The twisted Naomi continues her personal quest to destroy Annie's personal and professional life by spreading a false rumor about the existence of a nude photo of Annie, which causes a further divide between Annie and Dixon, as well as Annie's parents who continue to worry about her continuing slide down a dark path. Meanwhile, Liam decides to defy his stern and semi-abusive stepfather and try out with Dixon and Teddy for a spot on the school's surfing team. Elsewhere, Ryan worries about his romance with the manipulative Jen who begins to show off her true colors to him.

Silver and Kelly continue to argue about caring for their dying mother, in which Kelly wants nothing to do with their drunk of a mother, Silver wants to spend her time caring for her. While dealing with schoolwork and caring after school for Jackie, Silver is paired with Teddy for a class project where they find they have more in common when he tells her that his mother too died from cancer. Meanwhile, Naomi continues her relationship with Richard, but continues to flirt with Jamie. Although coming clean with Sasha, Dixon realizes that he and her are in two different places in their life and decides to break up with her, but she later tells him some "life-changing news". Tensions escalate between between Debbie and Harry when she walks in on Harry and Kelly talking in his office, and Debbie's jealousy and suspicion gets the worst of her. Elsewhere, Annie and Jasper's relationship is put to the test when he attempts to convince her to steal a car while shooting a scene for his student film. Also, Liam butts heads with Ivy, the newest member of the surf team. Most of the gang attend a Halloween costume party at the Beverly Hills Beach Club where Adrianna dresses up as Marilyn Monroe to help her deal with the end of her relationship with Navid.

Kelly continues to support Silver as she deals with Jackie's declining health, despite that she is conflicted about whether or not she can forgiver her mother for the life-long pain and abuse she caused to both her and Silver. Navid confronts Adrianna about her renewed drug use, but this time, she rudely tells him off for turning his back on her. Meanwhile, Harry and Debbie are surprised when Annie informs them she would like to invite Jasper over for dinner at their house. Despite Annie telling Jasper to be on his best behavior, the dinner proceeds very uncomfortably for everyone. Dixon, still alienated and upset with his entire foster family, especially Debbie over her handling of the Sasha situation, declines to join them, and instead teams up that night with Ivy and Navid to set a plan for Liam to tell Naomi the truth about Jen despite knowing that Naomi will not believe them, even with evidence. Elsewhere, Ryan and Jen's relationship is taken to a new level when he convinces her to go on a weekend camping trip. Also, Naomi and Jamie's secret romance is finally found out when Richard and his mother walk in on them in Richard and Jamie's dorm room which finally forces Naomi to come clean about her plans to get accepted into CU.

En el final de la segunda temporada, después de pasar tiempo con Liam y ver su valentía al confesar su robo a sus padres, Annie encuentra el valor para confesar a sus padres sobre su atropello y fuga. Jasper se pone celoso por la cercanía entre Liam y Annie y prende fuego al barco de Liam, lo que lleva a una pelea entre Liam y Jasper. Naomi revela secretamente a Ryan que el bebé de Jen es suyo, y Ryan, enfadado porque Jen no le permite estar en la vida del bebé, conduce borracho y arruina el letrero de la escuela. Dixon e Ivy atraviesan un momento difícil después de que él le cuenta sobre el beso con Silver, pero la verdadera decepción llega cuando descubre que no puede ir a Australia con ella. Adrianna y Navid tienen una reconciliación pública y Adrianna debe decidir si hacer una gira de un año con Javier. Silver decide dejar la decisión de si Teddy puede manejar una relación y una carrera de tenis en sus manos, pero se enfada cuando descubre que su padre intentó sobornar a Silver para que terminara la relación. El episodio termina con Naomi siendo aprovechada por un cierto profesor, y se da cuenta de la desesperación de la situación porque ya lo ha acusado falsamente de acoso antes.