 When Detective Lester Freamon begins following the Barksdale Organization’s money trail, several developers and politicians are implicated, and Pearlman's boss, Steven Demper, becomes interested in the case.As the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, Demper is more interested in his elected position than quality prosecutions and threatens Pearlman's job.When Avon Barksdale's nephew D'Angelo is arrested for drug possession, Pearlman and McNulty try to squeeze D'Angelo into a witness protection program.