After throwing David out of the beachfront apartment, Donna meets with Noah who takes her on sailing, then rescues a bankrupt David from his loan shark who wants a huge payback, with interest. Meanwhile, Erica runs away from Brandon and Kelly to go back to her pimp, Riggs. After a heated confrontation, Erica comes to her senses and helps Brandon write her life story for his newspaper, but Brandon soon finds himself in trouble when he refuses to reveal his source to an A.D.A. who wants to prosecute Erica's pimp. Carly persuades a reluctant Steve to take a paternity test to find out if Jodi, his former flame, is really pregnant with his baby.