Marlo becomes the new power in West Baltimore by default. McNulty and the police search Stringer's apartment and find it extremely clean, stylishly furnished, and tastefully decorated, far from their expectations of a drug kingpin.
Marlo becomes the dominant figure in West Baltimore without a struggle, prompting a search of Stringer's apartment that reveals it to be exceptionally organized, stylishly furnished, and tastefully decorated, defying the stereotypical image of a drug lord's home.