Previously: Seeds of conflict aplenty -- Jen, Naomi's Sister Grifter rolled into town and began swindling the Perma Donna for all she's worth and some she wasn't schedule to get for another five years. As Naomi was trying to move from booty call to girlfriend, her would-be boyfriend Liam began furiously hitting on Annie, likening her to an active volcano. What a catch! Silver flipped out and transferred from West Bev but sucked it up to accompany Dixon to prom. And AAdrianna revealed that Ty is her crack baby's deadbeat dad. With two episodes left, some of these arcs better pay off already.

We open on Annie boogying down at a post-prom shindig. All the drips we've come to know and loathe on sight are mysteriously missing, not to mention that the whole set-up is super-cheesy and delightfully meta. And then the digital bars come down. Yes, my friends, this is a PSA from Harry about the dangers of having unsanctioned fun after prom night. He announces that he and the BHPD have teamed up to establish a zero tolerance policy wherein partying = suspension = summer school. Everyone grumbles about the square principal's daughter in their midst. And boy does her acting stink! Awesomely, Harry has a bright red slogan shirt that reads, "One party can ruin your whole summer." It really brings the message home.

Naomi asks what in God's name Annie was thinking being in that train wreck of a production. Everyone knows that classy high school videos include Lord Byron and hardcore porn! Annie says she was begged, guilted, and finally bribed with the prom dress of her choice. Not that that matters since she doesn't have a prom date. Oh, but wait! There's a lanky, mop-topped ragamuffin who looks like he's up for the job. Naomi suggests as much, but Annie rejects that idea flat. She worries she'll never live down her dad's amateur directorial aspirations. Naomi consoles her, saying Mariah Carey got over Glitter. Wow, way to whip out the seven-year-old cultural references there, Ringlets.

Students hand in test papers as Matthews' class lets out. We see Liam's, which features a sketch of some sort of sea creature. Matthews bemoans Liam's lack of motivation, and Liam predictably reaches into his sass vault to fling Matthews' "teacher with a heart of gold" complex right back in his face. Liam mocks Matthews some then heads out, running into Ethan on the way. Matthews tells Ethan he has great news and hands him an envelope. Ethan reads the letter inside and gives Matthews a soap opera-worthy eyebrow raise.

Over at Naomi's new digs, Sister Grifter directs the movers where to put the girls' new furniture. She then starts in on Naomi, revealing to her the error of purchasing anything made of white leather, such as couches or pants. White leather is so L.A. "You have much to learn, grasshopper," she says. Jesus, how old are these writers? 67? Naomi asks SG how to approach Liam, who she continues to believe is simply scared of commitment -- and not just an a-hole. SG tries to prove how smart she is by referencing ancient Greek texts, but it only serves to prove how dumb Naomi is. So SG has to explain that she should withhold sex. Naomi's all, "But that's the only thing that's keeping him around." Well then there's your answer, sweetie. Ack!

Back at West Bev, Kelly and Harry discuss which of them will be Bad Cop in an upcoming meeting. Harry, despite being considered too soft, gets to play Bad Cop. They hear a knock, and it's that shifty Liam. They tell him his stepfather is concerned that Liam isn't displaying enough school spirit and has suggested military school. Seeing little response from Liam and even less Bad Cop behavior from Harry, Kelly flips the switch and co-opts the Bad Cop role. And she's quite good at it! Harry advises Liam to bring up his grades and get involved in such esteemed organizations as the Wildcat Crooners. OMG, I would kill for that to become a plot point. Like Oz in American Pie, he would discover the music of his heart!

Elsewhere, Silver finds herself in the midst of prom preparations with an overenthusiastic aesthetician. Who else would use a spray tan color the called "Weekend in Barbados"? The beauty drone recommends acrylic nails (no!), an eyebrow waxing, a proper hair styling, and a Weekend in Brazil, if you know what I mean. Since when do prom dresses not cover the hoo-ha? And, on a related note, since when do schools have sophomore proms? News to me.

Meanwhile, Liam calls Naomi and asks her to prom out of the blue. She is at turns taken aback and wildly self-satisfied that he has finally given in to her sexual brow beating. And she didn't even have to "pull a Lysistrata." Pfffffft. She hangs up and starts screaming like a fucking maniac. As you do. Credits.

West Bev. Annie rushes into class as her disgruntled health teacher clutches a CPR mannequin and sasses his way into my heart. Annie sits down behind Liam, who starts chanting "Tick, tock, tick, tock," claiming that he's waiting for her inner bad girl to explode. She asks if he's ever considered that she might just be a good person. And this is where Liam fails to go that extra step to understand Annie's massive complex of self-delusion. Annie isn't acting (at which she sucks anyway) because she actually believes she's not a wretched, self-obsessed asswipe. She'd pass a lie detector if it came down to it. He goes back to chanting as the teacher instructs the students to pair up. Liam snarkily asks if she wants to be partners, and she abandons him for the ragamuffin, who also just happens to be in the class. Ragamuffin says he heard she doesn't have a date to the prom. He asks if she'll go with him. She looks over to Liam, who is openly mocking her, and pointedly tells the sad sack that she would be thrilled to join him. Liam smirks because he has won. The poor ragamuffin smiles his braceface off.

Over at the Casa, Dixon and Ethan go online tux shopping. Dixon skews heavily towards the bling, which Ethan wisely advises him against. Ethan reveals the good news we didn't hear earlier: He got picked for all-American lacrosse camp this summer. Dixon genuinely congratulates him and tells him what an amazing opportunity it will be for college scholarships and such. Ethan marvels at how his casual summer in Montana with his dad just became a lot more consequential. Silver enters, and the guys tell her the news. She is more keen on this development than she has been about anything in the history of the show, save for a few of her better manic episodes. Guess those meds are working! Ethan mentions he's not going to prom since he doesn't have a date. Silver asks him to join her and Dixon for moral support, and he agrees. As he leaves, he looks thoughtfully at Dixon and Silver's happy flirtation.

Downstairs, Harry pesters Annie some more to be his prom stool pigeon. She assures him the party at Navid's house will be supervised. He counters that Beverly Hills parties can get really crazy, and he knows from experience. Ah, yes. Phone numbers written in lipstick and banana daiquiris. The beginning of an era... Dixon comes down for the tail end of Harry's ominous heedings. He notes how prom night is part of his plan to get Silver comfortable with the thought of returning to West Bev for junior year. Debbie warns him not to get his hopes up. Harry tries to coyly ask, "So, Dixon, where were you saying that after-prom party was again?" Dixon and Annie look at each other and exchange a commiserative laugh.

The next day, all the girls go dress shopping. The sales girl brings out a dress, which Naomi deems "too pretty," but Silver offers to give it a shot. Lord knows why. She's already in a ravishing one-shouldered, belted azure dress. It'

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