Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Royce uses city resources against Carcetti and tries to minimize a murdered witness’s role, while Carcetti chooses restraint at the funeral. Marlo tells Bodie to sell his product or give up his corner. Bodie decides to fight for what he built, even without backup, as the New Day Co-Op weighs Marlo and New York dealers in East Baltimore. Omar’s reputation clears corners before he arrives; he worries that easy robberies will make him soft. He and Renaldo rob Old Face Andre, whom Greggs is also watching. Freamon links Andre to Marlo through the wiretap. Marlo recognizes Michael and asks Chris to find out more about him.
Rawls puts Marimow in charge of Major Crimes, and the new commander shuts down the Stanfield wiretap. Freamon is transferred to Homicide; Daniels asks that Greggs join him. Colvin leaves a hotel security job after refusing to help the manager conceal an assault on a prostitute. He then meets Parenti and redirects the study toward younger pupils at Tilghman Middle School. Prez struggles with his first homeroom, while Randy quickly uses the new teacher’s inexperience to sell candy. During the next math lesson, Laetitia attacks Chiquan with a razor. Randy watches in horror as Prez faces a crisis he is unprepared to manage.