At the weekly ComStat meeting, Burrell demotes Major Marvin Taylor for failing to bring down crime figures in his district.
Carcetti submits to an interview in which he blames high crime rates on Mayor Royce's failure to fund police training.
Watkins urges Royce to fire Burrell, but the mayor decides to continue backing the acting commissioner as a reward for his political loyalty.
Their robbery the next day goes awry when the Barksdales open fire on the crew, causing Dante to accidentally kill Tosha.
Bell is called to meet Proposition Joe, who says that the Major Case Unit tipped their hand by bringing in Cheese and telling him about the wiretap.
Daniels convenes a meeting to discuss shifting the MCU's focus from Bell and Joe to a new target, to Greggs' vocal displeasure.
At the next ComStat meeting, Burrell and Rawls berate Colvin for a minuscule rise in his district's figures, and threaten to remove him from his post if they do not improve.