As things begin to heat up and come together regarding his family JR begins his rise to leadership on campus and in his personal life

September 1 1939 Jr's father faces his earliest disappointment when in the dead of night his father gets a call to fight as a mercenary in world war II for Great Britain

Amy Kathleen is rude by her fiance Greg about taking this vacation to Cancun at the same time Elizabeth Marie and Frank forever and Sarge prepare for an engagement party at the Hendrick mansion. JR gets a sad surprise when he offers his marriage proposal to Jennifer Bowers

In this episode Jim becomes aware that the competition between him Christine and Jr is heating up too far and so his best friend Claude takes him away from the power games in Washington DC. Amy Kathleen's love for Greg gross deeper as JR goes more nervous about his proposal of marriage to Jennifer Bowers.

With the Hendrick family competition between Christine Jim and Jr heating up Amy Kathleen falls into the arms of her fiance Greg who promises to eventually take her away from the DC power games

Sensing JR in medical distress Betsy rushes to her son's side. Joining Amy Kathleen's side her mother Diane JR's aunt insist that all family battles in competitions stop but Jim is unwilling to stop the competition between him and his kids although he feels guilty about what happened to JR

Despite winning a debate without warning because of some bad words from his father Jr goes into a slump and takes a substance he doesn't know at the frat House winding up at the hospital

Jr's friends make a good attempt to rescue him from the clutches of his adult roommate Charlie Nation at the same time his parents are drifting apart in their marriage

Christine works desperately to get to Mississippi business loan pass through at the same time Jim wrestles once again with the issue of a newborn baby although given another name is definitely his

A college game of chicken in the pool to Jr Christine and his father playing political chicken continues to bolster relations between Jr and his roommate Charlie