Part 5: Double Down raises the stakes as Tommy wakes up in the hospital after overdosing, only to escape and rob another patient. Robert comes clean to his mother about the drug parties, prompting her to dump Joey after learning he was involved.

Ronnie tries to quit dealing by returning Tommy’s potent new “red pills,” but he demands $5,000 or a replacement, threatening her family. Desperate, she considers recruiting someone from school, like Tama.

Bianca tightens her grip. A suspicious fire inspection hits Michael’s shop, Noir—a clear message. Oslow, protecting Cotton, kills a captive and warns Michael. Meanwhile, Dee’s car dies, and Bianca “helps” by gifting her a luxury SUV, binding her tighter to the operation.

Bianca unveils a medical-grade lab capable of mass pill production and pitches expansion to Toronto, Montreal, and Detroit. Dee is stunned by the scale and risk, realizing their hustle has become a full-blown criminal empire.

After Tama’s younger brother Zack overdoses on Tommy’s pills, she lies to their mother to shield Ronnie. Amid rising chaos and Robert’s drug spiral, Dee and Robert agree to deliver Bianca’s “test batch” to Toronto.

The novella ends in violence as Oslow confronts Bianca to free Cotton, only to be shot dead in front of Dee, who flees, now fully aware of how lethal this world has become.