Central Park West - Season 2

First aired: 6/5/1996 8 episodes

Episodes

1. Hour of the Devil

Aired: 6/5/1996

Linda gives the OK to sell her 3% of Rush Media to Brock. Dr. West inseminates Alex to make her pregnant. Thanks to Linda's stocks, Brock can now take over Rush Media but instead makes a trade with Allen; if he gets 'Communique', he'll leave Rush Media alone. Allen agrees. Rachel kisses up to Brock in hopes that he'll make her editor-in-chief of 'Communique'. Nikki is very happy with Gabe but Allen pushes Gabe to go ahead with the hit right away. Peter and Robin are in seventh heaven. Now that Allen knows Linda was going to sell him out, she's in a very uncomfortable position. Brock tries to romance Linda but after what's happened she's not at all interested. Gabe has fallen in love with Nikki and is unable to kill her. Brock dislikes Rachel's attitude towards the rest of the staff. He takes her riding and makes sure are her elegant fashion clothes are covered in mud before he says he'll give her a chance to prove herself as a worthy editor-in-chief of 'Communique'. Alex tells Robin ab

2. Guess Who's Come to Annoy You?

Aired: 6/7/1996

Jordan Tate, a junior editor at Ward & Weston, tries to introduce some writers to 'Communique' but Rachel isn't interested and treats her like trash. However, she has a sudden change of heart when she learns Jordan is Brock's daughter. Allen hires a P.I. to dig up dirt on Brock. Brock is introduced to Jordan's boyfriend, struggling actor Randy Boyd, but he isn't overwhelmed. Gabe confesses to Nikki that he's a hitman, paid by Allen to kill her. While Allen sits home, thinking of a way to nail Brock, Linda has an interesting night out with Brock and gets to know him better. Peter wants to be with Robin even though he'll marry Alex. Carrie befriends Jordan and learns how Brock's wife left the family 12 years ago. She now lives in Monte Carlo and owns 25% of Brock's company. Allen is outraged when the P.I. brings him photos of Brock and Linda kissing. Allen confronts Linda and finally she leaves him and moves in with Carrie. Alex is devastated to learn she isn't pregnant and puts more pre

3. Public Execution

Aired: 6/12/1996

Alex forces Peter to let her move into his apartment. She also wants them to consummate the wedding but she has to give up that. Linda tells Brock she isn't ready for a relationship right now yet but he persuades her into a date. Brock has the shock of his life when Dianna pops up in his office and demands him to take her to lunch. Alex talks Linda into throwing her a wedding reception. Rachel takes Jordan to dinner with her and Gil. Jordan and Gil discover they have many things in common and Rachel is left bored and feeling freezed out. Later, Rachel and Gil get into a big argument over this. Dianna decides to go back to Monte Carlo but changes her mind when Allen shows her photos of Brock and Linda - claiming Linda will be the next Mrs. Brock. Dianna tries to worm her way back into the family by visiting Jordan (for the first time in 12 years) but Jordan sees through her mother's tricks. Brock tells Gil to try and convince Dianna to sell him her 25% of the company at whatever price s

4. End of a Marriage

Aired: 6/14/1996

Alex is rushed to the hospital, where she blackmails Dr. West to tell Peter she's had a miscarriage. Peter is wrecked with guilt and Alex is happy to discover that he's more sympathetic towards her. After staking his claim in New York with 'Communique', Brock decides to move his entire company - Brock Global Communications - to New York; putting the executive office in the same building as 'Communique'. Brock hires Gil to work for him and assigns him to find out if Dianna will accept the offer to sell her 25% of Brock Global Communications. Dianna demands that Brock deals with her in person, or else she'll dump her stocks on the open market. Carrie is intrigued to learn she has a secret admirer that sends her a note to come to the Zinc Bar. Carrie shows up with Nikki and gets a glass of champagne from the admirer. However, he's put something in it to give it a terrible taste and seems to have vanished. Dianna forces Brock to meet her at Tavern on the Green to discuss the stocks. Dianna

5. Out on Bail

Aired: 6/19/1996

Peter is interrogated by the cops, who are convinced that he has killed Alex after finding out she tricked him about the baby. Things are looking dark and Linda is unable to raise the $2 million bail because Allen has frozen all of her assets until the divorce is settled. Jordan tells Mark that Ward & Weston wants to back his new book. A thrilled Mark lies that his new psycho-thriller book is based on his experiences in New York: he is the only man that Carrie hasn't been able to seduce, so she has done all she can to destroy him. Jordan foolishly believes every word and finds herself attracted to Mark. Linda swallows her pride and begs Allen for bail money but he won't help her with the money unless she sleeps with him. Linda walks away in disgust. Brock finds out there's a new tenant below his apartment: Dianna. He is far from happy but can't do anything about it. A desperate Linda can't stand to see Peter falling apart and despite Carrie's objections, she accepts Allen's deal. They

6. Everything Has Its Price

Aired: 6/21/1996

Tyler Brock arrives in New York and Dianna at once asks his help to make Brock warm up to her again. Tyler, however, is reluctant as he feels that his father has always considered him to be a nobody. Carrie warns Brock that Mark is bad news for Jordan. A worried Linda sends a P.I. to find Peter. Jordan introduces Tyler to Gil and Rachel. They all seem to have only nice things to say about Brock but Tyler disagrees and gets drunk before going to face his father. Brock doesn't like his behavior at all and throws him out. Carrie goes to the police with her stolen copy of Mark's book but it's not enough evidence for them to do anything. Meanwhile, Mark buys a cute, little puppy and leaves it outside Carrie's apartment. Carrie happily welcomes the puppy into her home. Tyler wants to leave New York but Dianna tells him that Brock does love him. It's just that he has taken Gil under his wings instead, as a substitute for the son he doesn't have anymore. At a board meeting, Brock announces his

7. Mermaids Strike Better

Aired: 6/26/1996

Marshall Dodd announces that he'll make Brock and Allen deliver one bid each. Just one round; highest bidder gets the company. Brock confronts Dianna about her liaison with Allen. Tyler apologizes to Gil but once he has Rachel alone, he starts making the moves on her. Brock assembles a family dinner at the Zinc Bar. Linda brings Carrie along and Jordan brings Mark, who starts groping Carrie underneath the table. Again, Carrie is made looking like the crazy one and rushes off. Later, Carrie violently attacks Mark. The cops take her away and she is put under the psychiatric care of Dr. Kyle Rose, who wants to keep her for observation for 2 months. Tyler feels that Brock neglects him in favor of Gil, so he goes to Dianna and informs her that Gil is in charge of keeping the Starworks bid safe. Dianna arranges for Rachel to work late hours and then drops by Gil's flat. Acting very seductive, she manages to steal the Starworks bid while Gil is on the phone. After almost (but not quite) seduc

8. You Belong to Me

Aired: 6/28/1996

Brock has used too much money to acquire Starworks and realizes Allen may use the opportunity to attempt a hostile take-over. While Allen is working on Brock's board members, Dianna works on getting Tyler to help out with the take-over. She tells Tyler that he will then be given a top position and that Jordan received 2% of Brock Global Communications when she turned 25 while Tyler got nothing. Dr. Rose discharges Carrie. Tyler accesses Gil's computer and sends one of Gil's stockbroker friends a fake e-mail, telling him to buy Brock Global stocks. Realizing that Brock really loves her after all, Linda takes him back. Tyler anonymously tips the press that Gil is involved with insider trading. Bumping into each other at a fancy restaurant, Dianna and Linda start bickering and eventually end up in a wild chick fight in a swimming pool. Carrie goes to her family cottage in the Hamptons and calls Mark, telling him he has managed to drive her away from New York. Desperate to not let her esca