Any Day Now

- Season 3

(2000)

Present: Rene represents a teenage boy charged with murder and the prosecutor wants to try him as an adult; Past: M.E. and Rene decide to experiment with alcohol.

Present: When Rene is pulled over by the police and humiliated by them, she wants to put the incident behind her, but after witnessing a college student go through the same ordeal, she changes her mind; Past: M.E. supports the civil rights movement by forming a group of White Muslims consisting of Colliar, Bobby and Tully.

Present: M.E. is pleased when her book sells out at a local bookstore and is later asked to appear on a local TV show; Past: Teresa decides to become a nun after being denied as captain of the cheerleading squad.

Present: M.E. is shocked when a Vietnamese man claims to be Johnny's son; Rene represents a man who wants full custody of his children by enforcing a prenatal contract he made with his ex-wife; Past: Johnny returns on leave from boot camp and lets everyone know that he is going to Vietnam.

Present: M.E. gives Tillie an ultimatium after Tillie faces issues with a loan shark; Past: James is assaulted by the police during the march in Selma.

Present: M.E. is upset when Rene hires a black contractor instead of Colliar to do some renovations on her house; M.E. is put in the middle when Colliar sues one of Rene's clients for reverse discrimination when he loses out on a job to a black contractor who submitted a higher bid; April is diagnosed as bipolar, but resists taking her medicine; Kelly and Ajoni start dating again. Past: Inspired by their favorite mystery books, Rene and M.E. decide to play detective and follow James, and accidentally help him to discover that the F.B.I. is tapping his phones.

Present: M.E. decides to write a book about the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement; Rene reunites with a friend from her past who is serving a life sentence in prison; Past: Sara fills in for James after he is arrested during a protest.

Present: Racial tension arises between the Sims and Williams families after Ajoni is discovered by M.E. in Kelly's bedroom; Past: when M.E. reveals that Rene has a crush on a white boy, Rene's grandmother is not pleased.

Present: During a road trip, Rene and M.E. end up carjacked and Rene is arrested for car theft; Past: M.E. and Rene explore the possible existence of aliens.

Present: M.E. discovers something surprising while interviewing a Baptist minister for an article; Past: M.E. threatens to break up with Colliar if she's not allowed in his band and is surprised when Colliar breaks up with her instead.

Present: M.E. and Colliar are shocked when they learn that Kelly is pregnant; Past: Rene gets a new boyfriend while Colliar and M.E. go through a rough patch.

Rene's campaign manager hires an image consultant; M.E. encourages Colliar to deal with his anger over Kelly's pregnancy; young M.E. learns what Rene goes through to relax her hair.

Present: Rene runs for DA, ME directs a play. Past: Rene and ME try to save Port Dixie.

M.E.'s plans for a stress-free Yuletide are spoiled when her parents discover that Kelly is pregnant; Rene's hands are full organizing a politically correct Lawyers in Politics holiday party, while also entertaining her family.

Rene faces off against the school board after Kelly is asked to leave before graduation because of her pregnancy. Elsewhere, Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien deal with the fact that they are to become great-grandparents.

Kelly and Ajoni plan to wed, with or without the blessing of their parents. As M.E. worries about her daughter and grandchild's future, she thinks back to when Elston ran away to Canada to avoid the draft.

Present: Kelly's wedding approaches, Collier is not dealing well. Past: M.E. unknowingly smokes MJ.

Present: Colliar has left the house. ME deals with her relatives' attitude about race. Rene tries a rape case. Past: Colliar and Henry compete at everything.

Young M.E. and Colliar break up; M.E. and Rene look at how different their lives would have been if M.E. and Colliar had never married.

Mary Elizabeth worries her marriage is ending, and Rene represents a woman who is fired after not covering for her co-workers who have children.

Uncle Jimmy Died. There is a fight following the HS City Championship B-Ball Game. Rene defends a classmate of Ajoni's, and is jailed for contempt. Kelly is going to the hospital for tests to find the cause of her high blood pressure.

Present: Kelly gives birth to a little boy ; Past : Rene 's father fight for her to be the valedictorian & M.E. parents plan to send her to an all girls high school.