Clay has been having nightmares and hallucinations involving Monty ever since Monty was framed for Bryce's murder. The police questions Tyler after finding his bag of guns and tracing it back to him. Tyler tells Clay he lied to the police about the bag being stolen from him. Ani is planning to move to Oakland with her mother, unbeknownst to Clay. The group throws Justin a welcome-home party when he returns home from drug rehabilitation. Tyler starts behaving oddly after being questioned, worryin
Clay struggles to fill out college applications due to anxiety over Monty. At school, the students find graffiti stating Monty was framed; Ani believes Winston is responsible, while Clay thinks it is one of them. In the school's dark room, Tyler confesses to Winston that Monty raped him. Clay and Justin go on a college tour together, with Clay's father as their guide. Zach skips the tour to attend a college party, and Clay follows him; at the party, a vision of Bryce encourages Clay to rape an u
Clay's anxiety worsens when he sees how the school has tightened security. Throughout the day, Clay keeps receiving calls from Monty's number; when answered, a distorted voice torments him. The calls distract Clay from Ani's hints that she wants to go to the forthcoming "Love Is Love" dance with him. Alex rejects Jessica's offer to go to the dance with him, and the two talk about how Bryce's murder affected them. Alex asks Winston to the dance and the two kiss while Jessica asks out Charlie. A c
The pranks cause Clay and Diego to be suspended for two weeks. However, they are allowed to attend a senior camping trip. Clay's friends receive an email from Clay's account threatening to expose them unless they confess on the trip; Clay denies sending it, and they conclude his account was hacked. Alex realizes Winston could provide an alibi for Monty. The students go on a treasure hunt in pairs, aided by clue sheets. Clay is paired with Justin, from whom he gets separated; Clay is then abducte
Clay and Justin are grounded by their parents when one of them fails a drug test. Justin meets his coach and talks about his fears about breaking his sobriety; at home he expresses concern over Clay's behavior and anxiety. Jessica has been seeing Diego, and her father invites him for diner. The group meet at Monet's to talk about how their parents always seem to know their plans. The students plan on having a party behind their parents' backs. Winston tells Jessica and Estela that the football t
Principal Bolan announces Code Red, a non-drill school shooter lockdown. Alex, Tony, and Charlie wonder where Tyler is and find pictures of guns in his backpack. Estela hides in the girls' bathroom, where she finds Tyler hiding in one of the stalls. The football team, along with Justin, hide in the locker room, Clay hides in an empty classroom, Jessica hides in a storage unit, and Zach and Winston hide near the dark room. Clay is tormented by visions of Bryce and Monty. Zach and Winston do drugs
In a college interview, Tyler tells the interviewee that he is afraid of guns, yet finds them beautiful. Winston convinces Estella that Jessica is lying about Bryce's death, and Jessica is worried that the school thinks that she was the one to suggest the securities cameras, metal detectors, and the drill to Principal Bolan. Tyler confronts Tony about turning his pictures in to Dean Foundry, and Diego tells Zach that Winston told him his secret about Bryce. Clay escapes from the mental hospital
Sheriff Diaz reveals to Clay and Tony that Tyler had been helping the police as an informant in order to catch illegal gun dealers. Jessica is rejected by three schools, including Columbia, while Alex and Justin receive acceptance letters from Berkeley and Occidental College, respectively. Clay has not heard back from Brown yet. At school, Jessica reveals she initially had been helping Principal Bolan, further convincing Estella she is lying about what happened to Monty. Tony is offered a full-r
Dean Foundry threatens to cancel prom and begins an investigation to find who was responsible for inciting the walkout. The group decides to tell their parents part of the truth and ask for prom to be reinstated, in order to stop the investigation. Clay confesses to his parents he vandalized the school, destroyed the security cameras, and set fire to Principal Bolan's car, while Justin confesses he has relapsed. Charlie comes out as bisexual to his father, and Alex introduces Charlie as his boyf
Justin acquires undiagnosed HIV as a result of his prior drug use and unprotected sex work. Hiding his initial illnesses, he later develops AIDS and suffers through meningitis and pneumonia, ultimately dying. As a result, Clay suffers a severe breakdown and attempts suicide by cop but is dissuaded by Sheriff Diaz. A month later, Clay is chosen to give the graduation speech while Tony is encouraged by his father and Caleb to go to college. Alex confesses to Winston the truth about Bryce's murder,