Brandon and Kelly try to help a Bosnian refugee, named Alexander, find his missing wife whom he believes is long dead, while they deal with their own feelings about marriage and commitment. Meanwhile, Gwyneth turns to Valerie for a little help to break up Donna and Noah by sabotaging her fashion show at the After Dark. Steve goes out with Sarah on a golf course where she tells him that she happens to be married, but has marital troubles with her husband. After David is stiffed by a client, he takes out his anger and frustration by breaking up with Valerie, who rebounds by having a one-night stand with a shady photographer named Johnny, with a shocking secret that he's a drug user.

In the week before Kelly and Brandon's wedding, they experience a barrage of conflicting emotions about heading to the altar. Meanwhile, David pressures Valerie to get an AIDS test after she confesses to him about her one-night stand with Johnny. Valerie is reluctant to do so, and provokes conflicts with everyone except David, for whom she still has feelings. Steve becomes nervous about losing Sarah when she begins marriage counseling with her estranged husband. Also, different views of marriage divide Noah and Donna; he tells her that he does not believe in marriage.