Franklin is on top of the world. He’s extraordinarily wealthy, in a loving relationship with a beautiful woman, and seemingly escaped the drug game unscathed. He asks Veronique to marry him to solidify his new life as a family man.

His money is gone. $73 million just disappeared. Franklin’s offshore accounts around the world were jacked. There is only one person who could have done this: Teddy. 

Franklin’s rage is in rare form, and he’s out for blood. He wants his money back and to finally kill Teddy, but he has to find him first.  However, despite the devastating scene, Avi is alive. Reuben, the KGB agent, kidnapped him because Avi is crucial in bringing down Teddy, the Russian spy’s ultimate mission. After Reuben tortures Avi for a few hours, they come to an agreement: Avi will disclose the location of documents incriminating Teddy, and in exchange, Rueben will let him go. Reuben collects the essential intel from Avi’s home, but then Teddy shows up with Parissa. A consistently skilled operative, Reuben manages to slip by Teddy and snatch Parissa. Back in the torture chamber, in hopes of further proving his worth, Avi gives Rueben one more piece of key information: Teddy no longer works directly for the CIA and is only a contractor. With that, Reuben no longer has any use for Avi and kills him.

Franklin turns to Oso for help locating Teddy. But Oso is working through his own Teddy-related issues. His girlfriend finds a tracking device in their home. The obvious assumption is Teddy planted it. Oso decides to make a run for it, but Teddy is one step ahead of him. The DEA intercepts and arrests him while he’s picking up his stash money from a storage unit. Teddy tipped them. His only allegiance remains to the US government. He informs his superior he seized over $70 million. With the Contra wars in Nicaragua coming to an end, the money can be used for other endeavors. Ironically, Franklin’s cash is re-establishing Teddy’s good standing with the CIA. 

Franklin's last hope is Louie. He asks her to set up a drop with Teddy. When Louie refuses, Franklin pulls a gun on her. Not very family-friendly… But Buckley pops up with his own gun and is ready to kill Franklin. Oy vey! Shit just got real. Louie orders Buckley to hold off out of respect for Jerome. Nonetheless, she warns Franklin if she ever sees him again, he’s a dead man. 

Franklin’s response is to go full gangster. He employs the always reliable Dallas and Black Diamond. The lethal trio robs Louie’s club, killing two security guards in the process. Then, they hit a second location procuring additional cash and drugs and murder two more people. In his last act of vengeance, Franklin tells Kane, Louie was the one who tried to kill him.  

She makes a call to whom we can only assume is her mother, a skilled con artist. In the upcoming final sixth season, perhaps the mother and daughter team can steal back Franklin’s fortune. 

Leon and Wanda leave the country. The former Saint organization lieutenant is aware new legislation will increase mandatory minimums for the possession and sale of crack cocaine. So Leon quits before the gauntlet comes down. His love story with Wanda is the only bright spot in this melee of violence.

She comes to see her son, who is ready to accept she will disown him. But Cissy isn’t abandoning Franklin because of a few murders and a deadly family feud. She instead suggests they work with the KGB. Now Franklin is intrigued. He didn’t know his mother was in contact with foreign spies.

They vow to burn everything to the ground… Together.