Ryan, Seth, Marissa, Anna, Luke and Summer are invited to spend a weekend with Oliver at his parent's luxury home in Palm Springs. Oliver quickly gets on Ryan's nerves when he begins to flirt with Marissa and making sure that Marissa and Ryan get no time to be alone together. Summer does all she can to annoy and come between Seth and Anna, but refuses to admit her feelings for Seth. The weekend takes a turn for the worst when Oliver leaves and later calls Marissa to tell her he's taken a handful of pills. Back in Newport, Kirsten talks to her father about Hailey's problems and Sandy and Jimmy decide to go into business together.
Season 1 Episode 16 of The O.C. resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
The O.C. - also known as Orange County, California - is an idyllic paradise, a wealthy, harbour-front community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents, and of parents living secret lives hidden from their children. 'The O.C'. tells the story of the Cohen, Cooper, and Nichol families, and Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks, who is thrust into this world, and who will forever change the lives of the residents of The O.C.