A major earthquake hits L.A. which traps Susan and Brandon in an elevator with a pregnant woman who goes into labor. Meanwhile, his friends are rocked after Dylan's announcement about his and Toni's engagement. While Donna continues to try out for Rose Queen, she finds a picture of her mother taken during a 1969 Rose competition, while at the same time, Ray's therapist warns Donna that he has a history of being abused as a child by his father and he may harm her.

Steve mistakenly assumes that Janet's secret is that she wants to break up with him, but when she tells him that she's four months pregnant, Steve does not seem happy. Meanwhile, Donna tries to reconcile with Noah, but he doesn't want to talk to her, considering he's with another woman from the After Dark. Dylan tries to help out Lucy Wilson, a former high school girlfriend living at the Bel Aire Hotel after she is arrested for drug possession. Matt continues to try to help Kelly recover from the shooting by taking her to a support group. Pretending that her car has broken down and that she needs David's help, Gina begins a new plan of revenge against everybody when she keeps David away from the surprise birthday party that the rest of the gang is planning for him at the After Dark.