Soul Brother 1

Soul Brother #1 is the first episode of the second season of the television series Luke Cage.
==Synopsis==
As Luke adjusts to his growing fame and tries to shut down the flow of heroin branded with his name, someone from his past reaches out.
==Plot==
Luke Cage's popularity continues to grow, as he becoming a bona fide celebrity and a hero of the Harlem community. However, on the flip side, various criminals start to use his name to sell heroin on the streets. Cage busts on of the Luke Cage dealers' hideout but the traffic on the streets does not slow down. Meanwhile, Pop's Barber Shop faces financial problems, but Cage is hesitant to use his abilities for profit.
Claire Temple helps Misty Knight, while she is recovering from losing her arm at Midland Circle. Knight does not regret her actions and says that she does not need anyone's pity, but Temple insists that she simply appreciates Knight saving her life. Knight then visits Cage at the barbershop and talks about his hunt for the drug dealers. Cage tells her that the NYPD is not fast enough and asks her to help him take the traffic down but Knight refuses, as she is not capable to do that.
Shades greets Comanche, who just got out of jail, back at the city and gets him to join the Stokes Crime Family. Mariah Dillard meets with Piranha Jones, a Wall Street trader, who informs Dillard about the current deal between Atreus Plastics and Glenn Industries. Jones suggests that if Dillard buys all the Atreus' stock and get Mark Higgins to approve the merger with Glenn Industries, she would make her investments back tenfold. Despite Shades' skepticism, Dillard sees it as an opportunity to abandon the crime and become a legitimate businesswoman, although she knows that Higgins will be hard to persuade.
Having a dinner together, Cage talks with Temple about him reclaiming the streets from the criminals who use his name. Voicing her concern over their financial situation, Temple tells Cage that he needs to understand who he wants to be, a hero or a vigilante. Cage worries that the positive perception does not last long and something bad is coming but Temple tries to calm him down.
Cage approaches Sugar on the streets who tells him that Dillard is planning to sell the gun business to a highest bidder, so she could abandon the crime. Afterwards, Cage encounters his father, Reverend James Lucas, who arrived at the city to reconcile with Cage after all these years. Lucas wants to start all over but Cage refuses to forgive him for abandoning him and what happened with his mother. Lucas tells Cage that no matter what happens, Cage is his son, but he reminds about Willis Stryker before leaving.
While searching for the one behind the heroin traffic in Harlem, Bobby Fish and D.W. Griffith help Cage to find Arturo Rey III. Cage heads to Harlem's Paradise where Dillard gathered Rey, Nigel Garrison, and Cockroach Hamilton as a potential buyers of her business. Cage interrupts the deal but Dillard points at Temple who also came to the club and tells Cage to leave the club with her, before the situation goes south. 
Shades talk with Dillard about the deal and questions her intentions to sell the gun business to Rey, as Hamilton's proposition would be much more profitting. Dillard tells Shades that Rey would maintain the peace between Washington Heights and Harlem, while Dillard would finally be free from the sins of the Stokes family. Shades, however, reminds her that no matter how much money does she have, the past of her family cannot be overwritten, while Dillard tells him to think about the chance to start all over with her.
Cage receives a call from Sugar about Rey and his subordinates being spotted at the Washington Heights, so he heads over there to deal with that. Rey lures Cage into the truck, filled with explosives, and blows it up, before shooting Cage with the Judas Bullet. However, Cage withstands everything and knocks Rey out. With Griffith filming, Cage records a message that Harlem is under his protection, and if anyone wants to test him, they can try.
Knight returns to the 29th Precinct Police Station where she meets Tom Ridenhour who became a new Captain of the precinct. Knight tells Ridenhour that she does not appreciate the civilian life and wants to get back at the force, especially after she encountered Hamilton who got out of jail. Ridenhour informs Knight that numerous cases were jeopardized because Rafael Scarfe, after his corruption was exposed, so Knight tells him that she will help bring them all back.
Cage brings unconscious Rey to the precinct, telling Knight that the possession of the Judas Bullet would get him a federal charge. Knight understands that she can use it as a leverage to make Rey give up Dillard and Shades. However, Ridenhour criticizes Cage's vigilantism and tells him that he should work with the police legally, but Cage tells him that the police needs to step up, so he will not be needed.
After years of being absent, Bushmaster returns to New York City, setting his sight on Harlem, but decides to take Brooklyn first. Bushmaster confronts Garrison, as he warned his brother to make sure that the Yardies would never work with the Stokes family but Garrison did it regardless. Bushmaster voices his intention to bring Dillard down and take over Harlem, but Garrison scoffs at it, as he would have to get through Cage first. Bushmaster brutally murders Garrison and incapacitates his men with his superhuman speed and endurance, and takes over the Yardies.
Cage confronts Dillard at the club, informing her that Rey is out of the game, and that the Judas Bullet cannot hurt him anymore. He warns Dillard to stay away from Temple and threatens to kill her if she does not comply. He tells Dillard that nothing can stop him and that she should think carefully about her next step, before leaving.
==Cast==
Main Cast:
*Mike Colter as Luke Cage
*Simone Missick as Misty Knight
*Theo Rossi as Hernan Alvarez/Shades
*Mustafa Shakir as John McIver/Bushmaster
*Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard
Special Guest Stars:
*Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
*Reg E. Cathey as Reverend James Lucas
Guest Stars:
*Ron Cephas Jones as Bobby Fish
*Peter Jay Fernandez as Captain Tom Ridenhour
*Dorian Crossmond Missick as Cockroach Hamilton
*Kevin Mambo as Sheldon
*Thomas Q. Jones as Darius Jones/Comanche
*Otto Sanchez as Arturo Rey III
*Jeremiah Richard Craft as D.W. Griffith
*Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Piranha Jones
*Sean Ringgold as Sugar
*Macc H. Plaise as Nigel Garrison
*Jeorge Watson as Mark Higgins
*Tarah Rodgers as Stephanie Miller
*Jacob Wallach as Joey Ross
*Eric Lockley as Corner Kid
*Victor Plajas as Tiburon One
*Malcolm C. Murray as Waiter
*Donald Harrison as Himself
*Joi as Herself
*D-Nice as Himself
*Richardson Desil as Harlem Dad
*Kristoffe Brodeur as NYPD (uncredited)
*Smokey Sims as Drug Dealer (uncredited)
*Amanda Anthony as Club Goer (uncredited)
*Khalil Maasi as Neville Barnwell (archive footage; uncredited)
==Appearances==
===Locations===
*New York City, New York
**Luke Cage Heroin Warehouse
**Mount Olivet Baptist Church
**29th Precinct Police Station
**Misty Knight's Apartment
**Pop's Barber Shop
**Ginny's Supper Club
**Red Rooster
**Soledad Temple's Apartment
**Harlem's Paradise
**Mariah Dillard's Brownstone
**Nigel Garrison's Residence
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**Crispus Attucks Complex (flashback)
**Colon's Gym (flashback)
**Cockroach's Casino Warehouse (mentioned)
**Midland Circle (mentioned)
**Merlin Discount Furniture (logo)
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*, New York (mentioned)
**Sue's Rendezvous (mentioned) 
*Cayman Islands (mentioned)
*Seagate Penitentiary, Georgia (mentioned)
*Jamaica (mentioned)
===Events===
*Attack on Luke Cage Heroin Warehouse
*Ambush at Merlin Discount Furniture Truck
*Assassination of Nigel Garrison
*Raid of the Crispus Attucks Complex (flashback)
*Massacre at Colon's Gym (flashback)
*Duel at Malcolm X Boulevard (mentioned)
*Destruction of Midland Circle (mentioned)
*Attack on Diamondback (mentioned)
*Chase of Rafael Scarfe (mentioned)
===Items===
*Luke Cage
*Harlem's Hero
*Hammer Industries Assault Rifle
*Judas Bullet
*The Incident
*Luke Cage Clobbers Diamondback
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===Vehicles===
*To be added
===Organizations===
*New York City Police Department
*Stokes Crime Family
*Yardies
*Uptown Investments
*New York Bulletin
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*New York Nine (logo)
*African American College Alliance (logo)
*Savannah Police Department (mentioned)
*Rivals (mentioned)
*Diablos (mentioned)
*Atreus Plastics (mentioned)
*Glenn Industries (mentioned)
*Hammer Industries (mentioned)
*Colon Crime Family (mentioned)
*Korean Mob (mentioned)
*Russian Mafia (mentioned)
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===Mentioned===
*Barack Obama
*Diamondback
*Pop
*Matt Murdock
*Colleen Wing
*Cortez
*Mama Mabel
*Soledad Temple
*Sugar's Daughter
*Etta Lucas
*Romeo
*King Arthur
*Domingo Colon
*Rafael Scarfe
*Priscilla Ridley
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*Pop's Free Hair Cut List
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*Tupac Shakur
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==Trivia==
*Soul Brother #1 is a reference to , the debut album of the hip-pop duo .
*The song "Night Nurse" by that plays during Luke Cage and Claire Temple's love montage is a reference to Temple's alias.
==Music==
Song title 	Artist 	Location(s)
 	Mobb Deep 	
*Luke Cage takes on a group of thugs at a drug warehouse, then strolls down the street.
Dat's Jazz 	Donald Harrison 	
*Performed at Harlem's Paradise, as Mariah Dillard and Shades are told about an opportunity with Glenn Industries.
 	Gregory Isaacs 	
*Misty Knight contemplates the medal she received after losing her arm. Luke Cage and Claire Temple playfully dance in her bedroom. Shades and Comanche beat up a waiter.
You Know What It Is 	Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad	
*Luke Cage gets some intel from Sugar, then scratches his car when Sugar fails to tell him everything.
No You're Billy 	Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad	
*Mariah Dillard talks up Stephanie Miller and gives her a new name.
A Different Land 	Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad	
*Bushmaster talks of his plan to take over Brooklyn before moving on Harlem.
No Grey Matter (Not Because You Owe Me)	Joi 	
*Joi performs at Harlem's Paradise as Mariah Dillard watches Stephanie Miller flirt with Mark Higgins. Shades fills Mariah in on the important players in the club, then questions why she plans to sell the club.
What If I Kissed You Right Now? 	Joi 	
*Joi performs at Harlem's Paradise as Cockroach Hamilton talks to Comanche about Shades' fast rise. Mariah Dillard meets with a group of potential buyers.
Strolling 	Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad	
*Luke Cage strolls into Harlem's Paradise and confronts Mariah Dillard.
Love You Forever Right Now 	Joi 	
*Joi performs at Harlem's Paradise as Luke Cage and Claire Temple walk home and she explains why she followed him to the club.
He Needs Me 	Nina Simone 	
*Shades joins Mariah Dillard and comments on her drinking, then they discuss business while getting close.
End Theme 	Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad	
*End credits.
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Category:Luke Cage (TV series) Episodes