Central to the plot is the rivalry between Stephanie and Allen's stepdaughter Carrie Fairchild (Mädchen Amick), a scheming young woman who does her best to seduce Stephanie's writer husband Mark Merrill (Tom Verica). The series followed several other ambitious New Yorkers, as well as the evil and deceitful Australian bombshell Rachel Dennis (Kylie Travis), the new fashion editor at Communique.
The central conflict of the plot revolves around a rivalry between Stephanie and Allen's stepdaughter, Carrie Fairchild (Mädchen Amick), who is a scheming young woman trying to seduce Stephanie's writer husband, Mark Merrill (Tom Verica). The series also features other ambitious New Yorkers, as well as the villainous and deceitful Australian bombshell Rachel Dennis (Kylie Travis), who becomes the new fashion editor at Communique.