Brandon's overprotection of Kelly after the drive-by shooter and his friend go free alienates both of them to a point of anger. Meanwhile, Donna finally learns of Valerie's back-stabbing of stealing all of her clients. So, Donna successfully gets revenge against Valerie when she sets up Cooper and Valerie on a dinner date to a fancy new restaurant where Noah also shows up after Donna sends him a message to meet Valerie there. A record executive makes a huge offer for David's band, but problems come up after Devin and his group surprises David with the racial material they plan for their debut at the After Dark. Also, Steve continues to try to win Carly's affections by trying to help her keep house.