Josefina “Effie” Morales (mononymously known as Effie within the series)[3] portrayed by Alix Lapri,[4][5] is a fictional character from the Starz crime drama Power,[6][1] and its spin-off and sequel, Power Book II: Ghost.

[7] She is a drug dealer and a former student at Choate where she supposedly had Tariq St. Patrick expelled from.

During the sex week period and parents weekend on Stanfield campus, Effie showed up at Tariq's room while he was with Lauren Baldwin (Paige Hurd), Lauren had to leave as Effie had a business proposal for Tariq to sell drugs amounting to fifty thousand dollars.

Morales was apprehended for the attempted murder of Lauren Baldwin, Baldwin who was thought to be dead subsequent to Morales, Cane Tejada and Brayden Weston conspiring in her demise after they learned that she was wearing a wire when she was conversing with St. Patrick thus working with feds.

They eventually found themselves in bed, Cane catching feelings and even acting as an attorney just to see how Effie is doing when she was in custody.