Reeling from scandal and the loss of his closest advisor, Tyler puts his faith in the annual Mr. Berenger pageant in hopes of repairing his image and mending fences with the in-crowd. But the new political landscape at Berenger High means anyone could be a threat - even his own student council.

Berenger's faculty is in an uproar over the school board's decision to readmit eight expelled students, each one infamous for terrorizing the school in their own way. Hadley's secret source for intel is revealed, and gives her news that may indicate a brewing plot to dethrone Tyler.

The political fallout continues at Berenger, in the wake of Hadley's exposé to the school board and the return of several expelled students. Unsettling similarities to past events lead Tyler and Hadley to reconsider how their alliance began.