Secrets of Midland Heights

- Season 1

(1980)

Margaret Millington and her ne'er do well son, Guy prepare for the annual Founders Day in Midland Heights. Local diner owner Lucy Dexter has some secrets of her own that she would like to keep to herself and her deaf son, Eric. Dorothy Wheeler is in an unhappy marriage with her husband Martin and tries to shield this from their daughter Holly. Holly is seeing well off Teddy Welsh who's father, Nathan is a schoolteacher. Teddy wants things to progress with Holly. Unfortunately for Teddy, Holly just looks at him as a friend. Unknown to Holly and Teddy their parents ...

Dorothy Wheeler decides to end her affair with Nathan Welsh when her daughter Holly finds out about her mother's illicit romance.

John Grey is kidnapped and hidden by Guy Millington's henchman. That puts Holly and Teddy on the hunt for the missing man.

Cal and his students plan a weekend entitled, "Hooverville" where the student will feel how it was like to live during the depression. Dorothy tries to get Martin to talk with her so that she can ask him for a divorce. While the students are setting up Burt and Lisa have a fight. John tries to be civil with Ann. Holly and Teddy worry about their parents affair. While John is driving he suffers a massive stroke and is rushed to the hospital. Nathan and Dorothy are enjoying a romantic evening at Nathan's getaway retreat. Lisa goes to visit and flirt with Mark. Burt ...

The carnival comes to town. Danny is excited and Nathan is preoccupied after what has happened with Dorothy. Ann goes shopping at the boutique that Lisa works in and ends up stealing from the shop. The saleslady believes she has seen the theft. Holly asks Teddy about his mother and how she died. Cal continues to tutor Ann at he home which pleases Margaret. After tutoring Cal stops in Lucy's diner and visits with Lucy and Eric and offers to take Eric to the carnival which pleases Eric and Lucy. After Cal leaves, Guy shows up at Lucy's and is not happy that Cal is ...

John's estranged father, who hasn't seen his wife.and son for years, returns to compete against John in an auto race.

Guy's plans for inheriting the family wealth are upended when his sister is released from a mental institution. Guy must prove she has not gotten any better.

Mark's fiance shows up both surprising Lisa and making her angry. Dorothy turn to pills to ease the pain of her unhappy marriage. The young people of the community decide to have a barn dance.

Micki is thrilled with her ballet classes with her new teacher Julie Hammond. Word gets back to Tom and Hilda Carroll that Julie is back in town. Burt overhears them arguing and they decide to tell Burt that Micki was adopted after Hilda and Tom's baby girl was stillborn. Burt is shocked and Hilda and Tom inform him that Julie Hammond is Micki's birth mother. After Lisa and Mark split up, Lisa decides to pursue Burt without telling him that Mark dumped her. Martin is improving at home with Dorothy and Holly's help. Cal offers to teach Ann how to drive. Teddy continues...

Lisa has distressing news and decides to share it with Holly and Ann. Lisa is pregnant. Holly and Ann assumes Lisa is going to get an abortion, but Lisa says she is going to have Mark marry her. Meanwhile, at the Wheeler home, Dorothy is on the brink and continues popping pills. Martin is wearing out Dorothy with his constant demands, reading the bible and thinking that when he had the stroke he had died and come back. Lisa goes to see Mark and tells him about being pregnant and Mark offers to pay for the abortion. Lisa says she would prefer to marry. Mark in no means...

Teddy is tired of things not going anywhere with Holly. At the library Teddy runs into a fellow classmate, Kim. Kim is very interested in Teddy and lets it be known. Lisa decides to play hard press with Burt. Burt tells Lisa that with all that has been going on with Micki, she is his top concern. While out driving Margaret sees Lucy with her young son and is startled at the similarity of Guy when Guy was a little boy. Lisa goes to Micki and tries to get Micki to give Lisa another chance since Micki has become an obstacle in Lisa landing Burt again so that she will ...