Navid and Blaze News employee, Gia, launch an investigation into student drug use at West Beverly, which leads them to Annie's boyfriend, Jasper, over his history of past drug use which he claims to be over with. While Annie wants to believe Jasper's side of the story, she becomes doubtful when both Navid and Gia tell her that Jasper has always been using. In the meantime, Navid receives dating advice from Samantha Ronson. Liam gives up on trying to win back Naomi, and seeks company with Ivy at the Edison while Teddy sets his sights on her as well. Worried that Adrianna will relapse into drugs, Naomi and Silver enlist Navid's assistance to talk to her, but he is too consumed by his ego and jealousy to care about her anymore. Meanwhile, Dixon reveals his situation with Sasha to Debbie and Harry, prompting Debbie to do some investigating to see if Sasha is telling the truth. Also, Jen and Ryan meet up with Pharrell to watch a performance of N.E.R.D.

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.

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.