David's brash, new radio persona received flack from Donna and others, but also high ratings. Meanwhile, Matt and Kelly clash when he goes to court to try to overturn the death sentence for a convicted rapist-murderer, while Kelly also gets a visit from the parents of her rapist. Noah and Gina continue running their secret gentlemen's club in the After Dark, but the place attracts the wrong attention when the police raid it after several nuisance complaints, arresting both Noah and Donna. Gina slips away with David's father, Mel, who's also in attendance. Steve and Janet clash over their plans for Halloween as Steve wants to decorate the house and Janet wants to appear in a band that's playing at a 1980's Halloween party at the After Dark.

Kelly and Dylan are asked to be the godparents of Steve and Janet's baby and so they travel to Ojai to plan their approaching wedding. There, Kelly and Dylan question their link to each other. Meanwhile, Steve hesitates to trade in his beloved Corvette for a mini-van. But then David takes matters in his own hands when a shady performance artist, named Marta, offers $28,000 for Steve's car. A homeless man's death affects Donna which sets her and Noah out to learn the history of the anonymous man. Matt's determination to overturn the death sentence for his imprisoned client continues to anger Kelly. Also, Gina begins blackmailing Mel Silver for $1,000 a week in order to remain silent about his philandering. At the end, when the ever greedy Gina demands even more money from Mel for her silence, he refuses to pay. So, Gina does not hesitate to make an anonymous phone call to Kelly's mother.