For Life

A prisoner becomes a lawyer and begins to litigate cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.

Tensions rise between Aaron and his crew when Aaron provides counsel to a white supremacist in order to repay his debt to Wild Bill. Maskins ups his game when Aaron sues the NYPD in order to gain access to his case file. Jasmine’s boyfriend Ronnie meets Aaron for the first time, but is apprehensive to confront Aaron with the truth about Aaron’s impact on Jasmine’s life.

Determined to gain access to his police file, Aaron decides to represent an inmate from Safiya’s drug rehabilitation program, whose brother is a cop. Maskins and O’Reilly close in on proof of Aaron’s malfeasance during Jose Rodriguez’s trial, targeting Marie as a way to get to Aaron.

In a unique episode taking us back nine years, Marie (Joy Bryant) struggles in her marriage to Aaron as she deals with the turbulence of Aaron’s (Nicholas Pinnock) arrest, trial, and incarceration.

While litigating on behalf of an inmate locked up on a robbery charge, Aaron (Nicholas Pinnock) is torn between doing what’s right and what’s best for his case. Heartened by Aaron’s new lead, Marie (Joy Bryant) recommits to his case, researching witnesses on Aaron’s behalf. Safiya (Indira Varma) closes in on Foster’s (Glenn Flesher) drug smuggling scheme.

Aaron confronts O’Reilly in court, targeting the search warrant used in Aaron’s arrest and the DA’s failure to disclose a confidential informant. Marie’s father comes to town, intent on encouraging her and Darius to solidify their relationship. Maskins arranges for a dangerous inmate to be transferred to Bellmore in hopes that he’ll cause problems for Safiya and Aaron.