After school, Randy talks to Dukie about his fears of Partlow coming for him and confesses his role in Lex's murder.
Dukie tries to convince Randy that Partlow is simply murdering his victims in the vacant rowhouses, explaining that he saw one killing from his bedroom window.
He gives Carcetti the news of Detective Norris being reassigned from the murdered witness case and replaced with homicide rookie Kima Greggs.
Wilson suggests giving the story to Councilman Anthony Gray to allow him to press the mayor over the witness case and draw off more of his votes.
Mayor Clarence Royce shaves off his beard, hoping that a return to the image he wore when first elected will improve his polling.
Royce lists Burrell's problems and berates him for his overzealous efforts to slow the witness case, finally ordering him out of the office.
With Marimow in charge of the major crimes unit and the subpoenas issued against Royce fundraisers, she has lost hope in her work and begins thinking where she can beg Demper to be reassigned.
Marimow believes that the drug dealers are stupid and claims they must have been tipped off, and diverts the blame onto his sergeant by insisting that he find out more about Marlo.
Herc, Officer Kenneth Dozerman and Detective Leander Sydnor set up a concealed surveillance camera at Marlo's meeting place, but their efforts are noticed by a Stanfield soldier.
Herc believes that the camera will build a case for them if they can find someone who can read lips to tell them what Marlo is saying and dismisses Sydnor's questions about the legality of the approach.
Old Face Andre arrives to talk to Marlo, who tells him that his store is going to be robbed again and instructs him to identify Omar as the culprit when reporting the crime to the police.
Chris later enacts the robbery of the store with Snoop, killing a delivery woman and pistol-whipping Andre before reminding him to blame Omar.
Marlo asks Joe about the video surveillance and finally agrees to work with the co-op in exchange for information about those investigating him.
Bunk Moreland and Lester Freamon scour Baltimore for bodies they can tie to Marlo in the hope of finding Lex.
When they return to the office empty-handed, Bunk convinces Freamon to turn his attention back to investigating real murders.
At the office, Detectives Ed Norris, Vernon Holley, Greggs, and Massey watch Gray talk about the witness case on television.
It also references the breaking of Watkins' alliance with Royce because of the strength of his support for Marla Daniels, and perhaps most obviously, to the offer made by Chris and Snoop to Michael.
- Chris PartlowPartlow makes this statement when trying to convince Michael Lee to join the Stanfield drug dealing organization.