Chaos, Secrets, and Warrants: 'All The Queen’s Men' Heats Up
The latest episode of All The Queen’s Men kicks off with last week’s drama, naturally. Babyface learns that Quincy, the new dancer who’s been stalking him, is actually his son. That’s why Quincy has been snooping around. Babyface doesn’t believe it and tensions spike when he claims he doesn’t even remember Quincy’s mother after hearing her name. Ouch. Given their line of work, that might be fair, but it’s still a mess. Don’t expect any father-son bonding or lost time to be made up anytime soon.
In the legal arena, DA Rodds and Detective Davis scheme to keep the truth about Naima, the lab tech, under wraps. Naima was drugged, and if she’s off the case, they lose their shot at Madam. Their solution? Bring Naima back to work and tell her that her lab results were mistakenly switched. Naima, thrilled to have her job back, doesn’t suspect that Rodds and Davis shredded the original documents to cover their tracks.
Next, Madam appears in court to enter a not-guilty plea. The judge, seemingly no-nonsense and not corrupt, sets a trial date. Madam’s confidence is unshaken—for now.
Meanwhile, Trouble lives up to her name. Despite Madam’s strict no-drug-dealing rule, she gets busted selling to an undercover cop outside Eden. Worse, it’s her third strike, which could land her 20 years or more in prison. Detective Davis gives her a choice: do the time or cooperate. Trouble has some serious thinking to do. As the heat intensifies, the dancers are served with subpoenas to testify in court.
The episode closes with Madam meeting her lawyer, who informs her that Naima is on the witness list. Madam knows Naima was drugged but can’t say so directly. Instead, she tells her lawyer she “saw her high on something at the club” and suggests checking with the hospital for lab reports. She also demands a copy of the witness list. Her lawyer reminds her that witness tampering is illegal—a warning that falls on deaf ears. Alone, Madam calls her go-to enforcer, Smoke, to handle a “job” that “can’t come back on her.”
The final moments spell even more trouble for Madam. Detective Davis shows up with a warrant to search her home, and agents flood in. The episode ends with Madam’s world on the brink of collapse.