Frank is learning to juggle all the demands of being the new Union boss when Renzo, a local dealer of counterfeit designer clothes and frequent police informant, is murdered, apparently by a cop. Fortunately, Renzo's was under surveillance, and, using his police contacts, Frank tracks down the last cop to visit Renzo, ahead of IA. Frank learns that Renzo was killed before the cop got there and their new suspect is the second to last cop to visit Renzo. When they find out the killer is a hitman who because a cop to have better access to his victims, Frank is upset. However, when Frank learns that they're going to offer the hitman a deal to turn on his Russian mafia bosses, Frank is incensed by the lack of justice.
Meanwhile, Frank also walks his friend and former colleague, Ross, into prison, where he'll be serving a sentence for killing his wife. As a former police officer, Ross is subject to incredible inmate attacks with little help from the guards. Frank decides to trade information on where the hitman is located to the Russian mafia boss, in order to secure protection for Ross.
