Inside Emerald City (one of D.C.'s deadliest projects), there are four women who are the girlfriends of the Emerald City Squad. The Squad controls the drug game and the girls control who goes in and out. Things begin to fall apart when two members of the Squad get killed and one member gets caught with another woman on the side.

The four gangstresses return to Emerald City (one of D.C.'s deadliest projects). A passionate encounter causes Mercedes more problems than she realizes. Always the tough one, Yvette softens her heart for the new love of her life. After a breech in security, Carissa realizes being a gangster is harder than she thought. Influenced by loneliness and driven by love, Kenyetta makes a dangerous move. Find out if the girls' friendship can keep their city together or be the cause of it falling apart.

Persia decides to stay with the Black Water Clan. Against her better judgement, Carissa agrees to let Persia stay with the Klan. Mercedes is trying to work it out with Lil C. Yvette uses her power for evil.

Kaneesha and her boyfriend Jarvis find themselves struggling to care for themselves and their eight year old son. When they begin using crack, they lose their jobs, possessions and self-respect. Their relationship crumbles and Jarvis leaves Kaneesha and his son all alone. Then Kaneesha befriends Reds, a neighborhood pregnant crack queen. Will their downward spiral continue?