List of Brothers & Sisters episodes

After being offered a co-anchor position on a political talk show, Kitty moves back to Los Angeles to live with her parents. At a family dinner, her four other siblings and father convince Kitty to reconcile with her mother whom she had a falling out with prior to her departure. Patriarch William suffers a heart attack and dies.

Kitty Walker returns home to California after having been estranged from her mother for three years. Meanwhile, William Walker brings Sarah into the family business, where she soon discovers some glaring financial discrepancies that could undermine the Walker family's way of life. 

The family attends William's funeral and hears the reading of his will. Justin meets up with Holly Harper at the funeral and inquires how she is related to his father. Newly installed President, Sarah learns of the family business' financial woes. Justin is arrested and Nora and Kevin must bail him out.

After William's burial, secrets come to light: Sarah informs Tommy and Saul that Ojai Foods is in financial troubles and Justin finds out about his father's affair with the mysterious Holly Harper... Kitty starts her job at Red, White & Blue. 

The family learns of William's infidelity with Holly at a dinner thrown by Nora. Kitty becomes closer to her co-anchor Warren which is disrupted when Jonathan flies in from New York to see her.

Kitty and Warren continue to argue but end up in bed. Tommy and Sarah are at odds at Ojai Foods as Jonathan surprises Kitty in Los Angeles. At a Walker pool party Nora stuns the family and a shocked Holly that she knew about William's affair. 

Sarah and Joe learn that Paige has diabetes. Tommy gets Justin a new job as a bellhop but begins drinking on the job. Kitty must make a decision between Jonathan and Warren. Kevin is forced to join his mother at a golf outing honoring their father instead of going on a date with Scotty.

Sarah and Joe both face a big challenge when they discover that something may be wrong with their daughter, Paige. Kitty finds herself torn between two men, Justin begins his new job, Kevin gets jealous after seeing Scotty with another guy, and Nora suspects that Saul has feelings for Holly. 

Kitty arranges a disastrous double date with Jonathan, Warren and the talk show's new intern, Amber who Kitty suspects Warren slept with. Jonathan tries to help Sarah, Saul and Tommy with their financial crisis at the company. Nora goes on her first date in over thirty years with her repairman, David (special guest star Treat Williams). Tommy is still not talking to Justin.

In an effort to move on from her husband's death, Nora goes on a date with David Morton - the carpenter, but things don't go quite as well as she had planned when they bump into Saul having dinner with Holly. Kitty decides to go on a very awkward double-date with Jonathan, Warren and intern Amber, and Kevin connects with Scotty on their date together. Elsewhere, Sarah is finding it difficult to deal with Paige's diabetes injections but Justin helps her overcome her fears. 

Nora requests that the entire family attend a charity banquet which she has coordinated. Tommy and Julia try to conceive but are halted when Tommy learns he is sterile. Kevin tries to get Scotty to be his date to the banquet but finds out that he is working as a waiter and attempts to pay his salary. Sarah is prompted by her mother to give a larger donation this year which causes a discussion on the company's missing funds. Nora is suspected of cheating with another friend's husband.

The Walker children all plot to get out of attending the yearly benefit Nora forces them to go to every year, with the excuse that the company can't afford the table. But Nora still guilt trips Sarah into writing a check for 35,000 dollars by telling her it's her one chance a year to have a perfect family night. Tommy finds that he is sterile - a devastating blow because he and Julia are trying to get pregnant. Joe accidentally lets it slip to Nora that the company is in trouble, and Nora goes on a mission to get information. Kitty asks Warren to go as her platonic date to the benefit, but he says he is seeing someone. Kevin asks Scotty to attend with him, but Scotty is working the event as a waiter and a fight ensues when Kevin offers to pay for him to attend instead. Justin asks his boss Tyler to attend with him but forgets to tell her to wear black. Sarah finally tells Kitty how bad the problems with the company are. 

In order to stabilize some expenses, Sarah proposes that the family sell their vacation ranch in Ojai. Unknown to each other, this prompts each family member to escape to the ranch for the weekend each with different objectives and believe they will be alone with their significant other. While in the attic, Sarah finds a mysterious baby photo.

Needing the cash to help the business survive, the family decides to sell its ranch house. Nora sees this as a perfect opportunity for a final family get-together in a place of so many fond memories; the family disagrees. 

Justin receives a letter from the U.S. Army stating that he must return for active duty. Fearing for his life, Justin ponders fleeing the country. Sarah has trouble making her stepson Gabe feel more part of her family. Nora sleeps at David’s house much to the shock of her children. Saul and Sarah try to crack a password for William’s account and inquire from Holly information about her daughter, Rebecca. The family recalls September 11, 2001 and Justin’s decision to enlist.

Justin gets a letter from the US military requesting that he go back to Afghanistan. His resolve to stay clean is shaken by the letter which eventually leads him to overdose after getting fired by Tyler and the ending of their relationship. Kevin tries his hardest to win back Scotty but he keeps getting it wrong. Elsewhere, Nora prepares for a date with David and Sarah uncovers some shocking information which leads to the breaking of the password on William's locked accounts. 

Kitty puts herself in an awkward position when she asks Senator Robert McCallister (special guest star Rob Lowe) for a favor in return for a non-confrontational interview over his personal life. The family gathers at the hospital after finding out that Justin has attempted suicide by drug overdose. Sarah, Tommy and Kevin take a road trip to Nevada to find their father’s vast and lucrative land. Nora recalls the time when Justin enlisted.

Nora continues to reminisce about the days immediately following 911 while Justin recovers from his OD. Kitty attempts to use influence with a Senator to get Justin out of the army. Tommy, Sarah and Kevin road trip to the Nevada desert to check on a piece of land that their father owned. 

At Paige’s suggestion, Saul and Nora plan a Chanukah dinner in addition to celebrating Christmas. Kitty ponders her options after being offered a job on Sen. McCallister’s staff and her own talk show sans Warren. Sarah, Tommy and Saul try to get over on Holly who is a partner in the William’s land in Nevada. Justin is granted a six-month reprieve by an army official after fighting in court.

Sarah, Tommy and Saul discover that Holly owns 1/3 of the Nevada land. They attempt to undermine her and buy her out for far less than the actual value of the property. Paige is concerned that God has not heard her prayers and cured her diabetes and thinks that getting in touch with her Jewish heritage might help. Nora goes overboard in teaching the young girl about Judaism and Hannukah. Witt offers Kitty a show revolving around her and tells her of his plans to phase Warren out. She considers accepting the Senator's job offer. Kevin represents Justin at a hearing attempting to get Justin a 3 month stay before reporting for duty. 

Justin enters rehab and is requested that his family join him for a group therapy session once a week. Kitty joins Sen. McCallister’s staff. Nora and Holly both desire an office at Ojai Foods.

Holly - now a shareholder at Ojai Foods - tells Saul, Sarah and Tommy that she wants an office and a job. They are reluctant to do so but relent when Holly tells them she will sell her stock to competitors if they do not give in to her demand. Not to be undone, Nora comes to work as well. Sarah and Tommy decide to put the two together in one office. Holly proposes that Ojai buy a vineyard and start making wine. Kitty is still considering the job offer from Senator McCallister despite Kevin's opposition because of the Senator's stand on gay marriages. Sarah catches Gabe sneaking vodka out of the house and she and Joe disagree on how to handle the situation. Kitty eventually accepts the job from the Senator. Justin meanwhile is in rehab and all of these conflicts and frustrations pour out at Justin's group family therapy session. 

Kevin considers a relationship with a soap opera star (guest star Jason Lewis) who is confused about his sexuality. Kitty inquires about a dating service so that Sen. McCallister’s staff will not think she is trying to pursue him. Nora goes out on a date with a gay man who is seeking companionship. Sarah becomes jealous when Joe begins spending time with a younger woman who is taking music lessons with him.

Kitty contacts a dating service when everyone on the Senator's staff think she and McCallister are an item. Kevin meets an actor at the gym and the two really hit it off but confusion sets in when he tells Kevin he's not gay... but all the signals are saying he is. Sarah and Joe try to have a fun night out to put some laughter back in their marriage but parenthood calls. Julia's pregnancy makes her very easily aroused and Tommy, though delighted at first, soon begins having a difficult time keeping up with her. Nora tries Kitty's dating service as well and the results for both women have them deciding to swear off men and dating. 

In the midst of Nora’s 60th birthday party, several family members are ill with the flu and Joe and Sarah’s sex tape inadvertently ends up on Nora’s birthday tribute video. Also Saul and Nora’s mother Ida (special guest star Marion Ross) arrives early and ruins the "surprise" essence of the party.

The family plans to throw Nora a surprise 60th birthday party but the surprise is on them when Nora and Saul's mother Ida arrives unannounced. The party will be a big bash with about 40 guests attending and lots of liquor but things start going wrong fast. Sarah, the chief planner comes down with the flu and is forced to delegate her responsibilities to Kevin, who doesn't want them. Tommy gets Justin out of rehab for the party but learns that in order for Justin to attend alcohol must be banned. Sarah had unknowingly ordered a Medieval theme instead of 'MidLevel' and her and Joe's sex tape makes an unwelcome debut at the party. Kitty asks the Senator to attend and he charms Nora and slowly begins making romantic headway with Kitty. 

Kitty finds it hard to resist Senator McCallister on Valentines Day. Justin hooks back up with Tyler. Nora spends the night in jail due to her friend's 'peer pressure'. Kevin is secretly hooked up with Scotty, which leads into a disaster. Sarah is proposed once again by Holly for the Wine business.

Nora has a Valentine's Day dinner with a friend and takes a risky ride that could land her in trouble. Kevin and Justin get back together with Scotty and Tyler. Whilst Senator McCallister and Kitty finaly act on there feelings for each other. Margot Kidder guest stars as Emily Craft. 

Sarah and Joe enter couples' counseling. Kevin learns that Chad broke up with Michelle and that he has a history of dating members of both sexes. Tommy wants Sarah to buy his shares of Ojai Foods so that he may focus on the wine business with Holly. Staffers take a poll on Kitty's relationship with Sen. McCallister. Julia is revealed to be carrying twins.

Some intel from the office staff may sway Kitty's vote about her future with Senator McCallister. Meanwhile, Sarah and Joe dive further into therapy (guest starring Joel Gray as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalom), and Tommy has a chance encounter with a distant relative that will change everything for the Walker family. 

News of William's other child, Rebecca is finally revealed to members of the Walker family including Nora who is devastated. Kevin tries to fight off an online tabloid writer who continues to taunt Chad about his sexuality. Sarah gets revenge on Holly by revealing to Rebecca about her origins, which causes a rift between Rebecca and her mother, and in turn results in Sarah and Holly declaring war on each other. Justin tries to connect with Rebecca.

News of William's and Holly's illegitimate daughter, Rebecca, shakes the Walker family to the core. Kevin causes an indirect coming-out for Chad, Justin breaks off with Tyler and a furious Holly declares war on Sarah and her family. 

Nora invites Holly and William's daughter Rebecca for dinner to welcome her to the family. Nora reunites with her college professor (Peter Coyote). And Sen. McCallister has a planned surprise.

In an effort to restore life to normality, Nora invites her deceased husband's illegitimate daughter to a family dinner. Rebecca decides to go, much to her mother's shock. Kevin and Chad continue to have a roller-coaster relationship, which includes Kevin meeting with Chad's manager. Meanwhile, Senator McCallister introduces his kids to Kitty with some disastrous consequences. 

Sarah joins Kitty on a trip to McCallister's hometown where she is assigned to interview his acquaintances including his high school sweetheart. Nora contemplates going on a date with her professor. Justin goes to a party with Rebecca. Chad comes out but breaks it off with Kevin.

Nora's romantic life takes an upturn when her troublemaking friend convinces her to take a chance with her professor. Meanwhile, Chad comes to terms with his sexuality at Kevin's expense and Justin steps up to protect his half-sister. 

Kitty sets Kevin up on a date without telling him that it's with the republican Senator's gay brother. Kevin ruins the date by going on a rant against the Senator. Kevin and the Senator both blame Kitty for the date. Nora and Kitty set up a game night against a rival family they lost to years ago. Rebecca is invited by Sarah to come. Rebecca loses the game for the Walkers. The day after, Rebecca tells Justin that Joe, Sarah's husband, kissed her. Guest stars include Susan Sullivan and Jenna Elfman who in Dharma and Gregg played motherlaw and daughter in law.

The Walkers challenge their all-too-perfect lifelong nemesis family, the Jones, to a long overdue game night rematch and cautiously begin to embrace Rebecca as their sister. Meanwhile, Kitty soon regrets introducing Kevin to the Senator's brother. 

A horrified Rebecca tells Justin in confidence that Joe made a pass at her. Professor August blackmails Nora with a failing grade into going out with her on a second date. Kitty attempts to help McCallister relax but then must help him comfort staff workers after a helicopter crash kills one of his campaign speechwriters. Holly reveals to Sarah shocking news about the jeopardy of her marriage.

Sarah finds it very difficult to get past her husband's alleged indiscretions with another woman, and Kitty and Robert reach an impasse as the shock of the tragic accident sinks in. 

Tommy Walker plans a party for the opening of his new vineyard. At the party, Holly gets involved with Mark, in which begins a Nora/Holly food fight.

A celebration of Tommy's new business venture turns to chaos, and Nora takes Holly to task when she gets just a bit too close. 

Julia gives birth to the twins prematurely, and she and Tommy are forced to make a difficult decision when one of the babies faces life-threatening complications. Kevin reluctantly helps Kitty deter a blackmailer who is threatening to reveal damaging information about Senator McCallister to the press.

Tommy and Julia have to make a life and death decision for their newborn twins, while Sarah and Joe come to grips with the fate of their marriage, and an unlikely candidate helps Justin face his impending future as he prepares to leave his family to go off to war. 

For the last episode of the season, Nora plans an engagement party for Kitty. Kitty announces she will be moving out, and Justin goes to Iraq. Saul is forced to confront unresolved personal issues when he unexpectedly runs into an old friend who has recently come out as gay.

As Justin counts the days and hours until his return to active duty in the army and readies himself to go to war, he reaches out to everyone in the family individually, trying to spend time with all of them. Nora plans an engagement party for Kitty, who announces her plans to move out of the house. 

In the second season premiere, we return to the Walker family, who have a variety of different problems. Nora is now keeping a blog on Iraq. Meanwhile, a friend of Holly's flirts with Kevin, unaware that he's gay. Kitty is given advice on how to act now that she and the Senator are engaged. 

Justin returns home, seriously injured by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). The doctor informs Nora and Kitty that he'll never be the same, but Nora refuses to believe him. McCallister unhappily deals with Kitty putting her foot in her mouth. There is a military funeral for an unnamed soldier. 

Justin has seriously injured his knee in the war. Kevin defends Scotty on a DUI claim (pro bono) and ends up getting it dismissed. Scotty asks Kevin out to dinner as a way of saying thanks. Her parents arrive unexpectedly, and her father tells Tommy he's been neglecting Julia while he's off "playing winemaker." Though Tommy insists they are fine, her father remains unconvinced that it's enough--he says Julia calls them every night, sobbing. 

Justin starts a speech at a local high school about his experience in Iraq, but walks off just as he starts. His refusal to take his medication worries Rebecca. Julia's parents arrive for an unannounced, prolonged visit. Tommy is torn between relief his wife is finally snapping out of her depression, and frustration that it's not because of him. Later, he takes a golf-loathing Saul with him to meet up with Julia's father. Despite Saul, the outing is a disaster; Ben rips into Tommy about his failure to help Julia's cancer. Tommy orders Ben to leave and Ben agrees to do so - but announces he's taking Julia with him. 

It's Halloween. Kevin represents Sarah in her divorce proceedings with Joe. Because California is a community property state, assets are split evenly (meaning Joe gets half of Sarah's stock in Ojai). Everything seems to be going as planned but then Joe's lawyer throws down the gauntlet--Joe wants permanent majority custody of Paige and Cooper, Monday through Friday. Sarah is absolutely stunned (they had no prior notice of this demand); Kevin defends his sister against accusations that she is too overwhelmed with work and then quickly puts an end to the meeting. Later, we're at a courtroom hearing for temporary full custody. After Kevin notes that members of Sarah's extended family have all submitted letters concerning her parenting ability, the judge permits Sarah to make a personal statement. She tearfully says that she knows she's a good mother to both her children, and asks the judge to please not punish her for trying to both work and parent. The judge says he will contact the parties shortly with his decision. In other news, the entire family gathers in the Walker living room at night to watch McCallister debate his primary opponent. They discuss a litany of political issues, while the various Walkers react to the proceedings on TV. We learn that Kitty is pro-choice, but that Robert does not personally believe in abortion (due to religious beliefs) but thinks it should be left up to the states to decide. Robert takes heat for his allegedly liberal viewpoints, but he stands firm and tries to appeal to the center.