As the year drew to a close, the Ford Brothers are reunited with their abusive father, Eddie Ford, (John Wesley Shipp) (This was also after the fact that the brothers discovered their family ties after their mother Inez Salinger (Jessica Leccia) told them they were related to each other. Dani's classmate Nate Salinger's (Lenny Platt) mother had abandoned Ford and James with their father while she was pregnant with Nate.) Eddie comes to town after Nate had stolen a hidden suitcase full of money to give to her broke mother, and crashes at his sons' Ford and James' apartment. Eddie is later hired by Clint to kidnap Nora and hold her hostage at The Minute Man Motel to avenge her for cheating on him with his brother and her ex-husband Bo. Bo later rescues Nora from Eddie's clutches. Eddie is later discovered to be shot and murdered in cold blood in his motel room. A few months later, it was revealed that Bo and Nora's son Matthew killed Eddie Ford.