1Episode #4.1
An epidemic of gay community benefits feels smothering. Even now he's unemployed and has spent most of his fortune on the election, Brian refuses to relinquish any control by accepting help, including his partner Justin's. Hunter's ma threatens Ben to go to the police with kidnapping charges, but Michael refuses to hand the kid back; once they have to, Mel promises them legal help. Finding Ted's orchid 'Droopy' dying in lesbian 'care' gets Emmet to learn his ex is in rehab, actually counseled by Blake Wyzecki, who is however committed to another man; Ted gets out, but is extremely bitter, even considers suicide. Now Stockwell is indited, Gardner Vance has to beg Brian to return to Vanguard at his terms, including a private jacuzzi and unlimited expense account. Yet the publicity genius refuses a non-competition clause, even informs his top clients he is starting his own agency; when they don't bite, he puts his loft for sale trough Justin's mother Jennifer Taylor, who waves her commission. The judge is a female who awards 'natural' custody to any mother, even drug criminals like Hunter's, but then he saves himself by telling her with a kiss on the mouth he is AIDS-positive. After a sneer about charitable fund-raisers, Brian learns the latest one is for a uniquely good cause...
3Episode #4.3
To his own surprise, Ted is released and tests HIV-negative; Blake suggests he tries out for his dream, opera singing, another astonishing hit- as singing waiter at Rigoletto's; alas the friends unrequested presence chokes his debut. Emmet is so fed up with Ted that he even reproaches Michael not to dump him completely; Blake begs them to be patient, Brian speaks up for true friend Mike to Em. To his disappointment, Pink Posse chief Cody refuses Justin's roommate Daphne because she's straight, to his mother's they all get army haircuts. Deb's constant intrusions in Vic's room frustrate his love-life with in-living lover Rodney, but telling her takes courage, yet she seems to applaud their announcement to move out. Brian refuses Lindsay 'Linz' Peterson's slick office design for Kinnetics and goes for an abandoned bathhouse. For mere verbal abuse, the Posse stops and damages a car to depants the two boys in it; Justin jumps Brian still adrenaline-high. .
4Episode #4.4
Now Michael and Ben are officially filing for foster care over Hunter, the kid's foul language and shameless attitude, even parading in his undershorts at any hour, worry Mikey, who even tries his hand, corrected by Ben, at flower arranging when reading a social worker may turn up at any time for a surprise visit. Alas his own ma Deb's excessive, bossy mothering all the time, compensating uncle Vic's moving out precisely to enjoy some privacy with his lover, builds up additional stress constantly, till it erupts in an embarrassing shouting match while the social worker is let in by Hunter in Y-fronts; fortunately she recognizes a row in a loving family from experience. Emmett finds living with the lesbian couple hasn't nearly enough pros to compensate for the lack of privacy which drives him and his pick-ups to the nastier places in town, even trying Hunter's whore-experienced advise. Mel was confident to get Jennette and Anna custody, but then a gay-bashing judge is assigned to the case, yet she refuses to cede first chair to firm partner Larry. Justin sticks with Cody Bell's though Posse profile, even though the violence drives members away, and clearly feels Brian, who fortunately can handle a cocky taste during love-making, isn't impressed in any sense. However a visit to a gay-bashing preacher reinvigorates his fighting spirit. Brian is about to win clients over, but a $20,000 account transfer problem may cost him his financially still indispensable best account, so he drags 'opera singer' Ted from group therapy to set his former employer's accountancy incompetence right, actually better ego-therapy, but is that enough to accept becoming Kinnetics' full-time accountant?
5Episode #4.5
Cody, who grew up in a violent neighborhood and was multiply abused as a kid by gay-bashers including his dad, takes his suburban Posse mate Justin, who wasn't even allowed a toy gun, to gun practice. Brian worries when he finds out Cody gave his previously pacifist boyfriend a gun. Cody traces Justin's own one-time abuser Christian Hobbs; they face him... Ted's next re-socializing step is to offer everyone written apologies. Emmet has found a place and moves, but comes to realize he craves company, like Deb in her empty nest. Michael lies about Ben's new book to spare author and boyfriend's feelings, but soon must admit it was boring and confusing; his honesty is met with patronizing a less literate 'comics reader', yet confirmed by the publisher. Mel can't handle it when her lesbian clients couple fires her because her male partner stands a better chance with the prejudiced judge.
6Episode #4.6
Lindsay 'Linz' Peterson enjoyed working with painter Sam Auerbach, but punches the 'vilest man I ever met' after some manual contact and the suggestion of a threesome with her dike partner. After a row witch Vic, Debbie wants no trace of him left, so Mike and Emmet move his last belongings, but find him deceased. Justin noticed studly Shane at Babylon, finds him in a bar and is invited to help him unpack as he's moving into Pittsburgh. Deb works out her guilt for being mean to Vic by slapping Brian and throwing him out for saying Vic's four years after his terminal diagnosis were a priceless gift, only Micheal understands him. Blake apologizes to Ted followed by a kiss, both greatly appreciated. Justin is in no mood to honor his bet with Brian, who instead gets a blow job from Shane, who afterward compliments Brian's gear but adds he's a doctor and alas notices a suspicious lump on his left testicle.
7Episode #4.7
Gloom all around. Brian is told by the specialist the lump which Shane, a doctor, found during sex is probably cancer, but if it isn't the necessary operation to make sure still costs him one testicle; even two hot studs Justin had waiting for him can't revive his normal sexual appetite. Vic's funeral is a depressing event, nearly everyone comes. Hunter's total lack of respect for the mourning is only one of his nasty sides, he's caught smoking pot and fighting; good boy Mikey looses confidence and his patience, Ben calms his down and insists Hunter has too much to process. Ted felt festive about his addiction recovery and was totally into his sponsor Blake Wyzecki as sex partner again, but then gets dumped as gently as possible...
8Episode #4.8
Brian is back from his testicle-amputation in Baltimore, pretending to have holidayed on Ibiza, but Justin accidentally finds out by a message from the oncologist; Michael insists they must respect his secrecy. Guilt-consumed Debby spends $27,000 she can't afford on a monumental marble angel for Vic's grave, at least Justin won't remain hopelessly alone serving in the diner. Hollywood executive Brett Keller promises Mikey and Justin to keep the movie version of Rage gay and stays in Pittsburgh to see Brian, their intriguing inspiration, in Babylon on 'wet willies day', but Ben reproaches him to use his rare power not for gay issues but meaningless 'entertainment for 12-year old boys', Hunter worries needlessly Michael may break up; Keller sent an option. In Lindsay's gallery, painter Sam Auerbach apologizes and gets invited for dinner, his idea; after seeing her work, he insists she takes it up, and chosen as subject spontaneously strips. After Michael confesses in tears how they found out, Brian throws indiscreet imp Justin out.
9Episode #4.9
Brian's horrible radiation therapy gives him nightmares about Vic taunting him. At the office he must accept Ted virtually sending him home and receiving clients, to Ted's initial horror right down to fucking a client's gay son, studly Doug DeCarlo, in the lavatory. Justin is physically barred from approaching him or the firm, but Mikey sees trough Brian's wounded pride and fear and convinces Justin to return. Hunter is even more excited then Mikey about the Hollywood perspectives for Rage, and two checks of $10,000 make for happy authors, yet Ben is deeply frustrated no publisher goes for his manuscript, only ex-student Anthony. Emmett recruits gay performer Darren 'Shanda Leer' for his party catering. At gorgeous football star Drew Boyd's hetero engagement party Emmett speaks up against gay-bashing language, but later finds the macho has a very different attitude in private, even intimately.
10Episode #4.10
Brian's exhausting cancer therapy still makes it extremely hard to work at Kinnetics or even to get actual action in a sauna full of hot guys, so when he is completely swamped Ted goes look for a macho sports celebrity as underwear model for new client Brown Athletics. When previously sports-illiterate Emmett hears that, he 'casually' suggests football quarterback Drew Boyd, who is still scoring hotly in bed with him but insists not to be gay or actually interested in boys, it's 'just for fun' and nobody may find out. Mikey and Justin -who has even cut comic superhero Rage's sexual prowess- shop for Chinese herbs to help Brian to regain at least his potency. Ben breaks his promise to join Mikey and Hunter at the mall to join his fan and former student Anthony at a gay writer's lecture, but is shocked to find out what the boy wants him to do knowing his HIV-positive condition, but is also inspired as author to Mikey's taste. Sam Auerbach's sexual persistence is scorned again in favor of the lesbian marriage, only now plus dildo, yet he manages to fuck her again. Brian tells stressed-out Deb about his operation 'to be forgiven' for the blunt truth about Vic; when she goes pray for both, she meets and informs Brian's mother Joan, whose sanctimonious visit is just the cure to get him implacably raging back and become literally rock-hard again.
12Episode #4.12
Now the doctor finds Brian in satisfactory condition, he flaunts the advice 'being past 21' to take it easy and does it in style, as always, fucking Justin and even entering the charity cycling Liberty Run Toronto-Pittsbrgh, even if that is still a daunting physical challenge. Emmet is down when huge Brown underwear pictures of his latest dream-fuck are posted everywhere, accordingly delighted when 'Drewsie' unexpectedly returns to him, but kissing in the VIPs jeep with one-way windows and a restaurant's private dining room 'to escape fan hordes' while Drew's wife Sierra is kept ignorant is incompatible with Emmet's hard-conquered up-front lifestyle, so he dreams of showing off the soccer stud shirtless in Babylon and demands Drew chooses. Bi-sexual Hunter presently has the hots for Callie, tells her he is HIV-positive but still gets to do it 'protected'; her parents violated her diary-privacy, and march over to scold him, Mikey and Ben...
13Episode #4.13
When Emmett discovers Ted has decided not to participate in the Liberty Ride because he has no support system, Emmett signs up. Justin is invited to Hollywood to help pitch Rage to the studios. Lindsay goes to Brian for advice about Mel. The Liberty Ride leaves for Toronto.
14Episode #4.14
Michael and Ben have trouble crossing into the United States as a married couple. Ted and Emmett get lost in the woods on the way to a 12-step meeting, while Brian takes a nasty fall and breaks his collarbone. Melanie goes into labor. 'Rage' is given the green light.
1Episode #5.1
Brian forbids Mikey to tell Justin how much he misses them and plans a surprise visit, then hears work for the Rage movie will take three, four months longer, so he drops the plan and tells Mikey he doesn't expect his lover back at all. Justin is actually knee-deep in naked hunks at a Hollywood pool party. When Debbie and Carl return home, they are treated to Emmett's nude live action show with Shawn, legs-up. The one-day-married men find Hunter at their neighbors' rave, rather then studying, Ben considers moving to a quieter quarter. Ted shows Brian amazingly good financial results for Kinnetics' first year and suggests an extravagant self-treat. Brett Keller has casted Rage- to Justin's surprise, his officially 'straight' mate Connor James, who actually jumps straight back into Justin's horny hole. At the surprise party for ten years Mel and Lin, Emmett tells Debbie it's time to move out, even if she wants him to stay, then the lesbians confess they are separated since their daughter's birth, Mikey is disgusted, disappointed Brian didn't tell, and hence ready to move. Just now Brian needs his hunting ground most, the police closes down Babylon because of Sapperstein's malefactions, which actually solves another problem. Brett has terrible news too...
2Episode #5.2
Brian holds -now his- nightclub Babylon's reopening, but even manager Ted's deep-felt aggravation to be addressed loudly as Sir is objectively topped by Brian's to find a mere twelve men turned up, the outdated competing club Popperz got all the boys' business, even Emmett defects. Mikey and Ben's claim to joint custody of his daughter Jenny isn't only fought by the separated lesbian 'co-mothers', even knowing Mel is belligerent a lawyer, but also taken as an insult to single mothers by ma Debby and even disapproved by Gus's father Brian. Wedding coordinator Emmett saves a mismatched couple from every panic attack of the bossy bride; afterward the groom Magruder wants him- for a gay segment in his TV news show. Justin's Hollywood patron Brett Keller assures him Rage will still happen once he finds another studio, but he doesn't hold his breath. Back home, finding Brian back in the saddle, riding some spankable stud, is a sight for sore eyes and the irresistible turn-on they both needed now. ...
3Episode #5.3
Despite Barnum publicity and a blitz SM act, Brian's club still gets none of Popperz' client?le back, yet he waves Ted's suggestion to sell Babylon as valuable real-estate; next evening is a hit again after the first guy minute presented on TV by Emmet, who feels an alien among his studio colleagues, as everywhere else; after one show he's told The Queer Guy is to be canceled as 'not queer enough', but his trade-mark flamboyant second one-minute segment turns the tide. Justin and Debbie help Mikey and Ben finishing and moving in their new house. Fearing Mel's professional advantage, Lindsay sees no alternative but take Brian's money to get her own lawyer, who chooses an aggressive tone in a female judge's court; now Mikey feels fucked they'll have to split custody three-ways. Carl Horvath tells Debbie his income is enough for both, so she starts interviewing for a replacement and goes for lesbian social case Loretta who needs the job more and gets a big farewell, but Mikey's flowers really do it for her.
4Episode #5.4
Brian and Justin have hot quartet-sex with a guy couple which lasts for years thanks to sharing sex with others, to Brian's non-monogamous taste. Ted is about to have his plastic surgery, Emmett helps him trough last minute doubts. Brian prepares a superheroes party in Babylon, somehow hoping to lure Mikey back to the inner city. Hunter is happy in his school's swim team thanks to Ben's paternal support, but when he hits his head and bleeds in the pool, HIV-panic strikes, the seropositive kid considers dropping out completely even before the gay bashing begins. Debbie has everything she wants, and time to enjoy it, but now envies lesbian Loretta Pye who has 'her' job and popularity, yet helps her when husband Daryl claims her back. The three way-split custody makes all parents unhappy.
5Episode #5.5
Hunter's bleeding in the pool has made him an outcast at school, once more demoralized and deadly aggressive, but he insists to join a parents meeting called by principal Everett, where Dr. Davidson should reassure everyone, a complete failure- and enough to motivate pig-headed Hunter to take a stand, in that school, but not for long, even worse... Brian didn't mind dropping trou for the doctor, was startled the diagnosis was syphilis -188O? No, back these days-, relieved penicillin should cure it in days, but must tell all his sexual partners they must get tested. Brian starts with Justin, who has taken up home cooking, the spreads the word at Babylon, where it runs faster then fire. Em warns Deb that Loretta's gratitude with three kinds of sweets is more, a lesbian overture to be nipped in the bud if unwelcome, but Deb comes along to a dikes bar before pointing out she's straight, and with Carl. Ted is so depressed about his yet unhealed new face that even Em may not see it and has a hard time convincing Ted it will heal, he's not turned into a a freak, so they 'test' it in a -actuallly that very- lesbian gay bar- which makes it even worse, but all he really needed are Em's make-up art and white lies from the 'old boys'. Mel and Linz are fighting full-time, no more making-up; a baby ER-rush seems to make it worse between both couples, but actually forces them to realize the child must come first. Brian sneers to Ben he and Mikey have turned into boring parenting fake-heteros.
6Episode #5.6
Brian discovers all tongues wag about a blond 'hottest gay'- his younger successor? Hunter says he's looking forward to his debate club presentation, pro capital punishment; Ben finds out he plays hookie all week because he's shunned. The new Queer Guy is a hit, even with gay-bashing fans, so Em holds a department store fan session giving fashion advice, only Brian calls him just another cute queer clown, yet producer Don threatens with firing for sexual language and showing underwear. Ted is determined to get even when he spots Troy, the stud who gave him a 'pitty fuck' at Pride 2002 in the gym and doesn't even recognize him. Deb refuses Carl nursing her when she feels sick, no doctor finds anything- Mel notices only waiting restaurant tables helps: it's boredom. Justin drags Brian to Mikey and Ben's housewarming party, but he belittles the Rage marriage edition party gift, and when he moves on to a fucking party is actually dumped for his blond challenger. Hunter is as impossible to please. Spiteful Ted gets to fuck Troy, but it's so good and Troy so sincerely appreciative, asking another go... ...
7Episode #5.7
Ben is torn apart by 'guilt' because he and Mikey failed to prevent Hunter from running away. Brian is tortured hearing everyone say blond Brandon, who recently moved to Pitsburgh, would have the best-looking cock. Ted 'delays' his revenge: Troy is just too hot to fuck, in every place and position, again and again, but is his beefy bare butt sweeter then revenge? An extremely homophobic bill, proposition 14, risks to overturn most guy rights, as in a dozen other states already, even Mikey feels this calls for determined action, Ben cares only about missing Hunter. Justin decides it's no use trying to be a couple with Brian who won't commit as such and moves out of the loft after a hug, till he finds his own place with Ben and poor Michael, who gets a jealous 'party pooper' tirade from Brian. Lindsay's mother feels she got a bad deal moving out from Mel's, and insists she move back in at home with baby Gus; there Lindsay meets a nice father of a precocious 5 year-old boy, but learns her parents still pretend she's straight. When Ted sees Troy is still cruel to other pity-fucks, he tells the truth and dumps the stud but it feels bitter, not triumphant. Jealous Brian orders his rival Brandon barred from Babylon...
9Episode #5.9
Despite his ongoing worrying about missing Hunter, Ben is again capable of a lively love-life with Michael and both commit to the general mobilization against gay-bashing proposition 14, a hard fight. Even Debbie pleads in vain Mikey and Brian shouldn't sacrifice a life-long friendship for a verbal row. Despite his new success in one-night stands, Ted really longs for a stable relationship, and on Mel's advice a Jew makes the 'best husband' finds urologist Dr. Adam Bernstein, with a taste for ballet, but once his uncut cock is hornily waiting for a private performance his gentile genitals don't pass mating eligibility-muster. Brian almost despairs gloomily now all his guy friends seem to be drifting into boring monogamy, Deb bringing a macaroni casserole and joint doesn't help. Justin learns with surprise and natural reluctance his mother is finally divorced from his gay-bashing dad and dates a biker half her age since six months, Tucker 'Tuck', a teacher at Molly's school. The lesbians are on good enough terms again for Mel's new friend Corinne to be invited by Linz to the gallery show she organizes starring Justin. Em and Deb continue to encourage Drew to come out, which he finally does on Channel 5's news, including the Guy Gay's decisive part.
10Episode #5.10
Brian has got a clean bill of oncology, decides to go celebrate in the Sidney Mardi Gras and passionately prepares: pumping an Aussie stud for information and with his healthy seed. Brown Athletic refuses to go ahead with now outed Drew as campaign celebrity: after the sports world even Brian is forced to dump him, Ted finds a hot, womanizing alternative fast: Chargers halfback Andy Prather. The fight against homophobic Proposal 14 is uphill, after the hotel venue was denied for the center's benefit Mikey has to swallow his proud break-up with Brian -even worsened by the Drew dump- and ask him to allow it at Babylon: now Brian even waves 'as his contribution' the $10,000 hotel Le Montage would have charged. Ted tries to find a mate on a website for gay quality career men, alas all too dull to advertise for more then cuddling after a long day, but he seems to hit on life with Lewis, who braves his phobia for crowds to join Ted at the benefit but regrets it bitterly: a major explosion in Babylon makes many victims; Michael is badly wounded. The horror makes Justin and Brian openly recall how much they need each-other.
12Episode #5.12
Brian and Justin enjoy exhaustingly christening every room in their vast mansion with hot flowing semen, the surprising wedding invitations hit everybody like lightning, Ben finally gets Michael to go congratulate Brian- and be instantly made best man; Hunter is busboy at Debbie's, the worst chores so he might reconsider school- it works, fast. Ted shows Em his hot mate Tad, who might be Mr. Right. Em supports Drew when his Iron men team admits they need him back to win the championship, but cuts Drew off after seeing him kiss one man in a nightclub, Deb suggests patience with the gay-emotional adolescent, Em agrees to let him loose to get experiences 'till majority. The lesbos announce they move to Toronto, afraid of US gaybashers, but only if the fathers accept them taking the kids- Brian does, Michael not but ends up giving in to child-safety, Justin convinces Brian he's a loving father too, so his answer is: not with Gus. Justin needs no time to refuse Linz's suggestion to move to art capital New York, Linz shows Brian the praising critics.
13Episode #5.13
Brian and Justin prepare to marry. Lindsay and Melanie say goodbyes before moving to Canada with Gus. Michael and Ben make a decision with Hunter. Ted loses jealous Tad but gets a delightful surprise on a ski trip. The beat of Babylon continues...
