In the season two premiere "Twenty-Three Skidoo", Sam is mourning Cristal, who died in the fire. Several women appear claiming to be the person from whom Cristal—whose real name is Celia Machado—stole her assumed identity. Sam is aware of enough details to know that they are all lying. Steven has not yet told Sam about Melissa's pregnancy, which is starting to show. Blake exposes the truth about Melissa to Sam, who comes to accept the news of the baby as a positive thing in his life.