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Epigraph: "This ain't Aruba, bitch." -Bunk Bubbles regularly attends NA meetings but is unable to talk about Sherrod's death. Sun reporter Scott Templeton cuts corners on a piece, but the lead editor is impressed regardless and ignores city editor Gus Haynes's concerns. Carcetti commits to running for governor, unable to fix Baltimore 's problems without asking for help from the current one. Avon refuses to let Marlo see Serge until he gives money to Brianna Barksdale. After doing so, Marlo convinces Serge to put him in contact with Vondas. He has a rumor-spreading dealer killed in his home by Chris and Snoop Pearson. Michael is disturbed and lets a child escape the scene, while Greggs finds a second child, Devonne, hiding in a closet. Unable to get federal backing for the Stanfield investigation, McNulty manipulates the scene of an overdose, plotting to fabricate a serial killer that preys on the homeless to get funding sent to the BPD.
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