In Episode 5 of Gossip Girl, Julien's affair with Graham left him with a constant feeling of remorse, yet he has continued the relationship anyhow. Since discovering Nick had lied to them, Julien and Zoya had remained absent from their house.

After asking Audrey for her blessing to sleep together while on a boys' trip, Max and Aki. Obie comes along as well.

When Obie visits his sister Heidi, she informs him that their mother is currently in Southampton. Obie is upset that nobody bothered to tell him.

Kate and Jordan think Mike's girlfriend is one of the wealthy parents because of this rumor. The pair must determine the suspect's true identity.

Julien chats with Audrey's mom Katherine for her Instagram. Her mom tells the story of how she and her helper both died.

Shan invites Zoya to a rave in Philadelphia and wants to take her there. After initially being opposed to the plan, Zoya eventually admits to being much like her father when Julien takes Nick to talk to her. A frustrated Zoya makes up her mind to visit Philadelphia.

Julien and Obie are chatting again, and she suggests that he make amends with his mom by saying sorry. Max and Aki decide to accompany Obie when the latter abandons the boys' vacation in favor of a visit with his mother in Southampton.

Jordan and Kate tried to hack into Mike's computer, but Mike caught them. Both Kate and he suspect the other of being Gossip Girl.

In an effort to convince Mike that Kate is not really her, Jordan uses a post from Gossip Girl's account to achieve this. Mike, who is no longer wary of her, relaxes his guard and reveals that he has to apprehend Gossip Girl.

Season 2, Episode 5 is now streaming on HBOMax.