 Once the Major Crimes investigation into his organization is shut down, Marlo Stanfield feels secure enough in making a move to establish a direct relationship with Vondas and the Greeks.He researches the port case and discovers that former Greek soldier Sergei Malatov is incarcerated at Jessup.After paying prison gang leader Avon Barksdale to gain access to Sergei, Marlo uses Sergei to locate the Greeks' diner headquarters and drops off a large sum of money in order to persuade Vondas to grant him a meeting.