When a 12-year-old boy is killed during a drug raid, Debra calls all involved onto the carpet to explain the shooting. Lowe accuses Jessie of over-aggressiveness, leading to the accidental shooting. Debra discounts Jessie’s account citing her history of over-aggressiveness. She implores Jessie to walk the line, stating that it comes down to us against them.
Investigating the raid Alison confronts Yuri who has taken on the boy's case. Each question the other’s interest and motivation in the case. Alison offers herself as a media liaison in exchange for exclusive information but Yuri refuses. Alison digs into the drug raids and finds parallels with the Winecroft Corporation’s interests. Jessie meets with her long-time partner Trent – who is recovering from separate incident in which Jessie's over-aggressiveness is questioned. Trent brings to light the success of each raid, suggesting a possible political link to Debra and her crime-fighting agenda. Jessie throws fuel on her own fire when she assaults Lowe for throwing her under the bus for the boy's shooting and poisoning the waters about her ability within the department.
As Alison continues to investigate the drug raids, her past puts Bonnie in the cross-hairs with the Triad who is also keeping a close eye on the raids. Yuri verifies disturbing evidence Alison uncovered that links her Aunt Margaret and the Winecroft Corporation. Yuri warns Aunt Margaret that her interference in "Company" matters places her in danger.
As the next drug raid unfolds, Jessie defies orders to stay away, but in doing so, she serendipitously saves Alison from Meade when she shoots him after he takes Alison hostage. Alison's cellphone video of Meade planting evidence jeopardizes all the raids. Debra confronts Alison about what she saw during the raid and how her video will place a lot of people in danger including herself.
Yuri is able to stop Winecroft's redevelopment approval with the help of Debra's info she had subversively supplied. But, the case unveils a deeper corporate conspiracy. When push comes to shove, will the collaborative pretense the share challenge their personal and professional agendas.
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Ensemble:
Mayor Debra Walker – (51), is African-American and the newly-elected Mayor of San Francisco. She must maneuver between the legalities and public scrutiny of her position while battling those who nefariously manipulated her election and now attempt to use her for their own gain. Armed with the biased wisdom of her late father, she is determined to honor his fortitude in life as she upholds her marriage for the sake of public appearance. Debra has faced much adversity as an African-American woman but holds true to the notion that hard work and honesty will prevail. As she journeys deeper into her political station she finds the line between right and wrong disappearing.
Sgt. Jessie Herrera – (43) holds a cynical view of obtaining justice for those on the fringe. A Hispanic single-mother to 13-year-old, Jordan, named after her brother who was killed as a bystander in a drive-by shooting, her career has stalled as Detective Sergeant of the SFPD. Her “chip-on-the-shoulder” over-aggressive tactics have resulted in tragic outcomes and her in-your-face frankness has teetered her career toward demotion or termination. The higher standard Jessie feels she must uphold and a festering secret regarding Jordan’s biological father fuels her self-destructive behavior.
Yuri Ling – (46) is an Alicia Florrick type, with a level-headed eastern philosophical demeanor but her even temperament covers a dragon within. A private practice attorney whose ancestry leads back to the Chinese Six – the group that formed the ruling order in the S.F. bay area in the 1900’s and protected the rights of immigrants as they settled in S.F. After the passing of her father, the legacy passed to Yuri has given her a prominent role in the Six, who still holds an influential presence in Chinatown today. Yuri offers a pragmatic voice of reason and is a staunch supporter of the underdog. She is conflicted by her legal responsibilities while tasked to oversee the dying Chinese legacy of the Six that pushes her outside of the law.
Alison Price – (29), is a LGBTQ newspaper journalist with all the trappings of today’s technology and social media influences. Alison stretches the boundaries as a sassy “woke” reporter who has hidden the fact that she is the heir to her father’s empire -- a secret that is uncovered when her father is killed in a plane crash. Suddenly thrust into the role of leader of a multi-national media corporation that wields great power and influence, she becomes the target of the board. Her lifestyle and viewpoints are pulled into battle with those who will go to great lengths to unseat her -- a fight she will gladly engage in.
