She picks up her phone. “I know who killed James St. Patrick,” she says. “And he’s not in jail. He’s in a dorm room at Stansfield University.”
They find the stash house guarded by two low-level dealers. Cane wants to shoot them immediately. Tariq says no. But when one dealer pulls a knife, Tariq panics and shoots him in the leg. Cane executes the other. As the wounded man screams, Cane turns to Tariq and says, “Now finish it. Or you’re not a ghost. You’re a bitch.” power book ii: ghost s01e06 webrip
, feeling emasculated by Tariq’s rising status in the family, sabotages a drug shipment. He blames it on a rival crew, but Lorenzo Tejada (the imprisoned father who runs the family from jail via phone) sees through it. Lorenzo orders Monet to “handle Cane” and “keep the college boy close.” Tariq is now more trusted than the Tejadas’ own son. Plot C: Tasha’s Prison Gambit Tasha is visited by her lawyer, Davis Maclean (played by Method Man). Davis delivers bad news: the prosecution has a new witness— Officer Ramirez , the dirty cop who was working for Ghost. Ramirez is willing to testify that Tasha knew about the drug operation. Tasha realizes her only leverage is to give up something bigger. She picks up her phone
Monet smiles. It’s the smile of a chess player who just promoted a pawn. “And he’s not in jail
This episode is the penultimate chapter of the first season. Tensions are at an all-time high. Tariq St. Patrick is trapped between his family’s criminal legacy, his mother Tasha’s impending trial, and his dangerous partnership with the Tejada family. Opening: The Calm Before the Storm The episode opens with a haunting juxtaposition. Tariq sits in a church, bathed in stained glass light, praying. Simultaneously, his mother, Tasha, sits in a prison cell. The scene cuts between them—Tariq lighting a candle for his late father, James "Ghost" St. Patrick, and Tasha staring at the wall. The message is clear: the sins of the father have become the prison of the son and mother.
Tariq hesitates. The camera holds on his face—sweat, tears, rage. He raises the gun. Then he lowers it. He walks away, leaving Cane to kill the man. This is Tariq’s moral line: he will not execute a defenseless person. Cane respects him less for it, but the audience sees the ghost of James St. Patrick—who also hated executions—in Tariq. Back at the Tejada penthouse, Monet calls a family meeting. She announces that Tariq will now run the campus distribution network solo. Cane explodes. He accuses Tariq of being a cop or a snitch. Tariq, showing his father’s icy charisma, fires back: “I’m the only one here who hasn’t gone to jail. I’m the only one who got into Choate and Stansfield. You need my brain. You need my face. You don’t have to like me.”