Power Book III: Raising Kanan’s Police Informant Toni Deep Returns In Episode Five Of Season Two
In Raising Kanan, episode 5 of season two, Toni Deep returns to the series after Marvin Thomas was scooped up by the police at the end of season one. It was later revealed that Deep was the police in format that was snitching on Marvin and the rest of the the Thomas family.
Thomas would find her in an upscale part of town coming out of a store called Metal & Stone Fine Jewelry full of bags and getting into her car. Thomas would say “look who done came up in the world. Still got them legs.”
Right before the police pulled up right behind him they have an exchange the cop basically says he makes it his business to know people in that part of town, and Marvin tells him yes he can’t afford real estate in that part of town, but he has been driving all day and stop to have snack. The cop tell him to move on his way because the spot he is in is for people who are actually shopping. Thomas then waits for Deep to pull off and he follows.
Later in the episode, Marvin finds out that Deep is Married and kissing her husband outside of their home. As he drive by he says, “If only you knew where that mouth been at n****.”
Then he notices that the cop who stopped him has been following and profiling him.
Raising Kanan is on every Sunday at 8 pm EST on Starz.
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