With Senior Prom in full swing, the good side, as well as the bad, comes out in everyone. Taylor hits an all-time high in her life, while Summer hits bottom with her prom date. Seth, with the help of Anna, devises a plan to win Summer back. Meanwhile, Volchok escorts Marissa to prom, and Ryan brings an unexpected girl from the past. Later, one of the girls is crowned Prom Queen, but the event is overshadowed when Ryan lapses back into his own ways when the Prom funds go missing.
Season 3 Episode 23 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.