In the latest episode of “Power Book IV: Force,” Jenard and Tommy’s feud ends in another casualty. Here is the recap for “War Requiem.”
Diamond and Jenard come up with a plan.
Tommy and D-Mac go to the house to make sure JP’s body is properly handled. D-Mac doesn’t have anything he wants to say to what is left of his father. But it is clear he is hurt by the loss.
Jenard walks in on Diamond getting dressed after he and Madame Wu hooked up. Diamond doesn’t think he will get caught up mixing business with pleasure. But Jenard isn’t so sure about this.
Jenard tells Diamond that he had to take out JP, King Kilo, and his right-hand man, Jojo. The issue is Tommy heard him do all of this over the phone. Since he will be out for blood, Jenard proposes they pin Kilo and Jojo’s death on JP and set Kilo’s gang, the RDs, on Tommy. Then they can flip to the Marquez cartel since Che won’t back any of this.
He points out that Ortega wants Tommy dead as well, so linking up with the Marquez cartel is the perfect play. They will give them the green light to kill Tommy and offer protection.
Diamond reluctantly agrees to this.
Marshall is given a difficult task.
When Jenard meets with the RDs, he tells them JP killed Jojo and Kilo. So he took out JP. The next step is to kill Tommy.
The RDs agree to this but want D-Mac’s head immediately. Marshall says he kicked D-Mac out of his apartment, and he doesn’t know where he is. Jenard promises to handle the matter. After the RDs leave, Jenard tells Marshall he will have to kill his former childhood friend.
Detective DiFranco is met with a couple of surprises at work. He learns that some suspect Stacy’s death may have been orchestrated by the cartel because she had Ortega’s cousin arrested for Claudia’s death. And to make matters worse, Ortega was just released from jail.
Meanwhile, Assistant United States Attorney Tseng is trying his best to get Vic to confirm that Tommy corrupted Stacy. Vic quickly figures out that Tseng is on someone’s payroll. He only agrees to write a statement if he is free of the feds.
Tseng gives Vic paper to write the statement.
D-Mac is wanted.
Diamond and Jenard meet with Ortega. He only agrees to partner with the coalition if Diamond and Jenard agree not to go after Tommy. He will take care of that. The brothers agree.
Che has his men kidnap Miguel and Tommy. He nearly tortures them to death until Tommy and Miguel explain that CBI has flipped to the Marquez crew and they are selling Madame Wu’s fentanyl.
Che orders them to take out CBI, the Marquez cartel, and Ortega. If they fail, Mireya and her unborn child will be killed, and they will be forced to watch.
Tommy can go, but Miguel will not be allowed to leave until Tommy gets Che his re-up money.
The RDs pull up on CBI with guns drawn after Tommy killed five of their men. Diamond demands they stand down because they are now in business with the Marquez crew. Regardless, CBI only has 24 hours to deliver D-Mac’s head, or they will be at war with the RDs.
Vic and his girlfriend Rae make it to a private jet and toast to his freedom.
D-Mac and Marshall make hard choices.
Tommy is annoyed to see Kate at his home when he gets there. Mireya defends calling Kate and says she should have been notified of JP’s death. An emotional Kate begs Tommy to let her help get things ready for JP’s funeral. Tommy says he already picked out a casket. She can pick out his clothes.
Shanti drops off the re-up money to Che. He makes it clear that he is impressed by how Shanti handles business. But he warns her not to come back without Tommy because he doesn’t know what he would do to her. Miguel can now leave.
D-Mac goes to Marshall’s place to find Jenard. Marshall pulls a gun on D-Mac and tells him to leave town. He doesn’t want to kill D-Mac because they’ve known each other since they were six. They are brothers.
Marshall puts away his gun, and D-Mac draws his on Marshall. As Marshall talks about how they have been close since they were six, and D-Mac doesn’t have it in him to do it either, D-Mac pulls the trigger.
Jenard finds Kate.
Tommy accepts Diamond’s invitation to meet alone. Diamond tries to talk Tommy into sparing Jenard. He even promises to convince Ortega to stand down. Tommy doesn’t care about any of this. He says Jenard killed his brother, so Diamond will have to lose his.
Diamond questions how their business relationship soured so badly. Tommy’s answer is Jenard.
Jenard finds out Marshall is dead while high. He tells a couple of CBI members that he’s going after Tommy himself. They try to talk him down and remind him about Ortega’s warning. Jenard leaves to find Tommy anyway.
He finds Kate exiting a store and tries to strangle her until she calls for help and tells people he killed her son.
Tommy is livid when he learns of Jenard’s attack on Kate. He wants Mireya and Kate to head to Miguel’s home for protection. Shanti tells Tommy she has a spy in CBI who can tell her where to find Jenard. But they need to play it smart and strike at the right time.
A brother for a brother.
Diamond and Jenard are hiding out in a church surrounded by CBI members. Inside, Jenard defends his actions to Diamond. He says Ortega doesn’t care if Tommy kills him before he kills Tommy. So he’s doing what he has to do to stay alive.
They suspect there is a snitch in their crew, and Tommy will find them soon. But they will be ready. However, Shanti’s spy is two steps ahead and takes out all of Diamond and Jenard’s shooters so Tommy and his shooters can make it into the church with ease.
Tommy and his crew start shooting up the church minutes later. D-Mac is shot by Jenard after his gun jams. Luckily, Shanti is there to get him out of the church. Tommy accidentally shoots Diamond after he jumps in front of Jenard at the last second. He is disappointed and leaves quickly to tend to D-Mac.
Jenard cries as Diamond takes his last breaths inside the church.
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