Plot summary
Epigraph: "It pays to go with the union card every time." -Ziggy As the detail focuses on the Greeks, an annoyed Valchek calls the FBI, who agrees to split work with the detail if they focus on Sobotka. Valchek tries to take Prez off the detail while mocking Daniels, prompting Prez to hit him. Koutris warns the Greeks of FBI involvement and Vondas disposes of his phone, which Bunk and McNulty witness. Cheese is shot by Mouzone when he moves to his new territory. Joe asks Butchie to set up a meeting between Stringer and Omar.
Sobotka plans to run for treasurer again despite promising the position to another stevedore. Glekas shorts Ziggy his payment for the cars and beats him when he protests, prompting Ziggy to kill him and be arrested. Vondas orders the Greeks to wipe the warehouse after Glekas's death, an order which the detail intercepts but is powerless to stop.
Credits
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