The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego and focuses on ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth (Donal Logue) and his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack (Michael Raymond-James), who operate an unlicensed private investigation business.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.649 million household viewers and gained a 0.3/1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Hank catches the person hiding in his attic: his schizophrenic sister Stephanie (Karina Logue), who has been living there for four weeks after leaving her psychiatric hospital in Oregon.
Britt sneaks in, replaces the security company contact info with Hank’s phone number, and destroys the office's alarm, activating it.
The next day, they give the bonds and key to Josephine, receiving their share and the supposed name of the person who killed Mickey, drug dealer William (Channon Roe).
Hank confronts William at his house, who claims that he was forced by man in a tan suit and large sunglasses to inject an already intoxicated Mickey with heroin.
Mark (Rockmond Dunbar) visits the house, as Josephine called the police on Hank and Britt, but they are able to hide the body before he asks the pair to come with him.
Club gave the episode an "A" grade and wrote, "And like its top cable contemporaries, Terriers grounds its crazy plot twists in the strengths, flaws and moral codes of its characters.