Neon Rider

Michael gets into a dispute with Eleanor James, whose assignment is to make sense of the ranch's financial affairs; later, he tries to instill a sense of trust in a former gang leader.

Pin reacts to a friend's death by joining an outreach center in town; Michael and Eleanor help a pregnant teenager (Janna Mortil) who is the victim of date rape.

An attempted murder at the ranch closes it until the crime is solved, so Michael tries to weed out the truth from widely divergent testimony given by a number of people.

Michael responds to the pressures at the ranch and the death of a friend (Gordon Tipple) by taking to the bottle; Eleanor and Rachel take over the ranch's reins while Michael is incapacitated.

Michael becomes entangled in the lives of his former sister-in-law's family when he learns that her son (Nathaniel Moreau) is being abused by her new husband (Victor Young).

Michael asks everyone at the ranch to describe their dreams as a way of helping a girl (Ocean Hellman) overcome the nightmares that torment her.

A teen plans violence to combat environmental destruction of the valley. Viewer Discretion is Advised. TV-14

Rachel discovers that Laura Reid (Sandra P. Grant) suffers from anorexia nervosa; Eleanor receives news of her promotion, but is torn between it and her involvement at the ranch.

A police officer's (Scott Hylands) reliance on a "snitch" (Adrian Holmes) endangers the youth's life after he is reported missing from the ranch.

A leukemia patient (Heather Hess) finds a new lease on life while at the ranch; Vic is strongly attracted to a nurse (Beatrice Boepple) who is giving lectures on safe sex.

Michael's life depends on his ability to break through to a schizophrenic teen after a car accident leaves him trapped in the wreckage.

Michael tries to help a burn-scarred teenager (Christopher Bolton) overcome his new physical and emotional wounds.

Pin faces an uphill battle trying to get a heroin addict (Johannah Newmarch) to kick her habit; Michael resorts to methods he hates to help a boy (Byron Lucas) who keeps returning to the ranch.

A brother and sister (Wyatt Orr, Lelainia Lindbjerg) are at odds over how to treat their folks on Parents Day at the ranch; Pin and Walt search for a young runaway (Molly Parker).