Donna is denied a restraining order against Garrett Slan, Tracy lets slip those three little words to Brandon, Clare and Steve's weekend housesitting prompts talk of living together, and affection between Tom and Kelly begins.

Donna thinks she knows the identity of her stalker.  Tracy's old boyfriend  interrupts her weekend alone with Brandon at her parent's ranch, Steve leads frat brothers in a sewing circle, and David and Tom team up to produce a pre-Super Bowl party at the club.

Clare arranges a blind date for Kelly, Steve meets a prankster during his community service for cheating, and Donna's stint on TV nets her an unwanted fan,

An old friend from Buffalo surprises Valerie,  Brandon and Mark learn they've applied for the same prestigious job, and Donna proves to be a lifesaver when she fills in at her dad's office.

Valerie and Kelly are paired in the Christmas gift exchange, Kelly gets a big surprise from her father, Steve's mom and Clare's dad hit it off, and David wants to get on the good side of Donna's mother.

Steve's guilty plea averts a hearing for him, but Prof. Randall pursues a case against Brandon who is innocent. David hedges on buying into Valerie's club, and Donna clashes with her mother over her potentially dating David again, and Kelly throws a surprise party for Mark's birthday.

After a bizarre outburst, David undergoes psychiatric observation, Kelly and Mark have a less than excellent Thanksgiving adventure, and not even Chancellor Arnold can save Steve from his latest error.

David (who is acting out) and Val, Steve, and Clare go to Las Vegas where he begins to lose it. They also run into an old friend...Ray Pruitt.

Tipped off by Kelly, Brandon questions  Kenny about his experience with Valerie and eventually gets the whole story. Sudden wealth burns a hole in David's pocket, and Clare notes that preparing for the crew race makes Steve a changed man.

David's giant windfall causes a rift with his father, Kelly extends an olive branch to Valerie after learning of her "situation,  Steve  challenges Clare and Dick to a crew race, and Cliff reveals his future plans to Donna.