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'Power Book III: Raising Kanan' "Pay The Toll"

'Power Book III: Raising Kanan' S2E4 "Pay The Toll" Recap

Published Tue, September 6, 2022 at 12:00 AM EDT

Raq has to deal with the everyday problems of running her drug business. Her plan to franchise is falling apart. The Jersey drop is hit by an Italian mobster, Sam Boselli. If she's going to sell dope in Newark, he needs to get his piece.

Cartier attempts to impress Raq by giving her an art gallery tour. He shares theories on artistic influences, but Raq is there to do reconnaissance. She wants to know how he became this smooth, wheeling and dealing chameleon. He can move through different worlds with ease. She realizes he is using art to launder his drug money. 

Meanwhile, Kanan and Jukebox are both looking for the truth in a family committed to secrets. Kanan visits Def Con's brother Vernon in prison. He has a lot of questions, especially after Detective Howard claims he's his father. It's not the informative meeting Kanan hoped for. Uncle Vernon is a little angry, mostly at his own circumstances, but he takes it out on his nephew. According to Vernon, Def Con didn't say much about his newborn son before he was killed, he was well-respected on the street, and he's definitely Kanan's dad. Vernon also requests Kanan put something on his commissary before he leaves.

When Kanan returns to the car, he faces another angry uncle: Marvin. He's upset that Kanan wanted to connect with any family outside of the one he already has. Marvin reveals Vernon was an underhanded criminal who would steal welfare checks from old ladies. He continues to lament: even though they may not be perfect or who Kanan wants them to be, his family is there for him. Anyone else, in his opinion, should be an afterthought. It's clear Marvin's really talking to his own daughter, but she's not speaking to him, so Kanan will do. 

Uptown, Jukebox finally musters up the courage to actually approach her mother. Unlike Kanan's visit with his extended family, she's welcomed with open arms. Her mother, Kenya, is kind, endearing, and sincerely apologetic for abandoning her daughter. She wants to have a relationship with Jukebox. It's the best outcome possible. 

Raq, Marvin, and Lou-Lou meet at the Baisley projects to decide how to handle their Jersey mobster issue. They make Kanan wait in the other room while they strategize. He finds a dozen boxes with a ton of cash in the closet. He swipes a stack, making this the second time he's stolen from the family business. 

As usual, the adults have different perspectives. Marvin is concerned Jersey will always be a problem. Lou-Lou wants to back down primarily because he is disinterested in the drug business. But Raq is not intimated at all. She demands Marvin and Lou-Lou set up a face-to-face with Boselli and his crew.

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There isn't much room for negotiation with the Jersey mob at the rendezvous. Boselli wants a cut of Raq's business in Newark. Lou-Lou responds with an apology, but Raq quickly shuts that down. She isn't sorry for shit. In her opinion, Boselli is owed absolutely nothing because she's operating out of the projects, which isn't in his territory. He claims the entire city is his. They are at an impasse. Raq and her brothers leave without a resolution. She orders the boys to keep doing business in Jersey. But going forward, they'll transport the dope via a miniature-sized yellow school bus instead of an 18-wheeler truck.

Raq moves forward with her plan to buy a family home. She takes Symphony on a tour of a beautiful suburban house. They briefly feel like a normal couple. She makes an offer, and he tries to be happy for her. But Symphony can't handle the dishonesty and emotional distance that comes with being in a relationship with Raq. So he breaks up with her. 

Then Kanan uses the stolen money to pay for an apartment for Famous. They throw a housewarming party to celebrate. At the shindig, we're introduced to Kanan's new love interest, Corrine, and her strange mother, Paloma. The mother-daughter pair are Famous' new neighbors. Paloma drops her daughter off at the get-together without hesitation, even though there's no one there to chaperon a room full of teenagers. Corrine and Kanan waste no time getting hot and heavy. They immediately trade shotguns and make out.

While Kanan is having the time of his life on his mother's dime, Marvin is chewing Worrell out over the missing money. He orders Worrell to find out who's skimming off the top and to immediately move the cash out of the projects daily. Apparently, Worrell was using practices he picked up while working for Unique. Marvin isn't a fan, to say the least. 

But the family business has to overcome an even bigger stumbling block. Worrell drives the school bus carrying the drop to Jersey, and the Italians rob them again! He just can't catch a break. 

Kanan is still unsatisfied with his family's answers regarding his father. He tells his mother he's going to hang out with Famous but shows up at Detective Howard's doorstep. Howard invites him in while Raq is secretly watching. 

She's able to outsmart everyone except her own son.

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