A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Nassau.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take a big step forward in their relationship.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Julio proclaims his love for Constance to Field; Alicia eludes Eudora's guard and sees Skipper; and Titus and Tyronne plot Truro's future in gambling.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Meanwhile, Sam and Lane elope.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Julio is arrested for the theft of Constance's jewelry; Lane pressures Sam to marry; and Tyronne takes Lute-Mae to the race track.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Field has the mill's books audited; Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio; Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constance's natural mother; and Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property; and Constance seeks the attention of Julio.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Tyronne tries to gain Field's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career; and Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property; and Claude catches Field in a restaurant with another woman.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''The second season picks up where the first left off: Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.
Field must convince the state senate to give them more time to clean up the aftermath of a chemical leak, or the mill and the town that supports it is history.
A potentially devasting bit of information concerning a political opponent gets to Fielding and the Weldon Mill fire is under investigation once again.
Lane meets up with someone from her past who knows all about her former life. Lute-Mae's rooms over the bar get bugged by Titus for future blackmail possibilities.
Courtesy of TV Guide:''''This series picks up where the 1980 TV-movie left off, as Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.
Recently graduated from law school, Fielding Carlyle, the new deputy sheriff of Truro County, Florida, takes his new bride, the wealthy Constance Weldon, on a honeymoon yacht cruise. But as they sail, they are taken hostage by a drug smuggler, who was double-crossed by Fielding's corrupt boss and mentor, Sheriff Titus Semple.moreless
Titus Semple is the sheriff of a small community in Florida. Working for him is a freshly graduated law student named Fielding Carlyle, who hopes to have a future political career. Sheriff Semple also has high hopes for the young lawyer and is steering him toward the perfect mate, Constance Weldon, the ideal match for an up and coming politician. Only Fielding has met a former exotic dancer, Lane Ballou, and is starting to fall for her charms, causing Semple to take drastic action.moreless