Season 7 · Episode 17

Sylvia (Part 1)

Season
Season 7
Episode
17 (152 overall)
First aired
February 9, 1981
Network
NBC
RomanceTwo-part story

Who’s in it: Albert

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What happens

Albert falls for Sylvia Webb, a new girl in town who is harassed by boys because she looks older than her age. Then Sylvia is attacked in the woods by a man in a mask and later learns she is pregnant.

Sylvia's father forbids her to tell anyone, and she keeps the secret even from Albert. This is one of the darkest storylines in the series, and it deals with sexual assault.

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