On Scott's 16th birthday, his mother gives Donna and David the responsibility of rounding up people for his birthday party to save it from being a social disaster.

Steve is bothered by the appearance of his old nemesis, Chuck Wilson, the former child actor who starred in the TV series Hartley House with Steve's mother, Samantha. Samantha is anxious to appear in a reunion TV show that will only happen if Chuckie will sign the contract. When Chuckie and Steve get in a fist fight at school Chuckie uses this fact to blackmail Steve into taking the fall and excepting suspension. Things get even more tense when Chuckie reveals that he knew of Steve's adoption even before Steve did. Meanwhile, Donna finally agrees to go to the annual winter dance with David, regardless of the teasing she gets from her friends for dating the geeky sophomore.

Brandon goes undercover for the Blaze to try and expose steroid use within the school's track team, and finds that Steve is involved after teammate Kyle tips Brandon about it. Brandon is then caught in a dilemma of how to expose the drug use without hurting Steve along with everyone else. Meanwhile, Brenda gets into a minor car accident with a con artist woman who's out for money.

After a West Beverly football game is canceled because of the gang violence at the opposing school, Brandon meets with Jordan Bonner, the class president from the rough South-Central school, who together they decide to make a stand by inviting some of the students from the school to a West Beverly High dance, being headed by Brenda and sponsored by Gil Meyers. Meanwhile, Kelly goes to meet with her long-absent father. Also, David gets a DJ gig at the dance and a groupie, who is Sue, much to Donna's jealousy.

El día de la graduación, la pandilla recuerda los momentos más memorables de los últimos tres años. Andrea pronuncia su discurso de graduación y todos celebran. Dylan también tiene un misterioso encuentro con su difunto padre, quien le aconseja que no necesita ir a la universidad para demostrarse a sí mismo. En cambio, Dylan le pide a Kelly que haga un viaje por Europa con él durante el verano. Steve también decide ir a la Universidad de California para estar cerca de sus amigos, mientras que Brenda decide regresar a la universidad en Minnesota. La noche de la graduación, todos se encuentran en las colinas de Hollywood, cerca del gran letrero de Hollywood, para crear su logo en el letrero para que toda la ciudad los recuerde por los años que pasaron en West Beverly High School.