Tariq tries to resume his normal college life; Brayden provides Tariq an escape; Monet makes plans for the business to protect her children; Cane seeks out a new family to take the streets for himself.
Davis questions Tariq's client referrals; Cane finds Brayden eager to prove himself and gives him the chance to make some real money; Zeke needs everyone's help to assure his professional basketball future is protected.
Monet is struggling even more to have control over the family with the release of Lorenzo. Lorenzo is back at it again, while Tariq may be struggling to put together his defense.
Tariq finds himself on a quest for normalcy forever just out of reach; as he returns to school, Tariq searches for evidence to prove his innocence with the help of his loyal friends Davis and Saxe.
Davis advises Tariq on the best way to protect himself against Jenny and Saxe questions what lines Davis crossed in doing so; Carrie realizes her own actions have put her students in harm's way.
Tariq's fate lies in the hands of Tate; Monet's choices feel out of her control; she must rely on Mecca to help salvage the pieces of her family; Mecca plays his hand to put Monet right where he wants her.
Tariq refuses to give up on his loved ones and must help Monet save her own family. Monet finally seeing the whole board, must move quickly to protect her family from Mecca.