In the season opener, the town of Riverdale is reeling from recent events, particularly the shooting of Fred Andrews and the accusations against FP Jones.
As tensions rise, a familiar face quietly returns to town: Lavender, a prodigy who graduated high school at seven and became a college graduate and police officer by thirteen. Now fifteen, Lavender is a wealthy pop star with a troubled past, returning under the guardianship of her godparents, Alice and FP, to avoid foster care.