When Frank fails to return home from his meeting with The Greek, Nick goes looking for him. He watches as Frank's body, its throat cut, is retrieved from the harbor. After Nick's father Louis has him turn himself in, Freamon brings him to the detail. The Greek and Vondas agree to leave Nick alone and walk away from Baltimore. The stevedores union is decertified and seized when the union members, including Ott, stand in solidarity behind the deceased Frank's re-election as treasurer, in defiance of the FBI. Stringer visits Brother Mouzone at the hospital and promises to catch whoever was responsible for his shooting. Mouzone coolly informs Stringer that he needs no assistance and will find those responsible on his own. Stringer incriminates himself when he jumps at Mouzone's use of plurals when describing his attackers.