Previously on Ghost...
Karma means
you cannot escape your sins.
They'll always catch up to you.
Dru!
Two of Zeke's professors
asked me about
what happened that night.
What'd you say about me?
I may have mentioned your name.
Dru, he's still f*cking
that n*gga that dropped him
and Zeke's name to the school.
Cane, he come around here,
asking for me?
- Anything like that?
- No, why?
You can protect Tariq
by getting more info
on Brayden and everything
he knows onto the wire.
I did what I had to do
to get through to him.
We'll absolutely reach out
to you and your mother.
Uh, no,
she doesn't need to know.
I go to open the safe,
and the f*ckin' money is gone.
My guys didn't
break into your safe!
Any of y'all
know anything about this?
So you really got Zeke off?
The cops have new evidence.
Tariq St. Patrick,
you're under arrest.
Looks like justice caught up
to you, young brother.
What is this?
I was supposed to give
it to you in the event
that you were arrested
for homicide.
I could set up your kids.
Not just Zeke.
You could choose
the life you want.
Mo, I'm home. I'm home, baby.
Salud.
Diana is harder
and more loyal than all of you.
She was the only one
able to bring me back.
Nobody
has a daughter like mine.
- Proud of you, bonita.
- Thank you, Papi.
- Love you, salud to you.
- I love you too.
Hey, Diana,
how'd you pull this off?
Me? Nah, it was...
it was all the lawyer.
How'd a little girl like you
pay for a lawyer?
I know how to hustle.
Ah... damn, 'Renzo,
you raised a boss.
What's good?
Whoa, whoa, guys,
hold up.
- Hold up.
- Lorenzo...
Back up, man.
Gentlemen.
It's a private party.
Y'all weren't invited.
You need to be somewhere else.
Auntie Monet said it was
cool if I bring my boys.
My bad.
Babe, you remember
my nephew, Zeke.
It's been a while
since you might've seen him.
Actually, no, babe,
I don't think we ever met.
Zeke, I hope you realise
how much my wife
has done for you, nephew.
Kino.
Oh, wow.
It's nothing personal.
Enjoy the party, right?
- Papi.
- What's up?
Lil Guap here wants to take
a picture with you for his IG.
You know your father was
all about the business, mijo.
Whoa, just my keys.
Start using your head, man.
f*ck a picture.
Build, build.
Yo, Dru, come here.
This my dawg right here.
Lorenzo knows me.
We had same barber
before his bid.
Oh, Carlito.
My son Dru right here.
The one I've been
telling you about, Kino.
He's ahead of his time
right here.
He'll be running the city
when I'm gone.
Still got a lot of time
before that, Papi.
You're early.
You rode with
'Renzo inside, right?
How come you ain't come see us
when you got out
couple of months back?
Got my own work out here.
My own peoples.
Come on, pour some sh*ts.
We're on the bag up
with Kino.
And where my cigars?
You know I can't stand
them stinking ass cigars.
You not smoking in here.
I smoke when I want
in my house.
And y'all
ran out of chicken.
Can you bring
another pan, please?
Ma, you need some help?
Nah, she got it, mamita.
It's all good.
So listen,
when we find our groove,
we start moving
product again, right...
we're gonna run sh*t
the same way we did up north.
Sixty percent for me,
forty percent for you.
We're not locked up
anymore, 'Renzo.
I'm doin' my own thing now.
Bullshit.
Who you running for, man?
Broad Street K*llers.
I heard the Feds
did a sweep of BSK.
Got almost everybody.
Now I'm in charge
until the big homie gets out.
The same BSK n*gg*s
I had to protect you from
in prison.
That's who you choose to roll
with when you're free?
I gotta run
my own thing, 'Renzo.
Looks like you already know
who you want riding shotgun.
I'll holler at you.
What's up with Papi?
Why's he playing Dru so close?
Cane, not now.
Dru, I left some bottles
of wine in the garage.
Can you grab 'em for me?
- I got you.
- Thank you.
Yo, man, your cousin Zeke
kept on starin' at me earlier,
and Dru looks like
he feels a way too, man.
That's why
I gotta holler at your pops.
I gotta let him know
that all that sh*t
that went down with you
is behind us now.
Relax, okay?
Lorenzo, don't give a f*ck
about Zeke or anybody else.
He only cares about
making his comeback.
We good.
You know who I am?
You're Zeke's aunt, right?
Don't play dumb, n*gga.
I'm Dru's mother.
I know who you are,
and you're not
ready for my son.
I don't know
where you're going with this.
Look, you and your big mouth
are not welcome in here.
Get the f*ck outta my house.
He ain't coming back.
Remember
when I used to go out,
get that bread,
you'd be in the crib
holding it down with the kids?
We come a long way
from those days.
These past ten years,
I kept the business
goin' out here alone.
That's why I'm gonna make sure
you'll never have to
put in that work again.
How?
By making our kids do my work?
I saw you playin' Dru
real close last night.
He's ready, Mo.
He just doesn't know it yet.
I wanna hand what we built
down to Dru.
You've been inside
for ten years.
How the hell
you know who Dru is?
I tell you what I do know.
Diana belongs in the classroom
and boardrooms,
not the f*cking block.
And I think Cane,
as long as the streets
respect him or fear him,
whatever,
he'll be happy
with his position.
Dru's the one.
He's the best of both.
He has a cool head.
He can build,
he makes the right decisions
and he can handle himself
in the streets.
Dru's got a weakness
you don't know about.
You better talk to him,
make sure he chooses
what's good for the family
rather than his heart.
I peeped him last night.
I saw him scopin'
one of them ball players
that came in with Zeke.
I know who he is.
Are they f*ckin' around?
You know everything.
Welcome home, Papi.
- Oh, wow.
- Yep.
And I put extra blueberries
in your waffles too.
Just the way I like it.
- I know.
- So only Papi get breakfast?
It's his welcome home
breakfast, Ma.
I didn't think
you were hungry.
Welcome home, Papi.
Brought your clothes out
the garage, Pops, but, um...
Yeah, but, uh, you can't rock
any of this sh*t.
Don't trip
'cause I got drip for you.
I'd rather do another bid
than throw on
any of them funny looking
outfits you be rockin'.
Ooh!
- Funny looking.
- Wow.
Funny looking.
I need to go to the Ave,
so you and your brother,
you're riding with me.
sh*t, I guess I'm down.
Yeah, I'm with it.
I never knew days like this
would ever come again...
reunited
with my beautiful wife,
my kids.
I'm gonna make some mofongo.
- Ooh!
- We're gonna have dinner
just like we used to
every Sunday before I went in.
Everything...
everything is gonna be
just the way it used to be.
I promise.
People versus
Tariq St. Patrick, Your Honour.
Charges are two counts
of m*rder in the first degree.
How does your client plead?
Not guilty, Your Honour.
Applications?
Your Honour, these are
two cold-blooded murders.
One victim is the defendant's
college professor
and one a New York City
police officer.
No amount of bail
would be appropriate.
Your Honour, these charges
are not only ridiculous,
but desperate.
They just had
another Black student
under suspicion
of these murders.
They can't figure out which
Black man they want to charge.
They can barely tie our client
to these killings.
"Barely"?
Mr. St. Patrick was engaged
in a criminal enterprise
on the Stansfield
University campus.
His professor, Jabari Reynolds,
discovered
his criminal activity.
What criminal activity?
And does she have
any proof of any of this?
Reynolds was k*lled
with a w*apon
belonging to
Detective Danilo Ramirez
who we found m*rder*d
by that same w*apon.
Your Honour,
the People have no evidence
our client even knew
Detective Ramirez.
We found Ramirez's NYPD shield
in the defendant's dorm room,
Your Honour.
Your Honour, I'm being
framed for this, all right?
- I don't know no Ramirez.
- Shut up.
Sit down.
Forgive our client, Your Honour.
Based on his criminal activity
we believe Mr. St. Patrick
has access to funds
and is a tremendous
flight risk.
He has extensive ties
to the community, Your Honour.
Such extensive ties
that literally no one
showed up for him today?
Your Honour,
we request remand.
Your Honour,
if I may interject...
I'm sorry, Mr. MacLean,
I don't have a choice.
The defendant
is remanded without bail.
He'll be held over
for motions in trial.
They like to make
examples out of cop K*llers.
So what happened to my sister?
I know they gave me custody,
but what's going on?
They put her back
in the system, Tariq.
Foster care.
Y'all gotta get me
the f*ck outta here ASAP.
Well, you heard the judge.
Getting you bail won't be easy.
I'm thinking illegal search
of your room,
get the badge thrown out.
I didn't even know
this Ramirez n*gga.
Somebody's framing me
for this sh*t.
If I were a judge,
I would never grant you bail.
Well, I didn't k*ll
the f*ckin' cop, right?
Okay, enough.
I'm just sayin'
what they're thinking.
Well, he is
right about one thing.
Any judge we approach will
be under tremendous pressure
to keep you inside
because of Ramirez.
However,
there are appellate judges
who can be persuaded
to make certain allowances
with the right influence.
Right, so get Rashad Tate
in here to speak to me
- and I'll take it from there.
- Done.
This is where I fell
after I got hit.
And I felt this, like...
This heat.
Yeah, burns, man.
Hurts physically,
but nobody ever tells you
how much getting sh*t
fucks with your head.
How you doin' now?
Oh, sh*t.
Welcome home, Papi.
Looks like the Jesus piece
I used to rock
- before I went up north.
- It is.
Had a jeweler give it
a little upgrade for you.
A real welcome home gift
would've been a proper
introduction to that connect.
Make that happen.
Me and Dru are ready
when he is.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll make that happen.
See what I can do.
Papi, I don't need
to meet the plug, all right?
As long as you and Ma are here,
I ain't gotta worry
about all that.
Anything can happen, Dru.
Same as the moment
you got sh*t.
I'm trying to give you
this game
so you can sustain
and put Diana and Cane
in position
so you can run this sh*t.
There's no time
for distractions, Dru,
especially for civilians
in this game.
I've been
asking around about Kino.
Word on the street is
he's over-working
all them BSK n*gg*s
and paying 'em scraps.
- We can recruit his men.
- Smart.
But when word gets out
that we're stealing his men,
it may start a w*r.
Kino sounds like a thr*at.
Maybe you need
to eliminate the thr*at.
Big move.
But I like where
your head is at.
So we need to make sure his
number two is on board with it.
Stay focused,
make every f*cking move count.
There's gonna be a lotta eyes
on you now, Dru.
You gotta make the right call.
And you can only trust
the right people.
Even outside the game?
There's no such thing.
Why you ain't tell me
your father was gettin' out?
Because Papi told me not to.
I guess he didn't wanna
get your hopes up.
Uh-huh.
He told you
to steal from me too?
Ma, I did what I had to do
to bring our family together.
What you should be doin'
is thankin' me
for bringing him home.
I k*lled a man
for that money, Diana.
And I ain't
tell you to do that.
You acting real f*ckin'
reckless around here.
You don't know who
you f*cking with, little girl.
I got your husband outta jail
and I'm f*ckin' wit' you?
You shut the f*ck up.
What, is there some reason
you don't want Papi home?
Get the outta my house
before I k*ll you in here.
How the f*ck I let this n*gga
Cane do this sh*t to me?
You gon' take
the weight for all that sh*t.
Ramirez, the professor...
all that sh*t's gonna be
on your f*ckin' ass.
Nah, n*gga, you lookin'
at this sh*t all wrong.
You think Cane is the problem.
Yeah, when I get out, I'm goin'
straight at that n*gga.
The damage is done.
You can't out-g*n him now.
Twelve gonna be on you.
Tch. I'll outsmart them
like I always do.
You sound funny sitting here
talkin' about outsmarting 12.
You so focused on
goin' to w*r with Cane,
that you don't see
the whole board.
That n*gga ain't
controlling the op.
Who else helped him
pull this off?
Cane is a sh**t,
but he ain't much of a thinker.
Who controllin'
the n*gga moves?
Someone had to
put this plan in his head
- and he's just executin'.
- Who telling him what to do?
Who was telling you what to do
before you sent that ass
to Arizona?
f*ck, you're right!
It's f*cking Monet.
She got this n*gga Cane
on a f*cking leash.
I got b*ll*ts for her.
No, matter of fact,
I got b*ll*ts for the whole
Tejada family when I get out.
don't even
have proof it was them.
Anybody could've crossed you.
You know, sometimes it's
the ones you love the most.
Lauren.
Why did the police
arrest Tariq?
Lauren,
I'm sorry, you're upset.
But you have to accept
that your boyfriend
is a cold-blooded m*rder*r.
How do you know
that he's guilty?
Did the police use something
from this wire that I wore?
Are they gonna make me
testify against him?
Because I can't do that.
Tariq is gonna hate me.
Some key pieces
were captured on the wire.
They will call you in
because you're a very important
part of the investigation,
but you're not the only
evidence against him.
So you knew this whole time
that Tariq was the target.
You lied to me?
We can't do this here.
Hey, Lauren.
All right.
Afternoon, good people.
Is freedom an illusion?
Um, are y'all
for real right now?
I can't just sit back
and debate this
like this is any other day.
You know who's not free?
Tariq.
Right? Can you believe
that he sh*t
Professor Reynolds and a cop?
Allegedly.
f*ck outta here
with that "allegedly."
They f*ckin' perp walked him
across campus,
and we're just supposed
to go on like sh*t is normal?
What happened was a tragedy.
Two beautiful minds
have gone to waste.
Professor Reynolds
will be missed,
and Tariq will go to prison
for the rest of his life.
Now, I think we should move on
and discuss the reading.
You know, hearing of this...
...broke my spirit.
Not only did I lose
a fellow brother in blue,
but it's potentially
at the hands of my own student.
If Tariq is guilty,
he let us all down.
Do you think he could
have a chance at bail?
Like, could he come back
on campus?
In class?
Innocent until proven guilty.
What country you livin' in?
He's been charged
with a double homicide.
One of the victims
was a police officer.
He can't get bail.
It's not possible.
For the right price, anything's
possible, Professor Milgram.
And may I remind you,
the young brother
hasn't been convicted yet.
Yet.
What about us?
We're supposed to stop
because he's home?
I think you should tell him
you're moving on,
and so should he.
Look, I don't know what to do.
Just gimme some time
to figure this sh*t out.
I got three kids
by the man, Dante.
And you have one by me
who deserves the truth.
I want to meet my son.
You could still meet Zeke.
Our plans don't
have to change there.
I'll set it up, but we have
to move a certain way.
And what kinda way
would that be... huh, Monet?
I don't sneak around
for anyone.
I respect you
too much to do that.
sh*t.
Hold on, babe.
I'm getting on the elevator.
Look, I'll hit you later
with the details
- for the Zeke meeting, okay?
- Cool.
- Can you hear me?
- I was trying to tell you,
your boy, Tariq,
he got locked up
for double homicide.
They put Ramirez's body on him.
How did you and Cane
swing that?
That wasn't very smart, Mo.
How long do you think
it's gonna take the cops
to connect Tariq
back to you? Hm?
f*ck!
After seeing my nephew
Zeke targeted,
then they grabbed Tariq?
sh*t seems like
a witch hunt to me.
Do you think Tariq
really did it?
It's a witch hunt.
What do they got on him?
I'm not sure I should discuss
my client's case with you.
However, that dead cop's badge
was discovered
in his dorm room.
Any idea how that happened?
No.
Here's 250 bands.
What exactly
do you want from me?
If anything
happens in Tariq's case
that leads to my family,
I want you to tell me.
Double it and it's a deal.
But I need you to understand
that the info I share with you
will be limited
to what you need to know
when you need to know it.
I won't share anything with you
if I think it'll hurt Tariq.
n*gga, for 500,000,
I don't give a f*ck
who it hurts,
and you better not either.
Call me.
Why the f*ck did you plant
Ramirez's badge
in Tariq's dorm?
Ma, you said let the chips
fall where they fall.
The badge fell
in his room, okay?
f*ck Tariq.
Zeke's good now... I thought
that's what you wanted.
One thing about you, Cane.
You always know
how to make sh*t worse.
They got Tariq.
He could rat on you.
If he doesn't,
whatever they got on him
can lead to you.
I made a deal
with Davis MacLean
to get us some
inside information.
I gave him 250 bands,
but he wants double.
Double?
f*cking greedy bastard.
To make that,
we need CourseCorrect online.
But Tariq's behind bars,
thanks to you.
We can use the white boy
Brayden.
He can run the store.
The same white boy
you kidnapped.
I mean, if it wasn't for him,
we wouldn't have raised
all that money
we needed for Zeke's lawyer
when we needed it.
Listen,
Brayden hit lick with me.
He did what I said
when I said it.
I can play that
little n*gga like cards.
You lost your mind.
Ma, think about it.
He's Tariq's day one
since CourseCorrect.
He knows this sh*t,
he loves it.
I'm telling you.
Let me check him out
for myself.
Cool, I'll set it up.
And this stays between us.
- Mm-hmm.
- Papi and them cannot know
we're keepin'
the Stansfield business going.
He'll either want it
shut down, changed,
or run it himself.
Mm-hmm, yeah.
Or put Dru
in position to run it.
Exactly.
We need to keep
our independence.
We gotta learn how to stick
and move together.
- Right?
- Right.
How'd your father get out?
Technicality.
Prosecution team was dirty.
I know you like to be
invisible and sh*t,
but Pops, he wanna link.
He wanna talk business.
Now I see why
you're stressing out.
You think that, uh,
me dealing with your pops
is gonna end
our business together.
He was inside.
I found you.
Dru ain't done sh*t.
Now he wants to
cut me out the middle?
He does that,
he no longer needs me.
Now, why the f*ck would
I play myself like that?
Look who's finally
learnin' from me.
I like how you're thinking.
Look,
my relationship is with you,
not your father.
Far as I'm concerned,
we never have to meet.
You know, the funny thing is
I knew your goofy ass'd
end up here one day.
I really wouldn't be surprised
if your crooked ass
end up in here too.
I still haven't received
any dirt on Sweeney yet.
So what the hell
we need to talk about, huh?
Listen, you can sit there
and watch me rot
in this m*therf*cker
and not get your Sweeney dirt
or you can help me get bail.
When I get out,
my priority will be
getting you what you need.
n*gga, I've been waiting
for that the whole time.
What the f*ck you think
I'm doin' at that school, huh?
- You never delivered.
- Listen.
I went on a family trip
with the Westons.
Sweeney was there.
He brought up his old
college frat glory bullshit.
Saw his secret photo album,
a whole lotta weird,
inappropriate sh*t
that'd get an elected official
in the headlines
for all the wrong reasons.
I know exactly where it is.
So you help me
get up outta here,
and I help you
get your hands on that.
Simple.
A'ight.
I'll set something up.
But listen here,
if you get out and underserve
after making
this huge ass promise,
I promise I will make your life
a living f*ckin' hell,
you cop k*ller.
We're not working
with Tariq anymore.
He got locked up
for double homicide.
And we're not trapping
at Stansfield either.
We can make plenty of money
right here in Queens.
I'll begin recruiting
some workers.
Each one of you
will get your own crew,
except you, Diana.
I got other plans for you.
And once we find
the steady groove,
you can fall back
forever, babe.
Cane...
you hear from the plug yet?
I'll let you know
when he's ready.
I'm waiting.
Look, now that you're home,
you will not just be
ordering me around
like I'm one of the kids.
When I went to prison,
I never stopped
being head
of the household, Mo.
When you were inside,
we would discuss
and strategise together first.
Right, when I was inside.
I'm home now.
You don't have
to worry about that.
I'm the one that taught
you the game, remember?
Enjoy your retirement.
Go shopping.
Hit the Ave, enjoy yourself,
get yourself something nice.
Prosecution recommends
no bail... that seems unfair
and harsh, Ms. Sullivan.
A detective's badge was found
in the defendant's dorm,
which is a shared room.
There is no forensic evidence?
None at all tying our client
to either m*rder, Your Honour.
Another young Black man
in my courtroom
experiencing the vicious cycle
of this r*cist system.
But I am a BIPOC ally.
So the cycle can stop with me.
Mr. St. Patrick,
do you work as well
as go to school?
How is that relevant,
Your Honour?
Ms. Sullivan,
I wasn't addressing you.
Go ahead, young man.
Yes, Your Honour.
I tutor students at my school.
Good.
What I'm going to do
is release Mr. St. Patrick
on a 10% bail bond.
You'll still be required
to wear an ankle monitor.
Bail is set at $1 million.
It's amazing...
I couldn't even see
your hand up his ass
from there.
I have never seen Judge Lucas
conduct himself that way.
Judge Lucas and I go way back.
I'll leave it at that.
What do you get out of this?
And save
the "good brother" speech.
Be real with us.
I just wanted to see
the young brother Tariq
get a fair fight.
Is that so bad?
I mean, we all deserve that.
Okay, okay,
so that's complete bullshit.
Like, level with me, Tate,
what does the kid have on you?
Okay.
Whatever it is,
it doesn't concern us.
- What does he have?
- No, no, no.
Make sure you don't
involve yourself
in any criminal behavior.
They give an ankle monitor
in hopes
of catching you
breaking the law.
Yeah, they'll know
where you are at all times
with that GPS tether.
You can come and go
to my office as you please.
You can't leave Manhattan
without permission.
You have to stay on campus
or at this off campus residence
you filed in your paperwork.
Whose apartment is that?
It's a friend's
brother's place.
I rented it out
to gain custody of Yas.
Oh, why...
why didn't you think of her
before you k*lled a cop?
- Why did you do it?
- How many f*cking times
I gotta tell you
that I didn't do it?
Saxe, enough!
Tariq, you can go now.
Right, so I'm...
I'm free until trial, right?
Well, not quite free.
Be careful.
The NYPD will have
a target on your head.
Trust no one.
I mean, the only person
I can trust is gone.
Did you... did you ever
get in contact with my mum?
I haven't.
And apparently
her location has changed.
So the Feds aren't
releasing any info
until her new location
is secure.
Just let me know once
you reach her, all right?
I just...
I really need to talk to her.
What the f*ck
is wrong with you?
Yeah, you!
First of all, you never
ask a client if they did it.
Let alone attempt to lead them
into a confession?
Once you know the truth,
you can never put
the client on the stand
to support
an alternative theory.
It's the truth
that ties our f*cking hands.
It doesn't free sh*t.
Come on. Wake up, Davis.
I will bet my law license
and my right nut
that someone else will die
now that
he's back on the streets.
Have you forgotten?
This isn't his first homicide.
We get paid to work for Tariq,
not against him.
What's the update on Tasha?
I found her location.
She's in New Mexico.
Turns out she's been requesting
to speak with Tariq.
I think that's a bad idea.
Well, for once, I agree.
She tells him to run,
we'll miss out on money.
No, his talk
with Tasha can wait.
Saxe...
I want your word
that you will
never again ask Tariq
for a confession.
Cooper,
I need it now.
You have my word.
'Riq, how'd you get out?
Dude, are you good?
In case this sh*t is bugged.
No, I already checked.
Yo, B, keep it a buck with me.
Did you help Cane
set me up, bro?
'Cause I know for a fact
he bodied Detective Ramirez
and he had access to here
and that f*ckin' badge.
So tell me the truth.
I didn't know
anything I was doing
could've possibly
been related to you.
The f*ck were you doing?
Cane came by here
looking for you.
He wanted to make money moves,
and... at the time,
it seemed like a good idea.
You needed money
for your sister.
So I went with him.
I mean, the sh*t
started off fun.
We got in a car chase,
we got sh*t at, we hit a lick.
But then sh*t got weird.
Cane had me help him
move a dead body.
Are you f*ckin'
kidding me, bro?
I didn't know
if it was the cop Ramirez.
I wasn't able to tell.
But when he dropped me off,
I mean, he definitely
came up to the room.
I was sick.
He could've
planted the badge then.
I f*cked up, 'Riq.
Bro, I told you to call me
if you see Cane.
You were too f*cking dumb
to realise that
he was finessing you,
and now I'm the one
payin' for that sh*t, bro...
- Two murders!
- Okay, I'm sorry,
but you can't put
all the blame on me.
If I knew what was going on,
I would've been able
to protect you,
but you never f*cking
tell me anything.
I always told you what
you needed to know, always.
I mean, what the f*ck you even
do this sh*t for, B?
People out here
dying and going to jail
because they literally
have no other option.
You playing this sh*t
like a game, bro.
Go tell your dad
to get you a f*ckin' job
and quit before
you get someone hurt.
You're really gonna
stand there and act
like your dad wasn't rich
and well connected too?
I chose this life
just like you, okay?
I'm tired of you putting
your f*cking problems
on everyone else.
I admitted
that I f*cked up, okay?
My bad.
But you said Cane
did some foul sh*t.
What the f*ck did you do?
Oh, don't worry about me.
A'ight, and don't worry about
f*cking CourseCorrect no more
'cause you're not on that sh*t.
I built that sh*t
with you, Tariq.
And you put it at risk
when you let me get set up.
Get the f*ck outta my face.
Tariq!
Quit asking me
about Ramirez.
Okay, well, at least keep it
a buck with me about Tariq.
Was he in in on
the Ramirez k*ll or not?
Shut the f*ck up, Peter Pan,
and focus on
impressing Monet, okay?
Make sure she knows
that we do not need Tariq
to keep CourseCorrect running.
Okay, Dad.
You know why you here?
You need someone at Stansfield.
I can get anybody for that.
What makes you special?
Well, I built this system
with Tariq.
And even though
he's out on bail,
I figured I'd repurpose
my white privilege, feel me?
I can ride with
a dead body in the trunk
with the music up
and it won't matter 'cause
the cops ain't checking for me.
That ain't enough.
White privilege can
save your ass from the law,
but it can't save you
from the streets.
Nah, I can handle myself
in the streets.
Cane's seen it. My whole life,
my family always
thought I was a f*ck-up.
They still do.
But I love this sh*t.
I mean, I'm finally
good at something that
my parents have nothing
to f*cking do with.
You gotta
let me do this, Monet.
You need to go the f*ck home.
You not ready.
One more thing.
Did you help Cane
raise that cop's body
and did you plant that badge
in Tariq's dorm?
I don't know why
Cane tricked me into it but...
I guess we're all
in a worse situation now.
I saw your face when he said
Tariq was out of jail.
You don't have the power
over him you think you do.
I'll make sure
he keeps his mouth shut.
Nah, just leave him alone.
Let's focus on making
this money to pay Davis now.
All right, what's the plan?
Hey. I didn't think
you would ever get out.
Yeah, well, you would've known
had you came to the courthouse.
Why ain't you show up?
Um, I... I honestly
didn't know what to do.
Lauren, you know me.
You really think
I k*lled that cop?
I don't know
what to think, Tariq.
The whole school was talking.
Okay, so then let
the school talk.
They don't know me, you do.
Professor Milgram
said the evidence
they have against you
is enough to convict.
Listen, Professor Milgram's
only running her mouth
because
she's f*cking Zeke, okay?
He got accused
for the same exact crime.
So obviously
she'll say whatever
to make him look better, right?
She's sleeping with Zeke?
I had no idea.
Look, let's just...
let's go to your room
and talk about this.
Okay, I see how it is.
Tariq,
I really care about you.
I'm just confused.
What is there to be
confused about, Lauren?
I'm on trial
for my life right now.
I might lose my sister forever,
and I can't even
speak to my mother.
You're literally all I have.
Either you with me
or you against me.
All right.
Guess the people you love
don't always
love you back, right?
Tariq, wait, can we just...
can we really talk about this?
Look, we're done talking,
all right?
And I'm done with you.
Tariq, wait!
Look, I'm gonna drop
your brother's key off
after I grab my sh*t, okay?
You lied and said
Brayden was the target.
Well, Brayden was the target
until the investigation
pivoted.
When did you learn
that Tariq was a suspect
in the investigation?
I didn't know he was an option
until I helped you
off those drug charges.
Let's be clear.
You never helped me.
You forced me
to wear that wire.
No one put a g*n to your head.
You didn't want Mummy
and Daddy to find out
that you got caught
with dr*gs in your room.
You made your choices.
And you didn't
warn me about that why?
Oh, 'cause you were too busy
f*cking Zeke?
Zeke.
You're f*cking him.
Don't play with me, okay?
You got over once.
Trust me, there's not
gonna be a second time.
Zeke and I
are none of your business.
Well, y'all about to be
everyone's business,
Professor Milgram.
Let's have a conversation
when you're able to control
your emotions, Lauren.
I'm under control.
What you doing here?
I just wanna come show you
some love during these times.
- Appreciate you.
- Yeah.
And if you need any money
or anything, I got you.
Well, right now,
I gotta pay my lawyer
$2 million,
I lost the rights
to visit my sister,
'cause of all this bullshit
that's going on.
I mean, I don't really need
your cash
but a new connect
could definitely help.
You got one?
Uh, I'm sorry,
is your room bugged?
I mean, you think
I would be asking you
questions like this
if I ain't check already?
Your connect got better sh*t
than my old guy
and he stopped answering
his phone a while back.
So I don't know.
What happened to yours?
f*cking Monet and her son came.
They're trying to frame me
for this cop k*ll.
And I know for a fact
this n*gga Cane
pulled that trigger.
But when they put this...
this plan in action
to get rid of me,
they even fooled
Brayden's stupid ass
into planting the badge in here
after I told him
to stay the f*ck away
from Cane.
Did he know why he needed
to stay away from Cane?
Doesn't matter.
And I'm not f*cking
with none of them.
Brayden, Monet, they need me.
I made this
CourseCorrect sh*t pop.
So without me,
that sh*t is dead.
They're gonna starve.
What about the professor?
Was that you?
You don't gotta tell me.
It's understood.
Don't gotta be said.
I mean, it was
him or me, Effie.
- I had no choice.
- You did what you had to do.
I pray that Yasmine
feels the same way.
Damn, she probably
hates me right now.
And she may think
you're monster right now
but when she's older,
she'll understand.
But you gotta focus on
getting this money
so you can get her back.
I mean, I won't be able
to make as much now
that I don't got a team.
You gotta keep
Brayden on your side.
I mean, he wasn't
intentionally disloyal,
but, like,
he was stupidly disloyal.
You know, I feel like
that's ten times worse.
Without Monet,
you can't make two mil.
And she needs you
to move her product.
Be real with yourself, 'Riq.
Why are you and Brayden
really beefing?
Were you honest with him
about Cane?
Look, I...
I don't wanna talk
about that sh*t right now.
I'm glad that you here.
You know, you really
the only one that held it down.
Wait, remember when Cane
wanted to be a rapper?
Ooh, how can we forget?
Making beats
at the kitchen table.
Freestyling,
driving Mami crazy.
You always found a way to get
under your mother's skin, man.
Some things never change.
I still remember after dinner,
you would
hit a b*at on the table
when we were
supposed to be cleaning
and me and Di
would get up and dance.
And Ma would come up in there
ready to whoop our ass.
Ma, on a good day,
you'd join us,
on a bad day,
you'd run us out the kitchen.
Mm.
Ooh.
Uh-oh.
Ah, here we go.
Hold up, hold up.
Let me get... hold up, hold up,
hold up, right here.
What?
Hey, hey, hey.
Oh!
Hey, hey, hey.
Oh!
I'm trying to do this, though.
Is that right?
I'm gonna go
get some cheesecake.
That's perfect.
Hurry back though.
I will.
Love you.
- Cheesecake.
- Yes, yes.
Let's do it.
We can't continue to do this.
You said
we didn't have to stop.
Look, he's my husband
and the father of my kids.
I sacrificed too much
to keep my family together.
I can't give up on them now.
I owe them that.
You don't owe Lorenzo
anything.
He had his chance,
and that jailbird blew it.
Now, I have a son with you too.
Nae-Nae,
give our family a chance.
Don't you owe that to Zeke?
Look, I think it would be
best for everyone
if this is the last time
we see each other.
Okay.
What about my son?
I still need to meet him.
Can't allow that to happen.
It'd be too disruptive
to his ball career.
His f*cking ball career.
What about
his f*cking life, hm?
If you don't tell him,
I promise you, I will.
You stay away from Zeke
and you stay away from me.
It's over.
What's up, mamita?
Everything all right?
Yeah.
I mean, seeing everybody smile
confirms I did the right thing.
Mm-hmm.
But I don't know.
How come Ma seems like
she don't feel that way?
Nah, you buggin'.
That's not true.
So Mami and I decided
to pay your tuition
for St. John's University.
What? I thought
you'd be happy about that.
I mean, I'm happy you finally
let me go to school
but St. John's, Papi?
That's in Queens.
I wanted to go
to Stansfield with Zeke.
Mami thought that was
the best choice for you.
It's a good school.
Nah.
Monet knows exactly
what she's doing.
She's mad because she gave up
on you, but I never did.
She never gave up.
She's just burnt-out on these
last ten years, that's all.
Well, if she never gave up,
why does she have a exit plan
that doesn't include you?
What plan?
After I got sh*t,
Ma felt we needed
a safer hustle.
So the plan was
once Zeke was drafted,
we would follow him out of town
to wherever
he got drafted to and...
quit the drug game
to work for him.
Can we talk about this later?
I just gotta go out.
I've been feeding myself
since I was 13 years old.
You think I'm gonna take orders
from your f*cking cousin?
Yeah, that's the thing.
Nobody knew you were
gonna come home.
You weren't part of the plan.
Monet wanted a fresh start.
I'm the fresh start.
Your mum doesn't
f*cking get it yet.
Once this family starts
moving on one accord,
everything is gonna be perfect.
Okay, but all I know is
if you want this family
to move on one accord,
then you and Ma
need to get on one page.
You're absolutely right.
And I'm taking your advice.
We're making a move on Kino.
And I need you
to tail him tonight.
All right.
Let me know how that goes.
And I also wanna apologise
for questioning your loyalty.
I know you're with the sh*t.
Hold up, 'Riq.
Got something to tell ya.
I went on a meeting earlier
with Monet and Cane.
He pitched me
as your replacement,
but Monet shut that sh*t down.
Hm, so they
are working together.
Yeah.
It was just them two though.
I mean,
I didn't see Dru or Diana.
After spending time with them,
I mean,
I still don't have my head
wrapped around
this whole m*rder case,
but Ramirez I'm pretty clear
you had nothing to do with.
A'ight, remember
the kid that d*ed in the pool?
Yeah.
Cane sent that kid
up here to k*ll me.
Someone named 2-Bit
that used to run with my uncle
k*lled the GTG kid.
I thought you said
Cane did that.
I lied.
Hey, but it was
only to protect you.
I was being extorted
by 2-Bit at the time.
He would've came
and violated your ass too.
But he hasn't hit my phone
in a minute so...
we should be clear.
Cane is the op, a'ight?
He's the reason
for all of this sh*t.
What about Professor Reynolds?
Professor Reynolds
wasn't supposed to die.
He started doing too much.
Once the kid d*ed in the pool,
he wanted to help the cops
with the investigation.
And he wanted
to write a book about my life.
I mean, he... he offered to pay,
so I met up with him.
Cane followed me,
and he overheard him ask
if Dru k*lled the GTG kid.
So he came out of nowhere
and blasted Reynolds.
And put the g*n on me.
Same exact g*n
he used to k*ll Ramirez.
I told him I'd finish Reynolds
and help him with everything
if he didn't k*ll me.
He put the g*n in my hand.
So yeah,
you know everything now.
It's your choice whatever
you wanna do with that.
You know I always got you, bro,
no matter what.
Yeah, but this sh*t
ain't over, bro.
We gotta protect ourselves.
I need you
to get closer to Cane
so that n*gga don't
catch us off guard again.
I can do that.
Also, um, you think
you could get your hands
on your father's photo album
from college?
Something in there might be
able to help me with my case.
Y'all are all I got.
So with that being said,
Effie will be handling
transportation and reups.
Yeah, Monet probably
had enough of me.
Effie's the perfect solution.
I usually am.
Right.
And you, I just need you
to cover meetings with Bash,
and handle the tutors
and CourseCorrect.
We need to shut down
the Stansfield operation
till this whole
little m*rder frenzy
y'all got going on dies down.
Facts.
That is true.
Bet.
All right, I'm out.
- Be safe, bro.
- Yeah.
Later, Bonnie and Clyde.
What's up with you, man?
Why'd you go so hard
for me not to bring Dru?
And where the f*ck
is the connect?
As far as you're concerned,
I am the connect.
Because when sh*t goes bad
with this connect, and it will,
bring that same f*cking energy.
Didn't have to be this way.
You chose Dru over me
and you lied to me, okay?
You said I needed
to learn the business
so I can take over.
You're not f*cking ready.
You're not ready.
What, you back home
and you don't have sh*t.
You're living off my mother.
So what...
who we talkin' about, man?
You're my son
and I still love you.
But this proves right here
why Dru is the right choice.
You never think things through.
And you can't play
your own role, Cane.
I see you kept the family going
and I respect that.
I know you have
a purpose, Cane.
Okay, so it should
be me by your side.
Not Dru, okay?
You and I both know
he's not built for this sh*t.
You wanna be at my side,
then why you keep
blocking this connect
from me, man?
What the f*ck
do I look like to you, man?
Make up your mind, Cane.
Are you trying to be my boss
or are you my son?
Tariq's on the phone.
Who's your friend, Tariq?
That's Effie.
We got some sh*t
to straighten up
before we move forward.
How am I supposed to trust you?
Got me locked up when I
told you the truth about Cane.
Tariq, I know how this looks.
But I need you to know
I had no part in this.
You and me both know
who it is.
He's f*cked up,
but he's still my kid.
You snitch, I sh**t.
You sh**t, I slaughter.
Yeah, I won't say sh*t
about Cane but...
you just make sure
you keep him in check.
I'll keep an eye on him.
You have my word.
So we have a new way
to do business?
Right now, they got me
on this f*cking LoJack,
I can't even leave Manhattan.
But anything you need
to get from me,
you can get it from Effie.
You sure she'll
be able to keep up with me?
Yeah, of course,
she can handle herself.
- You know who I am?
- Yeah, I heard a lot about you.
So Tariq pillow talks.
Anybody I conduct business with
I make it my priority
to know about 'em.
Tariq must really think
he can trust you.
You must be laying it on him.
That ain't gonna
earn you sh*t over here.
Look, we can make
real money together
or we can make
less money apart.
Keep that burner.
My number's in it.
Just hit me
when you wanna work.
Watch your phone.
No, you don't understand,
I never agreed to testify.
I can't take the stand.
Sweetie,
you signed the paperwork.
It's a part of your deal.
But that bitch Carrie Milgram
tricked me into this, okay?
I... I swear I had
no idea I was involved.
Life lesson...
never sign anything
without reading it.
Good night.
What are you doing here?
Um, came to see you.
Let's...
let's meet another night.
I just have a ton
of work to tackle.
Any other night
I would drag you outta here
but, um, I have some work
to catch up on too.
I don't know, I need to watch
a few more YouTube tutorials
before I try and take that off.
sh*t is f*cking annoying, man.
When's Monet gonna call?
I don't know, we gotta wait.
Um...
how close am I gonna be
working with Cane?
Ay, you don't got
nothing to worry about.
- You'll be fine.
- I can handle myself.
I feel like as long as
he's around, you won't be safe.
I already know what I gotta do.
It's just...
I don't wanna take that route.
You know, if I k*ll Cane now,
I'll still lose anyway.
Can I show you something?
What the f*ck is that?
It's a letter my dad left for
me in case I ended up in jail.
I got it my first night in.
He knew me better
than I knew myself.
Maybe he didn't
know you at all.
Your story's not over, 'Riq.
It's just beginning.
I'll hit you
when Monet calls me.
Effie, thank you.
For everything.
Of course.
I knew you'd
end up here, little n*gga.
Right where you belong.
02x06 - What's Free?
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Series is both a sequel and spin-off to Power that follows Tariq as he tries to escape his father's legacy and the pressure to save his family.
Series is both a sequel and spin-off to Power that follows Tariq as he tries to escape his father's legacy and the pressure to save his family.