Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Freamon uses decoded clock messages to locate a heroin shipment and tells Daniels he used resources from the Davis case on Marlo. Daniels approves a raid; Marlo, Chris and Cheese are arrested, while Snoop misses the sweep at Levy’s office. Carcetti claims the bust as a victory, but his chief of staff pressures Daniels and Rawls to falsify crime figures. Gus asks a former colleague to check Templeton, then visits Walter Reed to test his account of Terry. A patient confirms Terry served but contradicts Templeton’s account of a firefight. Bubbles takes Fletcher to NA and talks about Sherrod’s death without admitting his role.
Davis gives Freamon information about Levy, while Marlo decides his crew did not inform. Templeton’s stories earn praise and may bring a Pulitzer nomination, though Gus grows more suspicious. At a youth debate, Namond speaks about AIDS as Carcetti apologizes to Bunny Colvin, who remains angry over Hamsterdam. Carver tells Kima he accepts the cost of charging Colicchio with brutality, and she decides to tell Daniels about McNulty’s scheme. Daniels and Pearlman confirm the tapped phone belonged to Marlo. Snoop lures Michael to a job with a gun planted for him; he sees the trap and kills her. He sends Bug to safety, then leaves Dukie among the junk dealers.