 Stockwell fires Brian when he finds out that he is gay (one of his officers recognized him during a bust at the bar Woody's), but later re-hires him when he begins slipping in the polls once more.Brian and his partner Justin are secretly working together on a smear campaign against Stockwell by posting negative flyers around Pittsburgh.Stockwell catches Kinney in his apartment with the flyers, and he is fired by both Stockwell and his advertising firm, Vanguard.