After Councilman Rashad Tate (Larenz Tate) embarrasses ADA Jenny Sullivan during Tariq's trial, she tries to bring in Brayden to attest to Tariq's criminal activity. But Brayden quickly flips the script on her when he covers for Tariq, confessing that he's been the one dealing drugs at Stansfield University under Course Correct and the real subject of Jabari Reynolds's (Justin McManus) novel. The full immunity deal Brayden previously arranged gets him off the hook and Tariq's murder trial subsequently dismissed.
Now that Tariq's free, he attempts to part ways with the drug game once and for all so he can gain custody of his little sister, Yasmine (Paris Morgan), again. He tells his lawyer, Davis, that after he reunites with Yasmine, he'll no longer need his services. But Davis is quick to remind him that he will, in fact, need him in the future if Sullivan decides to come after him again with more criminal charges. Still, Tariq is determined to do things on his own terms, so he bets on Mecca's money to give him the out he needs. He teams up with Monet once again to secure the funds, agreeing to help her with her plot for Mecca. Part of Monet's plan involves Tariq helping Cane murder his own father — a subject Tariq knows all too well. While in his dorm room with Cane, Tariq warns him not to take the task lightly. "You'll never be the same again," he says.
Later in the episode, Tariq meets up with Daniel Warren (Geoffrey Owens) — the executor of the St. Patrick estate — and learns custody of Yasmine has been reversed back to him. But then Cooper Saxe shows up with some terrible news for Tariq: Lauren is dead. The news immediately sets off suspicions for Tariq, but he has nothing to go off of. Meanwhile, his mother, Tasha, is still in protective custody, but Tariq makes an executive decision to send Yasmine to live with her. Together, the two can have a normal, safe life without Tariq's interference — for now, at least. Tariq ends up sneaking a note to Tasha that reads, "Ma, I will do anything to get back to you and Yas. It will take time, I'll need money and power to do it, but I promise I will do whatever it takes."
Tariq later joins Cane to help execute the plan against Mecca and Lorenzo. But he finally reveals to Cane that the real target isn't his father and stops him from killing him just in time. With Mecca's bag in his possession, Tariq arrives at the former's apartment but finds that Monet has already killed him. Without Mecca's money for his exit from the drug game, Tariq and Monet find themselves back in business together. But trouble is just around the corner after Tariq is spotted on security footage at Mecca's apartment building around the time of his murder — by his old nemesis, Detective Blanca Rodriguez, nonetheless.
