Ryan teams up with a street-savvy veteran cop after his partner is killed by a well-known hoodlum.

Carlos taints another gang's meth shipment in order to drive business toward Los Angelicos' fishscale supply. But his plan backfires and causes a world of trouble for his family and for the GTF.

Trouble for the Task Force stems from a change in California's "Three Strikes" law. Meanwhile, Silvia's visit to Ryan is observed by Jessica; and Carlos reaches the point of no return in his plan to seize power from Javier as the leader of Los Angelicos.