When two students from rival school Shaw High are shot to death by gang members during a football game, West Beverly decides to forfeit their own game against Shaw's team. Brandon meets a journalist from Shaw, and the two reporters decide to use the power of the press to put a stop to the violence. Kelly hopes to see her father again. Meanwhile, Sue Scanlon starts showing interest in David, which irritates Donna but pleases David. Dylan and Kelly go to the dance together.

During a trip to the video store, Brenda runs into Rick, her fling from Paris. She goes out with Rick behind Dylan's back, but acts indignant when Dylan reveals to her that he had his own summer fling. Tragedy literally strikes Andrea when she's seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident. Nikki gets tickets to a televised AIDS benefit, and she and Brandon are interviewed by Rosie O'Donnell on the air. David and Donna consider sleeping together, and Steve puts his education in jeopardy when he decides to use the legacy key. Meanwhile, Kelly decides to step aside from her friends and concentrate on herself but doesn't expect to see Dylan with a proposition that will change their lives forever.