The school year comes to a startling end.

Tensions between Gamby and Russell come to a head as prom night approaches.

Gamby gets unexpected company on spring break; Amanda is illuminated during a writer’s retreat.

A plot to sabotage a standardized test jeopardizes Russell’s job as Gamby is caught in the middle.

Russell’s birthday bash is marred by a revelation about his wife’s college boyfriend.

A death in Russell’s family forces Gamby to step up to the plate as North Jackson’s acting principal.

Gamby’s search for his shooter leads him into a novelist’s graduate-school class. Russell’s ire is fueled by an unflattering caricature.

Gamby fingers a suspect, with Dayshawn’s help. Russell tests out a kindness strategy at school.

Recovering from his wounds, Gamby returns to a dramatically changed North Jackson High.