 On the day of graduation, a broke and lonely Valerie disrupts Kelly s plans when she takes off on a mindless spree causing Brandon to delay the ceremony to look for her. Kelly s father, Bill, throws a post-graduation 1920 s nostalgic party for the class and has the music group, The Cardigans, perform where he also tries to make up with Kelly, who continues to push him away. Steve s stepbrothers, Ryan and Austin, show up for festivities where Ryan is drawn to Kelly s half-sister, Joy. Also, Steve s plans for Clare get flawed due to her decision to move to Paris with Chancellor Arnold which leads to Steve and Clare breaking up for good.