In Season 2, Episode 3, titled "Prometheus Rising," the stakes for Franklin Saint and his associates escalate as the burgeoning crack epidemic begins to reshape Los Angeles. This episode highlights the shifting power dynamics and the increasingly dangerous intersection of local street business and international drug trade. Franklin Saint’s Shifting Authority
CIA operative (using the alias Reed) remains entangled in an off-book operation to fund the Nicaraguan Contras.
While counting his haul, Franklin is interrupted by a police officer looking for a missing person, a reminder of the constant surveillance and looming legal threats. Lucia Villanueva’s Business Strategy