Episode 37 of "Party of Five"
s02e15 Benefactors
Title: Benefactors
Original Air Date: 01/31/1996 on Fox
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Susannah Grant
Guest Stars: Michael Mantell (Mr. Rosenthal), Daniel Hagen (Mr. Trimble), Bess Meyer (Emily Schrader), Dan Cashmar (Martin)
Plot Outline:
One of Charlie's clients tries to seduce him. Emily says she thinks it's too soon to sleep with Charlie, so he sleeps with his client. Julia is having problems in her computer class, and asks Miller to be her tutor. After he kisses her by surprise, she backs off. She doesn't want any help from Justin, so they make a deal: an A for a date. Bailey gets a scholarship from a stranger. During dinner, his benefactor asks too much about Bailey's parents. The next day he goes to the cemetery and finds yellow roses by his mother's grave. He figures that the man who is helping him is in fact his grandfather. Bailey asks him to meet the others, but he refuses. Bailey tells him that he doesn't want anything from him. Jake surprises everybody when he introduces himself during family dinner at Salinger's.