[1] Laura is editor of her school's newspaper, and quickly gets into a series of conflicts with one of the staff writers (Keith Amos).
Steve learns that a bully, Andre (Lamont Bentley), has become stricken with leukemia, due to smoking cigarettes.
Steve does the right thing and puts aside the past and, with Laura's help, stages a bone marrow drive to save his life.
Gang member Toni Procopio (Tracey Cherelle Jones) and her friends brutally beat Laura up over her jacket.
After being arrested and let out on bail, Toni and her gang tell Laura that she can expect to get shot if she testifies against them again.
However, when his mutant termites are a little too hungry, they break loose and eat the entire apartment (thanks to Waldo unwittingly dropping the container when trying to get his jacket).
Steve hosts three Valentine's Day short stories involving various members of the cast going through the three stages of love.
Fortunately, Myra (along with Maxine and Laura) comes to the rescue with a copy of Steve's time travel watch.
They all engage in a sword duel and are prompted to walk the plank but escape through the watch at the right time and return home where they are late for dinner.
Steve decides that he needs to give himself a whole new look, somewhat similar to alter ego Stefan Urquelle, in order to win Laura's heart.
When Eddie arrives, the Winslows learn he drove all night to Detroit to pick up Rachel and light up Richie's spirits.
Eddie stays up all night to find a way to fix his grades and he decides to dropout of school to make a clear path to becoming a cop.
He uses a cardboard picture of Laura as part of the training and Eddie realizes how his lack of gun control could have negative consequences if he were to accidentally shoot an innocent bystander.