At the sound of gunshots, students flee the homecoming dance. Two months earlier, students attend the Senior Symposium where Principal Decost introduces them to the new guidance counselor, Alana Maynor.

Distraught over an imperfect grade in AP Psych, Hilary suggests to Alana that Mr. Ridley's grading system is rigged.

Relationship tension mounts when Tyler finds out that Brianna met with Alana about future plans without him.

A former student seeking her transcript catches Alana off guard.

Mr. Ridley fraternizes with Principal Decost, and they shut down the prospect of Hilary dropping AP Psych.

Alana opens up to Smiley about her personal obstacle in an effort to get him to better connect with his peers.

When Mr. Ridley cancels a scheduled quiz to accommodate a trust exercise, Hilary refuses to participate.

Alana syncs up with Mr. Ridley, and Hilary does not appreciate Alana's apparent shift in position on the Ridley of it all.

Polly's displeased by Alana's unsolicited advice, let alone visit to the diner where she works.

Despite the growing rift between Liddy and Layla, Liddy couldn't be more jazzed about guitar club with Mr. Ridley.

Smiley forms the Alliance as a means to manage his creative energy, and Brianna appears confident in her choice to exclusively apply to State but asks Alana not to tell Tyler.

When sketchy info about Tyler's past surfaces, Decost urges Alana not to explore it further.

Tyler meets with Alana and discusses Brianna's future, meanwhile Brianna appears pleased with a new purchase.

Smiley orients the key players to the Alliance, Alana deals with family matters, and Layla shares a private word with Brianna.

Despite Alana's stern warning against using school archives for personal purposes, Hilary bruskly make an irreversible decision in the heat of the moment.

Hilary wakes up to delete the video she hastily posted, Tyler confides in Mr. Ridley about his relationship troubles, and Layla gets nostalgic for the happy days with Liddy.

Layla confronts Ozo about selling weed to Liddy; next she goes to Alana for advice on her relationship, though it's apparent that she can't seem to think beyond herself.

During cheerleading practice, Tyler goes to slip something into Brianna's bag but stops when he's very pleased with what he sees. On the bleachers, Ozo refuses to sell weed to Liddy.

Hilary believes Smiley when he says he'll take down her video.

Tyler and Brianna appear to make peace, Liddy and Layla quarrel explosively, and Hilary goes viral.

Hilary faces hatred among the student body after everyone's seen her vlog on the Alliance site.

When Alana urges Principal Decost to allow an investigation into Mr. Ridley, Decost consents but maintains that the district can't know a thing.

Smiley admits to relying on his phone for protection, and Hilary and Liddy stand off about Mr. Ridley as Smiley looks on.

Hilary's crushed by the feeling of responsibility she has for everything that's going on, and Alana establishes the plan for an investigation into Mr. Ridley.

When scandalous pictures of Miriam circulates amongst the student body, she couldn't be more indifferent.

Miriam tries to ignore the unwanted attention from her peers.

Still trying to suss out who's behind the pictures, Anna meets with Bridget who was close to Miriam in middle school.

Anna meets with app-developer Roger and attempts to steer the conversation towards the evocative photos of Miriam.

Linz, Miriam's cousin and social outsider, stops by Anna's office to express worry about her cousin with whom she isn't close.

With the situation officially escalated, Principal Walsh puts even more pressure on Anna to better contain it if she wants to keep her job.

When Chip doesn’t show for their meeting, Anna tracks him down and catches him mid-fight with Miriam. In Anna’s office, Chip gets vulnerable and reveals how he may have been involved in the scandal.

Bridget asks Anna to be the teacher advisor for the Female Endeavor Movement club that she plans to start. Anna confronts Bridget about a potentially damaging tweet.

Anna continues to grill Roger about his access to the office after hours. He insists his innocence and to help clear his name offers her information on how someone could have hacked the system to text everyone photos of Miriam.

Linz buddies up to Anna in her office, but unexpected word from Juilliard catches both Anna and Miriam off guard.

Provoked by the news from Juilliard, Miriam opens up to Anna about her real feelings regarding their town and her peers. Anna, however, is most concerned with the fact that Miriam told her dad about the pictures.

Bridget calls Anna out for sneaking into the boys' locker room and laughs off what Anna thinks is a new lead with regards to the photo scandal.

Chip tells Anna what really happened the night that Miriam posed for the pictures.

Anna grills Roger about his history with Miriam as well as the process of mass distribution via text message. When Anna inquires about a suspicious folder on his desktop, Roger storms out.

While Principal Walsh meets with Miriam's dad, Linz hangs in Anna's office and speculates who is to blame.

The hashtag #MiriamWorthless is trending on twitter and Bridget berates Miriam in the school parking lot. Anna shows Miriam the recording device that she found in her office, but Miriam is at her breaking point.

Principal Walsh and Anna turn to Chip's phone for evidence, but Anna learns a tough lesson about playing by the rules.

Miriam reaches out to Mr. Worth to check in on Miriam who's still absent from school. Anna questions Bridget about the microphone she found in her office, but Bridget plays a strong opponent.

Anna targets Roger upon reading that Mr. Worth pulled funding for his app, but Roger denies bugging the guidance office. Anna confronts Jim about being aloof, but the conversation doesn't end how Anna would've liked.

Anna vents to Linz about everything she's got on her plate, and Anna finally hears from Mr. Worth but it isn't the kind of call she was expecting.

Rumors about what happened to Miriam swirl around school while Roger, Bridget and Chip hash it out in the guidance office.

Anna confronts Bridget about continuing to torment Miriam on twitter, so Bridget reveals the history at the root of their troubled relationship.

Anna turns to Linz as she susses out the information at hand. Linz suggests the possibility that Miriam did all of this for attention.

Roger provides Anna with a list that may lead her to the person responsible.

Anna visits Miriam at home, but Miriam is hardly welcoming. She can't escape the unwanted attention resulting from the seemingly infinite reach of the photos.

Roger explains the significance of his working relationship with Miriam's father and suggests a way someone might have gotten the photos from Miriam and Chip.

Up against the possibility of serious charges, Chip fears for his future, and he's still distraught over his now broken relationship with Miriam.

Back from suspension, Bridget's given up on trying to make sense of the scandal, but Anna offers her good news with regards to the feminist club.

Anna realizes that the primary suspect was right under her nose the entire time.

Jim congratulates Anna on cracking the case and reasserts his interest in her. Miriam thanks Anna for everything.