When he’s having breakfast with Ramona and Lorette (more on the location in extra thoughts) they talk about “oppo-research.” The only thing they need to worry about is Ghost selling drugs in his youth? LOL.
The man owns a club where a girl overdosed on drugs and an employee was shot. He was with a federal prosecutor when she was shot and killed. His daughter was killed by a crooked cop who his son was involved in illegal activities with. His penthouse was lit up with a machine gun, the list goes on and on. All their “oppo-research” showed was he sold some gelcaps and dimebags as a corner boy? Fire that firm immediately.
Ghost being placed on the ticket also brings the Queens Child Project back to the forefront. Councilman Tate had the permits revoked in his back and forth with Ghost and if he doesn’t get a new site, Lorette will drop him from the ticket.
With no place to turn, this shoehorns an element of Ghost’s past into the storyline. To this point we haven’t gotten a lot about Ghost’s past beyond corner boy who became a drug kingpin and rich local entrepreneur. His relationship with his dad and the club his dad owned was referenced a few times but nothing very deep until Sunday’s episode.
Ghost heads back to Queens and happens upon a bar/jazz club? Midnight Blues. Apparently, once a place of, at least,neighborhood prominence. Singer/songwriter Phyllis Hyman performed there.
After a reunion of sorts with his “Uncle Gabe” we learn that Ghost’s dad wouldn’t be shaken down by the local dealers to keep his club safe. Apparently he went to the cops and that didn’t end well as he was killed, presumably by those local dealers.
Perhaps this is why Ghost got in the game? To meet those dealers and avenge his father? Maybe “Breeze” was the one who killed his dad? Maybe…Or maybe something went down and Ghost needed more time to make it right and when he didn’t deliver, his dad was the price? Maybe…