The opening scenes take place in the courtyard of Harbor High School. Ryan is talking to Seth about the difficulty of being friends with Marissa, while she is sharing the same concern with Summer. When Ryan and Marissa finally bump into each other, the awkwardness is palpable, but they agree to hang out after school. Summer, meanwhile, barely acknowledges Seth in the hallway.
In the adult world, Caleb asks Sandy for legal help with his friend, Sean, who was caught in a fellow guest's hotel room. Sandy agrees to look into it. Back in the pool house, Ryan and Marissa are playing video games when Theresa walks in (she is working for the week in Newport). Marissa exits and Thersa takes her place on the sofa.
Summer continues to ignore Seth in school, yet still desires his manhood behind closed doors. Anna tells Seth that he has to stick up for himself, so he goes on strike with Summer until she is willing to acknowledge him in public. Ryan and Theresa share a walk on the beach and she tells him that she is taking a break from her boyfriend, Eddie. When Ryan returns home, he is confronted by Eddie, who says that he and Theresa are engaged, but she ran away from him. Ryan does not admit that he has seen her.
Throughout the other drama, Julie and Luke continue their bedroom antics in the same hotel in which Theresa in residing for the week. Sandy meets with Sean, who was arrested for commiting illegal acts in an attempt to get information for Caleb. Sean threatens to implicate Kirsten if Sandy does not help him. Seth finds out that Summer is just afraid of losing him, so he professes his feelings for her in front of a majority of the school and the two embrace. After Marissa visits Theresa and they talk about their feelings for Ryan, the man in question shows up at Theresa's door. She is planning on leaving to go back to Eddie. Ryan tells her to stay. They kiss as the final credits roll.
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