Power Book II: Ghost

Previously on Ghost

I'm a professor, and you're a student.

Any of this getting out would be explosive.

- I can't let you lie for Tariq. - Tameika, you're fired.

She is protecting someone, Tariq.

I think you might know who it is.

Tariq was selling coke with you?

Yeah. Tell Tariq he can suck my dick.

- You lied to me. - I don't trust your judgment

after you bringing a bitch like Riley around.

Don't forget this.

Marilyn notice if it's missing.

I know I would.

"A professor at Stansfield

is sleeping with a student."

Things were a little shaky

since D.C. Joe went missing.

Monet don't even need you anymore.

What are you talking about?

She's moving it over to Stansfield

with that little bitch, Tariq.

Look, man, it's either him or us,

unless you wanna do something to stop him.

Somebody died at Stansfield today.

School says it was someone

that just got drunk and drowned in the pool,

but I think Cane sent

one of them Guaps up there to kill Tariq.

Tariq killed them, and now GTG thinks

that we set them up.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. - Yo, Guap.

Here.

Nah. More.

I found something...

A direct line to taking Tariq down,

and it's a slam dunk.

If you hurt what's mine, I swear to God,

I will find a way to hurt what's yours.

Wasn't trying to kill you, Tariq.

Now, why should I believe you?

Because if I wanted you dead, you'd be dead.

From now on, I want half of everything.

Cane, now she's made up her mind.

You're not welcome here.

Shit. This ain't enough.

Tariq, talk to me.

A'ight, hypothetically speaking,

what would happen if I was late with this week's payment?

You know, my grandmother needs some money

for my little sister Yas.

I got a heart, kid.

I'll give you till next week

and cancel the expert witness I have for your mom.

What expert witness?

Nah, nah, my mom's case is way more important.

Look, I'll just find another way.

All right. Suit yourself, kid.

Why are you feeding Tariq some line

about an expert witness we never discussed?

He's saying he can't pay

because he needs money for his grandma,

which is total bullshit,

so I kept him on track.

Well...

Even if Tariq is lying about his grandmother,

instead of gaming him, let's find out

why he needs the money.

Long as I get mine

that's all that matters.

You know, I like waking up like this

with you.

Zeke

this was a one-time deal.

You know that, right?

I have too much to lose.

So do you.

Then why'd you let me post up like this?

Because I care about you.

Those bruises on your back...

Why won't you tell me? How did you get them?

I don't wanna talk about it.

Zeke

you have to tell me.

I can help, whatever it is.

I'm trusting you with my whole career.

You know you can trust me in return.

After the game, me and a few teammates

went to go celebrate at a club.

When we left, couple of dudes outside

recognized me from the old hood.

They said they wanted a picture,

but they jumped me instead.

Jesus, Zeke.

Did you call the cops?

You don't call the cops on these guys.

So you know who it was?

Zeke, tell me.

They're in a gang called GTG.

One of them pulled a gun on my knee.

He knew me. He knew I played ball.

He pulled the trigger. It misfired.

My God, Zeke

I could've lost everything

my whole future.

It's okay. Look.

You're all right.

Zeke, we have to go to the cops.

No.

No way.

Shit. It's my boss.

There's a meeting about the accident in the pool.

I'ma bounce.

No I.D. on the victim, but he's a male,

Hispanic, late teens, wearing school colors,

and we found this.

A tattoo?

It's a gang affiliation,

one by the name of Get That Guap.

You familiar with it, Miss...

- Professor Milgram. - Professor Carrie Milgram.

She's the former prosecutor

I mentioned, Detective Santana,

and while we appreciate the due diligence

at a time like this,

criminals don't attend our school.

I... I concur. We had a lot of visitors

on Parents' Weekend,

and especially at the Yale game in the Athletic Center.

No Stansfield faculty or students

could've killed that young man.

The fact is that a gang banger was murdered

by a killer skilled enough

to make it look like an accident,

so one or both knew someone here,

more than likely a student.

If it is a student, would they be a target

for retaliation?

Not if. When.

I need to draw connections fast,

so I'd like to talk to students

with similar background to the vic...

Similar backgrounds?

Code for minority students like you.

I see you cops learned absolutely nothing this summer.

Racial profiling is unsavory.

It's illegal.

My apologies, Professor Milgram.

Given your level of expertise, what would you do?

As a former prosecutor,

I know these students are wary of police.

God, I wonder why.

But given the chance to come forward anonymously

to someone they trust...

Someone like you?

If you can trust me to decide

what's relevant and what's confidential.

If anyone is connected to the victim...

We could protect the identities of our students

and ourselves against any lawsuits.

That's an excellent compromise.

Don't you think, Detective?

I can work with that.

Given the size of the student body,

would you have time, Professor Milgram?

- Well, I can make... - I can help, actually.

Dr. Jabari Reynolds, by the way.

I'm a minority adviser as well,

and I will gladly help Professor Milgram

figure out who, if any, of our students

might be involved in this tragedy.

I thought you left to make the collections.

I'm trying, Ma,

but you got me running around.

Maybe we should think about getting more help

than just Owl and his boys.

For what? I got you and D.

- Right, but without Cane... - Don't.

Never say that name ever again.

It's in the wind, like him.

Lock the door and come sit down.

I got class in an hour, so...

That wasn't a question.

Dru, get this boy his product.

Hold on. This ain't my normal order.

I know that.

You just said you had more product come in.

I will soon, but my supplier Rico's been asking

all types of questions about his man.

- That nigga that me and Dru... - Moved. Yeah.

So these are the bricks that we took off of his truck.

Exactly,

and the longer I have his product...

The bigger the problem is for us.

Facts.

Well, Stansfield is hot right now thanks to Cane...

We don't say that name anymore.

I'm just saying, I think we should wait

until all eyes are off of us.

Well, with Course Correct, ain't nobody looking, right?

That's what you said.