Snowfall Season Five kicked off in dramatic fashion.
The new season's first episode opened by dropping the audience onto the University of Maryland campus, on the night of June 19, 1986. A group of friends is partying in their dorm room. One of them, Maryland basketball standout Len Bias, has just been taken No. 1 by the Boston Celtics in the NBA draft, and Bias and his friends are celebrating with some cocaine. Everyone is excited and anticipating Bias suiting up alongside Celtics superstar Larry Bird, when suddenly the hoops star clutches his chest and begins convulsing. His panicked friends rush to his aid as his eyes roll back into his head.
The southern border has opened and the price of cocaine has decreased drastically. The arms flow to Nicaragua has slowed down, and the Sandinistas are not caving to the U.S.-backed Contras rebel group.
It's obvious that Saint has come up. He's got some legitimate real estate businesses going, and bought a home. And now, Franklin is flying a private plane, having learned how to fly. He wakes up in his penthouse to the news about the death of Bias, as he also learns that an old friend may be implicated in a murder that could also bring Franklin dangerously close to the authorities. His former rivals (and strippers), Black Diamond and Dallas meet up with him at a private hangar and inform him Veronique called for him. He calls an excited Veronique, and she tells him about their newest developments. But Franklin is headed to a party.
Franklin and Peaches go to a party to meet up with Franklin's new C.I.A. connect, Grady Williamson. He makes it clear to that the plan is to increase the buy to 300 kilos per week to stay competitive. Grady asked Gustavo’s take on the shorter end of the deal yet Franklin needed to remain competitive in his market.