Eric attends the same high school as Catherine and Joyce Crawley, and Sue Simpson. He is a handsome and popular student and an athlete who plays on the school soccer team.
During the events of the episode, he and his team were practicing just when the girl's track team finish their practice. He mistakenly kick the ball over to Catherine Crawly. He apologised and it was the first time he took notice to her but Catherine lacked confidence in herself so She thought that she too average for him.
The next day, he notice Catherine again and this time she greatly improve stamina and speed. So she ran first place and he was very impressed. Soon he coincidentally walk by as Catherine was opening her locker So the locker door hit him. She apologized and he wasn't mad Since he knew that she didn't mean to do it. He applaud her on how well she could run. He also told her that since he was on the soccer team, they would be seeing a lot of each other so he and she were developing chemistry then she was about to ask him out when suddenly another girl name Heather stopped by. Heather was a little stuck up and she asked him if they were still on for their date the following night. Eric said absolutely and left with Heather holding hands. This upset Catherine, making her feel that she was not good enough for him.
Then the next day later, he bump into Catherine again. Catherine run out of the bathroom, not looking where she was going and he noticed that Catherine wore very expensive designer clothing and had a beauty makeover. Then much to his shock and surprise Catherine reveal that she had rare concert tickets for a band called the Blasters that everyone in their school loved. But the tickets were impossible to get and were now sold out. Catherine tried to buy his love and friendship by inviting him to the concert with her since he wasn't going steady with Heather, he gladly accept and agree to go with her.
However, that night when he went over to her house to pick her up, she took a vey long time getting ready. It turned out that Catherine had been dealing with a mysterious shopkeeper named Marie.
When she finally got back home, she could see that he had been waiting a long time. Eric was about to leave when she and her sister came in. She was sad to inform him that she had lost the concert tickets so she open the door, assuming he would just leave now. However, he didn't care that she lost them, he just like her for who she was, and not what she could give him. So he happily took her for a walk to take the time to get to know her know better.