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.

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.