Stan gives Maya an expensive watch for Christmas. Joan tells her to give it back to him, but she refuses. When Darnell sees the watch, Maya claims it is a…

Joan hooks up with a famous actor at the bar, but her friends tease her about the fact that he will only give her his pager number. Joan manages to…

Maya befriends Stan, a man she meets at the office and helps get a job. He encourages her aspirations to return to school. Maya initially tries to fix up Joan…

On her 30th birthday, Joan grows depressed at the realization that she hasn’t had a lot of excitement in her life. She determines that she will live life to its…

Toni suffers a breakdown after Greg cheats on her, then reveals that he only took her back so that he could get revenge against her. Lynn and Maya try to…

Yvonne panics when William seems hesitant to set a wedding date, as she fears that he is getting cold feet. A very reluctant Joan finds herself caught in the middle…

After learning that Toni has shared details of her private life (her break-up with Sean and his sex addiction) with her boss, Mr. Swedelson, a fed-up Joan ends their friendship….

Darnell is upset with Maya for buying an expensive dress at her friends’ behest, and again when she returns it. He sees this as a sign that she doesn’t trust…

Joan takes shots from her friends and is labelled a “”sell-out”” by the black community after she and William represent a beverage company suing a basketball star for accusing it…

Joan lies to Dr. Bales about ending her relationship with Toni, but he runs into them having lunch together. Toni is furious to learn that Joan has been talking to…

Joan forgives Toni for slapping her in Jamaica and trying to seduce Sean, much to the shock and dismay of Maya and Lynn (who has returned from Jamaica). When Joan’s…

Toni remains in a state of despair over her split with Greg, while a guilt-ridden Joan continues to keep her involvement in the break-up a secret. She confesses to Greg,…

After Toni accepts Clay’s marriage proposal, a disapproving Joan advises her to look into her heart, as she believes that Greg is the one she really loves. Toni comes to…

Toni cheats on Greg with Clay and winds up contracting chlamydia. Joan frets about the fact that Sean has yet to tell her that he loves her, especially after he…

Sean grows uncomfortable with Joan’s relationship with Davis, as he feels that she flirts with him too much. After she confesses that they once shared a kiss, Sean upsets Joan…

Maya checks into the hospital to undergo surgery for the removal of a fibroid tumor. Joan’s friends (especially Lynn) question her priorities when she decides to leave Maya’s bedside to…

After discovering that Lynn has applied for yet another grad school program, Joan and Toni determine that they must end their financial support and force her to get a job…

Joan becomes fed up with the “”boys’ club”” mentality at work, as her opinions are ignored and she is passed over for important cases. When she believes that William has…

Joan decides to waive her “”three-month rule”” and sleep with Sean, but finds that the results are extremely disappointing. She seeks her friends’ advice on how to help Sean improve…

Joan is upset when Sean must go out of town for Valentine’s Day. Her frustration grows when she is unable to get in touch with him. Davis, who has recently…

Joan grows impatient with Sean, who refuses to kiss or touch her. After discussing a number of possible explanations with her friends, she finally pushes Sean for the reason behind…

The girls and William make lists of the qualities they want in their ideal partners. When everyone goes to an art gallery, Joan is amazed to find a man who…

Joan begins dating a client, Frank Anderson. Everything seems to be going well until a crazed woman shows up at the office looking for Joan. She tells Maya and Lynn…

Maya and Darnell plan to renew their wedding vows, and Joan agrees to hold the event at her house. However, Joan constantly disagrees with Maya’s choices and tries to mold…

Joan finds herself alone on Thanksgiving after everyone makes other plans for the holiday. After dining at 847, she meets Davis’s friend Preston Hall, a handsome and highly successful attorney….

Joan turns to her friends for support when she fears that she might be pregnant. When a test turns out positive, she tries to cope with her fears about impending…

Joan sees Maya’s husband, Darnell, in a possibly compromising situation with another woman. Her gut tells her that something may be going on, but she agonizes over whether to share…

Joan plans an elaborate scheme to get revenge on William for the latest in a series of Halloween pranks. Toni is put off when her date asks her to engage…

Joan grows tired of the clingy Marcus and plans to break up with him, but only winds up complicating the situation by having “”pity sex”” with him. The girls try…

Joan, Toni and Lynn set up dates with men they met over the Internet. Lynn’s guy never shows up (his parole was denied), while Toni rejects hers because his skin…

Toni and Maya get into another argument before an evening out, in part because Toni refuses to believe that Maya can get the girls into an exclusive club. Toni tries…

After Joan reveals that she hasn’t had sex in a year, her friends push her to go for a one-night stand. Joan is reluctant because she generally doesn’t sleep with…

Joan Clayton, a successful attorney, prepares to celebrate her 29th birthday (although she claims to be 26 to make her achievements seem more impressive). Toni, Joan’s best friend, begins dating…

The son of a past cave-in victim wants revenge on Father. He tries to bury him alive.

Father recieves a letter from an old flame and goes above to see her. The woman’s name was Jessica. Father even considers staying above permanently. Helpers are being killed by…

Rolley is shot while trying to rob a liquor store. He then returns below. Vincent destroys Gabriel’s drug house. Vincent entrusts Snow’s ring to Diana.

Vincent breaks free and is barely in time when he burst through the door of the nursery where Gabriel is getting ready to suffocate the baby. Vincent attacks him and…

Diana flees from Gabriel’s goons. Vincent surrenders himself to Gabriel and is locked in a cage. To torment Vincent Gabriel begins to show him footage of when he was trying…

Diana notices things in Catherine’s apartment that have Vincent’s name on them. She begins to realize that Vincent was her lover and probably the father of her child. She then…

Vincent plans to leave “The World Below” to keep its inhabitants from being targeted by Gabriel’s men. Elliot befriends a street saxophonist who gives him information to help track Gabriel….