Flashbacks: On the night of the Spring Fling, Clay and Tony help Tyler dispose of the weapons while Justin, Zach, and Cyrus assist with the police. The next day, Clay organizes a schedule for the group to support Tyler's recovery, except for Zach who believes Tyler is dangerous. During school, Clay shows a new student, Ani Achola, around and introduces her to his friends. Ani suggests that Jessica run for class president, leading to a friendship. Bryce moves in with his mother after his father l
Flashbacks: Zach is appointed football team captain, despite Monty's displeasure, and promises to change the team's culture. Jessica, at an assembly, promises to stop the rape culture if she is elected student body president. When Chloë walks out, Zach follows, and she tells him about her pregnancy. He agrees to help her get an abortion. Despite pressure from anti-abortion activists not to do it, she does, and decides to transfer to another school for senior year, also breaking up with Bryce. Me
Flashbacks: Jessica is elected student body president and begins working at the Crestmont. She later confronts Bryce at his house, where he tries to admit he was wrong but is ignored. Bryce tries to apologize to her at work but is rejected again. Later, Bryce meets Justin, revealing his attempts to apologize, as well as his knowledge of Tyler's attempt to commit a school shooting. Meanwhile, Jessica tells Ani that sex with Alex is not great, and Ani encourages her to "reconnect" with her body. J
Flashbacks: While the group monitors Tyler, he creeps Jessica out. Jessica forms a group called "Hands Off" for sexual assault survivors, which Tyler joins. Clay gives Ani his bike and lock. Clay, Ani, and Tyler see a movie. Tyler demands Monty apologize, but Monty refuses, claiming Bryce had him assault Tyler. Tyler threatens Bryce with his gun. Present: Clay, while watching Tyler due to the gun, finds a bag in Tyler's backpack. Tyler's parents thank Clay for being a friend, and Tyler confesses
Flashbacks: Alex works out after his breakup with Jessica. Luke, a football player, gives him steroids. He later buys different steroids from Bryce, who introduces him to a prostitute to get him over Jessica. Later, Bryce brings Alex to help destroy his father's house. They vandalize the wrong house, and Bryce threatens a child who catches them. Alex ends their friendship. Bryce and Monty attend a party, where Monty hooks up with a boy from Bryce's school, Winston. When Winston asks Monty to han
Flashbacks: Bryce's father divorces his mother and begins seeing another woman. After Bryce trashes his father's house, his father demands he pay for the damages. Bryce refuses and reveals he has an illegitimate daughter, though his mother does not use this against him in the divorce. It is revealed that shortly after Bryce's trial, ICE was called on Tony's family. His parents and brothers were deported to Mexico, and Tony had to send his sister to their aunt and uncle in Arizona. Bryce tried to
Flashbacks: Clay and Ani bond over a love of comic books. Later, they measure each other to make costumes for a cosplay convention. Ani takes off her clothes for this, allowing Clay to see her underwear. Clay drops Ani off at Bryce's house, and they kiss. Meanwhile, Ani and Bryce are revealed to have had a sexual relationship, in which he treated her with respect. Present: The police question Clay and Justin about the footage. Sheriff Diaz presents underwear with Ani's blood and Bryce's semen to
Flashbacks: Mrs. Walker hires Mr. Porter as Bryce's counsellor. While counselling Bryce, he gives Bryce a journal to record private thoughts and has him write a letter from his mother's point of view about him. The letter reveals Bryce's belief that his mother hates him. When Mrs. Walker sees the letter, she reveals she does not, and she blames herself for her mistakes when Bryce was younger. Bryce also tells Mr. Porter about his relationship with 'a girl', and that he still has thoughts of rape
Flashbacks: Zach gets Justin to join the football team. While Justin works at Monet's, Seth demands the money Justin stole. Justin agrees to sell drugs work off the debt. When Justin keeps some drugs for personal use, Seth threatens him. Justin is arrested. Bryce bails him out, pays off Seth and gives Justin oxycodone to feed the addiction and prevent him from overdosing. Justin admits to Zach that he is still using, but Zach ensures he passes the drug tests. Present: Justin tells Clay he took t
Flashbacks: Olivia returns to Evergreen for Homecoming weekend. She tells Jessica and Tony that Bryce's father was responsible for Tony's family being deported. Tony confronts Bryce. Bryce tries to return the Mustang, and Tony makes him listen to the tapes. Bryce attempts to apologize to Olivia, but she rejects him. Olivia calls Clay and expresses her wish for Bryce's death. Meanwhile, Clay considers asking Ani to Homecoming, but after a confrontation with Bryce, becomes suspicious of Ani's true
Flashbacks: Bryce confronts Tyler about the gun, and Tyler reveals what Monty did. Principal Bolan tells Jessica that he is considering allowing Bryce to return to Liberty High next semester. On Homecoming night, Bryce asks Jessica to meet him at the docks after the game, and confronts Monty about Tyler's rape in front of Charlie, telling him to leave Tyler alone or be arrested for his actions during the trial. During halftime, Jessica and her group stage a protest, stripping and painting themse
Flashbacks: Chloë tells Bryce about her abortion, and that Zach supported her through it. Clay watches Ani and Bryce kiss. Later, Bryce attacks Zach over Chloë, dislocating his knee and ending his football career. Ani spills red paint on herself and hurries home to remove it. Zach finds Bryce at the pier and attacks him. He throws his phone in the river and leaves Bryce to die while he reconciles with Chloë. Present: Tyler convinces Clay to come to an assembly where Jessica apologizes for the pr
Flashbacks: Shortly following the Homecoming game, everyone's alibis are revealed: Tony was laundering money through the Mexican cartel for his family, Justin was dealing and using drugs at the docks, and Monty was sleeping with Winston. Bryce, at the pier, is met by Alex and Jessica, and he hands Jessica a cassette tape. Alex helps him up. When Bryce threatens Zach, Alex pushes Bryce into the river, where he drowns. Jessica ends her relationship with Alex, and they go home. Present: Ani shares