The Treachery of Compromise

what happens

Representing the governor, Stuart Collins offers Amy a chance to apply for an appellate court appointment if she'll rule against two women who both want to be named as the mother on their baby's birth certificate; Maxine's friend Vivian gets to see social work in action when her girls-day-out with Maxine gets derailed by a struggling and overworked farmer who believes that his kids should be at home working on the family dairy farm rather than at school; a mourning Gillian finds solace from an online support group when Peter offers her none; Vincent becomes concerned about his finances when he learns that Carole has quite a nest egg; Amy apologizes to Rob, and they reconcile.

who made it

directed

Andrew Robinson

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Elizabeth Franz as Vivian Galloway
• Marilyn McIntyre as Ellen's Mother
• Tom Welling as Rob Meltzer
• Reed Diamond as Stuart Collins
• James Harper as Dr. Jay Weiss