Beverly Hills, 90210: Season 5

After enjoying a successful summer in London, Brenda decides to stay in England and pursue her stage career. With her room vacant, the Walsh family agrees to take in Valerie Malone, the college-age daughter of a family friend who has committed suicide. Valerie appears charming and likable, but unknown to the group, she is actually cynical and manipulative... and plots to get involved with Steve for his money. Donna returns from her summer stay in Texas and claims that she's over with David, who'

Brandon and Kelly continue to hide their relationship from Dylan, but the truth is always bound to come out somehow. Brandon decides to tell Dylan about him and Kelly, but chickens out when he sees Dylan drinking again and in a bad mood. At the same time, Dylan visits a bank and finally realizes that all of his bank accounts and entire financial base has been cleaned out by Kevin and Suzanne's scam, but being the person he is, Dylan keeps his financial crisis to himself. Meanwhile, Donna plans t

Brandon accepts Josh Richland's decision to run for student government VP on a Richland-Walsh ticket... but a militant senior, named Alex Diaz, learns about a past story that Josh wrote about Brandon's tutoring of D'Shawn which threatens their campaign. But D'Shawn publicly stands up for Brandon's integrity and tells Alex he's just a racist, and on election night Brandon and Josh are nervous but hopeful--until Josh goes off for a drive that ends with his car being slammed into and his being kill

Brandon is left adrift and saddened as Josh's death hangs heavy on him. Alex Diaz tells Brandon he's contesting the election, using Josh's death as leverage to unseat Brandon in order to take the title of class president for himself, while Brandon is surprised and touched to learn Josh deeply admired him and resolves to fight for his office in Josh's memory. Meanwhile, Donna finally meets a man, a KEG frat member named Griffin Stone that her mother sets her up with, that makes her forget David,

Where there's smoke, there's fire, in Kelly's opinion... at least where Valerie is concerned. Kelly begins to distrust Valerie when she smells Valerie smoking pot in Valerie's bedroom, but Kelly cannot convince anyone that the manipulative Valerie is bad news. Both Steve and Brandon refuse to believe Kelly, while Donna doesn't seem to care. Meanwhile, Steve organizes a two-night rave party at the Peach Pit. Valerie also begins to suspect the truth about Dylan's financial situation when she sees

The President of Selanesia, Fernando Quintero, visits California University to see his good friend Chancellor Arnold and receive cancer treatment, but his presence sets off a fierce debate among Brandon and key parts of the student body when it is revealed that he ordered the torture and execution of thousands of his own people and human rights activists want Brandon to serve Quintero with a subpoena in a case filed by a Selanesian man whose brother was killed by Quintero's security forces. Bran

When the fire marshal shuts down the Peach Pit After Dark for violating capacity, Steve suggests to Dylan and Nat about purchasing the building next door to expand. Unfortunately, Dylan is broke and the only one who knows it is Valerie. The next day, when the Walshes and Valerie are planning a weekend trip to Palm Springs, a fax from Dylan's bank arrives requesting Jim's signature on a mortgage loan that Dylan has taken out, leaving them confused until Valerie finally tells them that Dylan is pe

On Halloween, now that all of Valerie's misdeeds and true persona are finally revealed, she seriously considers moving back to Buffalo, but is persuaded to stay by Brandon and his parents after learning that Valerie's mother has committed herself to a mental hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown due to the stress of Valerie's father's suicide. Steve unfairly blames Dylan for having a tryst with Valerie and ends all business he has with the Peach Pit and After Dark club. On the other hand,

Dylan's closest friends (Brandon, David, Donna, Kelly, Andrea, Nat, Steve, and Jim and Cindy Walsh) stage an intervention at Casa Walsh, where they beg him to enter rehab. Valerie and Clare, left out of the intervention, spend the day shopping together. Dylan deflects or ignores all of the efforts to talk to him at the intervention, but he seems moved by Steve's continuing hostility towards him because Steve still unfairly blames Dylan for his tryst with Valerie (still refusing to believe anyone

Dylan experiences a number of bizarre dreams as he fights for his life. He has recurring nightmares about trying to save Erica from a speeding train as Suzanne, Kevin and his dealer attempt to kill him. A medical student takes a special interest in Dylan's condition; she describes the nightmares as a battle for his soul. Dylan takes a turn for the worse, but recovers following an inspiring conversation with his father. He awakes with his mother at his bedside. Steve and Brandon lead the KEG

The campus erupts in controversy when an anti-Semitic African-American activist is asked to give a speaking engagement at the school. Despite advice from the Dean, Brandon finds himself caught in the middle of the chaos when his political choices come into direct conflict with his personal ethics. Andrea is opposed to the activist speaker, not least because she is spending more time with her Holocaust-surviving grandmother, and openly accuses Brandon of selling out his principles for politics. M

Brandon is forced to ask Jesse for help to defend his presidency when his political opponent, Alex Diaz, calls for a hearing to determine the validity of his position and Jesse comes up with a winning idea. Meanwhile, the entire gang goes to a Rolling Stones concert. Brandon takes Andrea to the concert after a brilliant legal move by Jesse saves his office at the hearing. Kelly gets backstage VIP access through the magazine, while Steve has trouble getting in at all after a hippie steals his wal

Brandon's former girlfriend, Emily Valentine, flies back from Paris to attend a seminar at La Jolla University. She asks Brandon to meet her at the airport, claiming to have just a four-hour layover. She actually has a week until the beginning of her seminar, but Brandon breaks her heart by revealing that he is dating Kelly. Meanwhile, Steve and Griffin organize a holiday rave at an abandoned Hollywood house. Valerie helps them out in the hopes of getting back in Steve's good graces. David and C

In the aftermath of the house fire, Kelly suffers second and third degree burns on right arm, wrist, ear, and the whole right side of her neck and back. Allison's injuries are much more severe, but she maintains a positive attitude. While Kelly recovers at the beachfront apartment tended by her mother Jackie, Brandon is racked with guilt because of his feelings for Emily and that he was not there for Kelly. Kelly does not react well when she learns that Emily is still in town. But after speaking

On Christmas Eve, Felice interferes in Donna and Ray's relationship by offering him a bribe to stop seeing her. Ray's alcoholic, chain-smoking mother, LuAnn, goes Christmas shopping with Donna. Differing family traditions cause tension between the Catholic Jesse and the Jewish Andrea. Clare introduces David to her father during a faculty Christmas party who finds common ground with him over their love of music and playing the piano. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to track down and get in contact with

While working off his community service at a Hollywood retirement home, Steve spots a former stage and screen actor who had once appeared on "The Hartley House" named Saul Howard (guest star Milton Berle), a victim of Alzheimer's Disease, whose life story inspires Steve to make the most of his own. Meanwhile, Ray is offered the chance to perform on stage at the opening of the new Peach Pit After Dark nightclub. Also, Kelly's personal hostility toward Valerie escalates when she learns that Valeri

A motorcycle road trip inadvertently leads Brandon and Dylan to an ancient Native American ceremony where the two friends learn valuable lessons when they are arrested and subjected to community service (building a sweat lodge, which they then are invited to and do sit inside) for trespassing on a local reservation which helps reduce the tension between them. Meanwhile, Valerie becomes interested in Ray and sets her sights to bag him behind Donna's back as she continues to help him overcome his

Dylan, and later Valerie, fly to the coastal resort city of Punta Brava, Mexico where they team up with Dylan's PI, Jay J. Jones, where they hope to plan and execute a complex caper to rescue Erica and reclaim Dylan's inheritance from Kevin and Suzanne whom are hiding out down there. Jonesy and Valerie impersonate a tourist criminal couple on vacation where they pretend to run into Kevin and Suzanne (who are living there under their new aliases of Karl and Kitty Cavendish), in order to get the p

Kelly alienates her friends as she becomes more deeply involved with Finley's cause. Brandon writes an editorial supporting Finley in the hopes of getting back into Kelly's good graces. The university elects to oust Finley, who vows to continue his teachings elsewhere. He urges Kelly to break it off with Brandon, as he feels that Brandon distracts her from the ""evolution."" A record company pursues Ray, and Ariel is the A&R representative who must seal the deal. Donna and David warn Ray to stay

Brandon has the whole gang partake with him in a Valentine's Day call-in telethon that is held at the Peach Pit After Dark. Valerie moves out of the Walshes' and into a fancy hotel suite for herself. Brandon and Kelly's relationship troubles come to a head at Finley's new headquarters, and a heartbroken Brandon turns to an unlikely source for help. Meanwhile, when Donna refuses to sleep with Ray, his pent-up frustration inadvertently leads him to Valerie's hotel room. Ray's mother, LuAnn, figure

Dylan feigns an interest in Professor Finley's teachings in order to infiltrate the operation. He and Kelly get carried away and kiss after attending a wedding. Dylan discovers that Finley arranges romantic pairings to secure wealthy benefactors. He promises to donate all of his money if Finley can convince Kelly to take him back. Kelly tries to seduce Dylan, but refuses to believe his allegations about Finley. Brandon brings in one of Finley's former lieutenants to convince Kelly that the evolu

As the new owner of the After Dark, Valerie uses her newfound leverage to force Ray to continue their secret affair. But Ray has never been one to follow orders which makes him leave town. Meanwhile, a campus rape causes mass panic on campus leaving Brandon at a loss over what to do, where the focus lands on a friend of David's, named Lenny, who is a former soldier who served time for sexual assault. Dylan is temped by Valerie to fall off the wagon by drinking and smoking pot, but rather than do

The campus is in an uproar when an alleged rapist is released from custody. Despite his alibi, the students are sure that Lenny is responsible for the string of crimes on campus. And while everyone is fixated on Lenny, the real rapist is in the perfect position to strike again when he targets Donna and holds her hostage at her beach apartment, where quick thinking from David and pure rage from Donna save her from a terrible fate. Meanwhile, Valerie manipulates Donna and everyone into believing t

As a class project, David and Clare plan to film a documentary about an eclectic group of roommates. When the subjects back out, David and Clare decide to impersonate them, with help from Steve, Donna, Kelly and Brandon. A number of incidents cause the group to break character. Steve becomes depressed after learning that Celeste is engaged (not to the high school sweetheart she chose over Steve, but to an airman she just met). David consoles Donna, who is still traumatized by the rape attempt, a

Jesse moves in with a reluctant Dylan and gets on his nerves. Valerie, unaware of Jesse's presence, drops by Dylan's house while babysitting Hannah. Jesse jumps to conclusions and assumes that Andrea is with Peter. Brandon and Clare become very competitive as they vie for a spot on College Jeopardy! Kelly invites Andrea to crash the duo's grudge match, and she wins easily. Andrea is shaken when Val tells her that Jesse was discussing the possibility of divorce. Brandon and Clare convince her to

Ray is happy that Donna has come to Portland, Oregon, to visit him but annoyed (though silently) at David who is tagging along to visit his estranged mother. David panics when he discovers that his mother was fired, no longer lives at her last known address, and hasn't cashed her alimony checks for months. He turns to Donna for help, and Ray behaves like a total jerk. David and Donna cannot find Sheila at any of her favorite hangouts and learn that she was recently arrested. Donna misses Ray's c

Steve and David organize a hip-hop night at the After Dark club to boost the sagging gate receipts. David asks Willie's nephew Juwan, a talented DJ, to join him onstage. Steve backs out of the event because he is nervous about Juwan's criminal record. Valerie tries to dodge a grimy Australian metal band that claims to have been booked (because she doesn't have the money to pay them for performing due to mismanagement on her part). Although his tour is ending, Ray is unsure about returning to Los

Kelly becomes depressed after making the cover of Seventeen, as she fears that she will never regain her past looks. Steve and Jackie try to convince her to continue her modeling career. Kelly has a chance meeting with Allison's girlfriend Dana, who gives her the brush-off. Kelly tries to visit Allison at the burn center, but she refuses to see her. Kelly talks to Dana's new girlfriend, who reveals that Allison dumped Dana because she is in love with Kelly. Allison calls Kelly and asks to see he

While under hypnosis, Dylan recalls a past life as a gunslinger in the Wild West. He recognizes Kelly as the woman who convinced him to change his ways and become a family man. He later helped rescue a past love from hanging and was gunned down by the son of one of his victims. Dylan concludes that Kelly is his soulmate. He shows up on her doorstep when she returns from a trip to New York, and they share a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Donna tries to arrange a double-date between herself and Ray a

Dylan asks Kelly to join him on a trip around the world. Valerie sees the tickets in Kelly's room and tells Brandon. Brandon counters with a marriage proposal, and Kelly asks for time to think things over. She eventually rejects both men and proclaims, "I choose me." Andrea and Jesse prepare for their move to Connecticut. The gang surprises her by organizing a picnic lunch at West Beverly High (although Brandon and Dylan, still waiting for Kelly's decision, opt not to attend). Everyone meets And