1985 (#28) - Jill's fake depression and Michael's legal defense

Not wanting to leave the Abbotts' residence, Jill decides to fake a depression in order to obtain her husband's willingness and punishment, hoping that he will forgive her. After stealing a medical and psychology book from Brock's office, Jill begins to mimic all the symptoms of depression, from not wanting to eat to staying in bed all day. The plan seems to work when the doctor, after examining the woman, advises John to postpone the divorce, having found Jill to be in an emotionally altered and disturbed state that suggests a severe depression. The doctor then orders John to get the woman a psychologist, which, strangely enough in John and Katherine's eyes, Jill seems to be anxious to see. When Katherine then hears Jill repeat her desire to commit suicide, she begins to seriously suspect that Jill is faking to delay the divorce and achieve her goals. So she decides to verify the genuineness of Jill's illness herself by posing herself as the perpetrator of her suicide; Jill, however, immediately jumps out of bed, revealing her lies to everyone, including John. That same night, Jill is out of the house, and contacts Michael Crawford, a charming lawyer, to represent her. However, Jill carefully avoids telling Michael all the details of the affair, particularly those of the photos and his betrayal; and so, when Michael realizes John's fortune, she makes a seemingly reasonable request for $132,000 a year, which John, however, considers patently ridiculous. In the meantime, Michael, strongly attracted to the woman, kisses her by surprise, and the spark of passion strikes between the two.