In the 2017 movie, Salma Hayek also played Sonia Kincaid, who happens to be the wife of Samuel L. Jackson’s Darius Kincaid.
She ultimately — and spoiler — gets out of prison at the end of the movie, assumedly leading to a series of events that will allow a sequel to make sense.
Sonia is a major catalyst in the first movie, as Darius only agrees to testify as part of a deal that will allow his wife to be released from prison.