As we've seen throughout season three, Brayden struggles to embrace the street life after his court confession in season two cost him his college education at Stansfield University and good standing with his respected family, the Westons. Though he helped Tariq conjure up another drug scheme, it nearly tears the two's friendship apart when things hit the fan with the feds. Not to mention, keeping Lauren's "murder" a secret from Tariq also put on a strain on their bond.
After getting kidnapped overseas and beaten up by Tariq, receiving countless death threats from Cane, letting Monet rob his family, oh, and killing his Uncle Lucas, Brayden throws in the towel and tells Tariq he wants to quit the drug game — for good. This comes after Tariq hatches a crazy plan to threaten their connect, Noma, so they no longer have to move her product. "We ruin people's lives, Riq. I'm not made for it," Brayden tells him.
It seemed as though that was it for Brayden — until he swoops in at the end of the finale like Superman to save Tariq from getting killed, as the latter's plan for Noma, of course, goes awry.
