Another murder put Janelle Alexander and her husband Jayson in a position of constant observation. The Countdown Killer managed to escape them not once, but twice.The damage the serial killer cause was more than personal at this point and Janelle was more ready to get rid of this threat than she was before. With the recent adoption of her niece and nephew as well as the birth of her first child, she was determined to ensure the safety of the kids and put a crazed, off-the-rails killer behind bars or in the ground.The narcissistic behavior of the killer, who Janelle felt personally wanted to ruin her life, would lead to more trouble before everything cleared up, but who came out on top was still up in the air and that fearled Jayson to react in a brazen way.

Love can come and go, but after Jada Lorenzo's bad breakup, she doesn't want to be bothered again. That all changes the moment an old flame walks back into her life. Jada is figuring out how to balance her single parenthood, while also maintaining a business and a fresh start in a new place. Her best friend is there to provide as much assistance as he can, but after Jada has a random encounter with her first love, he seems to start encouraging her to rekindle with the flame who already burned her burned. Tra'Mel Denzel is adjusting to to life off the field. After an career-ending injury, he opened up a rehab facility to help other athletes. When he runs into Jada, all the feelings he once had come rushing back, but he doesn't know if she will be willing to give him a second chance. While Jada and Tra'Mel work to figure out if love is in the cards for them again, they both have to deal with factors that seem to want to drive them apart.

Janelle and Jayson spent months trying to track down Frankie after she disappeared one dark night outside their home. Janelle, much longer than that. With zero leads, they focused on getting back to their lives. What more could they do as things changed with the seasons? But, this was what Frankie wanted them to do. All she had to do was continue to watch from afar.After more than a year of waiting, Frankie set her ultimate revenge plot in motion. Everything started with the isolation of Janelle. With Jayson arrested for murder, Janelle was left in a difficult place. Painted into a corner of Frankie's own creation, Janelle felt the weight of the world coming down on her. But, one calculated "mistake" brought everything to the surface and it was time for Janelle's reaction.