Plot summary
Hamid Khan defeats Wangler in the final first-round boxing match. In an act of revenge for the Homeboys, Poet delivers a poem attacking Said. Said's fellow Muslims also condemn him for continuing to meet with Patricia Ross. Said has a heated confrontation with them when he learns that Ross has received threatening messages demanding that she cut off contact with him. New inmate Yuri Kosygin, a Russian gangster, sparks animosity between the Sicilians and Russians when he declines Nappa's offer of friendship. Wangler learns that his contract has been carried out, and his wife and her lover are dead.
While Wangler attends their funeral, Adebisi severely wounds Pierce and Poet, in a bid to regain control of the Homeboys. Adebisi returns to his old self. McManus prepares for his sexual harassment trial and is enraged when Dr. Nathan does not immediately agree to serve as a character witness. Officer Hughes begins investigating his father's murder and becomes aggressive while questioning Rebadow. Father Mukada witnesses the incident and offers Hughes emotional support, but Hughes declines. Beecher comforts and bonds with Andrew Schillinger, as he gives up drugs and goes through withdrawal.
Beecher uses his influence over Andrew to taunt and threaten Vern Schillinger. Vern tries to improve his relationship with his son, but Andrew rejects him and white supremacy. After assaulting Vern, Andrew is put in solitary confinement, where Vern tests him by passing drugs to him through Officer Lopresti. Andrew cannot resist the drugs and suffers a fatal overdose.
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