Donna lands a job as a modeling assistant and flies to Hawaii for the photo shoot. The rest of the gang - David, Brandon, Valerie, and Steve -follow her there for an end-of-summer vacation, where Valerie meets and becomes smitten with a mysterious sailor, Noah Hunter, who tries to help Donna when the shoot goes wrong. Also, Brandon's former girlfriend from his senior college year, Tracy Gaylian, shows up to hang out with the group and to introduce her new boyfriend, Eric Anderson. Later, David lands in danger on a nature hike with the group, and Noah ends up saving him from injury.

With Kelly recovering in hospital from a drive-by shooting in an LAX parking lot, Brandon searches for the shooter and his partner who were responsible for the car theft that Kelly witnessed. Meanwhile, Donna lands another job at a prestigious fashion company and, after much hesitation, finally tells her mother of her living arrangements with David. Steve has yet another run in with Carly and tries to help her financially by landing her a job at the Peach Pit. After spending a torrid night with Valerie, Noah makes a quick exit and refuses to associate with her again.

Kelly is struck with amnesia after suffering mild brain damage from an emergency operation for her wounds, and Noah takes it upon himself to take Kelly on her first excursion outside the hospital. Meanwhile, Brandon quarrels with himself over what to do when he receives an offer for a newspaper job in Seattle. Steve attempts to make his first 'faux pas' as a sports agent to impress Carly at what he does for a living. Donna has an on-the-job crisis when she loses her new boss, Jane's dog while taking it to the vet. Noah also offers to help David look for a band to perform at the Peach Pit After Dark while at the same time, David to continue to keep his financial problems with the After Dark from Donna. Also, Valerie (for some suspicious reason) offers to help Donna with her job to land more clients.