Writer: Jon Harmon Feldman and Jason Katims
Director: Michael Fields
Production Code: 1ADA10

First aired: January 19, 2000

Guest star: Mary Ellen Trainor (Diane Evans), Gil Colon (Firefighter #1), Zoe Nutter (young Isabel), Daniel Hansen (young Max)

Description: A fire breaks out in the kitchen of the Evans. Max is forced to use his power to save his mother. She gets suspicion and asks thronging questions, because she alreday noticed his special abilities before. Max is afraid that she finds out the secret and he turns to Isabel and Michael. It becomes still more complicated when Sheriff Valenti comes around and asks questions, as well. After the breakup with Max, Liz goes to Kyle. In the meantime Michael selects a quite strange way to thank Maria for saving his life.