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.

One of Tyler's few remaining allies in Student Government hands in a resignation letter. Tyler attempts to trade carpool access for political favors, while Hadley discovers an untapped political resource via a group of girls who claim to somehow be "friends with everyone."