Max, bloodied from his murderous fight with Terrence, stumbles back to Donny's motel room. A hospital is out of the question so Jayne stitches him up in front of Donny and his damaged ex-wife Pam, who is a mixture of toughness and emotional frailty.

Pam, now living with Jayne, has never understood why Donny's job has emptied him the way it has. She chooses to help Donny bury Terrance's body and cover up the murder.

Things heat up for Carlos. Warring drug suppliers Andre and Eddie both threaten to kill him unless he remains loyal. Carlos's dilemma is that remaining loyal to both won't be possible. Retribution for Carlos' disloyalty comes in a sudden and un-expected manner when his brother Giles is shot and killed in a drive-by.

Carlos, knowing Giles' shooting was a statement from either Eddie or Andre about his loyalty, prepares for war. He buys a large cache of weapons from deranged gun dealer Trey Barnes, and then looks to figure out who killed his brother.

Max clashes with his wife Karen, a black woman with two kids from a former marriage, who hates how Max can't separate his dual roles of cop and father.

Andre learns from a neighbourhood kid that Donny picked Terrance up the night of his disappearance.

Pam is not recovering from having helped Donny bury Terrance – and her breakdown is affecting her teenaged daughter Emma.

We are introduced to Leon, a cop Max has placed deep undercover with Eddie. Leon isn't afraid to get his hands dirty.

Carlos is paralyzed by anxiety and finds himself haunted by visions of his murdered brother, Giles.

Andre holds a seminar for a group of children aspiring to become his drug runners.

Donny takes an interest in Carol, a charming grifter from his past, who arrives at the motel badly beaten.

Karen considers leaving Max.