The Days of Wine and Vodka

what happens

Zack encourages Alison to buy an expensive new car and skip work. Billy and Susan confront Alison during Thanksgiving dinner, but she reacts angrily and storms out. A drunken Alison tries to drive to Zack's house, but he is having a party with his friends. While distracted by her phone, she crashes into a boy on a bicycle. Kimberly explores several motherhood options, some of them illegal. She invites Jo over for Thanksgiving and convinces her to fake a miscarriage and hide her baby from the Carters. A mobster's associates begin harassing Jake. Sydney is told that Jake will suffer a serious accident unless she sleeps with the mobster's friend--Chris. Amanda leaks information about Bruce's health, while Peter prepares a takeover attempt. Matt and Jeffrey refuse to come to Thanksgiving dinner after Matt's parents ask them to hide the true nature of their relationship.

guest cast

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

• Marcia Cross as Kimberly Shaw
• Jack Wagner as Peter Burns
• Jason Beghe as Jeffrey Lindley
• Stanley Kamel as Bruce Teller
• Al Sapienza as Mr. Black
• Raymond Singer as Kimberly's Doctor
• Cheryl Pollak as Susan Madsen
• Brian Bloom as Zack Phillips