Title from: West Side Story (1957)
Anna's niece, Karla, transfers to West Beverly from East L.A. and all the guys are mesmerised by her beauty; Brandon is especially taken with her intelligence. After some hesitance on Karla's part, they start dating. Being exposed to the poorer side of L.A. leads Brandon to blow up at his father's client when Karla works at a party for the client at the Walsh house. The Walshes decide to tell Brandon the truth: that Karla isn't Anna's niece nor from East L.A., but in witness protection after witnessing a child get murdered in a drive-by shooting. Though Brandon and Karla care about each other, they realise they don't know each other that well and say goodbye as Karla can finally go home to her family in Pomona.
Tropes
- Dance of Romance: Brandon and Karla at the rec center.
- Ethnic Menial Labor: Karla points out to Brandon Latine immigrants in East L.A. jumping on trucks to get to low paying work outside the neighbourhood, most likely for the rich in Beverly Hills.
- Murder by Mistake: The real reason Karla is at West Beverly. She witnessed a four-year-old get shot in the head as a result of gang violence and is in witness protection.
- Witness Protection: Karla has to testify against the gang and is protected by the police. She comes to West Beverly to go to school, but pretends to be from East L.A. when she's actually from a wealthy neighbourhood. She stays with Anna and they pretend that Karla is her niece, so it's a double protection for her to attend school in Beverly Hills.
