Urban underground

The students of Chavez High feel the weight of their conscience after they bullied, harassed, and teased a homeless man hours before his death.

Mona Lisa thinks she has found the right guy in Julio Avila, but her mother has other ideas about Julio.

Cheerleader Mira hopes to make her boyfriend Clay Aguirre a better person.

Sereeta sometimes volunteers at a hotline for abused women and kids, but everything is about to change when she is kidnapped.

Kevin wants to help his grandparents out, but getting the money could lead him into the wrong crowd.

Students at Tubman High volunteer at the local animal shelter, but they may need to rescue each other as well.

Naomi Martinez's life is turned upside down when her cousin, who is a spoiled brat, comes to live with her family.

High school student Denique, having decided to try and ignore her feelings for Trevor and focus on school in order to get out of the projects, learns she must get a job and realizes things are even harder than she thought they would be.

Jaris, having hired Amberlynn for a position at the Chicken Shack, starts to question his motives for giving her the position and his feelings for Sereeta after Trevor begins spreading a rumor that Jaris has a crush on Amberlynn.

Everyone's a little nervous after a drive-by in the barrio, but then Roxie, a fellow senior, is shot and a homeless drifter is arrested, but Ernesto doesn't think Roxie's story adds up.