The Brownout

The Brownout is the first episode of American Vandal's second season, which was broadcast on September 14, 2018. This episode is the first episode of the shows second investigation and concerns the crimes of The Turd Burglar.

Summary
On November 6, 2017, at a Catholic high school named St. Bernardine in Bellevue, Washington, an incident occurred during the school lunch in which several students drank the lemonade offered, unaware that they were tainted with laxatives, causing them to defecate across the school grounds at costly expenses. An anonymous person, known as The Turd Burglar, claims responsibility for these crimes on social media.

Security and school officials accuse school outcast Kevin McClain of the crimes, based on a statement from Kevin's best friend Tanner Bassett, who was suspicious of Kevin prior to the incident. As a result, Kevin is expelled, forcing him to go into house arrest and leaving him awaiting criminal charges. Meanwhile, back at Oceanside, reeling off the success of American Vandal, Peter and Sam are contacted by Kevin's friend Chloe Lyman, who informs them of the ongoing case and asks for their help.

Peter and Sam accept Chloe's request and fly to Bellevue to investigate and exonerate Kevin, staying at Chloe's house during filming. They interview students afflicted by the laxatives and Kevin's grandmother, who counterargues the accusations against Kevin with him being one of those students afflicted.