The Winter Formal ends with a sex scandal that opens the door for Jessie to finally hook up with Jacob. But Jessie's life is complicated by the sudden appearance of her cousin, Maya, a runaway teen with a mysterious past.

After a drug-related shooting, Maya finds herself on the run again. At the dance team tryouts, it's "Jessie vs. Vanessa". The identity of the person who shot Vanessa's sex tape is revealed.