30th Sep 1995

Sydney's oldest son quits college.

7th Oct 1995

Sydney sentences a divorced football star to a weekend in jail for not visiting his son, but it soon appears she may have made a bad call.

21st Oct 1995

Sydney peeks at an FBI file to find out why she was passed over for a spot on a White House committee—and finds out something startling about Neal.

25th Oct 1995

Sydney confiscates Marshall's computer after she discovers he released onto the Internet a video of her giving birth to Ellis.

4th Nov 1995

A Bozo the Clown show brings back a not-so-happy childhood memory for Greer involving a shiny new bike that Sydney proudly won on the show as a kid.

2nd Dec 1995

With the minutes of her life ""ticking away."" Sydney grows desperate for a romantic relationship.

9th Dec 1995

Neal is itching to get into an elite private school, but when she's put on the waiting list, Sydney has to start scratching a lot of backs to get her in.

6th Jan 1996

The hapless new presiding judge, Walter Ragsdale, decides to make Sydney's life miserable after she insults him, and he reassigns her from family court to more onerous duties.

13th Jan 1996

Judge Ragsdale wants to steal Ernie away from Sydney; and, given the way Sydney treats him, Ernie's tempted to make the move.

20th Jan 1996

A wealthy and attractive divorcee gives Mia a gig as her gofer, but Sydney fears he's just going to be a gigolo.

3rd Feb 1996

Sydney roughs up a mugger during an attempted purse snatching, and the court orders her to attend an anger-management workshop, where she finds the sources of her displaced hostility: her ex-husband Jeffrey.

10th Feb 1996

2nd Mar 1996

Sydney may have found the perfect man when she begins dating a hunky fireman who rescued her from a locked bathroom, but his penchant for gourmet cooking, meticulous housekeeping -- and weeping over sensitive ""chick flicks"" -- leaves Sydney feeling a bit smothered.

16th Mar 1996

St. Patrick's Day gets a wee bit out of hand for Sydney, who's held hostage in her courtroom by 9-year-old Patrick who wants her to stop Chicago's annual parade because he is ashamed of his diminutive father's participation as a leprechaun. Elsewhere, a giddy Greer tries to entice Neal to join her on a suitably goofy float.

23rd Mar 1996

Sydney gets Mike a job working with Leo, the courthouse maintenance man who has a thing for Sydney.

30th Mar 1996

When Neal wants to date a young car thief she meets, Sydney is reminded of her own youthful fling with a bad boy who stole her heart.

6th Apr 1996

Mike takes Sydney's advice and bails out on his floundering rock band -- just before they finally hit the big time.

13th Apr 1996

Sydney's widowed dad Karl arrives in Chicago with a fiancé, and he can't wait to consummate their marriage; but his bride-to-be can wait -- forever.

20th Apr 1996

Marshall is stricken with guilt after he makes out with a girl during a relative's funeral.

22nd Jun 1996