Urban underground

Derrick Shaw witnesses a murder, but he feels sick and guilty about promising not to reveal the identity of the shooter, a former Tubman student.

Although Denique is attracted to Trevor, she feels she must focus her attention on graduating from high school and getting a job so her family can move out of the projects.

While Naomi struggles with her abusive ex-boyfriend returning to school, Ernesto hopes she will see him as more than a friend.

When a string of thefts hit Tubman High School and suspicions fall on Sereeta Prince, whose life is already unraveling at home, she falls into a deep depression.

When another girl becomes attracted to him, Jaris begins to have doubts about his relationship with Sereeta.

Destini Fletcher hated Tubman High until Tyron singled her out, but his jealousy and nasty temper were not what she had dreamed of in a boyfriend.

When the school has a Princess of the Fair contest for a student embodying the qualities of Harriet Tubman, Jasmine Benson will stop at nothing to win.

Ernesto tries to understand why Naomi puts up with physical abuse from her boyfriend Clay and finds himself intervening to protect her.

Rod resents Ernesto for stealing everything he worked so hard to achieve, like being elected senior class president, and he decides to take revenge by making Ernesto's life miserable.

David Morales spent two years in prison and is now determined to be a good citizen working at his new job, but when he falls hard for a coworker he wonders how to tell her about his past.