Steve's disclosure to Nick of information regarding his mother's car accident pushes Nick further along a destructive path that ends with him assaulting a police officer.
The burden of her family responsibilities cause Chaka to behave erratically at school but attract the attention of her friends who rally to support her. Marco presses Christina to set a wedding date.
Hurt by his parents' divorce and their apparent disregard for him, Steve decides to move out and gets an apartment with Jodie and Rivers who has his own reasons for wanting to leave home.
While trying to earn some extra money, Rivers unknowingly buys some stolen car parts though Con but refuses to name his supplier when the police charge him.