The murder of a teenage girl – who is the daughter of a powerful federal judge – leads The Lightman Group to a highly competitive college-prep school where getting to the head of the class means everything. The team also investigates a NASA test pilot accused of intentionally crashing a $250 million aircraft.
While researching for a test on the actives Rusty uncovers a Kappa Tau mystery, Casey discovers information about Max's past girlfriend, and Michael, Calvin, Rebecca and Ashleigh all go to a gay bar.
The pledges at Kappa Tau are fed up with the harsh treatment from the actives and fight back, meanwhile Evan attempts to use Calvin's relationship with Michael to help a brother out of a failing grade.
Casey confronts her future while taking an LSAT prep course and eliciting help from Evan. Meanwhile, Rusty gets in over his head when he gets a fake i.d. and attempts to try on a new identity.
It's formal time at Cyprus Rhodes and Rusty gets a surprising date, while Rebecca and Cappie attempt to make up.
