trevor tries to blackmail kate into choosing between sonny or him and her career, but pulling crucial advertisements from "couture" magazine. after a confrontation with trevor, kate is drugged and gets into a car accident. she faces serious legal action due to her prior driving records, but when sonny blackmails a judge, she instead receives six months of community service. infuriated, trevor has her fired from "couture", leading kate to start her own magazine. jasper jacks (ingo rademacher) becomes her partner and financiar.