But the trip also serves another purpose. The dead housing authority rep's body was literally stinking up the Baisley projects crackhouse. Marvin closed down business for the morning, packaged up the body, and put it in the trunk of a nondescript car. The same car Raq and Kanan use for their family excursion. 

She needs to dump the body, and who better to help her than her unwitting son?   

Unfortunately, Sal's men follow them to the mountains. They have strict orders to kill Raq without Kanan witnessing the murder. He is not a target because the Mob has a "no kids policy"; it's bad for business and their karma. 

Jukebox is left alone in the city to deal with the treacherous reality of the music business. The tape Crown gave her at Famous' housewarming party is actually Zisa singing her song, "Bruised." So like any young budding gangster would do, she pops on Zisa and accuses her of stealing her music. Zisa reveals Jukebox's Uncle Lou-Lou is the one who gave her the song. Jukebox is devastated—even her own uncle doesn't think she's good enough to sing a song she wrote.

She finds solace with her long-lost but newly found mother, Kenya. Jukebox looking godly and sanctified with a press and curl attends choir rehearsal at her mother’s church. And of course she sings. Jukebox's rendition of Mary, Don't You Weep is magnificent. She impresses everyone, including herself. She finally found a space to shine. 

Lou-Lou and Crown try to convince a well-known DJ to play Zisa's rendition of Juke's song on the radio. Unfortunately, Lou-Lou is overzealous in the meeting, and Crown uses it as an excuse to undermine him. Lou-Lou retaliates by punching him in the face. Then Crown pulls a gun on Lou-Lou, but they both know he won't shoot anyone. 

The tension between them is already explosive. Fuel is added to the fire, when Famous accidentally lets it slip out to Lou-Lou, that Jess and Crown were hooking up before she moved to Los Angeles. That's Jess—Lou-Lou's ex. Now, Crown is in even more danger than he thought. 

Marvin and Renee, his group therapist, have a heart-to-heart. Because Marvin doesn't speak up in the court-assigned sessions, Renee attempts to reach him by meeting privately. He's initially resistant but then does tell her he has a daughter who doesn't speak to him. For the first time, he expresses remorse for how he treated Jukebox when he found out she’s gay.

Toni is living the high life in a wealthy suburb and is married to a dentist. It's unclear why he's following her, but he seems satisfied with the intel he collected. 

Detective Burke is closing in on her partner's lies. She picks up the prostitute Howard is sleeping with and forces her to discuss their private conversations by threatening to take her child away. Although the working girl doesn't want to, her choices are limited. She discloses Howard has a son, and that's enough for Burke. His prostitute friend does tell Howard about Burke's back-door investigation, and he breaks up with her. 

Up in the Catskills, things go awry. Kanan is very flirty with a local white girl, Hannah, who saves his life. After Kanan confirms he wants to take his rightful position in the family business, him and Raq bury the body. Everything is fine and dandy; they are ready to head home. But Sal's henchmen separately and simultaneously attack Raq and Kanan.

Raq catches one of the mobsters off guard with a knife to the neck. While she’s trying to decide what to do with him, Hannah rushes in, warning them Kanan is in danger. They all run to his rescue. Sal's men turn on each other. In the middle of the melee, Raq negotiates: she'll make a deal with Sal, but she and Kanan are leaving now.