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: A dockworker named New Charles loses his leg in a severe industrial accident. Frank provides the family with cash, refusing to explain its origin to union leader Nat Coxson. The Barksdale Empire

: Frank confronts his lobbyist, Bruce DiBiago, demanding harder work on the canal dredging while delivering a box of cash to secure the union’s survival. [S2E7] Backwash

: Kima Greggs and Prez follow leads on a circuit of Russian prostitutes. They discover that while human trafficking doesn't allow for a wiretap, a drug connection might. : A dockworker named New Charles loses his

: Cedric Daniels initially refuses to take the "Jane Does" homicide cases but relents when new evidence suggests they can be linked to the larger Sobotka investigation. Thematic Analysis : Kima Greggs and Prez follow leads on

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: Frank Sobotka attends a seminar on robotic dock technology and is appalled by the threat it poses to his union's future.