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4. Familia

When a gang member is shot, his family requests that he is buried, but the gang's leader wants it done a different way.

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A gang member, Manuel "Paco" Bolin is shot to death in the street by a rival gang. Fisher & Sons arranges his funeral, but Nate and David have to turn to Federico ( Freddy Rodriguez ), their restorative artist, to help with the interference of gang leader Powerful. Meanwhile, Nate and Brenda are questioned over the fire, but Nate is more suspicious of Claire, given her recent behavior. Ruth hosts a dinner to meet Brenda, but walks in on Brenda receiving oral sex from Nate. The police rule the fire was started by "causes unknown", letting Fisher & Sons off the hook. An incident involving Keith forces David to confront his self-loathing, and David is antagonized by the spectre of Manuel about his "run-and-hide" attitude toward life.

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