Urban underground

Chelsea Spain, tired of her father's harsh rules, decides to take some risks with her life, but when her immature friends start egging her on more and more, she is not sure every temptation is worth it.

Abel, a sixteen-year-old junior at Cesar Chavez High School, happily accepts a job at a local donut shop to make some money and distance himself from his parents, who continuously put him down, but when money goes missing from the register, Abel hopes that Claudia, the cute girl who works at the shop with him, is not responsible.

Trevor feels he is caught between his girlfriend, Vanessa Allen, and his mother and brother, who think Vanessa is not a good influence on Trevor, and realizes he is old enough to make decisions for himself, but is not sure what the right one is.

Sixteen-year-old Ernesto feels conflicted when his friend Carmen announces that her father is going to run for city council against incumbent Monte Esposito, a relative of the girl who Ernesto is in love with, and decides to keep quiet about the election, even though he feels that Esposito is not serving the community as well as Carmen's father would.

Oliver and Alonee investigate when science teacher Mr. Buckingham becomes the target of vandalism, but Alonee is not sure if she should trust Oliver's instincts about the crimes.

Naomi speaks out against her father's bullying and abuse toward her mother and Ernesto, who has cared for Naomi for a long time, hopes he can win her heart, but Ernesto is afraid that Clay, Naomi's old abusive boyfriend, will always come between them.

Sereeta Prince, trying to cope with problems with her family, is blamed for a string of thefts at Tubman High School and starts to fall into a depression.

The girls at Tubman High prepare to compete in the Princess of the Fair, and even though they are supposed to embody characteristics of Harriet Tubman, they allow themselves to get caught up in a popularity contest and will stop at nothing to win.