Abby announces that she and Carl are planning to elope in Las Vegas, and asks Val to be her maid of honor. Valerie bonds with Carl during an evening at the casino, and sleeps with him the night before the wedding. A depressed Kelly begs Val to let her tag along on the trip because she believes that Brandon is seeing someone else. She has a good time gambling and hanging out with a stranger, until the sight of a woman in a wedding dress brings her back to reality. Noah develops an obsession with his father's gun after the police return it to him. He drinks heavily and causes an embarrassing scene at the Martins' 25th wedding anniversary party. While working on Mr. Hunter's obituary, Brandon begins to fear that he will never have any meaningful accomplishments. He meets with a reporter from a New York paper, who sets up a job interview. A woman helping Donna pursue an account poses as her business partner, then steals her designs to get an in-house position with the client. Steve catches
- Directed by
- Jeff Melman
Guest stars
Jason Priestley
Brandon Walsh
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Valerie Malone
Bruce Thomas
Carl Schmidt
Laura Leighton
Sophie Burns
Michael Durrell
John Martin
Michelle Phillips
Abby Malone
Leigh Taylor-Young
Blythe Hunter
Katherine Cannon
Felice Martin
Michael Yama
Croupier #2
Joe Michael Burke
Roger Burnett
Brendan Ford
Paul Jankowski
Jordana Spiro
Carrie Knox
All episodes — Season 9
Open season page- 1S9 E1
The Morning After
Sep 16, 199842 min
Brandon and Kelly sleep together the night of the aborted wedding. Brandon considers their night together a mistake, while Kelly realizes that she wishes they had married after all. A lonely Brandon goes to Kelly's apartment in search of co
- 2S9 E2
Budget Cuts
Sep 23, 199845 min
After learning that the clinic may lose funding, Kelly asks Brandon to write a story to generate publicity. They try to collaborate on the article, but find that working together is too painful. Kelly organizes an auction to raise money for
- 4S9 E4
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Oct 28, 199845 min
Carl decides to annul his marriage to Abby because he believes that he has a future with Valerie. Valerie comes clean with her mother about her night with Carl, and confesses to killing her father. Despite Val's claims of self-defense, Abby
- 5S9 E5
Brandon Leaves
Nov 4, 199845 min
Brandon announces that he has accepted a job with the Washington bureau of the New York Chronicle. Kelly and Donna prepare to open their store, Now Wear This. Brandon becomes unnerved by the realization that Kelly is getting on with her lif
- 6S9 E6
Confession
Nov 11, 199845 min
Lenny receives joint custody of his daughter. After he explodes in a rage during his first visit, Kelly decides to help Leah and her daughter skip town and assume a new identity. Lenny follows them, realizes what they are planning, and atta
- 7S9 E7
You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello
Nov 18, 199845 min
As Kelly and Valerie pack Brandon's belongings for shipment, Kelly discovers a letter in which Val advised Brandon not to marry her. She turns everyone against Val and gets them to boycott her Thanksgiving gathering. Hoping to help Kelly un