7th Heaven

Mary postpones college in favor of soul-searching; Annie works to complete her teaching degree; Simon and Lucy continue high school; Matt considers studying medicine; Ruthie must spend another year with a despised teacher.

Mary struggles with unpaid bills after losing her job; Matt receives a failing grade; Simon assists Lucy with her campaign to become Homecoming Queen; Ruthie transfers to a private school.

Mary is tempted to drink and smoke one night after work; Matt forgets to pick up Simon; Lucy and a classmate take care of an egg.

Eric and Annie (Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks) watch helplessly as Mary (Jessica Biel) and her alarming new friends get into trouble with the law.

Tensions run high when Mary is caught with an open bottle of beer while baby-sitting; Eric and Annie clash with Mary's disreputable friends.

Eric and Annie fight about how to deal with Mary's self-destructive behavior; Mary's siblings break into the twins' piggy bank to help her pay her bills.

Eric and Annie gather everyone together to make the heartbreaking announcement that Mary will be sent to live with her grandparents in Buffalo, N.Y.

Ugly rumors spread about Mary's departure; Simon uses his sister's bad reputation to improve his image, and gets into trouble with identical twins.

Eric and Annie confront Simon about his newfound interest in rap music and somewhat misogynistic attitude toward women.

Eric reluctantly takes in Mary's ex-boyfriend Robbie after learning that he is homeless; Mary is dumbfounded when she calls home and hears Robbie's voice.

Mary's convinced that Robbie is dating Lucy and makes frantic calls to her siblings; Robbie's enthusiasm for housework makes the others feel unneeded.

Eric is shocked when he discovers that Mary has run away from the Colonel's, not realizing that she is coming home for his surprise birthday party.

Eric feels jealous when the children turn to Annie for advice; Annie feels slighted by the twins; Matt begrudges Robbie his place in the household.

Mary finds out that Robbie has a date for Valentine's Day; Lucy goes on a date with Jeremy; the others spend the holiday celebrating the twins' birthday.

Everyone is apprehensive about Mary's impending visit, especially Robbie; the guys come under scrutiny when a condom is found.

Eric fears that Robbie's estranged father will destroy his future.

Matt fears a therapist will reveal his inability to succeed as a doctor.

The difficulties of long-distance dating surface when Mary encounters her ex-boyfriend (Andrew Keegan) in Buffalo.

Simon gets a new nickname when Annie tells the mother of his ex-girlfriend he is sexually inexperienced.

Annie learns she has a stepsister (Michelle Phillips); Ruthie protests the firing of a teacher, speculating that racial discrimination is involved.

Mary leaves Wilson behind in New York to spend the summer with her family and ex-boyfriend, Robbie, but her secret tags along.

Lucy discovers the truth about her boyfriend's past with Mary.