Vanessa searches for answers, Marques hopes for a fresh start, Nia has a surprise guest, and Laila realizes she may be in danger when her plans with Susie Q fall through.

Flashing back to the past, Kareem gets Marques a walk-on on the college basketball team, Laila faces an attack that changes her life, and Vanessa befriends Nia at a protest.

The Kings are called in for questioning, security footage of Vanessa and Kalinda's confrontation gets leaked to the press, and Laila searches for Susie Q.