Davis MacLean is a major character in the Power Universe, serving as one of the three main deuteragonists in Power Book II: Ghost. Davis is a cunning and money-hungry defense attorney who has ties to the criminal world. He is portrayed by Cliff "Method Man" Smith.
A prolific lawyer solely focused on winning, Davis has no care who he works for as long as he gets his money, and thus is hired by drug dealers Tariq St. Patrick and the Tejadas. Meanwhile, he harbors a deep regret over his terminally ill brother Theo Rollins's life imprisonment for a manslaughter Davis committed, and thus works towards freeing him after forming his firm MacLean & Associates and starting a partnership with disgraced federal prosecutor Cooper Saxe. Davis and Saxe free Theo, but Davis loses Theo once again when his brother dies by suicide after killing Saxe to protect Davis. With his brother's passing, and his firm's eventual collapse following his suspension, a grieving Davis heads down a darker path as he tries to get back on track, and by the end of it, succeeds as he gets his law license back and becomes Tariq’s lawyer once again.
Description[]
| This section consists of the character's official description/s, provided by Starz. |
Power Book II: Ghost[]
Season 3[]
Davis is forced to help Tariq after Mecca’s supplier engages him to move her product. He provides legal counsel to Monet as the Feds look into her for Carrie Milgram’s death, and helps with her search for Zeke’s killer. In the midst of it all, he tries to get his dying brother, Theo Rollins, out of prison with help from Cooper Saxe—but Davis may have put his trust in the wrong person.
Season 4[]
In Season Four, Davis Maclean’s flirtation with the dark side will become a full-blown love affair as he officially joins Tariq’s criminal enterprise. Davis begins the season in a dark place reeling from the loss of his brother. Then, to add insult to injury, he finds himself suspended from practicing law as his past professional behavior comes under scrutiny by the Bar Association after Jenny submits a letter questioning his ethics in an attempt to get him disbarred. As the Davis & Associates house of cards collapses around him, he’ll have to turn to more illegitimate means to earn an income and maintain his lifestyle.
Personality[]
He’s brilliant, ethically challenged. He’s smart. He’s a very highly motivated defense attorney with a few secrets of his own. He’s drawn into the St. Patricks’ crazy world of mayhem and drugs, but the only thing he’s addicted to at the end of the day is winning.
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Biography[]
Past[]
Davis and his older brother Theo ran the streets together. At 21 years old, Davis has just been accepted to Columbia Law, however Theo took the fall for a manslaughter of a cop's brother that Davis committed and was incarcerated as a result.
Season 1[]
Maclean is referred to Tariq St. Patrick by Tameika Washington. He is first seen giving an impassioned speech to a jury, and afterward when Tariq flags him down and tries to hire him. Bemused, Maclean advises Tariq not to let his parents define him, pro bono, before leaving. Tariq insists on hiring him however, so Maclean demands $500,000 up front before he would even talk to Tariq. He then leaves.
Not to be outdone, Tariq goes on Ezekiel Cross's Instagram to proudly proclaim that Maclean had agreed to represent his mother, even though Maclean never did so. The public pressure forces his hand and so he accepts a $50,000 down payment for the week, hoping to be rid of Tariq afterward. He represents Tasha St. Patrick for Tariq, getting her the same plea deal that Tameika had, but Maclean insists that this time Tasha must tell the truth. He delivers Tariq's own message that if Tasha loves him, she'll tell the truth, punctuating Maclean's point. In court, however, she once again lies and ends up facing the death penalty under the Kingpin Statute.
Maclean is enraged that Tariq had been deceiving him, but Tariq convinces Maclean that he'd become a famous attorney if he won. Even so, Maclean insists on $450,000, for the "full Course".
Murders[]
Committed by Davis[]
- Unnamed Cop's Brother: Murdered 25 years before the start of the series.
- Henchmen of Noma: Strangled to keep from dying himself, while trying to stale out Noma for Tariq.
Connected to Davis[]
- Mecca: Told Tariq that Mecca was a federal informant, Tariq blackmailed Mecca and told Monet, shooting Mecca in the head at his penthouse ultimately killing him.
- Lorenzo Tejada: Gave Monet the police report of Lorenzo’s finger prints being at Zeke’s murder scene, Monet manipulated Gordo to kill Lorenzo.
- Cooper Saxe: After being told Saxe is a snitch, thereafter Tariq and Davis pleads with Theo not kill him, but fails.
- Theo Rollins: Told him Saxe was a snitch, Davis and Tariq attempts to stop him but fails, ultimately killing himself.
- Unnamed Couple: Davis was told to take his payment out by Tariq, selling the blue diamond ring. Monet, Cane and Tariq, Effie and Dru robbing Mecca with no one being aware it was Noma's ring. Noma cutting off lady hand taking the ring, w/ Obi shooting them both killing them in the park.
Trivia[]
Davis MacLean
- He used to be a gang member until he left the game and became legit.
- The character was awarded Best Lawyer over Proctor in the Power Choice Awards. Method Man accepted the award.
- Davis MacLean is no longer Legit since the collapse of his firm, he technically has lost everything. However by the end of season 4, he gets his license back.
Quotes[]
- "I always knew you were unhinged, Carrie, but using a student to sabotage my client under the guise of being her counsel? I should have you up before the ethics committee." —Davis
- "Ethics? You don't have an ethical bone in your body, Davis." —Carrie
- "And what bone haven't you had in yours, counselor, hm?" —Davis
- "I'm on it. Or I will be as soon as you pay me. See, it's cause and effect, Tariq. You stop paying your lawyer, your lawyer stops saving your ass."
- —Davis to Tariq
- "Don't come in here waving your sanctimonious self-hatred at me. I've accepted who I am. Survival of the fittest. That's what I do. Survive. And so do you. We're the fucking same."
- —Davis to Saxe[1]
- "Where the hell are we with Theo Rollins' appeal?" —Davis
- "Davis. ...Yes, you are interrupting my lunch." —Saxe
- "I don't remember giving you permission to eat." —Davis
- "Saxe! SAAAAAAAAXE!! Jesus Christ!"
- —Davis calling for Saxe
Appearances[]
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| Season 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Season 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Season 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
References[]
- ↑ "Love and War". Gabriela Uribe (writer), Rob Hardy (director). Power Book II: Ghost. STARZ. February 6, 2022. 2x10.