The FBI approaches Lem; Ahmad gets arrested for robbery; Teri tries to deal with her breakup with Damon.
Teri takes control over her obsession with Damon; Bird insults a polititian; Maxine tries to find help for her daughter's reading issues.
Kenny's brother Kelvin visits; White increases the pressure on Lem; Ahmad looks for refuge in a neighborhood school.
Maxine is offered a full-time position at work; Damon's mother arrives to pick up the engagement ring.
Chadway Towing becomes the location for an adult film; Brian comes to Teri's rescue.
Agent White puts more pressure on Lem; Teri has to make a decision about Brian; Mark tests Maxine's fidelity.
Bird gets kidnapped and Lem has to come up with $300,000; Teri mistakes Charles' daughter for his girlfriend; Maxine questions Amina;s influence on Ahmad.
Charles asks Terri to spend the weekend with him; Bird has an encounter with Malik; Kenny's brother has bad news.
Bird and Lem start to drift apart; the sisters argue on Mama Joe's birthday.
Lem discovers Bird with Malik; Teri and Charles try to juggle their relationship and careers; Kenny realizes the dangers of his job.
Bird's family discovers her secret; Teri grows uncomfortable with Charles' relationship with his ex-wife; Bird and Lem try to work on their marriage.
Bird tells her sisters about the kidnapping; Aunt Ruthie moves in with Teri; Ahmad and Amina's relationship becomes strained.
Damon returns to Chicago; Lem collapses; Alliance makes Kenny an offer.
Damon makes a final effort to win Terri's love; Terri makes a career choice; Lem and Bird reconcile all their differences; Maxine enjoys a windfall.