Recovering from his wounds, Gamby returns to a dramatically changed North Jackson High.
Gamby fingers a suspect, with Dayshawn's help; Russell tests out a kindness strategy at school.
Gamby's search for his shooter leads him into a novelist's graduate-school class; Russell's ire is fuelled by an unflattering caricature.
A death in Russell's family forces Gamby to step up to the plate as North Jackson's acting principal.
Russell's birthday bash is marred by a revelation about his wife's college boyfriend.
A plot to sabotage a standardised test jeopardises Russell's job as Gamby is caught in the middle.
Gamby gets unexpected company on spring break; Amanda is illuminated during a writer's retreat.
Tensions between Gamby and Russell come to a head as prom night approaches.
The school year comes to a startling end.