One Degree of Brian Kinney

Brian's (Gale Harold) return from Miami leads to the revelation that he once had sex with Ben (Robert Gant) at a "White Party" years ago. Justin (Randy Harrison) picks up on the secret, but Brian makes him promise not to tell Michael (Hal Sparks). Michael eventually finds out, and has a difficult time dealing with the fact that his current boyfriend once had sex with his legendarily gifted friend. But, Brian asks, who is he really jealous of? Ted (Scott Lowell) gets a taste of Pittsburgh's gay high society when he meets Garth Racine (Dan Lett). Racine ignores the sycophantic Ted until he finds out about the website. Suddenly, Ted is living his dream of joining the "crème de la crème" -- but there is a hitch. Debbie (Sharon Gless) decides to investigate the recent murder herself, and makes surprising headway in determining the identity of the victim. Her detective work impresses Horvath (Peter MacNeill), the cop assigned to the case. This episode was directed by the series' regular cinematographer, Thom Best.