Claire came into town to help her daughter Ali, whom she kned was unstable but would not admit it. Claire helped her daughter to successfully gain a settlement from Mike Horton and the hospital for sexual harrassment. Claire helped to doctor a psychiatrist's report that showed Ali was unstable. She was also working with Craig and Nancy Wesley to make sure Mike was ousted as chief of staff. Claire left town with Ali to get her daughter the psychiatric help she desperately needed.