Gibbons was found stabbed to death shortly afterward, with evidence pointing to Georgia Rae's son, Nathaniel Lee "Junior Bunk" Mahoney (Mekhi Phifer). Junior Bunk was brought in for questioning, but refused to implicate his mother. While waiting to make a phone call, he seized a weapon from a desk drawer and started a firefight in the Homicide squadroom. Although he was ultimately shot dead by Bayliss, Lewis, Kellerman, and Giardello, Detectives Gharty and Ballard were injured and three uniformed officers were killed. The police went out in force, and Bayliss subsequently took a bullet to the ribcage while shielding Pembleton from a shooter. Georgia Rae was eventually found dead, killed by her own people. After Stivers told Giardello that the Mahoney shooting was not as it seemed, Giardello directed Detective Frank Pembleton to find the truth. Pembleton and fellow detective Paul Falsone interrogated Lewis and then Kellerman, who eventually admitted that Mahoney had lowered the gun before being killed.