Keeping their promise, MacLean and Saxe set up a visit with Tariq and Rashad Tate. After confronting Cane about framing Tariq, Monet decides to come up with the extra $250,000 for Maclean through CourseCorrect (i.e., without her husband’s help). She offers him $250,000 in exchange for any information on the case that could involve her family, and in response, Maclean demands double that amount. Monet sets out to make it right by visiting Davis MacLean. Thinking Monet and Cane set Tariq up together, he reprimands his wife by questioning her decision-making abilities. ![]() He’s well aware that if Tariq goes down for Ramirez’s murder, it can easily trace back to his family. Tariq’s arrest has everyone shook, including Lorenzo. In response, Carrie reassures them Tariq will go to prison for the rest of his life (she must not watch Power). The majority have decided he’s already guilty, and they question whether he can return to campus. During class, Tariq’s guilt or innocence becomes the topic of conversation. Lauren quickly realizes Carrie knew all along Tariq was the real target and lied to her. Despite once being a suspect in the same murder case herself, the professor tells Lauren that not only is her boyfriend a cold-blooded murderer, her wire is what helped to secure key evidence in the case, and Lauren will have to testify. Tariq tells Davis and Saxe to arrange a meeting with Tate.īack at Stansfield, Lauren confronts Carrie before class about Tariq’s arrest. Davis shuts Saxe down, telling Tariq the right appellate judge can help. Saxe believes Tariq belongs in jail and will never get it. Tariq tells Davis and Saxe he needs bail to take care of Yas. Meanwhile, Tariq appears in front of a judge, and attorney Sullivan makes a convincing case to prevent him from getting bail. Scoping the party scene, Monet spots Dru’s boyfriend, Everett, and forces him to leave after telling him he isn’t ready for her son (remember, Everett snitched on Dru). After being frisked for weapons, Zeke and his friends are permitted to join the festivities. Monet quickly reminds him that Zeke’s her nephew, and though Lorenzo has heard a lot about Zeke, he claims never to have met him. When Zeke arrives at Lorenzo’s welcome-home party with a few of his teammates, Lorenzo treats him like a stranger. Ever since Lorenzo picked Dru over Cane and requested to meet his connect, Cane has become resentful toward his father. To protect her individuality, Monet secretly builds an alliance with the son she once abandoned. He wants her to play her part as a kept wife, and she wants him to stop treating her like one of the kids and include her in all decisions. There continues to be a power struggle between Monet and her husband as well as between Monet and Diana throughout the episode. When Monet pushes back to inform her husband about their son’s “weakness,” Lorenzo reassures her he knows exactly who his son is. ![]() ![]() Lorenzo recognizes that Dru has the qualities necessary to survive in the streets - a cool head, decision-making abilities, and strength. He overlooks the fact that he also made many mistakes and often leads with emotion. The way he sees it, his work while his father was locked up shows he has more experience and heart than his younger brother. And Cane’s ego doesn’t allow him to understand why his father is playing Dru close instead of him. Monet doesn’t think Dru is ready or even built for the job her husband is asking of their son. His renewed vision for the family surprises both Monet and Cane. For Lorenzo, Diana belongs in a boardroom, not the streets. He intends to prepare Dru to be in the position to run the Tejada operation if something were to ever happen to him and allow Diana to enroll in school. As he strategizes how to insert himself into the drug game, Lorenzo chooses Dru over Cane to be his right-hand man and praises Diana for getting him out of jail. Rather quickly, they realize the roles they played and the power they acquired while Lorenzo was away are now in jeopardy. ![]() Everyone appears to be enjoying themselves except Monet and Cane. The Tejada family has been reunited, and to celebrate the real leader of the Tejada operation’s return, they host a welcome home party for Lorenzo. But reunions can also trigger feelings of resentment, anger, and tension - especially when a loved one returns home from jail. Reunions typically evoke feelings of excitement, nostalgia, and appreciation - especially when a loved one returns home from jail.
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