How Many Episodes Of "Dirty Sexy Money" Have You Seen?

Patrick tells his father he doesn't want to run for Senate just as a photo shoot, with lions, is organised to promote the family. Nick finds out from Tish that his father and her had an affair for many years. Karen wants Nick to tell Freddy he cannot be in the photo shoot. Nick and Lisa take in Brian's illegitimate son Brian Jr. temporarily. Nick meets airplane mechanic Norman Exley and finds that Norman was blackmailing Brian about his illegitimate son. Juliet discovers that the reason she cannot get to stay in the penthouse suite is because her ex-best friend Natalie is staying there and Jeremy is involved with her, unknown to Juliet. Nick, through the help of Trip, eventually finds out the combination of his father's briefcase and finds information about an unknown man, Simon Elder.

Nick sees references in his dad's diary to meetings with a man named "C". Nick and Lisa go to Italy to try and locate a private investigator who did work for Nick's dad and to bring back a special bottle of wine - a Chiavennasca - for Tripp. Karen and Freddie find out about their trip and tag along. Karen lets slip to Lisa that Nick proposed to Karen when they were both 19. The P.I. Harold Templeton tells Nick that his dad asked him to dig up details on Simon Elder and then on Tripp. Tripp finds out that one of his children is not his. Juliet finds out about Jeremy's affair with Natalie. Natalie tells Jeremy she is pregnant. Simon Elder approaches Nick as he leaves work and they drive away - the license plate on the car has one initial "C".

Carmelita begs Patrick to stop hiding her away from the public and when he does let them be seen in public together photographers take shots of them together which infuriates Patrick. Nick hears from the airplane accident investigators who tell him it was ruled an accident. Karen asks Nick to go down to City Hall to get her marriage license because she doesn't want too but he refuses. When Karen and Freddie get to City Hall the clerk tells her she is still married to her third husband, Sebastian. Carmelita finds out that it was Tripp that hired the photographers and refuses his cashiers check to stay out of Patrick's life. Elsewhere, a high-stakes poker game pits Simon Elder against Tripp and ends up with Elder winning Darling Plaza off Tripp. Jeremy gets a real job working as a parking valet at Tripp Industries where he meets the glamorous Sofia.

Nick, Lisa and Kiki arrange to spend Thankgiving together but Tripp has other ideas - he wants Nick to set up a meet between Simon Elder, Patrick and himself at their country estate. Lisa goes with Nick and meets Tish and Karen who are in cahoots to get Nick away from Lisa. Ellen wants to meet Carmelita to set the ground rules about her relationship with Patrick. Jeremy meets Sofia while he's working as a valet but lies to her about who he really is. Lisa leaves to go to her mothers house after Tish tells her Nick and Karen kissed at the wedding. Ellen shoots Patrick in the leg after finding out that he went to visit Carmelita.

Because of his illegitimate son and his bribing of a court official Brian is suspended from the ministry for six months and advised to undergo counseling. He asks Tripp for a job in order to find himself. Simon Elder tells Nick that he is dating Karen and wants to know if he is OK with it. Carmelita calls Patrick to tell him she thinks she's been followed. Kai, a guy Juliet met in the Seychelles, arrives for a two-week stay. Karen meets Simon's ex-wife at dinner. Later she attends the annual performance of The Nutcracker at the Tripp residence. Jeremy and Lisa smoke marijuana at the gallery and he makes a pass at her. The following day the marijuana smell which has permeated a piece of art causes Lisa to get fired. Jeremy finally tells Sofia who he really is but it causes her to leave him. Clark calls Patrick to tell him that Carmelita has gone. Nick and Lisa decide to try for another baby and Karen meets her father to assure her father that she is not getting emotionally involved with Simon Elder and that things are going as planned.

The Darlings deal with the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Dutch.

Ellen's brother, Chase, demands to know the truth about his sister's death.

Patrick is delighted with Nola as his new chief of staff.

Jeremy gets Nola to admit that she has feelings for him but later sees her with Simon Elder. She tells him he is blackmailing her. Brian goes to church to pray for Andrea. Chase Alexander approaches Carmelita and tells her he is going to the press with all he knows about Patrick's alleged involvement in the death of Ellen and his secret relationship with Carmelita. Carmelita goes to see Patrick and he invites her to his senate inauguration. The Darlings place a mental health hold on Chase but he escapes and goes to Nick's place where he attacks a visiting Karen. Chase steals a uniform and goes to the inauguration where he fires at Nick and then shoots towards the lectern where Patrick is. All goes dark.

Kate Scott, an investigative reporter with Scandalous magazine, calls on the Darling home with details of a juicy scoop and wants confirmation before going to press but Clark is the only one at home as all the Darlings have gone away for Thanksgiving. He eventually invites her in and from her prompting tells her details of the Darlings scandalous lives but are they true?

Patrick makes a business deal with Congressman Skip Whatley, then is convinced that he is attracted to him. Karen goes to get an abortion, but couldn't go through with it and Simon spots her leaving the clinic. Andrea finds a condom in Brian's suitcase after he returned with Karen and Nick, and throws him out of his house (Brian went on the trip to have sex with Mei-Ling, his ex-wife, but then backs out - so he got kicked out for no reason). Karen is forced to tell Nick about the pregnancy with Simon's baby, but Nick tells her that he still loves her. Their is a party at the Darling's house, and Simon threatens Karen that she can't do anything to stop him coming near her or the baby - ever. Simon finds out about his baby, and decides to have Jeremy not kill him. Nola was happy that Simon was going to kill himself, because only then would he reveal where Nola's brother is. Nola now starts freaking out when Jeremy tells her that Simon is not going to die, and says that she is still going to kill him, and Jeremy decides to follows her plan...