanwhile, Laura falls for her mother's fabricated news; and Matt tries to console Kate.

Kate suffers the consequences of her ill-conceived deed and blames her situation on Robert; Joanna is concerned about Rachel's latest crush; and Beth reveals all the details of her shady history to Jessica, but is upset when Cory learns the same information. Meanwhile, Laura insists that Christina get a second opinion on her illness.

Matt becomes Russo's newest employee, thanks to Kate's newly acquired power at the office, but his presence only helps reunite Robert and Jessica. Meanwhile, Christina and Laura continue to one-up each other; Quinn reconsiders his plot against Cory, for Beth's sake; and Rachel falls deeper for Nick.