Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Michael impresses Chris and Snoop during a training ambush, then helps Namond confront Kenard over a stolen stash. When Namond cannot enforce his demands, Michael beats Kenard, leaving Namond shaken. Later, Namond provokes Michael at Cutty’s gym and breaks down after Cutty stops the fight. Cutty seeks Michael on the corner to make amends, but Monk shoots him in the legs. Michael prevents Monk from killing him. Meanwhile, Dukie’s family is evicted as his transfer to high school approaches. Michael offers him somewhere to stay with Bug, while Prez struggles to accept that he cannot keep Dukie at the middle school.
Freamon’s discovery of bodies in vacant houses runs into resistance from commanders worried about their clearance figures. He eventually receives permission to continue searching. Randy’s promised protection collapses when a false shooting report draws the officers away and attackers firebomb his foster home. Miss Anna suffers serious burns; Randy bitterly challenges Carver’s assurances of safety. Elsewhere, Bubbles prepares poisoned vials intended for the man who repeatedly robs him. Sherrod takes the poison instead, and Bubbles wakes to find him dead. Omar also steals the cooperative’s entire drug shipment, leaving Proposition Joe afraid the other dealers will think he kept it for himself.