Carmen has survived the attack and wakes from her coma. She fights for restoring her health and is with John worries about her son Boris who is fanatically busy figuring out who has shot his mother. Carmen realizes that the chances are slim that they will ever be released. But then does District Attorney Justine her an offer of freedom in exchange for infiltration in the Mexican cartel. Yet there is a gang war between the Mexicans and a gang led by Coach. Highly dangerous, but if Boris goes missing, Carmen decides that she needs her freedom because her children need her.