The twisted Naomi continues her personal quest to destroy Annie's personal and professional life by spreading a false rumor about the existence of a nude photo of Annie, which causes a further divide between Annie and Dixon, as well as Annie's parents who continue to worry about her continuing slide down a dark path. Meanwhile, Liam decides to defy his stern and semi-abusive stepfather and try out with Dixon and Teddy for a spot on the school's surfing team. Elsewhere, Ryan worries about his romance with the manipulative Jen who begins to show off her true colors to him.

Dixon and Sasha continue their whirlwind romance despite his friends advice that he's moving too fast with it. That weekend, Dixon and Sasha drive up to Napa's Wind Country to sample some wine. But on the return trip, a flat tire leads to the discovery of a car trunk full of pornography, and a series of lies that Dixon makes up. Annie's new confident attitude quickly disappears when she realizes that Jasper, a new student at West Beverly, is nephew of the derelict that she hit on prom night. Navid assigns Silver and Gia to interview Jasper for a news piece about his uncle whom was a student at West Beverly, and who left behind a $100,000 inheritance to the school. Annie tries to befriend Jasper who confides in her about how his uncle lost everything, ending up homeless, and of Jasper's uncertainty with it all. Elsewhere, Navid continues to grow insanely and immaturely jealous over Adrianna's friendship with Teddy, with whom she confides about her uncertainty with Navid and of his envy. Elsewhere, Liam finally finds a way to get revenge on the psychopath Jen to make her reveal the truth to Naomi about her seducing him that night of the prom party when he discovers that Jen scammed a fortune out of a French husband that she married for money. But Jen has other ideas to slither out of the predicament she's in.

Navid and Blaze News employee, Gia, launch an investigation into student drug use at West Beverly, which leads them to Annie's boyfriend, Jasper, over his history of past drug use which he claims to be over with. While Annie wants to believe Jasper's side of the story, she becomes doubtful when both Navid and Gia tell her that Jasper has always been using. In the meantime, Navid receives dating advice from Samantha Ronson. Liam gives up on trying to win back Naomi, and seeks company with Ivy at the Edison while Teddy sets his sights on her as well. Worried that Adrianna will relapse into drugs, Naomi and Silver enlist Navid's assistance to talk to her, but he is too consumed by his ego and jealousy to care about her anymore. Meanwhile, Dixon reveals his situation with Sasha to Debbie and Harry, prompting Debbie to do some investigating to see if Sasha is telling the truth. Also, Jen and Ryan meet up with Pharrell to watch a performance of N.E.R.D.

Jackie asks Teddy to help her plan a surprise half-birthday party for Silver, which makes Silver think back her past childhood birthday parties which were apparently her best times. Meanwhile, Navid witnesses Adrianna buying drugs from Jasper, forcing Navid to confront him about being a drug dealer. But Jasper threatens to reveal some dirt that he has on Navid should he turn him in. Dixon is determined to confront Sasha about her "miscarriage", which forces Debbie and Harry to reveal that Sasha lied about being pregnant. Elsewhere, Annie and Jasper profess their love for each other and decide to take their relationship to "the next level". After getting into a fight on the beach during surfing practice, Liam confides in Dixon, Teddy, and Ivy about Naomi's sister Jen seducing him during prom night and he wants to devise a plan to seek revenge on Jen.

Naomi returns from her vacation in St. Bart's excited to spend time with Liam. However, their first date is uneventful since they have nothing in common which leads Naomi seducing Liam aboard his his newly built boat. Adrianna and Gia bond after they meet during an AA meeting and establish a support system for each other which leads to the two sharing a kiss at the Beach Club. Meawnhile, Jasper begins to blackmail Annie by threatening to tell the authorities about her hit-and-run accident if she breaks up with him. Navid and Dixon devise a plan to remove Jasper from Annie's life by planting cocaine in his locker, but they never anticipate the outcome of a school drug search. Dixon attempts to rekindle his relationship with Silver, while Silver hides her true feelings for Teddy. Also, Harry and Debbie run into Kelly while attending a school function and the jealous Debbie confronts Kelly about her having a crush on Harry.

Naomi, Silver and Adrianna go shopping in the Palisades Mall and run into Annie on a date with Jasper. Annie further arouses the girls suspicions when she refuses to give them an explanation why she's still with Jasper despite knowing his true nature. Unknown to everyone, Jasper continues to blackmail Annie with photographic proof of her hit-and-run. But Annie eventually turns the tables on him when she gives Jasper an ultimatum by threatening to drag him down with her in which he backs down and Annie's mind is finally put at ease... so it seems. Afterwards, Naomi tries to be Ivy's friend and they try to end the awkwardness between them by going on a nature hike. But Naomi discovers Ivy's ulterior motive to embarrass Naomi which leads to them getting into a fistfight at the beach. Meanwhile, Adrianna and Gia's close friendship continues to develop when the two of them throw a pity party for themselves while Gia's former girlfriend, tries to win her back. After Dixon comes clean to both Silver and Teddy about trying to keep them apart, they both toy with the idea of trying to make a relationship work. Also, Ryan meets a free-spirited woman, named Laurel, at a bar, which soon leads to them going into Laurel's car for some quick intimacy. But it turns out to be that Laurel is Ivy's hippie mother. Elsewhere, a surprise visitor, whom is Dixon's biological mother, shows up on Harry and Debbie's doorstep.

Gia encourages Adrianna to audition for a lead singing spot in a new all-girl rock band and admits she has a crush on Adrianna who doesn't know how to respond to Gia's revelation. Dixon's birth mother, Dana, shows up at the Wilsons for a surprise visit and tries to develop a relationship with her son. Meanwhile, Silver and Teddy go on their first official date, but Silver finds it difficult to deal with Teddy's playboy swinging past and she enlists Naomi's help to track his whereabouts afterwords. Navid returns to school from his suspension (after being framed by Jasper for the drug possession charge) to find that Naomi has fully taken over Blaze News and even started a gossip segment, which he adamantly opposes. Navid decides to get back into the dating scene by asking the new Blaze volunteer, Lila, out on a date. As Annie reestablishes relations with Naomi, Silver, and the rest of her former friends, she also realizes that Jasper has started following her around town, and is frustrated that she cannot confide in anyone about what is going on with her out of fear that someone will figure out her secret. Also, a worried Debbie confides in Kai, her yoga instructor, about the arrival of Dixon's birth mother.

Naomi clashes with the Blaze's new faculty advisor, Mr. Cannon, over her racy gossip news segment and she is reprimanded in front of her peers which is a major humiliation for her. After failing to convince Navid to back her opinion, Naomi decides to tell a white lie about Mr. Cannon sexually harassing her which soon spins out of control. Meanwhile, Adrianna is now the lead singer of the all-girl band, the Glorious Steinems while she deals with the band's bass player, Lila, who happens to be Navid's latest girl pal. Shortly after, Adrianna confides in Silver and Naomi about her romantic feelings for Gia, as the two go out on their first official date. Elsewhere, Teddy decides to test Silver's commitment to him by attempting to make her jealous by flirting with random girls. Dixon and his birth mother, Dana, continue to bond while he begins to fall into bad habits by doing on-line gambling which she encourages. Liam catches his stepfather with another woman and confronts him with a fist-to-the-face which leads to Liam leaving home. Also, Debbie and her yoga instructor, Kai, share tea and conversation, but Kai oversteps his boundaries when he makes a pass at her. Elsewhere, Annie confronts Jasper about him stalking her and trying to win her back. But later, Annie receives a phone call from Jasper who tells her that he intends to kill himself unless she returns to him.

Annie deals with the outcome when Jasper attempts suicide by jumping from the Hollywood sign, and she becomes more worried that he will tell someone her secret. Meanwhile, Silver and Teddy decide to go on a double date with Liam and Naomi, which makes Dixon and Ivy feel left out, so the two decide to go on a fake date. Adrianna continues her newfound lesbian romance with Gia who becomes frustrated that Adrianna wants to keep it private. When Adrianna and her band performs for the first time at the Beach Club, she confidently decides to reveal her relationship with Gia in a very public way. Elsewhere, Liam encourages Naomi to come forward with her sexual harassment case against Mr. Cannon, which causes her to continue her lie.

A guilt-ridden Naomi is forced to testify against Mr. Cannon in court during her sexual harassment hearing when she feels she losing control of her ability to lie about it all. Meanwhile, Annie tries to move on and forget her relationship with Jasper by hanging out more with Silver when they decide to purchase a '65 Ford Coupe for themselves, but when she and Silver drive past the scene of her hit-and-run, the guilt comes rushing back to haunt her. Dixon and Ivy continue to maintain their fake relationship and decide to take it to the next level. While Navid becomes uncomfortable about Adrianna's new romance with a girl, both Gia and Lila grow uncomfortable with Navid trying to start a friendship with Adrianna which leads to Gia cheating on Adrianna with her ex-lover Alexa. Elsewhere, Ryan continues dating Ivy's troubled mother, Laurel, who pulls him into her dangerous lifestyle of pot-smoking and free-love, while at the same time, Laurel wants to sign Adrianna to a recording contract, but wants her to leave her band first. Also, Liam receives a surprise visit from his estranged father, Finn, who was recently released from prison and has apparently been trying to go straight by opening up a local bait and tackle shop.