Annie and Liam test out the waters with his new boat, where they share their darkest secrets. Little do they know that someone is nearby and decides to share an explosive flame of gasoline with Liam’s boat. Liam finally tells Naomi their relationship isn’t working, leaving her more alone than ever. After a late-night dance, Naomi turns to someone for help, but he ultimately helps himself to her.

Adrianna is offered the opportunity of a lifetime but is torn about the direction to take after Navid confesses his true feelings for her. Teddy discovers that Spence tried to bribe Silver and takes it upon himself to seek revenge in a most confrontational way.

Ryan is delivered some mind-blowing news about his past with Jen when a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, causing him to head down a disastrous path. Dixon and Ivy’s summer vacation plans in Australia comes to a screeching halt when he confesses to kissing Silver. Harry and Debbie face a major hurdle in their marriage when she learns the truth that he has been hiding in order to protect Dixon.

Adrianna’s new romance with pop star Javier continues to blossom, while Navid continues to work up enough courage to tell her how he feels. Jen has taken control of Naomi’s finances and puts her on a tight budget, resulting in an instant meltdown by Naomi. Without her credit cards, Naomi is too distracted to realize Liam is in need of support to deal with the departure of his father, so he turns to Annie for comfort. Despite Spence’s suggestion, Teddy refuses to end his relationship with Silver, and the two decide to spend the night together. Ivy invites Dixon to spend the summer in Australia with her and Laurel, but the idea doesn’t go over well with his parents. Harry and Debbie’s problems escalate when she finds out that Harry has been hiding Dixon’s gambling issues from her. Meanwhile, Jasper returns to resolve things with Annie.

Naomi and Jen are back to wreaking havoc in each others lives and just when Naomi thinks she has the upperhand, Jen slaps her back into reality. Teddy invites a nervous Silver to meet his father, Spence, for the second time and the meeting doesn’t go quite as planned. Adrianna struggles to write a new song for Laurel and turns to Navid for support, forcing Navid to realize he still has feelings for her. Adrianna records a duet with Javier Luna, a famous young pop singer, who quickly wins her over with his charm. Annie confronts Harry and Debbie about their recent marital problems, resulting in a family discussion about their future.

As a result of falsely accusing her faculty adviser of sexual harassment, Naomi is now required to complete community service and publicly apologizes to her peers for the trouble she has caused. The gang is preparing for the SAT’s when Silver disagrees with Teddy’s decision to skip college to focus on his tennis career and things grow even more tense when she meets his movie star father, Spence. Liam and his father, Finn, reconnect and attempt to rebuild their relationship. Navid and Dixon host an underground gambling party that results in Dixon owing Mark a lot of money. Debbie reveals to Harry that she kissed another man, which forces the two to finally discuss their recent problems. Annie overhears their parents conversation and turns to Liam for support. Just when Naomi thinks her life is back on track, her evil sister Jen returns to Beverly Hills.

Naomi’s little white lie has become the talk of the school, and when she is forced to testify in front of the school board, she drops a bomb that no one saw coming. Annie is finally able to put her relationship with Jasper behind her, but when she and Silver inadvertently drive past the scene of her hit-and-run, the guilt comes rushing back to haunt her. Dixon and Ivy’s fake-dating situation continues and the two make a decision that neither one anticipated. Adrianna and Navid share a friendly conversation which doesn’t go over well with their significant others, Gia and Lila.

An argument between Gia and Adrianna results in Adrianna walking in on Gia and her ex-girlfriend. Liam receives a surprise visit from his father, Finn, just released from prison. Though Ivy has warned Ryan that her mother is trouble, he continues to date Laurel.

Annie deals with the outcome of Jasper’s decision to jump from the Hollywood sign and begins to find some peace with her situation. Silver and Teddy decide to double date with Liam and Naomi, which makes Dixon and Ivy feel left out, so the two decide to fake date.

Adrianna and her band perform for the first time at the Beach Club and, with her newfound confidence, Adrianna decides to make her relationship with Gia official in a very public way. Liam encourages Naomi to come forward with her sexual harassment case, which causes her to continue her lie.

Naomi immediately butts heads with the Blaze’s new faculty advisor, Mr. Cannon, and is reprimanded in front of her peers. After failing to convince Navid to back her opinion, Naomi decides to tell a tiny lie that soon snowballs out of control. Adrianna is now the lead singer of the Glorious Steinems and confides in Silver and Naomi about her newfound feelings for Gia, and the two go out on their first official date.

Teddy decides to test Silver by attempting to make her jealous. Dixon and his birthmother Dana continue to bond. Liam catches his stepfather with another woman and confronts him with his fist. Debbie and her instructor, Kai share tea and conversation after yoga, but Kai oversteps his boundaries.

Gia encourages Adrianna to audition for a new band and admits she has a crush on Adrianna. Dixon’s birthmother, Dana drops by for a surprise visit and tries to develop a relationship with her son. Silver and Teddy go on their first official date but Silver finds it difficult to deal with Teddy’s playboy past and enlists Naomi’s help to track his whereabouts.

Navid returns from his suspension to find that Naomi has started a gossip segment during Blaze News, which he adamantly opposes. Navid decides to get back into he dating scene by asking Lila out on a date, his first since breaking up with Adrianna. Annie realizes that Jasper has started following her around town. Debbie confides in Kai, her yoga instructor, about the arrival of Dixon’s birthmother.

Naomi goes on her first hike with Ivy and Liam; Annie gives Jasper an ultimatum; Gia and Adrianna’s friendship grows.

Naomi returns from her vacation in St. Bart’s excited to spend time with Liam, which leads to the two getting up close and personal in his newly built boat. Adrianna and Gia bond during an AA meeting and establish a support system for each other which leads to the two sharing a kiss at the Beach Club.

Navid and Dixon devise a plan to eliminate Jasper from Annie’s life, but 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. Harry and Debbie run into Kelly while attending a school function and Debbie confronts Kelly about having a crush on Harry.

Navid is convinced Jasper pushed him down the stairs and turns to Adrianna to help reveal the information.

Annie is confronted by her friends about Jasper’s drug dealing but when she confronts him about the news he reveals his suspicions about her involvement in the hit and run. Naomi and Silver decide to spend Christmas break in St. Barts but first make an appearance at the beach club for the winter dance.

Teddy reveals his feelings for Silver, causing Dixon to be jealous, while Naomi and Liam attempt to forgive each other for what happened with Jen. Debbie attempts to spend some quality time with Dixon by taking him to the arcade.

Navid wakes up in the hospital but has no memory of who pushed him down the stairs. Adrianna visits Navid and following her conversation with him, makes a life-changing decision about her addiction to pills. Silver and Teddy bond over the loss of both of their mothers and unexpectedly get close.

Liam, Dixon and Ivy learn that Naomi and Jen will be attending the horse races and devise a plan to finally reveal the truth to Naomi about her evil sister. Annie and Jasper sneak out even though Harry and Debbie have grounded her.

Although she is conflicted about whether or not she can forgive her mother for all the pain she has caused, Kelly continues to support Silver as she deals with Jackie’s declining health.

Navid confronts Adrianna about her drug use. Harry and Debbie are surprised when Annie informs them she would like to invite Jasper over for dinner. Dixon, still upset with Debbie over her handling of the Sasha situation, declines to join them.

With the help of Teddy, Jackie surprises Silver with a half-birthday celebration that takes her back to her childhood birthday parties.

Navid witnesses Adrianna buying drugs from Jasper, forcing Navid to confront him about being a drug dealer.

Navid and Gia launch an investigation into student drug use at West Beverly for Blaze News, which leads them to Annie’s boyfriend, Jasper, leaving Annie torn over who to believe. Fresh off his break-up with Adrianna, Navid receives dating advice from Samantha Ronson while out with Liam, Teddy and Ivy at the Edison. Worried that Adrianna will relapse, Naomi and Silver enlist Navid’s assistance.

It’s Halloween at the Beverly Hills Beach Club and Adrianna channels Marilyn Monroe to help her deal with the end of her relationship with Navid. Silver and Kelly continue to have differing opinions about caring for Jackie.

Silver is overloaded with school work and caring for her mom, but soon learns that she and Teddy have more in common than a class project. Naomi continues her relationship with Richard, but when she and Jamie share an intimate conversation, her plans to schmooze with the dean of CU come to a screeching halt.

Elly and Silver deal with the shocking news that their mother, Jackie, is dying of breast cancer. Kelly doesn’t want to be sucked back into her mother’s bad behavior, but Silver feels differently. Navid’s world is turned upside down when Adrianna reveals that she needs time alone, but turns to Teddy for attention. Jen continues to manipulate Naomi and manages to convince Naomi to lend her a large amount of cash. Jasper rescues Annie from a bad date and the two forge a bond that will be hard to break. Harry accompanies Ryan to a bar for some guy time and attempts to be his wing man.

Naomi learns that her test scores may not be high enough for her to be accepted into CU. Devastated, Naomi devises a plan to be tutored by Richard, the son of the school’s dean of admissions, but quickly realizes she would much rather be studying Jamie, a CU student. Dixon’s girlfriend, Sasha, becomes suspicious about his age and does a little detective work to learn the truth, leaving Dixon devastated.

Dixon and Sasha continue their whirlwind romance by driving to Napa for the weekend, but on the return trip a flat tire leads to a trunk of porn and a bunch of lies. Annie’s confident attitude quickly disappears when she realizes that Jasper, the nephew of the man she hit on prom night, is a student at West Beverly.

Teddy continues throwing his charm and weight around by inviting some of the gang to a day-long sailing trip on his father’s yacht. There, more relationship troubles hit them. Dixon tries to move on from Silver by inviting over Sasha to whom he lies about his age to impress her. Navid begins to doubt about where his relationship with Adrianna is heading. Adrianna begins to show more appreciation to Teddy, while he continues to rebuff Naomi’s further attempts at flirtation.

With the gang back at school, Naomi is still furious with Annie for the prom night disaster and contemplates sending out a sexually explicit text message of Annie as payback.

Silver is convinced that she and Dixon can mend their broken relationship, but Naomi and Adrianna convince her to give him some much-needed space. Dixon also turns against Annie for the recent events and refuses to talk to her anymore thanks to Naomi’s further ploy with a different text message.

The group of friends from West Beverly were forced to attend summer school after Annie anonymously called the police on Naomi’s after-prom party.