90210: Benefit of the Doubt

"I feel alive because of you"

The gang is working together to help save Raj's life, while they deal with money, trust, and romantic issues in their own. 

At the doctor Ivy and Raj find out he has not been responding to the treatment. The doctor suggest an experimental procedure that will not be covered by insurance. Raj refuses to ask people for money to pay for this treatment and wants to find another way. Ivy and her friends put on a benefit talent show for Raj and a family friend lends them a trip to a private island as a prize.

Naomi is reassuring herself that she was right to choose Max over Austin. She later goes by Austin and Dixon's apartment to pick up Annie's keys. He mocks her for dating a nerd while she overhears a girls in his shower. She lets him know that she is not jealous in the least bit before she leaves. Austin later brings her (Sally) to campus where she signs up to sing for the talent show. Naomi then decides to sign up to do an act with Max and pushes him to work hard to win this show. Max questions why she is so serious on winning but she tells him she is just competitive. Naomi and Max put on a magic show for the audience and Naomi throws in a bunch of extravagance to help them win the competition. Naomi is thrilled over winning but Max feels bad as he realizes she is into Austin. Max walks away from a devastated and emotional Naomi. Naomi goes to give Austin the trip to a private island for him and his girlfriend, now that Max dumped her. But he informs her that Sally is his cousin not his girlfriend and gives Naomi her trip back.

Silver has been staying with Naomi and avoiding Navid who is still at her apartment with his sister. She misses him but does not want to live with him while he's living a life of crime. While working for Marissa, Silver is distracted about Navid. Marissa sees the papers about Raj's benefit show and offers to make an appearance. Navid finds out that Leila has been talking to Darius all along and that he let his whole life fall a part for no reason. He goes to his uncle and ends their work relationship. While hosting the show, Silver runs into Navid who tells her about breaking ties with his uncle and being worried about what he is going to do next. Silver tells him that they will get through it together. At the show, Navid gets a call from his uncle threatening to go after Silver if Navid does not reconsider working with him. Marissa sees Silver worrying about Navid and tells her that she cannot make herself trust someone. Meanwhile Navid is confessing to the police but realizes he does not have enough evidence to put his uncle away. The cop tells him to work with his uncle again but not to tell anyone that he is working with the police, including Silver. Navid agrees in order to keep Silver safe.

Annie is struggling with financial problems due to the inheritance dilemma. She is now really in need of more escort jobs to fix her car and help with other money issues. Annie shows up for her dinner and is surprised to see that there is only one man (Patrick) as opposed to the big groups from before. She freaks out and leaves in a hurry.  The next day Bree tries to explain to Annie that she overreacted and informs her that Patrick still has her jacket and she needs to get it from him. She meets up with him again and he takes her on a helicopter ride to which she apprehensive about at first but still joins him after he tells her he wants to make her day better. Annie tells Patrick about her guilt over feeling sorry for herself when Raj is dying of cancer. Patrick works hard to make Annie feel better because she makes him feel alive. Annie kisses him but Patrick pushes her away out of fear she'll regret going any further. At the show, Annie sees an embrace with Ivy and Raj that reminds her of her moment with Patrick. Annie goes back to Patrick's room and asks to have a date without any of his money involved because she really likes him. After her night with Patrick, Annie finds out that he gave a huge donation to Ivy and Raj that helped pay for Raj's treatment.

At work, Liam is approached by an agent who wants to make him a model. He is determined to turn the offer down but she leaves him her card. Liam is happy to host the benefit for Raj but worries about getting money for his bar. He later decides to take up the offer to model. Liam feels humiliated during the shoot, only receives $200 and is informed that he will likely not get jobs if he doesn't lose his attitude. That night Liam gets a call from his agent saying she has a bigger check waiting for him. The agent meets him on the street to give him a check for $10,000 and show him a picture of his body in an ad up on a billboard.

Dixon has a radio gig and is stressing over this crucial part in his career. Adrianna is noticing a change in Dixon's behavior. Adrianna expresses her concern for Dixon and he accuses her of being jealous of his success. She relates to what he is going through but Dixon asks her to leave and laughs off her suggestions. At the show Dixon is feeling sick and feels bad about letting down Raj. Adrianna helps him by filling in and singing for the first time since her huge downfall earlier that year, to which the crowd cheers. The next day Adrianna confronts Dixon about his drug problems and tells him he needs help.

90210 really stepped up in this episode. Ivy and Raj have been the smallest part of every episode (and still were for this one) but their story was displayed well in this episode and it really showed how it affected each member of the group in one way or another. The ridiculous story with Liam and Jane my finally be over and hopefully never talked about ever again. Everyone seemed to be stepping up to the plate and even Navid and Silver seem to be getting more intersting. This episode gets a B+ with the only main complaint being that Ivy and Raj's plot was very episodic and seemed to be solved too quickly.

Next Week's Episode: "It's the Great Masquerade, Naomi Clark"