Pepper Dennis

Babcock has unexpectedly proposed to Pepper, and they find themselves walking down the aisle together. Unfortunately for Pepper, she learns that Babcock's proposal isn't motivated out of love.

Pepper investigates the owner of a dating service after Kimmy, looking for Mr Right, signs up and becomes suspicious of the service.

Pepper is sent to prison when she refuses to reveal one of her sources. Soon Pepper uncovers a scandal at the prison that has remained undetected for several years.

Pepper and the news team are nominated for several journalism awards, however, Pepper is disappointed when her parents refuse to come to the awards ceremony. Kathy attends a sex toy party, and things go sour when she slips on one of the toys and has to wear a neck brace.

Pepper meets Grady Harper, a quarterback. Soon a relationship blossoms between the two, though Babcock suspects Harper is gay and using Pepper as his cover. Meanwhile, Pepper attends a high school reunion.

Pepper gets a lead on a story from her current date, the new mayor, but then realizes he used her report to further his agenda. Meanwhile, Kathy plans to boost morale at the station by holding birthday parties, and she discovers Pepper and Babcock share the same date.

Pepper is close to breaking a celebrity-murder-trial story when she is forced to take a vacation by the new station manager. Already upset at losing the story, she is further startled to learn the boss wants to change to a "news-a-tainment" format instead of the hard-hitting journalism she practices.

Pepper tries to change her image after testing as too harsh and intense with viewers, but her attempts to soften up go horribly wrong and sink her ratings even lower. Babcock offers to help, but Pepper finds his advice difficult to follow.

Pepper is forced to visit a shrink after she causes an angry riot during a live interview at a church. Things only go further downhill when she is taken hostage while trying to get an exclusive.

Pepper Dennis had her sights set on becoming the anchor for Chicago's top-rated evening news broadcast, however, a one night stand of Pepper's unexpectedly nabs the job from under her feet. Pepper's life is further complicated when her sister, who has split up with her husband, decides to move in.