Brewster Place

Mattie's best friend, Etta Mae, is there to help when Mattie gets fired.

It's opening day at LaScala restaurant, and the owners have many problems.

When Margaret auditions for a prestigious music conservatory, she gets a lesson in prejudice.

For the first time in a long time, depressed widower Ralph Thomas finally feels ready for a new relationship. Plus, spring fever is in full swing at Brewster Place and the group is in high spirits.

Mattie has a new dishwasher; Etta Mae thinks she may know a woman who just got out of prison.

Matthew is repeatedly harassed by the local bully; a Thomas family fishing trip reveals the real source of Lester's anger.

Sophie and Jessie's new tenant talks about a time when she lived among royalty and the super rich.

Matthew helps a withdrawn youngster overcome his fears and reveal his talent as a gifted poet.

Jesse discovers that he has a 20-year-old daughter; Sophie has a horrifying revelation.

Kiswana's boyfriend and her mother have a fight during her 21st birthday party, forcing Kiswana to choose between them.