13 Questions I Have After Watching The "Snowfall" Season 5 Premiere

So this is where I’m ultimately confused. If Alton is dead, why is Cissy still in Cuba? 

Cissy is Franklin’s everything, and unless Alton is still alive, I don’t understand why she is still away an entire year later. UNLESS Teddy paid her off to stay away or even worse, killed her after he killed Alton to create the ultimate Teddy vs. Franklin War that has been building in the past few years. This makes me ask one more question, but only if Cissy is dead.