Bodie tells him about how Marlo was able to threaten the crew into working under him, but Poot does not mind the change of leadership, stating that one boss is the same as the next.
Carcetti attends a meeting with city leaders to inform him of the issues facing Baltimore as he heads toward his mayoral term.
On the matter of growing the tax base, Carcetti raises the idea of adding casinos to the waterfront, but it is shot down.
She seems angry at both Carcetti and Gray for jumping the line to take Royce's position as mayor, given their more junior status in the city council.
Carcetti admits to being ignorant of this relationship, and hints that she may become mayor, being first in the line of succession, if he decides to run for governor in two years time.
He then requests two promotions: Stan Valchek to Deputy Commissioner of Administration for helping him throughout the campaign, and Major Cedric Daniels will become C.I.D.
He quickly phones the major crimes unit from a payphone and leaves a message with Dozerman for Herc to come immediately.
Bubs sees a police car come down the street and makes his move, announcing his presence to his tormentor.
In an attempt to get Kevin to admit to witnessing the murder, Herc tells him that he's already talked to an informant who places him at the crime scene.
When Kevin inquires if Randy is the person that he has talked to, Herc tips his hand by not making any inquiries about the name.
Watching Dukie use the class computer, Randy discovers that he can buy candy online in bulk and increase his profits, but he needs a credit card.
Prez agrees on the condition that he receive the cash upfront, but warns Randy and Dukie against selling drugs to get the money more quickly.
As he and Dukie pass men playing craps in the alleyway after school, Randy decides to wager money.
Putting the probability skills he learned in class to work, he wins big and has enough cash to present to Prez the next day.
At a faculty meeting, Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly announces that all teachers, even those in math, will help their students prepare for the reading comprehension portion of the standardized tests coming in the spring.
Prez says that he doesn't care about his evaluation and that he is not going to try to teach the reading comprehension test preparation anymore.
True to his word, Colvin takes the three students to Ruth's Chris Steak House, a high-class establishment by the waterfront.
The evening starts well, with Namond appreciating Colvin's Billie Holiday music and the students looking forward to a new experience.
But once inside, Darnell and Namond find the atmosphere overwhelming and intimidating and fail to even pretend to grasp the restaurant protocol or enjoy the experience.
He tells him that the students were capable of behaving well and enjoying something new, but reverted to their "corner kid" ways without even realizing it once they felt stifled.
She goes to her old apartment to visit her ex-girlfriend Cheryl and their son, Elijah, and pay her overdue share of housing expenses.
Andre has gone over to East Baltimore to ask Prop Joe to help him leave town until he is safe from Marlo.
Randy says they will split him and his brother up and put them in group homes, and won't simply take away Michael's stepdad like he wants.