Siobhan receives positive news while she continues to plan her run for a seat on the City Council.
Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon) uncovers one of Decourcy Ward’s informants and begins a plan to use him as a pawn to discredit Ward, who is the Assistant District Attorney. [S2E3] Is the Total Black, Being Spoken
The poem also touches on how words are "coloured by who pays what for speaking," reflecting the social and economic power structures that influence how marginalized voices are heard or silenced. Siobhan receives positive news while she continues to
The episode title references the core metaphor of Lorde's 1968 poem: The episode title references the core metaphor of
Just as coal becomes a diamond under extreme pressure, the poem suggests that Black people can transform their suffering and "total blackness" into something valuable and radiant—a "jewel in your open light".
Siobhan’s client, Kelvin Campbell, is released from custody. However, he remains haunted by the events that occurred on Valentine’s Day.