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Paz Valdes

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Paz Valdes is Angela Valdes' sister.

She was the central character in season 1-5 and a supporting antagonist in season 6.

She appeared as a minor character in Power Book II: Ghost season 1 & 3-4.

History[]

Season 6[]

When Angela was brought to the hospital after being shot in the chest by Tommy Egan, Paz was informed and she rushed to the hospital. She was the only one allowed to see Angela, who was soon pronounced dead. A distraught Paz came across James St. Patrick in the waiting area and called him a murderer for killing his sister, believing he had been the one to shoot her. She broke down in his arms as he tried to tell her the truth.

As she was mourning over Angela's body, Cooper Saxe came in to request consent for an autopsy. He stated it would provide them with crucial evidence they would need to hold James accountable, but Paz refused to let them mutilate her sister's body after the entire office had turned their backs on her. Later, James came to see Paz at her apartment to swear he hadn't done it and offered to cover the funeral expenses, knowing she would have a hard time doing so. Furious over his audacity, Paz refused his offer and then went to the morgue, where she consented to the autopsy in order to bring James down. When she discovered James did not shoot Angela but is running for Lieutenant Governor for the state of New York, she took matters into her own hands and went to Jacob Warner and the FBI to catch him after failing to convince Tasha to snitch on James. Tasha however refuses as this can tear her kids apart especially since if James got caught, he would expose them for their own crimes. Furious, Paz decided to kill James herself. This however backfires and when she goes to the FBI, she had no evidence that could implicate James but instead her own sister instead which costed her family Angela's pension. Unwilling to give up, she goes to Tommy to get him to kill James, but Tommy refuses claiming that Angela wasn't innocent. She finally gives up when Junior attempts to go and kill James himself after waking up from being asleep from her crying and when Ramona doesn't want to hear anything about the bad side of James.

Later, Paz discovered from Tasha that Tommy was the one who killed Angela and she rushed to his apartment to confront him, but he already relocated, as she breaks down at her sister's murderer escaping.

Power Book II: Ghost[]

Paz returns in Power Book II: Ghost as Tasha was charged with James' murder and indicted under Continuing Criminal Enterprise kingpin (queenpin) statute. She is subpoenaed by Cooper Saxe to testify and says she has moved on but Saxe says that the DOJ knew that she was in contact with Tasha following Angela's murder. Paz says she can't help with their case saying that Tasha did not tell her anything about the murder, and Saxe tells her that is all she needs to say on the witness stand in open court. She appears in court and testifies about Angela being in a relationship with James and states that Tasha was angry about the relationship but cited that Tasha had no intention on harming Angela or James. She also admitted that she had given the phone that Angela gave to Tasha used for secret communication to Jacob Warner which was supposed to be evidence against James for Angela's death. Paz also testifies that Tommy killed Angela and says that Tasha told her when asked by Saxe but says she didn't know how Tasha knew. She also stated that Tasha and Angela were getting along before her death. Saxe says that Paz were Tasha's "useful idiot" and answered yes to the assumption that Tasha was calling the shots in the St. Patrick/Egan criminal enterprise. During cross-examination she was grilled on the stand by Davis MacLean about Angela's past, trying to spin her death on James and Paz cites that Angela owned up to her mistakes. Paz also reveals that she received her inheritance from James' estate to open up her salon and MacLean claims it was a payment to "change her tune".

Paz later visits Tasha at the Manhattan Correctional Center and asking Tasha about why did she let her take the money wondering if she knew if Tasha's incarceration and trial would happen and wondering if she lied the whole time. Tasha states that she never did anything to hurt Paz knowing the money got her son back in school, her father back in the nursing home and her getting the nail salon running. Tasha says that Paz was the only one that suffered the most just like Tasha. Paz also told Tasha that she went to truth and had the choice to walk away because if she didn't they would be on the opposite side of the visitation glass.

She later reappears at the end of Season 3 following the death of Cooper Saxe as she gives her son Junior (Who was a DEA Agent) a envelope left by Saxe. Paz returns in the Season 4 premiere as Junior gets caught up into investigating Tariq St. Patrick after the attempt of the R.I.C.O Indictment led by Assistant District Attorney Jenny Sullivan fell apart. Paz advises Junior to let it go, but he pursues the investigation leading to his death. Paz is later grieve stricken by his death. She later speaks with NYPD Detective Don Carter and reveals to him that she believes Tariq killed Junior, and Carter vows to bring his killer to justice.

Goals[]

  • Avenge Angela death (failed)
  • Take down Ghost (failed)
  • Kill Ghost and Tommy (failed)
  • Take down Tariq for killing Junior (failed)

Notes[]

  • It is unknown how she reacted to Tommy faking his death.
  • Despite being an antagonist in season 6, she can be seen as a anti-villain as she did want justice for her sisters murder and she was one of the few characters who was innocent.

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