Family Meeting

The episode aired on FX on November 25, 2008, and was written by Shawn Ryan and directed by Clark Johnson.

The title comes from a line Shane Vendrell (Walton Goggins) calls to his family during the episode.

Meanwhile, Dutch Wagenbach tells Corinne about the deal Vic made for full immunity, which causes her to panic.

Olivia says that should be the police department's responsibility, but is persuaded when Claudette tells her it's a favor for her and not Vic, and that it would be a good way to punish him.

Shane shows up to surprise Steve Billings and asks him to deliver a message: Mara shot the woman in self-defense.

Dutch tells Claudette about the mysterious hang-up calls he got from Rita that made him go to her house the morning before.

Julien and Tina respond to a noise complaint about a rally for Robert Huggins, a local man running for mayor whom they end up arresting for disturbing the peace.

Shane calls the attorney and finds out that Claudette is only willing to offer reduced charges for Mara.

Back at the Barn, Billings is unable to get Lloyd to say anything self-incriminating, and all the evidence points to Dutch.

Dutch feels guilty for what he believes happened to Rita and asks Claudette for another shot at Lloyd.

Aceveda initially refuses, but agrees after realizing it would be a good PR move for him that could garner more votes.

Vic and Ronnie head to Beltran's hideout and wait for ICE, believing Aceveda will convince them to show up.

Back at the Barn, Billings thanks Dutch for changing his statement and informs him that he got a good settlement.

He realizes Claudette is watching him from the monitoring room, so he rips out the surveillance camera and, on his way out of the Barn, tells her to bill him for it; she responds: "first payment's due now."

Likewise, he'll be prosecuted if he breaches any of the restrictive terms of his employment: notably, Vic must wear a suit and tie, is not allowed to possess any type of weapon within the facility (even his own), and is not to have any direct role in police work, and must submit five typed, 10-page, single-spaced reports per week.

He asks her how she's holding up and tells her they both spent a lot of time in the Captain's office trying to put Vic away.

She congratulates Aceveda in advance, for becoming mayor, as footage of the president's visit is played on the television in the background.

Vic returns to ICE and, visibly angry and miserable, is given a tour of his new work environment and a rundown on its rules.

A federal agent shows Corinne and her children their new home, and describes the neighborhood (which can be deduced to be Rockford, Illinois, since they have the skeleton of Jane the dinosaur at Burpee Museum of Natural History).

Back at the Barn, the Unis have a small celebration for Tina's one-year anniversary, which is soon interrupted by a robbery call on which officers need assistance.

[4]John Kubikek of BuddyTV wrote that the episode "delivered everything fans could've hoped for", remarking that it didn't end in an unsatisfying manner like The Sopranos finale.

[8] The song played during the montage at the end of the episode is "Long Time Ago" by Concrete Blonde.