‘Power Book IV: Force’ Recap: Tommy Feels the Pressure + Diamond Snaps

Vic attempts to cover his tracks. 

Tommy is in panic mode after Vic critically wounds Agent Vargas, the fed agent he had secretly been working with. Vic removes the bug Vargas placed in his car and is told to dump his gun so they can make the crime scene look like an armed robbery. 

Gianna makes breakfast for Diamond after he spends the night with her. Although she does like him, she knows of his reputation as a drug dealer and leader of CBI. She tells Diamond she refuses to allow him to be a bad role model for her son Leon. So it’s up to Diamond to prove he’s a changed man. 

Vic is questioned about what happened to Vargas. He says he doesn’t know who killed him because Vargas never showed up to their meeting place. He is not believed. So US Attorney Stacy Marks says the next move is to raid CBI for revenge. 

Tommy gives Diamond an update about Vic and Vargas. He thinks they need to continue to focus on becoming the main connect in Chicago. He figures he can meet with Che after he puts it out that Miguel asked Che to stop supplying drugs to the Serbs. This way he can keep Miguel and the Serbs at each other’s throats while he, Diamond, and CBI gain more allies. Their next target is getting the Sons of Destruction crew on board. 

The Serbs know what Tommy has been up to. 

Marks pulls up on Tommy with backup. She tells him she knows he had something to do with Vargas’ death. Tommy is shown the photo Vargas took of him and Mireya in the car together. She reminds Tommy to be careful since dating Mireya equals death. She’s not against getting that information to Miguel. 

Tommy then goes to Vic’s place to talk about the run-in he had with Marks. Vic covers his tracks and says it was likely Jenard or Claudia who pointed the feds in their direction. 

Miguel attempts to talk the leader of the DSDs into working together. However, he finds out they already made a deal with Tommy. Although Miguel supplies drugs to Tommy, the DSDs are just fine with getting drugs from him. So there’s no need to work with Miguel. 

Meanwhile, Tommy runs up on Jenard to ask him why he met Claudia behind his back. Jenard says he turned down Claudia’s offer to work together. So it’s Vic that Tommy needs to worry about. 

Mirkovic confronts Claudia for doing business at the clubs with Shanti. He says the Serbs have been hired to protect her from Tommy so that means she has to give them a cut of all her earnings. The Serbs also figure out that Tommy and CBI have been linking up with organizations they have been supplying drugs to in order to push them out of business. So they will crash Tommy’s upcoming meeting with the SODs. 

Things take a dark turn for Diamond. 

Jenard attends the meeting in Diamond’s place since he decided he’d whether he’d stay behind to help Leon prepare for his upcoming interview with the local news station. He’s been getting a lot of recognition for his anti-violence work. Diamond doesn’t share this with Tommy. Luckily, Jenard saves Tommy’s life when the Serbs bust in the door shooting. This results in the SODs agreeing to work with CBI instead. 

After Diamond shows Leon how to tie his tie, he comes across some of the street kids who have been beating him up outside. Leon decides to take them on since Diamond has been giving him boxing lessons. Diamond proudly looks on as he wins the fistfight. Things take a quick turn. Leon is shot and killed by the kid he bested. Diamond breaks down as he holds his lifeless body. 

Shanti and Claudia meet to discuss the Serbs’ insistence to be paid more to keep Tommy at bay. Although Claudia proposes they go to war with the Serbs to keep more money in their pockets, Shanti says they should keep the peace for now. 

Gianna arrives at what is now a crime scene and walks up to a grieving Diamond. She runs to Leon’s covered corpse and lifts the sheet to see it’s him. She breaks down in tears and blames Diamond for his demise. 

Mireya is warned about Tommy. 

Tommy uses the information Mireya gave him to show up at the quinceañera Che is hosting for his daughter. He is using the event to meet Che. Miguel isn’t happy to see Tommy. Regardless, Tommy leaves a great first impression on Che. He tells Che he made a coalition of all the big street gangs in Chicago. And they are working together to make more money than ever with Che and Miguel. 

Mireya storms out after she sees Tommy talking to Che and Miguel. Tommy eventually follows her outside and they argue about how dangerous their romance is. While Tommy is willing to kill Miguel, this isn’t what Mireya wants. And she’s fed up with how things have been. She heads home. 

Marks pops up at Mireya’s place to tell her Tommy is a sociopath who killed a federal agent. She warns Mireya to leave Tommy alone or she may be killed or even pulled into a future RICO case. Before she leaves, Marks tells Mireya to ask Tommy about Keisha. 

Leon’s father gets even. 

Jenard and Shanti decide to tell Tommy about the business relationship with Claudia and the Serbs. Shanti says Jenard knew nothing about it. But she has been dealing with Claudia so she could turn her loose to Tommy as a peace offering. Tommy tells her to keep working with the Serbs and Claudia. But to keep him informed about every move they make. Later, Jenard and Tommy have a conversation about Diamond. Jenard says Diamond has been out of it mentally because of Leon’s death. 

While Reeves is out and about, he is approached by Leon’s father. He tells Reeves he’s been played because Diamond is a drug dealer. And he blames Diamond for Leon’s demise. This is likely revenge since Diamond beat him up and told him to stay out of Leon and Gianna’s life because of his history of abuse. 

Back at the barbershop, Diamond is drunk and still grieving. He also blames himself for what went down. While he usually makes sure that the money and drugs brought in are hidden until they can be transported, he no longer cares to hide. He takes the cash out of the garbage bag and stares at himself in the mirror. 

Diamond snaps.

Marks shows Vic Vargas’ old documents and journals in which he noted he was at the location to meet Vic before he was killed. She says it’s him or Tommy. He lies and says he saw Tommy kill Vargas. 

Meanwhile, Tommy is meeting with his lawyer. She believes there is a snitch in his circle. So he needs to be careful. 

Tommy makes it to the barbershop to check on Diamond since he hasn’t been returning calls. He tries to talk Diamond into putting the cash away. However, Reeves makes it in before that can happen. Reeves sees all the cash and concludes the rumors about Diamond dealing again are true. When he takes out his handcuffs to arrest Diamond, Diamond tells him he’s not going back to prison. He then stabs him in the neck and blood flies all over the mirror. And Tommy realizes Diamond has lost it. He slightly smirks. 

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