[PART 1] As the wedding approaches, Owen's family and best mates fly over for the rehearsal dinner and a surprisingly well-attended bachelor party. The best man, Rick, inadvertently tells the Hansens what Syd intended to tell them herself: she has agreed to follow Owen to Chicago, where he can become a top law firm partner. Both funny lawyers guest star on Joanie's radio show. Robbie and Tina overspend on Christmas presents, while Pete teaches Hanah ice hockey. Syd still works in the hospital, where Tony brings in his teenage son who got shot by accident during a desperate hold-up in order to get him away from his mother's abusive boyfriend. He forbids even moving him to an OR, so Syd and David operate on him under poor conditions. Heather is delighted by a boy who found an adorable puppy.
A recluse telemarkets at an office, where his boss is his only friend. As he befriends a new, social colleague and sketches/paints her, his dark mind surfaces.
