John surprised Blair by wearing the Hawaiian shirt she gave him and lighting the way with candles to a table at Rodi's. He revealed to her that he had purchased the bar from Renee, recalling a similar bar that his dad used to frequent in Atlantic City. The first order of business at this bar, John declared, would be to ban all girly drinks. Blair wasn't sure he could last as a bar owner, so he bet Blair that in six months if he's not running the bar, he'll sing at Capricorn.

Marty was surrounded by newspaper articles (presumably about Todd) and covered them up before answering her bedroom door. Cole told his mom that he was just heading out to Ultra Violet since he was being "forced" to have fun by Langston and Markko. When he asked if Marty would like to join them, she claimed she was going to turn in early. Meanwhile, Téa showed up at Todd's with a bottle of champagne and was surprised to learn that Todd already had plans. Wearing a slinky sequined top, Marty phoned Todd to make sure that they're still on for New Year's Eve. Téa followed Todd around the house and eavesdropped as he made secret plans. Téa figured out right away what Todd was doing and tried to sway him against it, arguing that Marty is probably going to wear a wire. Ignoring her advice, he ducked out, just as she received a call from Ray Montez. The prisoner asked his lawyer if she's any closer to getting him out, and she informed him that Cristian had married Vanessa — and all was going according to plan.

A sullen Cristian appeared at Sarah's door just as she lamented her lack of New Year's plans to her roommates. All three women told Cris he shouldn't be there. Cristian wanted Sarah to come to the concert, but she claimed she didn't want to risk exposing Cristian and Vanessa. Everyone left Sarah at home crying on the couch by herself.

At U.V., Langston suggested Markko take Lola for a spin on the dance floor while she chatted with Starr, who did not appear to be having a good time. Wes Scantlin, lead singer of Puddle of Mudd, approached Gigi and Rex to thank them for hosting the band and made a flirtatious comment about Gigi's appearance. Cole arrived to save Starr from her loneliness, while Langston grabbed Markko away from Lola, who was very impressed with Markko's dancing skills. Cristian met up with Vanessa, while Talia pointed out cute guys to Layla hoping that one of them was her blind date, who was supposed to be drinking something with an umbrella in it. Antonio brought over Fish, their tech-savvy cop friend from Cherryvale, who also happened to be drinking an umbrella-adorned beverage.

Marty let Todd into their suite at the Palace Hotel and had "Heart and Soul" playing in the background. She invited him in and sensed that he was nervous. He explained that Téa said she'd probably be wearing a wire; Marty flirtatiously offered to let him frisk her. She confessed that she's just not sure she can get over Todd, and begged him to make her remember all the terrible things he did to her so that she can get over him. He suggested that they try to put the past behind them, although he acknowledged that would be difficult now that he has a new scar on his cheek. She pulled back his bandage and pointed out that there is no scar there. He asked her for another chance and she suddenly ran out.

At Ultra Violet, Puddle of Mudd took the stage. During their song, "We Don't Have to Look Back Now," Layla and Fish sat together and seemed to be enjoying themselves, while Antonio and Talia cuddled and Cristian and Vanessa gazed at each other. Afterward, Starr and Cole left together. As midnight grew closer, Rex grabbed the microphone and got the clubgoers counting down. Fish tried to kiss Layla at midnight but she clinked his glass instead, while Cristian and Vanessa did kiss, which Sarah saw on a live video feed of the party on her laptop. She exited the browser window and went to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement site, then clicked on the link "Report A Fraud."

Marty ran up to the hotel roof and Todd followed. At the Buchanan mansion, Cole discovered that his mom wasn't home, and pulled back the covers to reveal the bed covered with articles about Todd. On the roof, Todd pleaded with Marty to give him another chance. She suddenly turned to face him and as though an idea had just come to her, exclaimed, "Yes!"