It is with a heavy heart that I recap the finale of Diarra From Detroit, not only because of the twists and turns but also because these are some of the best-written characters I've spent time with in a while. They will be missed. But let's get to today's main business because we have a lot to cover. 

We knew Diarra needed to be more stupid to turn over the actual My Life tape to the Woodward Boys in the previous episode. She still has it and takes it to Swa's home, where they embrace and make love. As they discuss their recent romantic detours, Swa suggests they put the cold case behind them in favor of peace and quiet. 

But Diarra wants to know why Velvet's crew and the Greeks want the tape so badly. They find an old boombox and listen as audio of Zervas cuts through "I'm Going Down" where it's revealed The Chief put a hit out on the kid, meant to be executed by Velvet.

Swa tries to dissuade her from pursuing the truth in favor of being happy together. She demands why he asked for an open marriage and he reveals it was a diversion to distract her from the fact he had a vasectomy. She leaves, determined to bust the Chief.

Diarra confronts Danger during his teletherapy. There was another voice on the tape and Danger says it was one of the strippers, Flora, who ran off with Velvet's cash. Diarra suspects Flora also ran off with Deonte before Velvet could kill him. Danger says it's not possible since he knows where Deonte's body is buried. 

Danger takes her to the site to dig him up, but it's filled with stuffed teddy bears. Velvet tricked him; she needed someone who could plausibly vouch for the murder. Danger shares that Velvet mentioned a con man and a shed on the grounds of her house. Diarra believes this is where Chris is being kept. 

Diarra leaves the tape with Vonda for safekeeping before piecing together Deonte's story, starting with how Flora protected him. Deonte/Chris came back to solve his kidnapping, using the Mary J. tape as leverage. He called Velvet to demand who the Chief is but she rebuffed him. Chris decided to go to the Greeks, using his date with Diarra as a cover to drop off his demands with Goldie. He wanted money for the tape and intel on The Chief. The Greeks deployed the Russian to kill him on the way to his rendezvous with Goldie, but Velvet snatched Chris first and Diarra found the tape.

Diarra and Moni approach the house. Moni is instructed to keep watch outside. 

The plan is to find the key to the shed but first, get Velvet's muscle out of the house. That's where Danger comes in. He tells Velvet that Goldie is picking up the tape, presumably from Swa, and her boys leave. For Swa's safety, Diarra switches the tape again and gives him a false rendezvous point so he won't encounter Goldie or the Woodward Boys.

Diarra enters the house and begins her search as Velvet finds Danger in the basement. He confronts her with a news segment on Deonte's abduction that plays on an old VCR. When Diarra finds the key to the shed, Roman shows up and hands Velvet the keys to a green Impala, but she wants the tape instead and puts a gun on Roman's neck. Just as Velvet is distracted by a crash in the kitchen (Diarra being clumsy), a van pulls up. The Woodward Boys are back, and the Greeks are on their tail. Velvet instructs them to kill them all, and there's a shootout. 

In the basement Diarra and Roman come across a crystal she left with Danger, that Velvet stole. Danger joins them, followed by Velvet with a gun. She hits Danger. Diarra jumps her and Velvet trains the gun on Diarra. Roman plunges the crystal into Velvet's neck, killing her. 

Diarra escapes to the shed, where she reunites with Chris. The two of them leave with Moni and Roman. It seems like a happy ending as Diarra returns Chris's missing Jordan. But there are still questions that still need answers, namely the identity of the Chief and just how close he is. 

Hopefully, we'll get to find out.